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Megan Crutcher
Ann Plato Postdoctoral Fellow in History
Phone: (860) 297-2409 Office Location: Seabury
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Trinity College faculty member since 2025 View office hours for Spring 2026
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Degrees:
Ph.D., Texas A&M Univ.
M.A., Duquesne Univ.
B.A., Grove City College

Megan Crutcher is a maritime and public historian and archaeologist. Crutcher’s scholarly focus has been on the maritime history and archaeology of the Atlantic World and West Africa, especially Liberia. Crutcher earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology (Nautical Archaeology Program) from Texas A&M University in 2025 and holds an M.A. in Public History from Duquesne University (2020). In Liberia, they co-direct the Kru Coast Heritage Initiative, an archaeological and public history project investigating Indigenous heritage in Sinoe County, Liberia. Crutcher has collaborated with international teams from several countries to complete archaeological excavations, archival research, monitoring of archaeological sites, and curation/analysis of material culture across Europe, the Americas, and Africa and is a PADI-certified Rescue Diver.