B.A., Anthropology, Wright State University, 2007

M.A., Anthropology, University of Tennessee, 2009

Ph.D., Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, 2021

Phyllis Johnson received her PhD in Anthropology from Vanderbilt University in 2021 and is currently a University Research Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Johnson's research involves the development and application of computational methods to address difficult archaeological questions surrounding ancient economies, site formation processes, and social structure. Dr. Johnson has over 15 years of archaeological experience in the Eastern US and Mesoamerica, and her current research combines experimental archaeology with novel machine and deep learning techniques to the examination of stone tool production to illuminate ancient actors, such as commoners and women, who are often rendered invisible in the archaeological record. Dr. Johnson is also keenly interested in equity issues in both research and education and is actively involved in supporting women in archaeology.