Tricia is an underwater and terrestrial archaeologist with a Master of Arts and she works as an archaeologist for California State Parks. Tricia first became interested in underwater archaeology and diving while in college, where she became a certified diver in 2002. Soon she was working on projects at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary with NOAA, Loch Tay in Scotland, and the Baltic Sea in Germany. After receiving the first ever underwater archaeology degree at the University of Georgia in 2004, she enrolled at East Carolina University’s Maritime Studies Program. Tricia used her scholarship to complete her thesis research and earn her M.A. in maritime history and nautical archaeology at East Carolina University. Her thesis focused on shipbuilding and shipping patterns of North Carolina from the 17th to the 20th century, and she has presented her research at numerous conferences throughout the United States. Since graduating, Tricia has worked on various maritime projects that include surveys and research for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary through NOAA, the recovery and documentation of a Civil War gunboat in Texas, and coastal prehistoric sites in California. Her specialty areas include active terrestrial and underwater experience, including excavation, survey, site recording and mapping, and monitoring. Currently, she is an archaeologist for California State Parks and a member of the State Parks Dive Team, where she hopes to continue uncovering the past along the West Coast. Tricia is grateful to WDHOF for the scholarship and assisting with her goals as an underwater archaeologist.