RESUME

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Education

PhD, Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa, 2012

Dissertation: Faunal Use and Resource Pressure at the Origins of Agriculture in the Northern U.S. Southwest

MA, Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa, 2007

Master’s Thesis: A Sample of Basketmaker II Faunal Remains from the Darkmold Site: An Investigation of Dietary Change and Regional Variability

BA, Department of Anthropology, Fort Lewis College, 2004

summa cum laude

Employment

Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social Sciences, Aims Community College (2020-Current)

Chair of the Faculty Teaching and Learning Center, Aims Community College (2017-2021)

Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social Sciences, Aims Community College (2018-2020)

Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social Sciences, Aims Community College (2015-2018)

Anthropology Instructor, Department of Social Sciences, Aims Community College (2012-2015)

Archaeological Assistant, Denver Museum of Nature and Science (2011-2012)

Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Year Fellow, University of Iowa (2011-2012)

Graduate Instructor, Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa (2008-2011)

Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa (2007-2011)

Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa (2005-2010)

Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Fort Lewis College (2004-2006)

Field and Lab Technician, Department of Anthropology, Fort Lewis College (2003-2004)

Lab and Field Work

ZOOARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Faunal consultant for the Anthropology Department at Metro State University (8/2016)

Analyzed a sample of faunal remains from 5JA319 for Dr. Bob Brunswig, University of Northern Colorado. (12/2015-1/2016)

Analyzed a sample of the faunal remains from the North Falls Creek Shelter and Talus Village, two Basketmaker II sites near Durango, Colorado; analysis conducted at the University of Colorado Museum in Boulder, Colorado as a part of the Falls Creek Rock Shelters Archaeological Assessment Project -- Phase II. (5/2014)

Contracted faunal analyst of worked and non-worked faunal specimens from the Darkmold Site (5LP4991), a multicomponent site near Durango, Colorado; analysis conducted for Mona C. Charles of Fort Lewis College. (2/2012-7/2013)

On call faunal specialist for Western Cultural Resource Management, Inc. (2012)

Contracted faunal analyst of the faunal remains from the Hurdy Gurdy Bridge Site in Northern California; analysis conducted for ERO Resources. (2/2012-3/2012)

Faunal analysis of vertebrate remains from the Lovewell Mammoth Site (14JW306), a Late Glacial Maximum site located in Jewell County, Kansas; analysis conducted for Dr. Steven R. Holen as his Archaeological Assistant at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. (10/2011-4/2012)

Contracted faunal analyst of vertebrate remains from Site 5JA421, a Late Prehistoric site in North Park, Colorado; analysis conducted with Meredith A. Wismer for Dr. Robert Brunswig of the University of Northern Colorado and Dr. Frederíc Sellet of the University of Kansas. (12/2009-5/2010; 6/2011-10/2011)

Faunal analysis of vertebrate remains from the Finley Site (48SE5), a Paleoindian site near Eden, Wyoming; analysis conducted with Dr. Matthew E. Hill, Jr. of the University of Iowa. (12/2009-9/2011)

Analyzed the Basketmaker II non-worked faunal remains from the Darkmold Site (5LP4991), a multicomponent site near Durango, Colorado; analysis conducted at the University of Iowa as a part of my Doctoral research. (7/2009-9/2011)

Faunal analysis of the vertebrate remains from the Bone Feature at the Plum Grove Historic Farm Site, a 19th century farm in Iowa City, IA; site directed by Dr. Thomas Charlton of the University of Iowa. (7/2008-8/2011)

Contracted Faunal Analyst of Vertebrate Remains from Site 32BE133, a Late Plains Village site near Devils Lake, North Dakota; analysis conducted for ERO Resources of Durango, CO. (11/2007-04/2008)

Analyzed a sample of faunal remains from the Darkmold Site (5LP4991), a Basketmaker II site near Durango, Colorado; analysis conducted at Fort Lewis College and the University of Iowa as a part of my Master’s research. (5/2006-4/2007)

Analyzed a sample of faunal remains from Gemeente Nijmegen, a Roman legionary camp in the Netherlands; analysis conducted at the University of Iowa as a research project for the course Animal Bones in Archaeology; course instructed by Dr. James G. Enloe. (1/2006-5/2006)

Laboratory Technician for the Department of Anthropology and Fort Carson/Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado; created site maps and conducted faunal analyses for four multi-component sites located in the Piñon Canyon Manuever Site of southeastern Colorado; project directed by Mona C. Charles of Fort Lewis College. (8/2003-12/2004)

FIELD POSITIONS AND EXPERIENCES

Teaching Assistant for the University of Iowa Department of Anthropology Field Research in Archaeology course wherein we conducted survey and testing of prehistoric (primarily Woodland) and historic sites at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, Iowa; project directed by Dr. Margaret Beck and Dr. William E. Whittaker. (5/2011-6/2011)

Staff Member for a mapping project at the Finley Site (48SW5), a Paleoindian site near Eden, Wyoming; project directed by Dr. Matthew E. Hill, Jr. of the University of Iowa. (7/2009)

Staff Member for mapping and geophysical survey project at El Quartelejo (14SC1), a historic Pueblo site in Scott County, Kansas; project directed by Dr. Matthew E. Hill, Jr. of the University of Iowa. (7/2009)

Field Excavator at Verberie, an Upper Paleolithic, open-air site in northern France; project directed by Dr. James G. Enloe of the University of Iowa and Françoise Audouze of the Centre National de la

Recherche Scientifique, Paris. (7/2008)

Field Excavator at Grotte du Bison, Arcy-sur-Cure, a Middle Paleolithic cave site in Yonne, France; project directed by Dr. James G. Enloe of the University of Iowa and Francine David of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris. (5/2008-7/2008)

Field Excavator at the Plum Grove Historic Farm Site, a 19th century farm located in Iowa City, Iowa; site directed by Dr. Thomas Charlton of the University of Iowa. (5/2008)

Staff Member/Teaching Assistant for the Fort Lewis College Department of Anthropology Archaeological Field School, directed by Mona C. Charles; Feature excavation at the Darkmold Site (5LP4991); Mapping at the Turkey House Complex (5MT16039); Mapping at Hawkin’s Preserve, Cortez, Colorado (5MT4469); project mapping technician and faunal analyst. (5/2006-6/2006)

Staff Member/Teaching Assistant for the Fort Lewis College Department of Anthropology Archaeological Field School, directed by Mona C. Charles; Feature and unit excavation at the Darkmold Site (5LP4991); Survey in the San Luis Valley; Rock art recording at the Two Kivas Site; Remote sensing at the Miller Site; project mapping technician and faunal analyst. (5/2005-6/2005)

Staff Member/Teaching Assistant for the Fort Lewis College Department of Anthropology Archaeological Field School, directed by Mona C. Charles; Feature and unit excavation at the Darkmold Site (5LP4991); Remote sensing and mapping at the Old Durango Cemetery; Rock art recording at Theater Rock; project mapping technician and faunal analyst. (5/2004-6/2004)

Field Excavator and Equipment Technician at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS); project directed by Mona C. Charles; employment through Fort Lewis College and PCMS; Excavation/Site testing and survey (5LA3333, 5LA4417, 5LA5612, and 5LA6108); Total Station and AutoCAD technician; In field faunal analyst. (6/2003-8/2003)

Student in the Fort Lewis College Advanced Archaeological Field School, directed by Mona C. Charles; Feature and unit excavation at the Darkmold Site (5LP4991); Survey in Trail Canyon, Mancos County, Colorado; Remote sensing and mapping at the Coyote Tree Site, Trail Canyon. (5/2003-6/2003)

Student in the Fort Lewis College Archaeological Field School, directed by Mona C. Charles; Feature and unit excavation at the Darkmold Site (5LP4991); Survey and testing at the Hanging Cactus Site, Durango, Colorado. (5/2002-6/2002)