Autumn began her Ph.D. in the Department of Anthropology at Penn after completing her B.S. in Anthropology with a concentration in Archaeology and Public History from Appalachian State University in 2018. Autumn's current research explores the everyday lives of rural, Native American communities in moments of societal crisis or large-scale change. Her work is grounded in the desire to make archaeology, and history more broadly, accessible, engaging, and meaningful to under served rural communities.