
Upon her return to the faculty, Dr. Bense will be required to teach only one class per year and will be provided with a full-time graduate assistant for research purposes.
Dr. Bense was named the fifth president of the University of West Florida in 2008. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in anthropology/archaeology from Florida State University. She earned a Ph.D. in anthropology/archaeology from Washington State University. Dr. Bense is the author of five books including Archaeology of the Southeastern United States: Paleoindian to World War I (Academic Press, 1994).


