Erika Martin Seibert

At Johns Hopkins, Erika Martin Seibert is a lecturer in the MA in Cultural Heritage Management program. A professional archaeologist who has served for 31 years in the federal government, Martin also has professional experience in the state, private, university, and nonprofit settings.

As the archaeologist for the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program for the National Park Service’s National Office at the Department of the Interior for 15 years, she provided advice and guidance on significant archaeological sites from all 50 states and the U.S. territories. In this capacity, she worked with State Historic Preservation Officers and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices nationwide, as well as Federal Preservation Officers from all federal agencies, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and with the NPS’s international partners.

Most recently, Martin served as the Federal Preservation Officer, National Archaeologist, and National Cultural Resources Specialist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Production and Conservation, at the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC., overseeing the agency’s compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and other provisions of the Act as well as all other preservation laws and authorities, including those governing tribal consultation. Prior to NRCS, she was the FPO for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Development, also at USDA.

Martin holds a PhD in American Studies, Material Culture, and African American historical archaeology and a Master of Applied Anthropology with a focus in Public Archaeology, both from the University of Maryland. She and her family live in Frederick, Maryland with their retired racing greyhound.