STEVEN J. WOLVERTON, Ph.D.
Department of
Geography
Institute of
Applied Science
University of
North Texas
Work: (940) 565 –
4987
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Education
Ph.D. Environmental Science,
Dissertation: A Paleozoological Perspective on Predator Extermination and
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus Boddaert) Overabundance in Central
Supervisor: James H. Kennedy
Ph.D. Anthropology,
Dissertation: The Ecological Implications of Zooarchaeological Measures of Resource
Depression
Supervisor: R. Lee Lyman
M.A. Anthropology,
Thesis: Morphometry and Taphonomy of the
Supervisor: R. Lee Lyman
B.A. Anthropology with honors (Summa Cum Laude,
Phi Beta Kappa),
Thesis: The World-wide Distribution of the Thrifty Genotype
Supervisor: Donald Morris
Current Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography,
University of North Texas
Treasurer, Society of Ethnobiology
Co-Editor in Chief, Ethnobiology Letters
Professional Experience
Assistant
Professor, Department of Geography (Sept. 2007 through present)
Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography (April 2007 through Sept. 2007)
Teaching
Fellow, Department of Geography (Aug. 2004 through Dec. 2006)
Northern
Lecturer,
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Philosophy
Visiting
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
Adjunct Instructor,
Department of Sociology & Anthropology.
2000 Instructor,
Department of Anthropology
2000 (fall)
Co-facilitator, Freshman Interest Group Program,
1998 (fall)
through 1999 (fall) Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology
1997 (fall)/1998
(winter) Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology
1996 (fall) Peer
Advisor, Freshman Interest Group Program,
1995 (winter)
Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology
Primary research interests are (i) the ecology and paleoecology of
Grants, Contracts, & Awards
Received:
PI, Sabine River Authority. Ecology of Lower Sabine Mussels and Benthic
Macroinvertebrates. $58,502 (2009-2010).
Co-PI, Institute of Museum and
Library Sciences. Digitization of
the Freshwater Mussels of Texas.
$140,000 (2009 – 2011).
PI, NSF Archaeometry
Technical Development Grant.
Development and Application of Proteomics-based Research in
Archaeological Residue Analysis. Linked
proposal with
PI, Geo-Marine, Inc. Research Contract. Analysis of Archaeological Freshwater Shellfish
Remains from 41TR198. $3,530 (2009)
PI, Geo-Marine, Inc. Research Contract. Analysis of Archaeological Freshwater Shellfish
Remains from 41DL203. $1,500 (2009)
PI, UNT Research Opportunities Grant.
Recipient, UNT
Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship. Geospatial & Temporal Variability in White-tailed
Deer Body Size Relative to Habitat Productivity. $5,000 (2008).
Co-PI, UNTHSC – UNT Joint Institutional Seed Research Program Grant. Development and Application of
Proteomics-based Methods in Archaeological Research. $3,250 UNT; $17,000 total (2008).
PI, UNT
Research Initiation Grant. Extraction and Identification
of Protein Residues from Archaeological Pottery. $5,000 (2008).
PI, Geo-Marine, Inc. Research Contract. Zooarchaeological Analysis
of the 41TR170 Fauna:
PI, Geo-Marine, Inc. Research Contract. Zooarchaeological Analysis of Remains from
Two Sites in
PI, Geo-Marine, Inc. Research Contract. Zooarchaeological Analysis
of Remains from 16BO475, Barksdale AFB, LA
$330 (2006).
PI, Geo-Marine, Inc. Research Contract. Zooarchaeological Analysis of Four Vertebrate
Faunas from
Co-PI, Tarrant County Regional Water
District. Archaeological Mitigation at the
PI, Geo-Marine,
Inc. Research Contract. Analysis and taphonomy of
zooarchaeological remains from 41BX1623 $500 (2006).
PI, Geo-Marine,
Inc. Research Contract. Analysis of
archaeofaunal remains from survey of historic Mission sites near
PI, Geo-Marine,
Inc. Research Contract. Analysis of archaeofaunas from five prehistoric sites in
Student,
Student, National Science Foundation Dissertation
Improvement Grant: “Holocene Human Prey Acquisition in
Student, American Quaternary Association Travel
Grant (2000).
Student,
Student,
Published or in press:
Wolverton, S.
(2010). “The North American Pleistocene Overkill Hypothesis and
the Re-wilding Debate.” Diversity and Distributions (in press).
Randklev, C. R., Wolverton, S., Kennedy, J. H., Lundeen, B. (2010).
“A Paleozoological Perspective on Unionid Zoogeography in the Trinity
River, Texas.” Ecological Applications in press
Stevens, S., Wolverton, S., Venables, B., Barker, A., Seeley, K., and
Adhikari, P. (2010). “Evaluation of Microwave Assisted Enzymatic
Digestion and Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Identification of Protein
Residues from an Inorganic Solid Matrix: Implications for Archaeological
Research.” Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 396:1491-1499.
Wolverton, S., Randklev, C. R. and Kennedy, J. H. (2010).
“A Conceptual Model for Freshwater Mussel (family: Unionidae) Remain
Preservation in Zooarchaeological Assemblages.”
Journal of Archaeological Science
37:164-173.
Wolverton, S., Randklev, C. R. and Barker, A. (2010).
“Ethnobiology as a Bridge between Science and Ethics: An Applied
Paleozoological Perspective.” In
Wolverton, S., Huston, M. A., Kennedy, J. H., Cagle, K. and Cornelius, J. D. (2009). “Conformation to Bergmann’s Rule in White-tailed Deer can be Explained by Food Availability.” American Midland Naturalist 162:403-417.
Huston, M. A. and Wolverton, S. (2009). “The Global Distribution of Net Primary Production: Resolving the Paradox.” Ecological Monographs 79:343-377.
Wolverton, S., Lyman, R. L.,
Kennedy, J. H. and La Point, T. W. (2009). “The Terminal Pleistocene Extinctions in
Randklev, C. R., Wolverton, S. and
Kennedy, J. H. (2009). “A Biometric
Technique for Assessing Prehistoric Freshwater Mussel Population Dynamics
(Family: Unionidae) in
Wolverton, S., Nagaoka, L.,
Densmore, J. and
Wolverton, S. (2008)
“Characteristics of Late Holocene American Black Bears in
Nagaoka, L., Wolverton, S. and
Wolverton, S. (2008) “Harvest Pressure and Environmental Carrying Capacity: An Ordinal Scale Model of Effects on Ungulate Prey.” American Antiquity 73:179-199.
Wolverton, S., Kennedy, J. H. and
Cornelius, J. D. (2007) “A
Paleozoological Perspective on White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus texana) Population Density and Body Size in
Wolverton, S. (2006) “Natural-Trap Ursid Mortality and the Kurtén Response.” Journal of Human Evolution 50:540-551.
Wolverton,
S. (2005) “The Effects of the
Hypsithermal on Prehistoric Foraging in
Wolverton,
S. (2002) “NISP:MNE and %Whole in
Analysis of Prehistoric Carcass Exploitation.”
North American Archaeologist
23:85-100.
Wolverton,
S. (2002) “Zooarchaeological Evidence of
Prairie Taxa in
Lyman, R. L. and Wolverton, S. (2002) “The Late Prehistoric/Early Historic
Game Sink in the
Wolverton,
S. (2001) “Caves, Ursids, and Artifacts:
A Natural Trap Hypothesis.” Journal of Ethnobiology 21:55-72.
Wolverton, S. and
Lyman, R. L. (2000) “Immanence and
Configuration in Analogical Reasoning.” North American Archaeologist 21:233-247.
Lyman, R. L.,
Wolverton, S. and O'Brien, M. J. (1998) “Seriation,
Superposition, and Interdigitation: A History of Americanist Graphic Depictions
of Culture Change.” American Antiquity 63:239-261.
Wolverton S. and
Lyman, R. L. (1998) “Measuring Late
Quaternary Ursid Diminution in the
Reports &
Book Reviews
Wolverton,
S. (2002) “Review of The Pursuit of Ecotopia,” by E. N.
Anderson. Ethnobiology Letters (in press).
Wolverton,
S. (2010) “Review of Quantitative Paleozoology,” by R. L. Lyman. Ethnobiology
Letters (in press).
Randklev,
C. R. and Wolverton, S. (2010) “Analysis of Archaeological Shellfish Remains from 41COL172.” Report Submitted to Geo-Marine, Inc.,
Randklev,
C. R., Lundeen, B., Kennedy, J. H., and Wolverton, S. “Report on the Reconnaissance Survey of the Lower Sabine River, September
2009.” Submitted to the Sabine River
Authority.
Wolverton,
S. and Randklev, C. (2009) “The Archaeological Faunal Remains from
41TR114 and
41TR205.” Report Submitted to the UNT
Center for Environmental Archaeology under a contract from Tarrant Regional
Water District.
Randklev. C. R. and Wolverton,
S. (2009) “Analysis of Archaeological Shellfish Remains
from 41TR198.” Report Submitted to
Geo-Marine, Inc.,
Randklev. C. R. and Wolverton,
S. (2009) “Analysis of Archaeological Shellfish Remains
from 41DL203.” Report Submitted to
Geo-Marine, Inc.,
Wolverton, S. and Randklev, C. (2007) “Zooarchaeological
Analysis of the 41TR170 Fauna:
Wolverton, S. (2007) “Zooarchaeological Analysis of the
41COL173 Vertebrate Fauna:
Wolverton, S. (2007) “Zooarchaeological Analysis of the
41COL172 Vertebrate Fauna:
Wolverton, S. (2006) “Zooarchaeological Analysis of Remains from
16BO475, Barksdale AFB, LA.” Report Submitted to
Geo-Marine, Inc.,
Wolverton,
S. (2006) “Zooarchaeological Analysis of
Four Vertebrate Faunas from
41BX254, 41BX256, 41BX1621, and 41BX1628.” Report Submitted to Geo-Marine, Inc.,
Wolverton, S. and
Wolverton, S. (2005) “Zooarchaeological Analysis of the
Wolverton, S. (2004)
“Vertebrate Zooarchaeology of Sites 16BO454, 16BO476, 16BO477, & 16BO531:
Barksdale Air Force Base,
Wolverton, S. (2004) “Vertebrate Zooarchaeology of Sites 16BO458
& 16BO473: Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.” Report Submitted to Geo-Marine, Inc.,
Wolverton, S. (2002)
“Archaeofaunal Remains from a Royal Burial at Ek Balam,
Wolverton, S. (2002): Editor, The 2002 Archaeological Investigation
of Site 12Ma648 at Fort Harrison State Park, Marion County, Indiana A
Continuing Assessment and Summary of the NSEAP Research Project. Report Submitted to the
Cole, E. and Wolverton, S.
(2002) “An Analysis of Construction Materials at 12Ma648 to Determine
High Probability Test Areas for Architectural Remnants.” pp. 51 – 53 in The 2002 Archaeological
Investigation of Site 12Ma648 at Fort Harrison State Park,
Love, E. and Wolverton, S.
(2002) “The Old, The New, or The Bulldozed?” pp. 57 – 59 in The 2002 Archaeological Investigation of
Site 12Ma648 at Fort Harrison State Park,
Wolverton,
S. (2002) “Review of The Rise and Fall of Culture History,” by R. L. Lyman, M. J. O’Brien, and R. C.
Dunnell. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 38:67-69.
Wolverton, S. and
Darwent, C. M. (2000) “Paradigmatic
Classification of the Bone Tools from the Tony Glas Site.” In The Tony Glas Site, edited by W. R.
Wood.
Darwent, C. M.
and Wolverton, S. (2000). “Description
of the Bone Tools from the Tony Glas Site.”
In The Tony Glas Site, edited by W. R. Wood.
Wolverton, S. (1999) “Zooarchaeology of the Crabtree Site
(23CL164).” Report submitted to the
Missouri Department of Transportation,
Wolverton, S. and Randklev, C. R. (organizers & chairs) “Time,
Space, & Form in Conservation: Zooarchaeological Perspectives from Deep
Time.” 33rd Annual Meeting of
the Society of Ethnobiology, Victoria, BC (2010).
Taylor, D. and Wolverton, S. (organizers & chairs) “Science, Life
and Politics: Tools for Legitimizing Stories.”
33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Ethnobiology, Victoria,
BC (2010).
Wolverton, S. (chair) “Innovations in
Archaeological Methods.” 32nd
Annual Meeting of the Society of Ethnobiology, New Orleans, LA (2009).
Wolverton, S. and Glidden, K.C. (organizers & chairs) “The Next Step Education through Archaeology Project: Investigations at 12Ma648, Marion County, Indiana.” Midwest Archaeology Conference, Columbus, OH (2002).
Invited Lectures
Wolverton, S. “White-tailed Deer
Body Size: Time, Space, and Form.”
Annual Sean Webster Memorial Lecture, Department of Geography, UNT (2009).
Wolverton, S. “Models, Applications, and New
Research Directives from SE Texas to
Wolverton, S. “Applied Paleozoology of
White-tailed Deer in
Wolverton S.
“Two Major Extinction Events in
Wolverton, S.
“The Dynamic Equilibrium Model and the Late Pleistocene
Extinctions.” (November 2006). Invited Lecture,
Wolverton,
S. “Cumulative Effects, Modern Human Impacts,
& Extinctions in Texas.”
(February 2006). Invited Lecture,
Wolverton,
S. “Natural traps, Bjorn Kurtén, and Analogy: Dangerously Close to Science.” (January 2006). Invited Lecture,
Wolverton,
S. “Extinctions in
Wolverton,
S. “Paleontological and Archaeological
Animal Remains and Biological Conservation in
Wolverton, S.
w/ P. Killoran. “Taphonomy in
Archaeology and Forensics.” (January
2004). Invited Lecture, Department of
Anthropology,
Wolverton,
S. “Climate Change and Human Predation
during the Holocene in the
Wolverton,
S. “Prey Availability and Climate Change
during the Holocene in the
Wolverton, S. “Humans as Predators during the Holocene in
the
“A Late Holocene
Freshwater Mussel (Family Unionidae) Assemblage from the West Fork of the
Trinity River, Texas,” (4th Author w/ C. Randklev, B. Lundeen, and
J. Kennedy) poster presented
at the 75th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St.
Louis, MO (2010).
“Dietary Use of
Animal Resources Prior to the Pueblo III Depopulation of the Mesa Verde
Region,” (4th Author with A. Hoffman, K. Kuckelman, and L. Nagaoka) poster presented at the 75th
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, MO (2010).
“Local Spatial
Variability in Body Size of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at Fort Hood, Central Texas,” (w/ M.
Huston, K. Cagle, J. Kennedy, A. Farmer) poster presented at the 94th
annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM (2009).
“A Taphonomic
Perspective on the Late Holocene Biogeography of Freshwater Mussels in North
Texas,” (co-author w/ C. Randklev, J. Kennedy) poster presented at the 94th
annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America,
“Extraction and identification of proteins from a
pottery matrix using microwave-assisted enzymatic digestion and tandem mass
spectrometry,” (co-author w/ A. Barker, B. Venables, S. Stevens) poster presented
at the 57th annual meeting of the American Society of Mass
Spectrometry,
“Archaeoproteomics:
Quantification, Extraction, and Characterization of Protein Residues from
Experimental Cooking Pottery,” (w/ B. Venables, S. Stevens, A. Barker) poster presented at the 74th
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
“Subsistence Context
of Pottery Evolution in Southeast Texas,” (co-author w/ L. Nagaoka, B.
Fullerton, J. Densmore) poster
presented at the 74th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
“Total Organic Carbon
Profile of Corrugated Grayware Sherds from Goodman Point Pueblo,” (co-author w/ A. Barker, J. Till, B.
Venables) poster presented at the 74th annual meeting of the Society
for American Archaeology,
“A Taphonomic Model of Interspecific
Differential Preservation of Freshwater Mussel Remains (family Unionidae),”
(co-author w/ C. Randklev, J. Kennedy) poster presented at the 74th annual
meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
“Spatial Turnover and
Extirpations: Paleozoological Implications of Archaeological Unionid Remains
from the Western Upper Trinity River, North Texas,” (co-author w/ Charles R.
Randklev and James H. Kennedy) poster presented at the 56th annual meeting of
the North American Benthological Society, Salt Lake City, UT (2008).
“Dispersal and Efficiency: Examining
Variability in White-tailed Deer Body Size at
“Paleozoological and Ecological Variability
in White-tailed Deer Body Size,” (co-author w/ M. Huston, K. Cagle, and J. D.
Cornelius) poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the
Southwestern Association of Naturalists,
“A Morphometric Technique for Assessing
Prehistoric Mussel Population Dynamics (Family Unionidae) in North Texas,” (co-author
w/ C. Randklev and J. H. Kennedy) poster presented at the 73rd
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
“An Assessment of
Mesa Verde Mug Function through Lipid Residue Analysis,” (co-author w/ A.
Barker, J. Till and B. Venables) poster presented at the 73rd annual
meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
“White-tailed
deer carcass exploitation across the pre-pottery/pottery boundary in late
Holocene southeast
“Evaluating two
proxy measures of bone fragmentation,” (w/ L. Nagaoka and J. Densmore) poster
presented at the 72nd annual meeting of the Society for American
Archaeology,
“Did the bow and
arrow increase subsistence efficiency in north-central
“Vertebrate
taphonomy in contrasting geological settings of the late
“Long-term
effects of sustained harvest pressure on a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population from
central Texas,” (w/ J. D. Cornelius, J. H. Kennedy, and K. Cagle) poster
presented at the 54th annual meeting of the Southwestern Association
of Naturalists, Stephenville, Texas (2007).
“Conservation
implications of prehistoric Unionids found in the Upper Trinity drainage,” (co-author
w/ C. Randklev and J. H. Kennedy) poster presented at the 54th
annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists,
“Prehistoric
biogeography: conservation implications of two Unionids in the western Upper
Trinity River drainage,” (co-author w/ C. Randklev and J. H. Kennedy) poster
presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Society of Ethnobiology,
“Zooarchaeological
datasets & carnivore & white-tailed deer management in central Texas,”
(w/ J. H. Kennedy and J. D. Cornelius) poster presented at the 71st
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Juan, Puerto Rico
(2006).
“Conservation
implications of
“Taphonomic
analysis of the
“Mesocarnivore
and White-tailed Deer Body Size during Prehistory and Modernity in Central
Texas,” (w/ J. D. Cornelius, J. H. Kennedy, and K. Cagle) poster presented at
the 53rd annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of
Naturalists, Colima,
“White-tailed
Deer Mortality and Carcass Use during the Holocene in Central Missouri,” poster
presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Society for American
Archaeology,
“Humans as
Predators in the Central Midwest: Holocene Biogeography and Foraging
Strategies,” poster presented at the 68th annual meeting of the
Society for American Archaeology,
“Analysis of
Historic Artifact Distributions at 12Ma648: Marion County, Indiana,” (w/ J.
Freeman) poster presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Society
for American Archaeology,
“Zooarchaeological
Mortality Patterns: Modeling Environmental and Predation Effects,” poster
presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Society for American
Archaeology, Denver, CO (2002).
“Mid-Holocene
Human/Prey Relations in Central Missouri,” poster presented at the 66th
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
“Ursids,
Artifacts, and Caves: Mortality Implications,” poster presented at the 7th
annual meeting of the Midwest Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
Association,
“Trends in Small
Game:
“Body and Tooth
Size Diminution among Midwestern Black Bears as Paleoenvironmental Indicators:
Evidence from
“Going to the Mountain: Applied Paleozoology in
Environmental Science and Ethics,” paper presented at the 33rd
annual conference of the Society of Ethnobiology, Victoria, BC (2010).
“Assessing VEP Productivity Predictions with Zooarchaeological Relative
Abundance Data in the Mesa Verde Region,” (w/ L. Nagaoka and S. Ortman) paper presented at the 75th
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, MO (2010).
“Exploring Protein-Ceramic Interactions Using TOC Analysis, Protein
Assays, and LC-MS,” (4th
author w/ A. Barker, S. Stevens, and B. Venables) paper presented at the 75th
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, MO (2010).
“Late Holocene to Anthropocene Freshwater Mussel Community Ecology in
North Texas,” with C. Randklev and J. Kennedy, paper presented at WaterWays
2010 & Fluid Frontier International Conference and Symposium, Denton, TX
(2010).
“The Global Distribution of Sustainability and Net Primary Productivity,”
co-author with Michael Huston, paper presented at the 94th annual meeting
of the Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM (2009).
“A Taphonomic Model for Freshwater Shellfish
Preservation,” with C. Randklev and J. Kennedy, paper presented at the 32nd
annual conference of the Society of Ethnobiology,
“Total Organic Carbon Analysis as a Screening Tool
in Archaeological Residue Analysis,” (4th author w/ Andrew Barker,
D. Baxter, and B. Venables) paper presented at the 32nd annual
conference of the Society of Ethnobiology, New Orleans, LA (2009).
“Ecological
Turnover and Extirpations: Paleozoological Implications of Archaeological
Unionid Remains from the Western Upper Trinity River, North Texas” (2nd
author w/ Charles R. Randklev and James H. Kennedy) paper presented at the 55th
annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists,
“White-tailed Deer as
‘The Prey’ During the Late Holocene Along the Prairie-Forest Boundary,” paper
presented at the 31st annual conference of the Society of
Ethnobiology,
“Mid- to Late Holocene Foragers at Eagle’s
Ridge (41CH252) SE Texas,” with L. Nagaoka, B. Fullerton, and J. Densmore,
paper presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Society for
American Archaeology,
“Paleozoology, A Disclosive Perspective, and White-tailed Deer Management in Central Texas,” with J. H. Kennedy and J. D. Cornelius, paper presented at the 30th annual conference of the Society of Ethnobiology, Berkeley, CA (2007).
“Natural-trap
Ursid Mortality and the Kurtén Response,” paper at the 70th annual
meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
“The
Distribution of Prehistoric and Historic Artifacts at 12Ma648: An Evaluation of
Site Integrity and Function,” with E. Love & E. Cole, paper at the Midwest
Archaeology Conference,
“Prairie Taxa at
“Small Game Use
during the Hypsithermal in Central Missouri,” paper at the 65th
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
“Small Game from
“The
Applicability of Paleobiological Systematics to the Archaeological Record,”
with R. L. Lyman, M.J. O’Brien, & J. Darwent, paper at the 64th
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
“Scapula Hoe
Manufacture and Use,” with C. M. Darwent, paper at the annual meeting of the
Missouri Archaeological Society,
“The Fordian
Graphing Technique: Tracing Artifact Variation,” paper at the
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Director, UNT Archaeological
Directed undergraduate field course at the Merlyn Dahlin site (41WS38)
in
Research Director, Next Step Education through
Archaeology Project (Summer 2002)
Directed field-school Phase II investigation of site 12MA648 Marion
County, Indiana. The program consisted of twelve staff members (graduate and
undergraduate students from
Cultural Resources Intern, Missouri Department of
Transportation (Summer 2001)
Served as a field assistant during
extensive archaeological survey of numerous planned highway right-of-ways and
bridge replacements throughout the state of
Field Intern,
Assisted
directors of a large-scale paleontological block excavation at the Bones Galore
site (Oligocene/Miocene) in northeast
Field Intern,
Rated as the top
field internship in archaeology during year of appointment. Assisted directors of an extensive test
excavation of Yellow Jacket Pueblo near
Field
USACERL was
engaged in cultural-resource impact assessment of the United States Army at
Field Courses (1991 through 1993)
1993
1991
1991Arizona State University
Field Methods Course:
Collaborating Zooarchaeologist for Crow Canyon
Archaeological Center (2009 to present)
This research
involves zooarchaeological analysis of assemblages from sites excavated by Crow
Canyon as part of their ongoing research program in the Mesa Verde region. This includes sponsorship of a semi-annual
zooarchaeology internship, analysis of faunal assemblages, production of faunal
reports, and contribution to scholarly presentations and publications.
Consulting Faunal Analyst for UNT Center for
Environmental Archaeology (2006 & 2007)
Analysis of
faunal remains from two late Holocene site in the Clear Fork and West Fork of
the
Consulting Faunal Analyst for Geo-Marine, Inc. (2004
to present)
This work consists of small faunal analysis projects that Geo-Marine,
Inc. cannot do with its own personnel.
Analysis comprises taxonomic and element identifications, taphonomic
assessment of faunal samples, and summary in a short report that assess the
archaeological value of the fauna under examination.
Faunal Analyst, Ek Balam,
Analysis of
archaeofaunal assemblage from royal burial.
Included complete identification of mammalian, reptilian, and marine
remains interred with the human burial.
Investigated behavioral ecology and dietary significance of taxa
represented in the burial.
Faunal Analyst,
Ph.D. dissertation research on Holocene rockshelter fauna from
central
Faunal Analyst and Taphonomist, Crabtree Site
(23CL164), MO. (1998)
Identified and
reported fauna under contract with the Missouri Department of
Transportation. Work included basic
identification of bone fragments to element and taxon as well as taphonomic
assessment of the fauna.
Student Assistant Professional,
Rehabilitation of archaeological collections housed at the University of Missouri Museum Support Center. Upgraded collections to acid free plastic and paper storage materials.
Faunal Analyst, Tony Glas Site (32EM3), ND [w/C.
Darwent]. (1996)
Assisted with
taxonomic identfication of bone tools recovered from the site. Developed paradigmatic classification of bone
tools based on element used and use-wear exhibited.
Faunal Analyst and Taphonomist,
M.A. thesis research on a faunal collection excavated from a natural
trap in central
Treasurer: The
Society of Ethnobiology, April 2008 – present.
Member, Building
Citizens Committee, UNT Fall 2005, Spring 2006.
Co-organizer,
Research Seminar Series, Department of Geography, UNT Fall 2005.
Organizer,
Research Seminar Series, Department of Geography, UNT Spring 2005.
Faculty
Co-coordinator, Student Anthropology Association, NKU, 2003/04.
Faculty
Co-coordinator, Undergraduate Anthropology Club, GVSU, 2001/02.
President,
Anthropology Students Association, University of Missouri, 1998/99.
Secretary,
Graduate Professional Council, University of Missouri, 1998/99.
Member, Minority
Affairs Committee, University of Missouri, 1998/99.
At-Large
Representative, Graduate Professional Council, 1997/98.
Member, Graduate
Studies Committee, Department of Anthropology, U.
Ad hoc reviewer Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology
Ad hoc grant
reviewer Estonian Academy of Science
Ad hoc grant
reviewer for NSF Archaeology
Ad hoc reviewer
for Journal of Archaeological Science
Ad hoc reviewer
for Before Farming
Ad hoc reviewer
for Journal of Ethnobiology
Ad hoc reviewer
for Southwestern Naturalist
Ad hoc reviewer
for Quaternary Research
Ad hoc reviewer
for Quaternary International
Ad hoc reviewer
for the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
Ad hoc reviewer
for Northwest Science.
Ad hoc reviewer
for American Antiquity
Recipient,
Academic Achievement Scholarship,
Recipient,
Graduate Student Paper Award, Dept. Anthropology,
Recipient,
Graduate Student Scholarship, Dept. Anthropology,
Dean’s List,
Recipient,
Tuition Scholarship,
Member (Junior
Inductee), Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society (1993).
Member, Golden
Key National Honor Society (1993).
Recipient, Book
Scholarship, National Honor Society (1990 through 1992).
Member, Alpha
Lambda Delta Honor Society (1990).