Elizabeth S. Chilton Explained

Elizabeth S. Chilton
Image Name:Chancellor Elizabeth Chilton 2023 (cropped).jpg
Caption:Chilton in 2023
Office:21st President of the University of New Hampshire
Status:Designate
Term Start:July 1, 2024
Office1:1st Chancellor of Washington State University (Pullman)
Term Start1:January 2022
Office2:Provost and Executive Vice President of Washington State University (System)
Term Start2:August 1, 2020
Predecessor2:Mitzi Montoya
Bryan Slinker (interim)
Successor2:T. Chris Riley-Tillman
Birth Name:Elizabeth Susan Chilton
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Fields:Anthropology
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Thesis Title:Embodiments of choice: Native American ceramic diversity in the New England interior
Thesis Url:https://www.proquest.com/docview/304306474/1
Thesis Year:1996
Doctoral Advisor:Dena Dincauze

Elizabeth Susan Chilton is an American educator known for her work in preserving the heritage of the past. As of 2023 she is serving as the inaugural Chancellor of Washington State University on the Pullman, Washington campus.

Education and career

Chilton is a first-generation college student.[1] She has a B.A. from the University at Albany, SUNY (1985). Chilton received her M.A. (1991) and her Ph.D. (1996),[2] both in anthropology, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[3] Following her Ph.D. Chilton held academic positions at Skidmore College and Harvard University before joining the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2001 where she was promoted to professor in 2010. In August 2012, Chilton was named associate dean for research and programs. Her final role at University of Massachusetts Amherst came as associate vice chancellor for research and engagement, before her departure for Binghamton University in 2017 where she served as the dean of Harpur College of Arts and Sciences [4]

From 2011 to 2016 Chilton was co-editor of the journal Heritage & Society.[5] From 2019 to 2021 Chilton was president of the Archaeology Division of the American Anthropological Association.

In 2020 Chilton was named provost and executive vice president of Washington State University, and in 2021 she was named the inaugural chancellor of the Pullman, Washington campus of Washington State.[6]

In May 2024, Chilton was named as the next president of the University of New Hampshire, she will assume the new role on July 1st.[7]

Research

Her research interests are focused on New England archaeology[8] and Native American Studies. While at the University of Massachusetts, Chilton founded and led the director of the Center for Heritage and Society, which established a multidiscplinary community that aimed to preserve items of cultural heritage.[9] She has also spoken on the value of archaeological sites in the Narragansett Bay area.[10] She has conducted field research on the island of Martha's Vineyard where she examined the past Wampanoag activities in a portion of the island.[11]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. News: Sokol . Chad . 2020-05-09 . WSU provost Chilton eager to tackle big challenges . https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-wsu-provost-chilton/125329556/,https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review/125329598/ . The Spokesman-Review . 2023-05-26.
  2. Web site: Chilton . Elizabeth S. . 1996 . Embodiments of choice : Native American ceramic diversity in the New England interior WorldCat.org . 2023-05-26 . www.worldcat.org . en.
  3. Web site: July 2021 . Chilton CV .
  4. News: Epstein . Alana . March 13, 2017 . Elizabeth Chilton appointed dean of Harpur . Pipe Dream . 2023-08-08 .
  5. Web site: Heritage & Society Journals University of Massachusetts Amherst . 2023-05-26 . scholarworks.umass.edu.
  6. Web site: About Chancellor Chilton | WSU Pullman Office of the Chancellor | Washington State University .
  7. Web site: 2024-05-07 . Elizabeth S. Chilton Named 21st President of the University of New Hampshire . 2024-05-08 . UNH Today . en.
  8. Oswald . W. Wyatt . Foster . David R. . Shuman . Bryan N. . Chilton . Elizabeth S. . Doucette . Dianna L. . Duranleau . Deena L. . 2020-01-20 . Conservation implications of limited Native American impacts in pre-contact New England . Nature Sustainability . en . 3 . 3 . 241–246 . 10.1038/s41893-019-0466-0 . 2020NatSu...3..241O . 210834815 . 2398-9629.
  9. News: Palpini . Kristin . 2010-02-03 . Sweating the small stuff . https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette-sweating-the-sma/125330551/,https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette/125330625/ . Daily Hampshire Gazette . 2023-05-26.
  10. News: Abbott . Elizabeth . 2010-04-06 . Ancient Indian Village in Rhode Island Pits Preservation Against Property Rights (Published 2010) . The New York Times . en . 2023-08-08.
  11. News: MacQuarrie . Brian . 1998-07-05 . Scoop by scoop, team unearths Vineyard's past . https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-scoop-by-scoop-team-un/125331228/,https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/125331279/ . The Boston Globe . 2023-05-26.

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