Education
2012 Ph.D., Anthropology
University at Albany, The State University of New York
Dissertation: Political Economy on the Postclassic Western Maya Frontier.
2006 M.A., Anthropology
University at Albany, The State University of New York
Thesis: Metallurgy, Mayapan and the Postclassic World System: Interregional Connections, Local Products.
2004 B.A., Anthropology
University of Colorado-Boulder, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa.
2002 Syracuse University at Madrid, Study Abroad Program (fall)
Professional Appointments/Employment
2015-2016 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Wichita State University
2014-2015 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, St. Lawrence University
2012-2014 Adjunct Instructor and Research Associate, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Southern Mississippi
2011-2012 Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellow in Pre-Columbian Studies
2011 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Anthropology, University at Albany, SUNY
Publications and Reports
Refereed Journal Articles
2015 Paris, Elizabeth H., Eric Taladoire, and Thomas A. Lee Whiting. Return to Moxviquil: Form and Function in a Small Maya City. Ancient Mesoamerica 26(1):81-112.
Masson, Marilyn A., Timothy S. Hare, Carlos Peraza Lope, Bárbara C. Escamilla Ojeda, Elizabeth Paris, Elizabeth France, Betsy Kohut, Bradley Russell, and Wilberth Cruz Alvarado. Household Craft Production and the Pre-modern Urban Economy of Mayapán, Yucatan, Mexico. Journal of Archaeological Research. In press.
2014 Paris, Elizabeth H. Cross-Valley Communities: Identity and Interaction in Postclassic Period Highland Chiapas. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 34:78-99.
2013 Meanwell, Jennifer, Elizabeth H. Paris, Wilberth Cruz Alvarado, and Carlos Peraza Lope. Metallurgical Ceramics from Mayapán, Yucatán, Mexico. Journal of Archaeological Science 40: 4306-4318.
2012 Paris, Elizabeth H. Cohesion and Diversity in Middle Formative Period Maya Lithic Tools and Techniques: A View from San Estevan, Belize. Lithic Technology 37(2):111-140.
2008 Paris, Elizabeth H. Metallurgy, Mayapan and the Postclassic World System. Ancient Mesoamerica 19(1):43-66.
Book Chapters
2015 Paris, Elizabeth H. Early Use of Chipped Stone at Tlacuachero. In An Archaic Mexican Shellmound and its Entombed Floors, Barbara Voorhies, editor and principal author, pp. 127-143. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, University of California, Los Angeles.
2013 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Carlos Peraza Lope. Breaking the Mold: The Socioeconomic Significance of Metal Artifacts at Mayapan. In Archaeometallurgy in Mesoamerica: Current Approaches and New Perspectives, edited by Aaron N. Shugar and Scott E. Simmons, pp. 161-201. University Press of Colorado, Boulder.
2013 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Roberto López Bravo. Mercancías, riqueza y redes de intercambio en el Valle de Jovel, Altos de Chiapas. In La Arqueología Reciente de Chiapas: Contribuciones de la conferencia en honor del 60º Aniversario de la Fundación Arqueológica del Nuevo Mundo, edited by Lynneth W. Lowe and Mary E. Pohl, pp. 145-160. Papers of the New World Archaeological Foundation No. 72, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
2011 Paris, Elizabeth H., Eric Taladoire, and Thomas A. Lee Whiting. Estatus, poder y construcción del pasaje en el Centro Monumental de Moxviquil, Chiapas, México. Anuario de CESMECA 2011, edited by Victor Manuel Esponda Jimeno, Jesús Morales Bermúdez and Carlos Gutiérrez Alfonzo., pp. 13-48. Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
Book Reviews
2014 Paris, Elizabeth H. Ancient Maya Political Dynamics by Antonia E. Foias. American Anthropologist 116 (2):446-447.
Reports and Monographs
2007 Paris, Elizabeth H. The Lithic Tools and Debitage of San Estevan. In The San Estevan Project, 2005, edited by Robert M. Rosenswig. Institute of Mesoamerican Studies Publication No. 14, University at Albany, SUNY.
2007 Paris, Elizabeth H. Excavations at Subop 7: Early Occupation at San Estevan. In The San Estevan Project, 2005, edited by Robert M. Rosenswig. Institute of Mesoamerican Studies Publication No. 14, University at Albany, SUNY.
Unpublished Reports
2015 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Roberto López Bravo. Informe del Proyecto “La Economía Doméstica y Comercialización en los Altos de Chiapas durante la Época Postclásica.” Final Report for the Consejo de Arqueología INAH-Mexico, DF, submitted March 2015.
2012 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Bradley W. Russell. Capítulo 4: Zona de Entierros Itzmal Ch’en. In Proyecto Los Fundamentos del Poder Ecónomico de Mayapán: Temporadas 2008-2009, edited by Marilyn A. Masson, Carlos Peraza Lope, Timothy S. Hare, and Bradley W. Russell, pp. 71-236. Final Report for the Consejo de Arqueología INAH-Mexico, DF, submitted March 2012.
2012 Paris, Elizabeth H and Wilberth Cruz Alvarado. Capítulo 20: Análisis de Artefactos de Metal – Temporadas 2008-2009. In Proyecto Los Fundamentos del Poder Ecónomico de Mayapán: Temporadas 2008-2009, edited by Marilyn A. Masson, Carlos Peraza Lope, Timothy S. Hare, and Bradley W. Russell, pp. 1265-1297. Final Report for the Consejo de Arqueología INAH-Mexico, DF, submitted March 2012.
2012 White, Jonathan, Marilyn A. Masson, Elizabeth H. Paris and Gina Lasalla. Capítulo 21: Análisis de Artefactos Especiales – Temporadas 2008-2009. In Proyecto Los Fundamentos del Poder Ecónomico de Mayapán: Temporadas 2008-2009, edited by Marilyn A. Masson, Carlos Peraza Lope, Timothy S. Hare, and Bradley W. Russell, pp. 1297-1311. Final Report for the Consejo de Arqueología INAH-Mexico, DF, submitted March 2012.
2011 Paris, Elizabeth H. Herramientas de Piedras Talladas. In Informe de Proyecto “Los Origenes de Arquitectura Pública en la Costa Sur de México” by Barbara Voorheis con contribuciones de Fernando Girón Campero, Elizabeth H. Paris and Heather Thaker. Final Report for the Consejo de Arqueología INAH-Mexico, DF.
2009 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Bradley Russell. Capítulo 3: Una zona de entierros en el costado oeste de la Estructura H-15 del Grupo Itzmal Ch’en. In Proyecto Los Fundamentos del Poder Ecónomico de Mayapán: Temporada 2008, edited by Marilyn A. Masson, Carlos Peraza Lope, and Timothy S. Hare, pp. 37-204. Interim Report for the Consejo de Arqueología INAH-Mexico, DF.
2009 Masson, Marilyn A., Elizabeth H. Paris and Karime Gazdik. Apéndice C: Tablas de herramientas líticas: Herramientas bifaciales y unifaciales, lascas modificadas, y lascas utilizadas. In Proyecto Los Fundamentos del Poder Ecónomico de Mayapán: Temporada 2008, edited by Marilyn A. Masson, Carlos Peraza Lope, and Timothy S. Hare. Interim Report for the Consejo de Arqueología INAH-Mexico, DF, submitted May 2009.
2008 Paris, Elizabeth H. Capítulo 17: The Metal Artifacts of Mayapán. In Proyecto Los Fundamentos del Poder Ecónomico de Mayapán: Temporadas 2001-2004, edited by Marilyn A. Masson, Carlos Peraza Lope, and Timothy S. Hare, pp. 871-887. Final Report for the Consejo de Arqueología INAH-Mexico, DF, submitted May 2008.
2008 France, Elizabeth L. and Elizabeth H. Paris. Capítulo 12: Lascas de Pedernal y producción artesanal. In Proyecto Los Fundamentos del Poder Ecónomico de Mayapán: Temporadas 2001-2004, edited by Marilyn A. Masson, Carlos Peraza Lope, and Timothy S. Hare, pp. 699-724. Final Report for the Consejo de Arqueología INAH-Mexico, DF, submitted May 2008.
2004 Paris, Elizabeth. “Perspectives on diet from the Oaxaca Coast.” Report submitted to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, University of Colorado-Boulder.
Works in Preparation and Under Review
2015 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Roberto López Bravo. The Highland Chiapas Maya and their Western Neighbors: Interaction, Identity and Exchange in a Cultural Frontier Zone. Article in preparation for submission to Estudios de la Cultura Maya.
2014 Paris, Elizabeth H. Chapter 11: Molding Identity at Mayapan: The Multifaceted Uses of Metal at an Urban Center. In Settlement, Economy, and Society at a Postclassic Maya City: Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico, edited by Marilyn A. Masson, Timothy S. Hare, Carlos Peraza Lope, and Bradley W. Russell, to be submitted by the editors to the University of Pittsburgh Press.
2014 France, Elizabeth L., Elizabeth H. Paris, and Jonathan M. White. Chapter 14: Delving into Debitage: The Spatial Distribution and Scalar Variation of Lithic and Shell Production at Mayapan Houselots. In Settlement, Economy, and Society at a Postclassic Maya City: Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico, edited by Marilyn A. Masson, Timothy S. Hare, Carlos Peraza Lope, and Bradley W. Russell, to be submitted by the editors to the University of Pittsburgh Press.
Honors and Awards
2012 University at Albany Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award 2011-2012.
2009 David Scotchmer Essay Award
2008 Charles R. Jenkins Award, Lambda Alpha Honor Society
2008 Lambda Alpha Honor Society
2002 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
2000-2004 Undergraduate Academy member (selective honors program)
2000 Illinois State Scholar
Grants and Fellowships
Major Grants and Fellowships ($4,000 or more)
2014 Wenner-Gren Foundation International Collaborative Research Grant, with Roberto López Bravo (Households and Communities in Small Polity Networks: Inter-Polity Interaction in Highland Chiapas).
2014 National Geographic Committee for Research and Exploration Grant (The Search for Ancient Maya Metalworkers at Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico)
2014 Dumbarton Oaks Project Grant (Salvage Excavations of Group R-183, an Ancient Maya Metalworking Houselot at Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico)
2011-2012 Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowship in Pre-Columbian Studies
2009 P.E.O. Scholar Award
2008 National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant
2002 University of Colorado Alumni Association Lesser Legacy Scholarship
2000-2004 Norlin Scholar
2000-2004 Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
Small Grants and Scholarships (less than $4,000)
2015 Faculty Travel Grant, St. Lawrence University
2015 Grant Incentive Award, St. Lawrence University
2014 Faculty Travel Grant, St. Lawrence University
2014 Instructional Mini Grant, St. Lawrence University
2011 GSO Research Grant, University at Albany-SUNY
2009 GSO Travel Grant, University at Albany-SUNY (declined)
2009 Benevolent Grant, University at Albany Benevolent Association
2007 Dissertation Improvement Grant, University at Albany-SUNY
2007 GSO Travel Grant, University at Albany-SUNY
2006 Christopher DeCormier Memorial Scholarship in Mesoamerican Studies
2005 First Encounter Scholarship for Mesoamerican Fieldwork ($300)
2003 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Grant ($1000)
2000 Christopher Norton Memorial Scholarship ($400)
Invited Talks
2014 “Form and Function in Small Maya Cities: A View from Highland Chiapas.” Invited lecture at the University of Alabama. April 2, 2014.
2012 “¿Qué “Colapso Maya”? La transición hacia el período Posclásico en el Valle de Jovel, Chiapas, México.” Invited lecture for the Museo Na Bolom, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. June 24, 2012.
Professional Conference Activities
Panels Organized
2015 Organizer and chair with Elizabeth Brite, session papers submitted for the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California, entitled People without Collapse: Peripheries as Active Participants in Cultural Transformations, April 15-19, 2015.
2012 Co-organizer and chair with Emiliano Gallaga, session of presented papers at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Memphis, Tennessee, entitled Households and Autonomy in Pre-Hispanic Times, April 18-22, 2012.
Papers Presented
2015 Paris, Elizabeth H., Ronald L. Bishop and Roberto López Bravo. The Exchange of Fine Orange Pottery in Early Postclassic Period Chiapas: New Evidence from the Jovel Valley. Paper to be presented at the 114th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, November 18-22, 2015.
2015 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Elizabeth B. Brite. People without Collapse: An Introduction. Paper presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California, April 15-19, 2015.
2015 López Bravo, Roberto and Elizabeth H. Paris. Collapse from the Outside In: A View from the Western Maya Periphery. Paper presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California, April 15-19, 2015.
2014 Paris, Elizabeth H. Glory, Gods and Copper: Metal Commodities in Postclassic Period Chiapas. Paper presented at the 113th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, December 3-7, 2014.
2014 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Roberto López Bravo. Kings of the Hills: Borders and Boundaries of Early Postclassic Polities in Highland Chiapas. Paper presented at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, Texas, April 23-27, 2014.
2014 López Bravo, Roberto and Elizabeth H. Paris. Maintaining the Western Maya Frontier: Highland Chiapas in the Early Postclassic Period. Paper presented at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, Texas, April 23-27, 2014.
2013 Paris, Elizabeth H. Integration and Durability in Postclassic Communities in the Jovel Valley, Chiapas, Mexico. Paper presented at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 3-7, 2013.
2012 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Wilberth Cruz Alvarado. The Organization of Metallurgical Production at Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the International Congress of Americanists, Vienna, Austria, July 15-20, 2012.
2012 Paris, Elizabeth H. Household Autonomy and the Organization of Chipped Stone Tool Production in the Jovel Valley, Chiapas, Mexico. Paper presented at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Memphis, Tennessee, April 18-22, 2012.
2012 Gallaga, Emiliano and Elizabeth H. Paris. Introduction: Households and Autonomy in Ancient Mesoamerica. Paper presented at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Memphis, Tennessee, April 18-22, 2012.
2011 Paris, Elizabeth H. Chert Sourcing and Sampling in Highland Chiapas. Poster presented at Everyone Made Stone Tools: Exploring Methodology in Lithic Analysis, Joukowsky Institute of Brown University, October 14-16, 2011.
2011 Paris, Elizabeth H. Por quién sonan las cascabeles: El consumo de objetos de metal en Mayapan, Yucatán, México. Paper presented at the III Congreso Internacional de Cultura Maya, Mérida, Yucatán, México, March 13-19, 2011.
2011 Paris, Elizabeth H. and Robert López Bravo. La organización económica y redes de intercambio en el Valle de Jovel, Chiapas durante la transformación a la época Posclásica. Paper presented at the III Congreso Internacional de Cultura Maya, Mérida, Yucatán, México, March 13-19, 2011.
2011 Paris, Elizabeth H. Early Use of Chipped Stone at the Tlacuachero Site, Soconusco, Chiapas. Paper presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Sacramento, California, March 30-April 3, 2011.
2010 Paris, Elizabeth H. Molding Identity at Mayapan: The Multifaceted Uses of Metal at an Urban Center. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, Missouri, April 14-18, 2010.
2010 France, Elizabeth L. and Elizabeth H. Paris. Delving into Debitage: The Spatial Distribution and Scalar Variation of Lithic and Shell Production at Mayapan Houselots. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, Missouri, April 14-18, 2010.
2010 Paris, Elizabeth H. Household economic organization and socioeconomic inequality in Postclassic Highland Chiapas. Paper presented at the 2010 AGSO Graduate Student Research Symposium: The Discipline Today, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York, April 2010.
2009 Paris, Elizabeth H., and Carlos Peraza Lope. The Role of Metallurgy in the Northern Maya Lowlands. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Congress of Americanists, Mexico City, Mexico, July 19-24, 2009.
2009 Cruz Alvarado, Wilberth, Carlos Peraza Lope, and Elizabeth H. Paris. La Interaccción Entre Las Tecnologías Cerámica y Metaúrgica en Mayapán. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Congress of Americanists, Mexico City, Mexico, July 19-24, 2009.
2009 Paris, Elizabeth H. Lithic Tool Production and Exchange at Moxviquil, Chiapas, Mexico. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta, Georgia, April 22-26, 2009.
2008 Paris, Elizabeth H. Cohesion and Diversity in Formative Period Lithic Tools and Techniques: A View from San Estevan, Belize. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Colombia, March 26-30, 2008.
2008 Paris, Elizabeth H. Breaking the Mold: The Socioeconomic Significance of Metal Artifacts at Mayapan. Paper presented in a working group at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Colombia, March 26-30, 2008.
2008 Paris, Elizabeth H. New Analysis and Old Collections at Moxviquil. Poster presented at the Legacy of Mesoamerican Studies Symposium, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York, April 2008.
2008 France, Elizabeth L. and Elizabeth H. Paris. Lithic Debitage and Craft Production: The Mayapan Flake Assemblage. Poster presented at the Legacy of Mesoamerican Studies Symposium, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York, April 2008.
2008 Paris, Elizabeth H. New Analysis and Old Collections at Moxviquil, Chiapas, Mexico. Paper presented at the 2008 annual meeting, Northeast Anthropological Association, Amherst, Massachusetts, March 7-9, 2008.
2007 Paris, Elizabeth H. The Cutting Edge: Lithic Technology and Emerging Social Complexity at San Estevan, Belize. Paper presented at the 72th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, Texas, April 25-29, 2007.
2006 Paris, Elizabeth H. Metallurgy, Mayapan and the Postclassic World System: Interregional Connections, Local Products. Paper presented at the 2006 annual meeting, Northeast Anthropological Association, Albany, New York, May 5-7, 2006.
2005 Paris, Elizabeth H. Trading in Sound: The role of copper artifacts in the Mayapán economy. Poster presented at the 2005 annual meeting, American Anthropological Association, Washington D.C, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2005.
2005 Paris, Elizabeth H. Copper Bells at Mayapán. Paper presented at the 2005 AGSO Research Symposium: The Discipline Today, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York, April 2005.
2002 Paris, Elizabeth H. “The Elusive Diploma: Causes and Solutions to the problem of low graduation rates of Native American Students at the University of Colorado-Boulder.” Paper presented at meeting of the High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology, April 2002.
Department Talks
2012 “Molding Identity: Metallurgy, Mayapan, and the Postclassic Mesoamerican World-system.” Invited lecture for the University of Southern Mississippi Department of Anthropology and Sociology 2012-2013 Research Colloquium. October 24, 2012.
2011 “Political Economy on the Postclassic Western Maya Frontier.” Invited course lecture for “Mesoamerican Archaeology,” University at Albany, SUNY. March 8, 2011.
Teaching Experience
Wichita State University
Introduction to Archaeology (Instructor, Fall 2015, 2 sections (lecture-based and online)
Archaeology the Ancient Maya (Instructor, Fall 2015)
St. Lawrence University
Introduction to Archaeology (Instructor, 2014-2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
Aztecs, Incas and Mayas (Instructor, Fall 2014)
The Archaeology of Collapse (Instructor, Fall 2014)
Ancient Technology (Instructor, Spring 2015)
Views of Human Nature (Senior capstone course, Instructor, Spring 2015)
University of Southern Mississippi
Introduction to Anthropology: The Human Experience (Instructor, 2012-2014, 4 semesters)
University at Albany, SUNY
Aztecs, Incas and Mayas (Instructor, Summer 2011)
Introduction to Archaeology (Laboratory Section Instructor of Record, 2005-2008, 5 semesters)
Human Evolution (Laboratory Section Instructor of Record, Spring 2007, Spring 2008)
Zooarchaeology (Teaching Assistant, Fall 2005)
Ancient Peoples of the World (Teaching Assistant, Fall 2004)
Archaeological Field Research (Teaching Assistant, Summer 2005)
Research and Field Experience
2015 Proyecto “Interacción entre Reinos en los Altos de Chiapas”. Principal Investigators: Elizabeth Paris and Roberto López Bravo.
2015 Salvage Excavations of Group R-183, an Ancient Maya Metalworking Houselot at Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico. Principal Investigators: Elizabeth Paris and Carlos Peraza Lope, in collaboration with Jennifer Meanwell and Graham Bradley.
2014 Analysis of materials from Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico. Investigator: Elizabeth Paris.
2012 INAA analysis of Fine Orange Ceramics from Moxviquil and Huitepec, Chiapas, Mexico. Investigators: Elizabeth Paris and Ronald Bishop.
2010-2011 X-ray Fluorescence and Electron Microprobe Analysis Metal and Ceramic Objects from Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico. Investigators: Elizabeth Paris, Jennifer Meanwell, Wilberth Cruz Alvarado and Carlos Peraza Lope.
2009 Proyecto Económico de los Altos de Chiapas. San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Principal Investigators: Elizabeth Paris and Roberto López Bravo. Doctoral dissertation research supported by the National Science Foundation, the University at Albany Benevolent Foundation, the Museo Na Bolom (Investigator in Residence), and the New World Archaeological Foundation.
2008 Wealth, Social Status and Occupational Specialization at Mayapan. Mayapán, Yucatán, Mexico. Principal Investigators: Marilyn A. Masson, Carlos Peraza Lope and Timothy S. Hare. Position: Operation Co-Director.
2008 Independent research at the Museo Na Bolom, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. Analysis of artifacts from Moxviquil in museum collections, including lithics, ceramics, metal, and human skeletal remains.
2007 Volunteer research at the Instituto de Arqueología e Historia, Chiapas and the Museo Na Bolom, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. Lithic analysis, archival research, and digitalization of Moxviquil archives. Funded by the Dissertation Improvement Grant, University at Albany-SUNY.
2006 Economic and Cultural Frontiers of the Highland Maya Project. San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. Ceramic analysis at the New World Archaeological Foundation and Museo Na Bolom. Funded by the Christopher DeCormier Memorial Scholarship in Mesoamerican Studies.
2005 The San Estevan Project. Principal Investigators: Robert M. Rosenswig and Douglas Kennett. Position: Suboperation Director and Field School Teaching Assistant. Excavation and lithic analysis.
2005 Independent research at the Museo de Archaeología, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico. Analysis of copper artifacts housed at the museum. Funded by a First Encounter Scholarship for Mesoamerican Fieldwork.
2005 Proyecto Mayapan 2005. Mayapán, Yucatán, Mexico. Principal Investigator: Carlos Peraza Lope. Position: Assistant Field Director. Experience excavating and consolidating monumental architecture.
2004 Independent study of the preparation and analysis of human and faunal samples for stable isotope and trace element analysis with Dr. Matthew Sponheimer, at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Funded by a UROP Standard Grant.
2004 Economic Foundations of Mayapán Project I. Mayapán, Yucatán, Mexico. Principal Investigators: Marilyn A. Masson, Carlos Peraza Lope and Timothy S. Hare. Position: Lab analyst. Experience analyzing copper artifacts, faunal remains, lithics, ceramics, and incense burners.
2003 The Rio Verde Project, 2003, Oaxaca, Mexico. Principal Investigator: Sarah Barber. Position: Lab Director and Assistant Field Supervisor. Experience supervising laboratory analysis and assisting with field excavation, drawing and mapping, ceramic and lithic analysis, artifact conservation and restoration.
2002 Independent Study of Mayan Glyphs with Inga Calvin. Experience reading and translating Mayan glyphs.
2002 Independent Applied Anthropology research: A study of the Causes and Solutions for the Low Graduation Rate of Native American Students at the University of Colorado
2002 The Anglo-American Project at Pompeii. Principal Investigators: Rick Jones and Damien Robinson. Position: Crew member. Experience with excavation, analysis and mapping of urban architecture, flotation.
2002 Valeria, Spain (Cuenca). Principal Investigator: Angel Fuentes. Position: crew member. Experience with survey, mapping, site management, and restoration.
2002 Independent research in the Archaeology and Prehistory Laboratory at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid on human skeletal remains from the excavation at Valeria, Spain (Cuenca). Position: Researcher. The work included an analysis of over 50 individuals, including a complete inventory, age, sex, stature, dental analysis, cranial and postcranial measurements, pathologies, and zooarchaeology. Data was given to Dr. Angel Fuentes.
2001 Belize Postclassic Project at Progresso Lagoon, Belize. Principle Investigator: Marilyn A. Masson. Position: crew member. Experience with excavation, survey, lab work, ceramic analysis, and drafting.
Service Activities
Committee and Service Work at St. Lawrence University
2014 Organizer, Atlatl Battle 2014
Committee and Service Work at University at Albany, SUNY
2011 Assistant Organizer, Anthropology Department Guest Lecture Series.
2008 Legacy of Mesoamerican Studies Symposium, ¿Qué “Colapso Maya”? La transición hacia el período Posclásico en el Valle de Jovel, Chiapas, México Institute of Mesoamerican Studies, Assistant Coordinator
2006 Northeast Anthropological Association Annual Meeting Assistant Coordinator
2005 Undergraduate Student Grievance Hearing Committee, Department of Arts and Sciences
2005-2009 Anthropology Department Listserv Founder and Moderator
Hiring Committee for the Anthropology Department Assistant to the Chair
2004-2009 Institute of Mesoamerican Studies Student Associate
2004-2011 Anthropology Graduate Student Organization (AGSO)
AGSO Symposium abstract committee, 2006-2010
AGSO Symposium catering coordinator, 2006-2008
AGSO Graduate-Undergraduate Brownbag: Getting into Graduate School (panelist, 2008, 2010)
AGSO Professional Development Workshops (instructor, Corel Draw X3; participant, ArcGIS), 2009
AGSO Student Representative to the Graduate Affairs Committee 2006-2007; treasurer, 2005-2006)
Committee and Service Work at University of Colorado-Boulder
2001-2002 Anthropology Club President
2000-2001 Anthropology Club Co-President
Professional Development
2013 Using i>clickers in the Classroom. Center for Teaching and Learning, St. Lawrence University, Spring 2015.
2013 Blackboard to Supplement Your Face-to-Face Course. The Learning Enhancement Center at the University of Southern Mississippi, Spring 2013.
2012 Online Teaching: Thinking Outside the Box. The Learning Enhancement Center at the University of Southern Mississippi, Fall 2012.
2011 Summer Teaching Boot Camp for GTA’s. Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership (ITLAL), Summer 2011.
2011 Disabilities and other barriers to learning. Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership (ITLAL), Spring 2011.
2011 Preventing and Handling Plagiarism. Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership (ITLAL), Spring 2011.
2010 Teaching Portfolios for Future Faculty. Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership (ITLAL), Fall 2010.
2006 ANT 582: Seminar in College Teaching. Required course in the Department of Anthropology for all teaching assistants. Instructor: Dr. Gail Landsman.
Community Outreach
2015 Curso de Verano, ProNatura. Lectures and site visits for children’s summer camp. San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. July 13-17, 2015
2014 Atlatl Battle 2014. Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, St. Lawrence University and the Department of Anthropology, SUNY-Potsdam. Atlatl throwing student competition and public educational event.
2014 “The Maya After Collapse.” Invited lecture for the East Alabama Chapter of the Alabama Archaeological Society. April 8, 2014
2012 “Political Economy on the Postclassic Western Maya Frontier.” Invited lecture to the Pre-Columbian Society of Washington DC. April 2, 2012.
Media Coverage
2014 Coverage of Atlatl Battle 2014 by the Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, NY. http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140927/ADV/140928846
2014 Coverage of Atlatl Battle 2014 by North Country Public Radio, Canton, NY. http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/26291/20141010/atlatl-students-face-off-in-ancient-spear-throwing-competition
Languages
English: Native speaker
Spanish: Reading, speaking and listening: advanced.
French: Reading: advanced; Speaking and listening: conversational.
Professional Organizations
2007-present Society for American Archaeology, Member
2004-present American Anthropological Association, Member
2006-2009 Northeastern Anthropological Association, Member
2002-2004 High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology, Member