Rosemary Joyce is a professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley and an archeologist who has conducted fieldwork in Honduras since 1977. Her research interests include ceramic analysis, household archaeology, and sex, gender and the body, interests unified under the heading of social archaeology. She is "very enthusiastic about teaching, mentoring and making other contributions to the program." As a museum anthropologist, Joyce has worked with curated collections in both North America and Honduras. Joyce has participated in field research in northern Honduras since 1977, and is currently co-directing a project investigating the earliest evidence of village life in that country.