Windy Keala McElroy received her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 2007. Her dissertation explored the development of irrigated agriculture in the remote Wailau Valley on Moloka‘i. This research was featured in the PBS series Pacific Clues, several local newspaper articles, a Hawaiian language television news segment, and an exhibit at the Bishop Museum. Dr. McElroy has authored more than 200 publications, including academic articles, book chapters, technical reports, and papers presented at professional and community meetings. As a strong advocate for community outreach and training, Dr. McElroy has led archaeological field training programs on Moloka‘i, Oʻahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. She served three years as Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, teaching field schools on the North Shore of Oʻahu. Dr. McElroy was raised in Waimānalo on O‘ahu, and though her work has always focused on Hawai‘i, she has been part of archaeological research projects that span the globe, from Belize, to the mainland U.S., French Polynesia, the Austral Islands, the Philippines, Fiji, Guam, the Marianas Islands, and Okinawa.