Sarah Bergh, PhD, RPA, teaches in the Master of Arts program and Ed.D. program at Union. She also serves as Assistant Director of the MA Program and the major chair of the Online Teaching & Learning Certificate. She attended Skidmore College for her Bachelor of Arts, Hunter College, City College of New York, for her Master of Arts, and the University of Georgia for her Ph.D., all in Anthropology. She is a Registered Professional Archaeologist and has professional experience in museums, working with fine arts, decorative arts, archaeological, and natural history collections.

At Union, she teaches introductory research methods courses in the M.A. and Ed.D. programs, which utilizes her background in the social sciences, using qualitative and quantitative methods to address a range of archaeological and anthropological questions. Sarah’s field of focus for her doctorate was zooarchaeology, the study of animal remains from archaeological sites, and historical ecology. Her dissertation examined the effects of socio-political changes in southeastern US coastal societies on settlement, subsistence, and land-use patterns during the late pre-Hispanic period. In addition to her anthropological background, Sarah has training in online teaching and instructional design and has a research and professional interest in adult education and online teaching and learning.