Janet Niessner

Janet is a registered professional archaeologist (RPA), with a B.A. in Archaeology from George Washington University and an M.Sc. in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology from Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the UK. Janet joined the efforts of WRAR in early 2012, contributing her skills in field recordation, GIS survey and mapping, and report writing. She was elected as President of WRAR in January of 2015, and has since taken on company administration, grant writing, and public outreach. Her current focus for the organization is to continue recordation into Oregon for both the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin regions. In addition to her work for Western Rock Art Research, she continues to pursue forensic scientific applications for various archaeological sites.