collections
Caroline (Carrie) Parris, M.A., Ph.D.
Title/Position
Research Collections Director
As Research Collections Director, Carrie Parris manages the collections held at the OSA, including those in the State Archaeological Repository of Iowa and various collections of comparative materials. Carrie also oversees the daily operations in the OSA lab such as artifact analysis, preparing collections for curation, and soil sample flotation.
Contact her regarding artifact curation and donation, loans of artifacts and other materials for research or display, research inquiries, and volunteering or interning opportunities.
Seraphina Carey
Title/Position
Senior Collections Assistant
Teresa Rucker
Title/Position
Research Support Services
As OSA's Research Administrator, Teresa is responsible for post-award financial tracking of all OSA funds and works closely with the OSA directors to coordinate budget and spending plans for projects and programs. Teresa is the point-of-contact for OSA with UI Grant Accounting and the Division of Sponsored Programs and works closely with external organizations that sponsor OSA research projects through contracts, grants, and fee for service arrangements.