Kelsey Pennanen
Positions
PhD Candidate
University of Calgary
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
BSc (Honours) Geoarchaeology, Lakehead University, 2016
MA Archaeology, University of Calgary, 2019
Biography
Kelsey is completing her PhD in Archaeology with Dr. Peter Dawson examining the use of aerial imaging for visualization and digital archiving of cultural landscapes associated with ice patches in the Southern Yukon working with three local First Nations. She is interested in youth outreach and education, as well as remote sensing methodologies applied to archaeology for digital heritage preservation and public communication. She completed her MA in Archaeology in 2019 using LiDAR for recording a buffalo jump site threatened due to erosion, and obtained her Honours Bachelor of Science in Geoarchaeology from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario in 2016.
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ARKY 419 | People of the Plains | Winter 2023 |
Publications
- Glacial Archaeology in Yukon, Canada, 2018 to 2022. Christian Thomas, Sheila Greer, Kelsey Pennanen. Journal of Glacial Archaeology. 50-55. (2023)
- Lake-level fluctuations and paleovegetation during the Houghton phase of glacial Lake Minong. Matthew Boyd, Kelsey Pennanen, Monica Garvie, Marek Polcyn, and Kira Birch . Journal of Paleolimnology. 307-326. (2022)
- Experiential Learning and Archaeology: Reconciliation through Excavation. Kelsey Pennanen and Lynnita-Jo Guillet. Papers on Postsecondary Teaching and Learning. 58-67. (2020)
- Terrestrial laser scanning for the documentation of an at-risk buffalo jump (EgPp-26) in south-central Alberta. Kelsey Pennanen, Jeremy Leyden, Dr. Peter Dawson. After the flood: Investigations of impacts to archaeological resources from the 2013 flood in southern Alberta. 73-81. (2017)
- Chacmool at 50: The Past, Present, and Future of Archaeology. Kelsey Pennanen and Susanne Goosney. University of Calgary Publishing. Editor. (2021)
In the News
- Q&A with UCalgary’s first Trudeau Scholar in 15 years. Jen Sidorova, The Gauntlet. . The Gauntlet. (2020)
- Sikika Kids dig into Ancestral Past at Renowned Alberta Site. June 13, 2018. Valeria Fortney, The Calgary Herald. The Calgary Herald. (2018)
- First Nations teens dig into their ancestors' past at archeological site. CBC News. (2018)
- Lakehead signs MOU with UAlberta’s Faculty of Arts School in Italy. Lakehead / Net News. (2013)
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