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Education

Ph.D., ABD Anthropology (Nautical Archaeology)
Texas A&M University, 2008-Present, Expected defense April 2014

B.A. Religious Studies
University of Minnesota, 2006

Academic Positions

Instructor of Record
Texas A&M University, January 2012-Present

  • ANTH 318: Nautical Archaeology of the Americas
    • Adapted and taught and upper-level undergraduate survey of the history of the Americas through an examination of seafaring and nautical archaeology.
    • Mean instructor evaluation score: 4.81 out of 5.
  • ANTH 205: Peoples and Cultures of the World
    • Developed and taught a freshman-level introduction to anthropology and world cultures with an emphasis on cuisine.
    • Mean instructor evaluation score: 4.85 out of 5.
  • Awarded the 2013 Fasken Graduate Student Teaching Award, Spring 2013.

Teaching and Research Assistant for Dr. Filipe Castro
Texas A&M University, August 2010-December 2011

  • Managed the J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory.
  • Curated the lab’s collection of ship models – including a collection of 30 antique Chinese junks.
  • Assisted in the development and teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses:
    • ANTH 616: Research and Reconstruction of Ships
    • ANTH 615: History of Wooden Shipbuilding Technology
    • ANTH 489: Romans, Arabs, and Vikings
    • ANTH 318: Nautical Archaeology of the Americas
  • Mentored graduate and undergraduate students.

Research Assistant
Institute of Nautical Archaeology, February 2009-May 2010

  • Conducted an inventory and assessment of infrastructure necessary to conduct underwater archaeology expeditions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Publications

Book Review: Commanders of the Dutch East India Ships in the Eighteenth Century
by Jaap R. Bruijn, The Broydell Press, 2011.
Nautical Research Journal, Volume 57:4. 244-245. Winter 2012.

Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Article: “Nostalgia and Imagination in Nineteenth Century Sea Shanties”
Mariner’s Mirror, Volume 98:2. 147-160. May 2012.

Academic Conference Proceedings: “Designing Vasa: Reverse Naval Architecture of a 17th-century Swedish Warship”
Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology
ACUA Underwater Archaeology Proceedings
Austin, Texas. January 2011.

Popular Article: “Recovering the Design of a 17th Century Swedish Warship”
INA Quarterly, Volume 38:1+2. Spring/Summer 2011.

Presentations

“Songs of a Better Time: Nostalgia in Nineteenth Century Sea Shanties”
Joint Annual Conference of the North American Society for Oceanic History and the Council of American Maritime Museums.
Galveston, Texas. April 2012.

“The Proportion and Geometry of Vasa or Towards an Increased Application of 3D Visualization in Nautical Archaeology”
Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology.
Baltimore, Maryland. January 2012.

“The Hull Form Design Method of Vasa: Reverse Engineering a 17th Century Swedish Warship”
Poster Display.
Nautical Archaeology Society Annual Conference.
Portsmouth, U.K. November 2011.

“Reverse Naval Architecture of a 17th-century Swedish Warship”
Texas A&M University 14th Annual Student Research Week Graduate Poster Session.
College Station, Texas. March 2011.

“The STACHEM Work Package 3: Coordinating Infrastructures for Underwater Archaeology and Technology”
Justin Leidwanger, James Delgado, and Kelby Rose.
2nd Regional STACHEM Workshop on Infrastructures for Underwater Archaeology.
Haifa, Israel. February 2010.

“The Institute of Nautical Archaeology’s Bodrum Research Center, Turkey: Infrastructures and Technology for Collaborative Underwater Archaeology”
Justin Leidwanger, James Delgado, and Kelby Rose.
1st Regional STACHEM Workshop on Infrastructures for Underwater Archaeology.
Athens, Greece. December 2009.

“The Institute of Nautical Archaeology: Past Practice and Future Goals for Underwater Archaeology in the Deep and Shallow Waters of the Eastern Mediterranean”
James Delgado, Justin Leidwanger, and Kelby Rose.
STACHEM Users Meeting.
Nicosia, Cyprus. February 2009.

Professional Service

Anthropology Student Representative, College of Liberal Arts Dean’d Graduate Student Advisory Council. October 2012-Present.

Graduate Student Representative, College of Liberal Arts Graduate Instruction Committee. August 2012-Present.

Co-Chair, Ships and Ship Construction General Session at the Society for Historical Archaeology 45th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Baltimore, Maryland. January 7th, 2012.

President and Co-founder, Nautical Archaeology Student Association. 2011-2013.

  • The first student organization to exclusively serve the academic and professional interests of students in the largest and most distinguished nautical archaeology program in the world.

Advisory Board, Exhibitly – Museum content delivery mobile application. 2011-Present.

  • A smartphone app, currently under development, that will allow users to access, discover, and share museum, exhibit, and artifact content on-demand.

Organizing Committee, 1st Regional STACHEM (Science and Technology for Cultural Heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean) Workshop on Infrastructure for Underwater Archaeology. Athens, Greece. 2009.

Museum and Public Outreach Experience

Community Outreach Educator, College Hills Elementary School. May 2012.

  • Conducted hands-on activities introducing 3rd-graders to nautical archaeology.

Organizing Committee, Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation Shipwreck Weekend 2012.

  • Facilitated and organized the Nautical Archaeology Program’s annual public outreach event; including fund raising, advertising, designing and running activities and exhibits for children and families, and public lecture series organization and hosting.
  • Led an interactive demonstration of sea shanties.

Public Lecture: “Reverse Engineering Vasa”
Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation Shipwreck Weekend.
April 2011.

  • Presented dissertation research to a community audience.
  • Followed-up with an interactive viewing of digital 3D hull image of Vasa.

Museum Educator, University of Kansas Natural History Museum
2002-2004

  • Guided tours of the museum and fossil-hunting field trips.
  • Taught public education classes on paleontology and natural history to visiting school classes, grades 1-5.

Volunteer Experience

University of Kansas Natural History Museum, 2000-2001

  • Assisted in the conservation and curation of dinosaur skeletons.

Nautical Archaeology Field and Conservation Experience

Principal Investigator, Vasa Reverse Naval Architecture Project.
Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden.
August 2010 and May 2011.

  • Independently conducted architectural data collection and analysis of Vasa, the world’s oldest preserved intact wooden warship.

Expedition Member, Underwater Survey and Excavation at Palazzolo dello Stella, Italy.
Summer 2011.

  • Archaeological survey and excavation of a 1st-century AD Roman shipwreck.
  • Served in team and project management; oversaw underwater archaeological documentation; documented and cataloged sensitive archaeological material.

Conservation Technician, Conservation Research Laboratory at Texas A&M University.
Summer 2009.

  • Managed and conserved collections of archaeological material from both terrestrial and underwater sites, including cataloging, conserving, and photographing sensitive artifacts.

Expedition Member, Underwater Survey and Mapping at Kekova Adasi, Turkey.
Summer 2008.

  • Archaeological survey of a 7th-century BC shipwreck.
  • Served in project management; provided logistical support; aided in training new divers.

Grants and Awards

2013 Murray and Celeste Fasken Graduate Teaching Award, Spring 2013.
College of Liberal Arts Vision 2020 Dissertation Enhancement Award, Spring 2013.
Digital Humanities Summer Institute Scholarship, Fall 2012.
Department of Anthropology Research Award, Fall 2012.
Department of Anthropology Travel Grant, Fall 2011.
Texas A&M Graduate Student Council Travel Award, Fall 2011.
Melbern G. Glasscock Humanities Award, Spring 2011.
Institute of Nautical Archaeology Fieldwork Research Award, Spring 2011.
Department of Anthropology Research Grant, Fall 2010.
Department of Anthropology Travel Grant, Fall 2010.
Peter Amaral Fellowship, Summer 2010.
Institute of Nautical Archaeology Fieldwork Research Award, Summer 2010.
Ilus Davis Critical Writing Award, University of Kansas, 2004.

Professional Development

Texas A&M University System Teaching With Technology Conference, February 2013.
Texas A&M Center for Teaching Excellence Teaching Assistant Training, August 2012.
FARO Arm Portable 3D Scanner Training, March 2012.
Society for Historical Archaeology Roundtable on Social Networking and Archaeology, January 2012.
Introduction to eLearning Training, November 2011.
ANTH 636: Computer Graphics in Archaeology, Spring 2011.
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Short Course, February 2011.
Microsoft Access 2010 Short Course, February 2011.
Adobe Flash CS3 Short Course, February 2011.
HYPACK Hydrographic Training Seminar, September 2010.