Michael P. Betsinger (Mike) received his undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the Minnesota State University of Moorhead (2019), then completed his graduate work at the University of Maryland, College Park (M.A. 2023, Ph.D. 2025). Before coming to the OSA, he previously worked in Minnesota, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. In addition to his archaeological fieldwork experience, he has a background in cemetery preservation, public archaeology, and teaching. His recent research examines the relationship between liquor businesses known as saloons and transient laborers in Fargo, ND, and Moorhead, MN, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

At OSA, Mike leads contract-funded field surveys and specializes in historical archaeology.