Who We Are

Lycoming College Program in Archaeology and Culture of the ANE Student Picture Directory

Robin J. DeWitt Knauth

Robin Knauth, Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Old Testament, stands in front of an ancient mud brick arched gateway at Tel Dan after the 1994 Ashkelon dig. She also dug in Cyprus in 2005 and at Gezer from 2006 to 2009.

Steven Johnson

Dr. Steven Johnson, our fearless Dig Coordinator, Associate Professor of New Testament, and Religion Department Chair, is a veteran digger of Bethsaida, Megiddo & Idalion Cyprus.

Robin Van Auken

Robin Van Auken is currently teaching Introduction to American Field Archeology Method and Theory for the Archaeology Program and Feature Writing for Special Audiences for the Communications Department. She has directed May Term digs locally at Canfield Island, Thomas Lightfoote Inn, the Snyder Site, and the Muncy Canal with the local chapter of the Society for PA Archeology and the local Historical Museums.

Pam Gaber

Dr. Pamela Gaber is the Director of the Lycoming College Excavation at Idalion Cyprus, and is Professor of Archaeology and Judaic Studies. Trained at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at Harvard in archaeology, she began her excavating career digging in Israel for several years. She has been directing the excavations and field school at Idalion since 1987.

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Class of 2009

Kirsten Darby

Kirsten Darby plans a double major in Religion and Archaeology.  She is a tutor for both. She dug at Gezer in summer 2007, and will study abroad in Germany in fall 2007 with a Phi Kappa Phi travel fellowship, following an internship at the Berlin Museum.

Heather Rardin
Heather Rardin attended the ASOR annual meeting in 2005 and dug in Egypt with Penn State in 2006. She is working on the Archaeology Slide Database Project.
Lesley Haines

Lesley Haines came here from China and plans a double major in Archaeology and History.  She attended the ASOR annual meeting in 2005.  She is interested in underwater archaeology. She dug at Gezer in 2007.

Stephani Crecelius

Stephani Crecelius hails from Minnesota and plans a major in Archaeology.

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Allison Davis plans a major in Archaeology with a minor in Biblical Languages. She dug at Gezer in 2007.

Jestie Higgins

Jestie Higgins plans to double major in Archaeology and Religion.

Michelle Burpoe

Michelle Burpoe plans a double major in Archaeology and Art History.

Kevin Lasko

Kevin Lasko plans a double major in Archaeology and History, and hopes to travel to Egypt in summer 2007.

Brittany Timko

Brittany Timko plans a double major in Archaeology and Biology with a minor in Chemistry.

Scott Hawk

Scott Hawk is double majoring in Archaeology and Religion.

Lena Nieves

Lena Nieves plans a major in Archaeology with minors in Art History and Religion.

Kara Hahn

Kara Hahn dug at Gezer in 2007

Jerome Ludwig

Jerome Ludwig

Alex Trojanowski

Alex Trojanowski

  • Katie Cherrington
  • Melissa King
  • Susan Curtis
  • Melissa Early
  • Amy Dadowski
  • Elizabeth Savastrana
  • Ashley Deitrick
  • Scott Bankes
  • Kevin Moran
  • Brenda Scanlan
  • Sara Parcels
  • Sean McGrath

Class of 2010

Haley Cohen

Haley Cohen is planning an individual major in South American Archaeology, and hopes to dig in Belize.

Sara Jackson

Sara Jackson

Matthew Martin

Matthew Martin dug at Gezer in 2007.

Ian Shepherd

Ian Shepherd dug at Gezer in 2007.

  • Kathleen Eierman
  • Erika Niemann
  • Meghan Hess
  • Justin Hall
  • Lindsey Rodeski
  • Britta Spaulding
  • Gabrielle Harper