Megan received her Bachelor of Art’s Degree from Monmouth University with minors in Archaeology, History, and Geographic Information Systems. She completed her master’s degree in Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2018. Her research examined the implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in the Medicolegal System. Her current research continues to explore issues relating to the implementation of NAGPRA as well as working with the medicolegal system to promote NAGPRA education, training, and policy.

Megan serves as a Primary Analyst for forensic casework at the Forensic Anthropology Center (FAC) and a Field Team Leader for the FAC’s short courses for law enforcement and students. Megan also currently works for the Association on American Indian Affairs as the Project Manager for their Exercising Cultural Sovereignty Education Project.

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Chair: Dr. Amy Mundorff

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Teaching

ANTH/EEB 240: Human Anatomy
BIO 159
BIO 101

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MA Thesis (2018)

“NAGPRA’s Broader Impacts: Assessing the Variety of Procedures followed by Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices for the Analysis and Disposition of Human Skeletal Remains.” Master’s Thesis, University of Tennessee, TRACE.

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Grants

U.S. Dept. of Justice, National Institute of Justice “Implementing NAGPRA: Connecting Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices to Tribal Partners” 2019-75 CX-0015, PI Ellen Lofaro. Co-PI Megan Kleeschulte; Co-PI Bruce Anderson, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner. $114, 540

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Webinars

Kleeschulte MK, Lofaro E, Williams R, Pasfield V, Anderson BE. “Implementing NAGPRA: Connecting Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices to Tribal Partners” [Webinar]. National Institute of Justice Events & Training.

Kleeschulte MK, Lofaro E, Anderson BE, Anton S, Williams R, and Ronald E. “A New Path Forward: Guiding Repatriation in Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices” [Webinar Panel]. 6th Annual Repatriation Conference, Virtual Conference.