Bio
Education
Occupational Health Psychology, Graduate Certificate, Northern Kentucky University, December, 2010.
Master of Arts, Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, June 2007
Thesis: Evidence for Interpersonal Violence or Human Sacrifice? The Case Study of Amato, Acarí Valley, Peru.
Bachelor of Science, Anthropology, Central Michigan University, May 2005
Honours program in Anthropology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland 2003
Anthropological Research
- Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA), January 2009-present.
- Teach ANT 100 Cultural Anthropology, Northern Kentucky University, 2007 – present.
- Taught ANT 110 Introduction to Archaeology, Northern Kentucky University, 2008-2009.
- Teach ANT 160 Cultural Diversity in the Modern World, Gateway Community and Technical College, 2009 – present.
- Oral historian, Landmark Covington! Grant Project, August- December 2008. Record oral histories from Covington residents about historic sites, historic site research, and assist in building prototype website.
- Archaeologist, Public Archaeology Days and Battery Hooper Days, James A. Ramage Civil War Museum, Ft. Wright, KY. Excavation, recovery, and artifact cataloging. Public instruction on excavation methods, and techniques.
- Research Associate, Photovoice project with Latina tweens, Department of General Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Data collection, management, analysis, co-author in publications and conference presentations, 2007.
- Research Associate, Photovoice project to evaluate the Every Child Succeeds program, Department of General Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Data collection, management, analysis, co-author in publications and conference presentations, 2007.
- Rails-to-Trails Archaeological Project, Gray & Pape, Inc., July 2007. Phase I survey in Trotwood, OH.
- Acarí Valley Archaeological Project, California Institute for Peruvian Studies, July 1-30, 2006. Skeletal recovery and analysis at the Early Intermediate Period site of Amato, South Coast, Peru.
- Osteology Laboratory Assistant, University of Cincinnati, Department of Anthropology, Jan-Sept 2006. Cataloging and analyzing osteological collections, insuring proper storage, database creation, and management.
- Grand Canyon Rock Art Project, March-April 2007. Upper Basin, Grand Canyon, AZ. Survey, site mapping, rock art recording, and photographing.
- Apollonia, Albania Skeletal Recovery Project, March-April 2006. Burial tumulus excavation dated from Mideval through Bronze Age.
- Institutional Review Board Coordinator, Human Factors Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 2005-2007.
- Teaching Assistant, Archaeology of the Americas, Central Michigan University, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, 2004.
- Site Interpreter, Huron City Historical Museums, Port Austin, MI. Historical museum tour guide, collections preparation and care, 2003-2005.
- Sanilac Petroglyphs, Bad Axe, Michigan, 2002. Site and regional interpretation of ancient Native American rock etchings.
Places I Have Lived and Worked
- Anchorage, AK
- Dearborn, Mt. Pleasant, Grand Rapids, and Port Hope, MI
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Acari, Peru
- Apollonia, Albania
- Cincinnati, OH
- Northern Kentucky Region
Awards, Grants, and Scholarships Received
- International Who’s Who Among Business Women, November 2009.
- Who’s Who in America, November 2009.
- Winner of UC Graduate Poster Forum Outstanding Poster Presentation in Arts & Humanities, for poster entitled: Human Decapitation at Amato, Peru, March 2007.
- University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 2005-2007.
- UCIT Grant, University of Cincinnati, for osteology lab assistance, 2006.
- University of Cincinnati Charles Phelps Taft Graduate Enrichment Grant for Master’s thesis research in Peru, 2006.
- University of Cincinnati Global Studies Grant for travel to Albania, March 2006.
- University of Cincinnati Department of Anthropology Grant, for travel to Albania, March 2006.
- Michigan Competitive Scholarship, 2000-2004.
- Central Michigan University Study Abroad Scholarship for a semester at University of Edinburgh, Scotland in Social (Cultural) Anthropology, 2003.
- Central Michigan University Leslie Lieberman Scholarship in Anthropology, 2002-2003.
- Michigan Merit Award, 2000-2001.
