John Douglass is an archaeologist with decades of experience conducting household, settlement pattern, and colonial era research in Mesoamerica, the US American Southwest, and California. His current interests include better understanding the nature and relationshibetween colonists and indigenous peoples in colonial contexts and the broad and deeconnection between different regions of colonial worlds. He is a Vice President for Research and Standards at Statistical Research, Inc. in Tucson, Arizona and a Registered Professional Archaeologist. At SRI, Dr. Douglass works closely with staff to ensure high standards of archaeological research in the company as well as with a large number of state, federal, and private clients to satisfactorily comply with regulations such as Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the California Environmental Quality Act, among others. Prior to joining SRI in 2001, he held faculty positions at the University of California, Riverside and Pomona College. Dr. Douglass has been elected, or appointed, to the board of directors of numerous regional, national, or international organizations, including: the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society of which he also has served as President) Leaders in Energy and Preservation; the Register of Professional Archaeologists; the Society for American Archaeology; and Xela AID a non-profit aid organization based in Guatemala)