Daniel M. Cadzow is a doctoral student  in the Department of Anthropology at University of Buffalo. He received his Bachelor's degree from the University at Buffalo in 1997. From 1997 to 2000 he worked as a freelance archaeologist in the field of cultural resources management (CRM). From 2000 to 2003 he served as archaeological Field Director at the Buffalo, NY branch office of Panamerican Consultants Inc. and from 2003 to 2006 he was archaeological Field Director at the Lancaster, NY headquarters of Ecology and Environment Inc. Mr. Cadzow has co-authored over 100 CRM reports, acted as a supervisor for over 120 field investigations, and participated in over 200 archaeological investigations throughout New York State, Central and Eastern United States, and the Caribbean.

Mr. Cadzow's graduate research is focused on the interpretation of the protohistoric period in the northeastern United States and Canada using economic models. This era represents an early phase of globalization resulting from advances in transportation technologies. His plans are to evaluate the effectiveness of the free market economy in Europe as it pertains to the resource exploitation and eventual colonization of North America as well as its various effects on the indigenous populations. He will use ethnohistorical and archaeological data from the contact period to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of free market economy models while exploring ethical implications of unregulated markets. In joining this debate, he hopes to provide a tangible and longitudinal evaluation of market place economies that can be used to evaluate future strategies for coping with the increasing impacts of globalization.