Research Interests​
Environmental Anthropology, Human-Environment-Animal relationships, Ethics,
Colonialism, Historical Archaeology, Ethnobotany, Mourning and Mortuary Practices, 
​​Microscopy, Paleopathology, Public Health

​Peer Reviewed Papers
In Press. Anya Gruber, "Sickness and Power: Smallpox as Imperial Biopower in the
​North American Colonies." Northeast Historical Archaeology. 

In Press. John Chenoweth and Anya Gruber, “Landscapes and Seascapes of Early Colonialism in the
​Plymouth Colony: A Case Study of the Doane Site.” Historical Archaeology. 

In Review. Anya Gruber, “The Maize Paradox: Phytoliths as a Proxy for the Transformations of
Colonial Identities in 17th Century New England.” American Antiquity.