Karen Bellinger is an anthropologist and archaeologist who presents and consults for a wide range of history programs on media outlets such as National Geographic and the Science Channel. She earned her PhD in Anthropology from New York University and received a postdoctoral research fellowship funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council. As a field archaeologist, ethnographer, and archival historian, she has investigated sites around the world, exploring human behavior from prehistory to the modern day. She is also an award-winning educator who lectures widely and designs and leads educational travel experiences.