CHRIS CASSERINO

Email: casserino.c@spokanetribe.com

Chris Casserino has worked for the Spokane Tribe Preservation Program since 2012, first as the Project Archaeologist and now as the Principal Investigator. He holds a Ph.D. degree in anthropology from the University of Oregon with a specialization in bioarchaeology, or the study of human remains from archaeological contexts. In addition to his field work on and around the Spokane Reservation, he has participated in projects in the greater Spokane area, Oregon's Willamette Valley, and northwest Mexico. Chris also has extensive experience in the fields of museum exhibition and collection management, medicolegal death investigation, and human anatomy. He enjoys watersports, listening to music, playing guitar, and spending time with his family. He cannot exist without coffee.