Biography

University of West Georgia - Anthropology

Anthropologist
Leisure & Travel
Donna
Myers
Greater Atlanta Area
Donna J. Myers, PhD earned Master’s (1996) and Doctorate (2004) degrees in anthropology from the University of Oklahoma where she focused on Native Peoples of the Southeast and spent several years researching Native American history and culture and working with members of the Euchee (Yuchi) Tribe of Oklahoma on oral history and genealogy projects. She also has a Bachelor’s degree in anthropology from West Georgia College (1994) where she studied under former State Archaeologist, Lewis H. Larson, PhD, who led the mid- to late-20th century excavations at the Etowah Indian Mounds in Cartersville, Georgia. She spent more than a decade teaching at the University of Oklahoma and the University of West Georgia and interpreting Cherokee history and culture for the public at New Echota State Historic Site. Today, Myers continues her interest in the history and culture of northwest Georgia by participating in the Gordon County Historical Society, Trail of Tears Association, Adairsville Basketry Guild, living history demonstrations, and other historic preservation activities.