Emma Schlauder

Emma Schlauder is a Ph.D. student studying the interconnections between trade and material culture in the global eighteenth century. She is from Connecticut and enjoys traveling the world. She received her B.A. in History and Archaeology from Boston University with a minor in Classical Civilization, M.Sc. in Human Osteology & Funerary Archaeology from the University of Sheffield (UK), and Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Harvard Extension School. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship (UK 2019-2020) and currently serves on the board of the local Fulbright Association Chapter.

Prior to joining GW, Emma worked as the George Washington Foundation’s Research Archaeologist in Fredericksburg, VA. Based at Washington’s childhood home, Ferry Farm, and his sister Betty’s home, Historic Kenmore, Emma combined archaeological and historical research to better understand the lives of all those who lived and worked on the plantations. In doing so, she collaborated with the education and curatorial departments to produce events, school programs, and exhibits that shared her findings and the study of archaeology with the public. In her titled role, she received grant funding from the Newburger-Schwartz Family Foundation and presented at several conferences.