Jennifer M. Abplanalp
Deputy Department Head
Specialization in historic preservation, landscape assessments, and NAGPRA.
Biography
Jenn has over twenty years of experience in historic preservation with areas of specialization in the analysis of the impacts of energy development on our nation’s resources, government to government consultation, landscape assessments, and implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). She serves as the lead on the Air Force Civil Engineer Center enterprise-wide NAGPRA assessment, which aims to return all American Indian and Native Hawaiian ancestors currently held by Department of Air Force installations across the United States.
Education
- 2008 Northern Illinois University :: Master of Arts in Anthropology, Minor Museum Studies
- 2003 University of Illinois at Chicago :: Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Minor in Biology