Meet the IMH Research Associates - professionals and scholars in the fields of history, archaeology, conservation and cultural resource management that support the mission of IMH. Associates direct research projects, provide consultation, and acquire research funds and grants through IMH.
Todd PlaiaMy research has focused on creating and developing various genetic based diagnostic and research tools and protocols. As a Senior Biologist with Department of Bacteriology at the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (Manassas, VA), my research was in environmental microbiology, genetic based technologies, and biochemical assays to investigate the roles of micro-organisms in groundwater systems, the rhizosphere of wetland plants, as well as deep sea hydrothermal vent systems.
Franklin PriceMy first experience in maritime archaeology was an IMH project in 2002 assisting with a survey of Cape Porpoise, Maine. Since then I have become involved in maritime projects with federal, state, local, and non-profit agencies as well as cultural resource management firms. One of the more unexpected things I have learned in the past few years is the incredible amount of information maritime communities know about their own history and archaeology.
Stefan ClaessonI served as director and president of IMH from 1995 to 2005. That experience helped me to hone my skills as an archaeologist, and by trial and error how to effectively manage research projects. Although the focus of my work has always been the study and conservation of New England’s maritime archaeological resources, my 10 years at IMH also took me to places far afield such as the Caribbean islands and North Africa.