Summary
Current status: Ph.D. in progress
Lab association: Human Paleoecology and Archaeometry Laboratory
Jeremy is a Ph.D. candidate working in the Human Paleoecology and Archaeometry Laboratory. As an archaeologist and lifelong diver in California, Jeremy is interested in the historical ecology of coastal environments and long-term socio-ecological processes between Indigenous peoples and marine ecosystems that have sustained them for millennia. His research focuses on Indigenous marine management systems in Northwest California to understand how we can integrate Indigenous stewardship practices and knowledge into modern restoration and conservation efforts of important marine ecosystems, particularly relating to the critically endangered red abalone. Jeremy is experienced in advanced geospatial and remote sensing computational methods and analysis, and he is a certified AAUS scientific diver and UAS remote pilot.
Jeremy recognizes the value of different knowledge systems and methodological approaches to understanding the past. In his research, he aims to use collaborative and multi-disciplinary approaches to strengthen our understanding of long-term human-environmental dynamics in the past and present to create a better future. Jeremy leads by an ethical community involvement with a shared interest in cultural preservation and the conservation of natural and cultural landscapes.
Academic interests
- Traditional Resource Management
- Collections-Based Research
- Collaborative Archaeology
- Archaeomalacology
- Historical Ecology
- Climate Change
Recent publications
- McFarland, Jeremy D. 2025 Multiscale analysis of zooarchaeological data to reconstruct past kelp forest productivity for the Northern Channel Islands, California U.S.A. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 316:1-16.
- McFarland, Jeremy D. 2024 Review of Fisher-Hunter-Gatherer Complexity in North America. Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology 44(1):131.
- McFarland, Jeremy D., Andrea Sbei, Christopher S. Jazwa, and Kyra Stull 2023 Using multiple linear regression for estimating total mussel (Mytilus californianus) shell size to accommodate morphological variability related to diverse environments. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (49), pp. 1-17.
- Madurapperuma, B., Lamping, J., McDermott, M., Murphy, B., McFarland, J., Deyoung, K., Smith, C., MacAdam, S., Monroe, S., Corro, L., Magstadt, S., Dellysse, J., Mitchell, S. 2020 Remote Sensing. 12, 1536.
- McFarland, Jeremy, and Marisol Cortes Rincon 2019 Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, Geospatial Technologies in Social Sciences (41), pp. 46-58.
- McFarland, Jeremy 2019 Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, Geospatial Technologies in Social Sciences (41), pp. 6-7.
Education
- M.A., Anthropology, 推荐杏吧原创, 2024
- B.A., Anthropology, Cal Poly Humboldt (formerly Humboldt State University), 2018