Maddie graduated from Ohio University in May 2021 with a B.A in Anthropology and minors in Museum Studies and Classical Civilization. Her experience includes working at the Wayne National Forest as a Heritage Management Intern, being part of the Virtual NAGPRA Internship program at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) and working as a cultural resource management (CRM) field tech. She has also been involved in excavations in Ohio, Virginia, and northern Israel. Maddie's advisor is Dr. Shawn Lambert and her interests include archaeological theory, NAGPRA, and decolonizing archaeology.