Northern Illinois University
Pick Museum of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology

Christy DeLair, Ph.D.
Director
cdelair@niu.edu

Christy's research interests include contemporary Indigenous material culture, performance and identity, emphasizing Native North America and Taiwan. Her museum work is committed to community-centered practice and engaging with contemporary social issues.

Margaret Alway, M.A.
Curator of Collections
malway@niu.edu

Margaret’s interests center on repatriation, cultural heritage and the interpretation of legacy through the iconography and language of grave markers.

Abigail DeeWaard
Graduate Assistant

Abby’s interests include paleoethnobotany, Hopewell archaeology, dynamics of social cohesion and the navigation of multiple scales of identity/community via foodways.

Museum Executive Advisory Council

• Asheli Mann-Lofthouse (chair)
• Rob Feldacker
• Amy Levin
• Molly Trickey
• Karly Tumminello
• Simón Weffer
• Abigail DeeWaard (student representative)
• Mitch Irwin (ex officio, department chair)
• Christy DeLair (ex officio, museum director)