MY EXPERIENCE
Knowledge & Abilities
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH FOR DR. KACY L. HOLLENBACK
August 2018 - Present
Performed magnetic susceptibility on soil samples taken from Fort Clark State Historic Site and Sakakawea Village
Analyzed the different uses of space after the transition from circular earth lodges to rectangular cabins
Conducted wear acid extractions and soil chemical analysis on samples from an Arikara cabin at Fort Clark State Historic Site
LITTLE EGYPT EXCAVATION
VOLUNTEER
October - December 2018
Excavated test pits on historic Freedman's town site in Dallas, Texas (Little Egypt)
Project goals were to expand knowledge of post-emancipation and segregation-era African American life in Dallas
PICURIS PUEBLO FIELD SCHOOL
STUDENT & VOLUNTEER
May 2018 - July 2018
Volunteered with Arizona University and Columbia University students to clean and reorganize the Picuris Pueblo Museum
Archived, re-cataloged, and rehoused artifacts (groundstone, chipped stone, faunal remains, and ceramics) in Fort Burgwin's artifact repository
Presented tribal elders with artifacts from the repository that were repatriated for use in their museum
Excavated site of Spanish Convento destroyed in the 1680 Pueblo Revolt
OFFICE OF GEORGE W. BUSH
INTERN
January 2023 - June 2024
The youngest intern ever hired for the position
Answered all incoming calls and recorded messages from superiors
Drafted and sent retirement letters, invitations, and responses to general requests
Organized the office and ran errands
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
PRESIDENT OF THE ANTHROPOLOGY CLUB
2019 - 2020
Revitalized the club after it had been inactive for three years and redrafted the constitution
Organized fundraisers that provided the finances possible to invite speakers and lecturers
Supervised and organized events
Directed officer meetings and managed the responsibilities of other officers
Led review sessions for students enrolled in the intro-level classes before final exams
LEADER ON AN ARCHAEOMETRIC PROJECT
2019
Created a partnership with Bridwell Library Special Collections
Composed project proposal for archaeometric methods to be done on an artifact from the A.V. Lane Collection at Bridwell Library
DEPARTMENTAL DISTINCTION
May 2020
Conducted research on firing behaviors of Hidatsa pottery
Looked at culture contact and the effect of population decline and epidemic diseases on specialized craft production
Will present at the Plains Anthropological Society's and the Society for American Archaeology's annual meetings
Check out this really cool video I made for SMU's Anthropology Day celebration!
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
I am an active member in the following professional organizations: