Experience

Marstel-Day, LLC

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Archaeologist

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Dovetail Cultural Resource Group

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Archaeologist

  • Mar 2021 - Sep 2022



William & Mary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Archaeologist

  • May 2019 - Mar 2021



Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Archaeologist

  • Oct 2018 - Mar 2019



William & Mary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Anthropology Instructor and Collections Manager

  • May 2016 - Oct 2018

  Fall 2018--Archaeology Collections ManagerSummer 2018—Instructor of Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Lost Worlds in Archaeology (Introduction to Archaeology). Summer 2016—Instructor of Projects in Anthropology (Spring) and Lost Worlds and Archaeology (Summer).

• Principal Investigator

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  Determined the historic significance of cultural resources and archaeological sites in Santa Rosa County. Wrote, presented, and published interpretations of site history, methodology, and artifact results. Conserved materials and interpreted findings. Researched, surveyed, and assessed sites of past societies and cultures. Developed specific research questions. Determined two sites were eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Mapped these and registered them through the state of Florida. Assessed these and other sites for resource management and development in accordance with state and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) guidelines. Coordinated with 45 landowners. Recorded the exact locations and collections of artifacts, using photographs and drawings, and supervised others doing the same during Phase III excavations. Compared results of multiple sites across the Southeast and made maps using ArcGIS. Presented and published interpretations for public and academic audiences. Show less

• Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2016

  2016—Teaching Assistant Sasikumar Balasundaram: Anthropology of Terrorism and State Violence, Growing up Global, and Humanitarian Aid courses. 2015—Teaching Assistant for Joseph Jones: Biocultural Perspectives on Health and Human Osteology courses2014—Teaching Assistant for Michelle Lelievre: Introduction to Archaeology course. 2014—Teaching Assistant for Joseph Jones: Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Biocultural Perspectives on Health courses.2013—Teaching Assistant for Martin Gallivan: Introduction to Archaeology course. 2013— Teaching Assistant for Jonathan Glasser: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology course.2012—Teaching Assistant for Michelle Lelievre: Interrogating Hunter-Gatherers course. Show less



The University of Tulsa

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Historian

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2013

  Identified, inventoried, and analyzed materials relating to Apalachicola Creek Indians for Apalachicola Ecosystems Project, NSF Award #1026308 at the University of West Georgia and University of Tulsa. Demonstrated political and economic connections as well as military conflicts using largely unpublished colonial Spanish and British documents. Drew connections to archaeological evidence from sites on National Register of Historic Places and presented at academic conferences. Identified, inventoried, and analyzed materials relating to Apalachicola Creek Indians for Apalachicola Ecosystems Project, NSF Award #1026308 at the University of West Georgia and University of Tulsa. Demonstrated political and economic connections as well as military conflicts using largely unpublished colonial Spanish and British documents. Drew connections to archaeological evidence from sites on National Register of Historic Places and presented at academic conferences.



University of West Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Historian

  • Aug 2009 - May 2012

  Identified, inventoried, and analyzed materials relating to Florida Native Americans. Demonstrated political and economic connections as well as military conflicts using largely unpublished colonial Spanish, British, and French documents. Drew connections to archaeological evidence and presented at academic conferences.

• Graduate Field School Supervisor

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Oversaw training of 12 undergraduate and graduate students participating in the archaeology field school. First line supervisor for tasks such as mapping, establishing and excavating new units, labeling and analyzing artifacts, and making regional connections for publications and presentations. Supervised survey and unit excavations for Phase III investigations.



The George Washington Foundation

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Supervisor

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Oversaw training of 20 undergraduate students participating in the archaeology field school and in an archaeology internship for George Washington’s boyhood home as well as Archaic-era lithic scatters, Civil War occupation of the era by Union troops, and other occupation at the site. First line supervisor for Phase III tasks such as mapping, establishing and excavating new units, and labeling artifacts. Presented to public audiences ranging from first graders to retirees to archaeology students. Show less



Beloit College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Museum Assistant

  • Aug 2005 - May 2008

  Assessed conservation of artifacts for compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) for the Logan Museum of Anthropology for Mandan and Arikara tribes. Packed archaeological artifacts for long-term storage, analyzed collections, wrote descriptions of objects and collections, updated inventories, and drew comparisons across past Midwestern societies and cultures. Designed and installed exhibits about the Beloit College Mounds, artifacts from Teotihuacan, and other Native American materials. Gave tours of archaeological and museum resources on campus, largely to high school students. Helped plan and facilitate exhibit openings. Show less

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Teaching Assistant for Daniel Shea: Mesoamerican Archaeology and Introduction to Archaeology courses.

• Archaeologist

  • Jun 2006 - Jul 2006

  Identified, photographed, excavated, and conserved human and dog burials as well as households and artifact scatters in the Atacama Desert of Pisagua, Chile in conjunction with the University of Magallanes and the University of Chile. Conducted preliminary osteological, ceramic, and zooarchaeological analysis. Helped install a short-term archaeology laboratory facility and supervised 8 undergraduate students there. Engaged with interested public audiences, including the Chilean military.



The George Washington Foundation

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Archaeologist

  • May 2005 - Aug 2005

  Conducted Phase III block excavations of colonial British, Archaic-era Native American, Civil War, and other occupations in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Interpreted results to public audiences ranging from first graders to retirees to archaeology students. Conducted Phase III block excavations of colonial British, Archaic-era Native American, Civil War, and other occupations in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Interpreted results to public audiences ranging from first graders to retirees to archaeology students.



University of South Alabama

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Archaeologist

  • May 2000 - May 2005

  Field and Laboratory Technician for Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III archaeology throughout Mobile County in accordance with National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Alabama state standards. Recovered, mapped, and analyzed Mississippian-era sites, colonial French and Native American sites, and nineteenth-century American sites. Mapped and analyzed material and architectural evidence. Field and Laboratory Technician for Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III archaeology throughout Mobile County in accordance with National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Alabama state standards. Recovered, mapped, and analyzed Mississippian-era sites, colonial French and Native American sites, and nineteenth-century American sites. Mapped and analyzed material and architectural evidence.