Barbara Hines is a Registered Professional Archaeologist who specializes in historic archaeology, 19th and early 20th century. Her interests include the turpentine and lumber industry, specifically focusing on the social aspects of "camp life". She also has taken an interest in early Florida architecture, and did her thesis work on an early 1900s Folk Victorian structure in Sopchoppy, Florida. Her thesis focused on examining the relationship between architecture, societal relationships and social class perceptions. Barbara has also taken an interest in Southeastern Indian communities after European contact, specifically in the late 1800 up to the present, focusing on the mixing of cultures and how the Southeastern Indian population has survived and adapted.