**Dr. Hoover will be accepting graduate students for the 2026-2027 application cycle. Prospective master’s and PhD students should contact Dr. Hoover by email before applying to discuss research interests and the graduate program.

Hannah Hoover is an archaeologist whose research lies at the intersection of anthropology, Native American and Indigenous studies, and museum studies. She uses material analyses and community-engaged methods to explore the daily decisions people make in settler colonial contexts in North America. Hoover’s primary research program is based in coastal South Carolina, with projects focused on the dynamics of daily life, kin and interaction networks, and land management strategies among the Yamasee Nation during the colonial period. As a Nashville native, Hoover enjoys rooting for the Volunteers, hiking, cooking, and spending time with her cats.