Lisa Haney

Originally from Kansas City (MO), I am currently an Assistant Curator at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. I received my Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Pennsylvania, my M.A. in Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Studies and a concentration in Museum Studies from New York University, and my B.A. in Antiquities from Missouri State University. I am passionate about object-based learning and have worked at museums in Kansas City, New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. As a scholar, my work has focused largely on the archaeology and material culture of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030 – 1650 B.C.E.). My research utilizes archaeological evidence, ancient Egyptian texts and written records, astronomical sources, and material culture to examine the political landscape of Egypt’s 12th Dynasty and to assess how the kings of that period chose to have themselves represented and why. I have worked as an archaeologist and an epigrapher in Egypt and Oman, and I love traveling to new parts of the world.