Kelly M. Britt, PhD, RPA graduated from Columbia University with a doctorate in Anthropology and is currently an Assistant Professor of Urban Archaeology at Brooklyn College focusing on community-based historical archaeology of urban spaces. She is currently interested in two areas of research: 1) exploring the intersection of gentrification, activism, and material and 2) disasters and heritage management-locally and globally. Her fiercely feminist independent daughter keeps her on her toes and taught her the ways of snugging while yoga and meditation provide moments of zen.