Biography

See http://iupui.academia.edu/LarryZimmerman for additional information and a wide range of downloadable papers and PowerPoints.

Academic interests

North American archaeology, ethics in anthropology, indigenous and community archaeology, Native American issues, cultural and intellectual property, archaeology of the contemporary world

Teaching

• Indians of North America
• Museum Ethics
• Indigenous People and Museums
• Issues in Cultural Heritage
• Fantastic Archaeology
• Native American Representation
• Understanding Museums
• Introduction to Museum Studies
• North American Prehistory
• Human Origins

Awards

• Lecturer, President's Dream Colloquium on Protecting Indigenous Cultural Heritage, Simon Fraser University (2015)
• Lecturer Richard Frucht Memorial Lecturer, University of Alberta, Edmonton (2012)
• Outstanding Dinstingushed Resident Faculty. School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI (2009)
• Peter J. Ucko Memorial Award for Contributions to World Archaeology, World Archaeological Congress (2008), Dublin, Ireland
• Elden Johnson Memorial Lecturer, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, (2005);
• Mariko Mizuhara Award for Cross-Cultural Understanding (2000), University of Iowa; 
• National Lecturer, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society (1991-93);
• Harrington Lecturer, University of South Dakota (1992)
• Distinguished Regents Professor (1990) University of South Dakota;
• Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award for Scholarship, University of South Dakota (1990);
• Presidential Fellow, University of South Dakota (1987-88);
• Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award for Outstanding Teaching, University of South Dakota (1986);
• Teacher of the Year, Student Association, University of South Dakota (1980)

Publications

• The Sacred Wisdom of North American Indians (2012) Trade volume, Watkins Press
• Integral, ancillary, or incidental: Teaching Ideal or Real in Social Science Research Ethics? Teaching Ethics  12(2): 1-5 (2012)
• Displaced and Barely Visible: Archaeology and the Material Culture of Homelessness. Historical Archaeology 45(1): 67-85 (2011) With Jessica Welch.
• Activism and Creating a translational archaeology of homelessness. World Archaeology 42(3) : 443 -454 (2011). With Courtney Singleton and Jessica Welch
• The Archaeologist's Field Handbook. (2008) With Claire Smith and Heather Burke. AltaMira Press.
• The Ancient One: Perspectives on Kennewick Man. (2008) Co-edited with Heather Burke, Claire Smith,Joe Watkins, and Dorothy Lippert, Left Coast Press
• "Beyond Racism: Some Opinions about Racialism and American Archaeology". American Indian Quarterly. 30(3):461-485. With Roger Echo-Hawk. (2006);
• "Scale, Model Complexity, and Understanding: Simulation of Settlement Processes in the Glenwood Locality of Southwestern Iowa, 1976 and 2000". In Confronting Scale in Archaeology: Issues in Theory and Practice, edited by Gary Lock and Brian Molyneaux. New York: Springer. pp. 129-144. (2006);
• "Liberating Archaeology, Liberation Archaeologies and WAC". Archaeologies 2(1): 85-95.(2006);
• "Toward an Archaeology of Homelessness". Anthropology News 47(2):54. With Jessica Welch (2006);
• "Consulting Stakeholders". In, Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses, edited by Jane Balme and Alistiar Paterson. Blackwell:London. pp. 39-58. (2005);
• "Public Heritage, a Desire for a “White” History for America, and Some Impacts of the Kennewick Man/Ancient One decision". International Journal of Cultural Property, 12:265-274. (2005);
• Native North American/First Nations: Myth, Life, and Art. London: Duncan Baird Publishers (2003);
• Ethical Issues in Archaeology. AltaMira Press: Walnut Creek, CA. Co-edited with Karen D. Vitelli and Julie Hollowell-Zimmer (2003); 
• Presenting the Past . AltaMira Press: Walnut Creek, CA. (2003); numerous other books, book chapters, and articles

Service

• Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology (International advisory board) Springer.
• Collaborations in Anthropology (Journal Advisory Board) University of Nebraska Press
• Archaeologies: The Journal of the World Archaeological Congress(Advisory Board)
• Indigenous Archaeologies (series), Left Coast Press, co-editor
• Public Policy Committee (elected), American Anthropological Association, 2008-present;
• Vice-President, World Archaeological Congress, 2004-2009;
• Chair, Budget Committee, World Archaeological Congress, 2004-2009