Josie Corbett

My name is Josie Corbett Waters and I’m from Micanopy, Florida, located in north central Florida. I received my AA in studio art from Santa Fe College and my B.A. in Anthropology with honors from the University of Florida (Go Gators!). I’m a product of a long history of Florida farming/ranching pioneers that settled the area before it became a state. I’ve worked on beef cattle operations and the horse industry my whole life and was heavily involved in 4-H, showing livestock. While working towards my degree at Florida, I had a rewarding career in agribusiness in the Florida horse and cattle industry before switching to archaeology. I was a member of Florida Cattlewomen’s Association and Marion County Young Farmers & Ranchers. I also volunteered in vertebrate paleontology and the NAGPRA office for South Florida Archaeology and Seminole Tribe at Florida Museum. I completed my field school with the University of Wyoming in central Alaska with Dr. Bree Doering. I worked CRM in Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, and Indiana. I’ve also worked independently in Costa Rica as a research assistant. My interests are historical archaeology, cultural anthropology, and regenerative agricultural practices with a focus on homesteading, ranching/herding history, historic preservation, and women in pastoralism and livestock management in North America. I believe Wyoming was the perfect place to apply anthropology to present-day agriculture and help the next generation of young women ranchers and farmers to take the lead in North American agriculture.