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Dr. John Jensen, associate professor, teaches maritime history, historic preservation, fisheries and marine archaeology.

Jensen, an applied historian and marine archaeologist, focuses on the many relationships between people and inland waterways, coastal areas and oceans. Born and raised in Homer, Alaska, he spent most of his formative years working with his father as a commercial crab and shrimp fisherman. His experiences growing up in the rapidly changing coastal community of Homer and working on Alaska鈥檚 fisheries frontier inspired his scholarship and interests in the connections between history, policy and community identity. 

Jensen brings to UWF 25 years of professional experience connected with the historic preservation and cultural heritage of coastal communities. In 2012, Jensen was appointed a member of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Protected Area System Federal Advisory Committee. From 2012-2014, he was vice-chair of NOAA鈥檚 Subcommittee on Tourism. 

His research covers a wide range of fields, including historic preservation, maritime history, history of medicine, fisheries and marine archaeology. He has been published in numerous technical studies and historic preservation documents, and popular history and academic journals, such as Sea History, The American Neptune, The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Reviews in American History and American Academy of Underwater Sciences. He has also collaborated on the development and design of museum exhibitions, such as the "Exploring the Shipwreck Century" at the NOAA Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and 鈥淪ea Dogs! Great Tails of the Sea鈥� at Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea.

Jensen has an undergraduate degree in history from Lawrence University, a master鈥檚 in maritime history and underwater archaeology from East Carolina University, and a master鈥檚 in history and policy and a doctorate in social history from Carnegie Mellon University.

Dr. Ramie Gougeon, department chair and professor, teaches courses in archaeological and anthropological theory; historic preservation, policies and practice in archaeology; and area courses in North American prehistory.

Gougeon cultivated an interest in household anthropology as a graduate student. His dissertation research on household activities and gender provided a jumping-off point for him to explore power and authority in middle-range societies in the Southeast, and architectural pattern languages in prehistory. 

He has published on various aspects of household archaeology, power, gender, and pattern language. A recent publication, 鈥淐onsidering Gender Analogies in Southeastern Prehistoric Archaeology,鈥� is an examination of how archaeologists鈥� approaches to gender analogies are influenced by underlying and unresolved epistemological issues.

One of Gougeon鈥檚 long-term projects is an investigation of the lifeways of native groups who inhabited the Pensacola area before and immediately after Spanish contact. He and his students are collaborating with Dr. John Worth, professor of anthropology, who is investigating the Spanish contact and early colonial periods. Their combined research efforts address issues of ethnic identity and the material record, and the short and long-term impacts of cultural contact, among others. 

Before coming to UWF in 2010, he worked in academe and contract archaeology. He held teaching positions at the University of Georgia, Kennesaw State University, and Brenau University, and was a visiting assistant professor at Western Carolina University. His experience as an archaeologist with several cultural resource management companies gave him the opportunity to learn the business of archaeology through a wide variety of archaeological projects in the Southeast. 

Gougeon is Past President of the Florida Archaeological Council and is Secretary Elect of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference. 

He received a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a doctorate from the University of Georgia, both in anthropology.

Mr. Overton has a bachelor's degree from the University of West Alabama and a master's degree from the University of South Alabama, both in history. He has over 20 years of public history experience, specializing in historic sites and museum management. He has worked for the University of West Florida Historic Trust since 2002 and has served as the Executive Director for the organization since 2015. In his position, Mr. Overton oversees all aspects of the organization's operation of thirty historic properties, including a multicultural center and eleven museum facilities in downtown Pensacola and a 40-acre archaeological site with a visitor's center in Milton. Both sites feature indoor and outdoor exhibits focusing on the history of Northwest Florida. Mr. Overton is a member of the American Alliance of Museums, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, the Southeastern Museums Conference, the American Association of State and Local History, and he serves on the Board of Trustees for the Florida Association of Museums.