Jade Luiz

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Jade Luiz

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Sociology and Anthropology

Bio

Dr. Jade Luiz received her Ph.D. from Boston University where she specialized in historical archaeology, nineteenth-century urbanism, gender, and archaeology of the senses. Her research delves into the history of nineteenth-century sex work.

Degree

PhD in Historical Archaeology

Boston University

MA in Historical Archaeology

Boston University

BA in Anthropology

Portland State University

Published Works

  • Luiz, J. (2025). Review of Disposing of Modernity: The Archaeology of Garbage and Consumerism During Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair by Rebecca Graff. Historical Archaeology, https://link.springer.com/journal/41636
  • Kolb, J. M., Hill, A., Leek, P., Luiz, W. J., McConnell, R., Wheaton, G. (2025). Tracing the use-life of an early Denver neighborhood cistern: A multi-proxy analysis of soil development, domestic practices, and urban privacy. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 6405117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105117.
  • Luiz, W. J. (2024). Archaeological Investigation of a Nineteenth-Century Sex District in Central City, Colorado (5GL2511). State Historic Preservation Office of Colorado,
  • Luiz, W. J. (2022). Archaeology of a Brothel in Boston, MA: Erotic Facades. (pp 172). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003194330
  • Opishinski, A., Luiz, J. (2022). Archaeology in a New Light: Interpreting Indigenous History in a Sea of Pilgrims. The Public Historian, 44(4), 147–168. .

Office Hours

Monday and Wednesday 1:00pm - 3:00pm; Tuesday/Thursday 1:00pm - 2:00pm; or by appointment

Additional Information

https://msudenver.academia.edu/JadeLuiz