Experience
Education
Colorado State University | PhD, Anthropology Current: First-Year
Yale University | Master of Arts, Archaeological Studies May 2024
Lehigh University | Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology & Classical Civilizations January 2022
Teaching Experience
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant | Colorado State University - Fall 2024
- Taught three sections of ANTH 121 Human Origins and Variation Laboratory
- Currently working in the department outreach program, the Trunk Show
Research Experience
Hominin Paleoecology Lab | Colorado State University – August 2024 - Ongoing
- Investigating questions relating to hominin paleoecology from a quantitative perspective and modeling
Malawi Ancient Lifeways and Peoples Project (MALAPP) | Yale University (Summer 2024)
- Organization of online and physical archaeological materials at the National Repository of Malawi
- Data collection: lithics, animal bones, iron slag/ore, pottery
- Database management
- Outreach and community engagement
Paleoarchaeology Lab Technician (Level 2) | Yale University – January - May 2024
- Leading Project Sauron - the reorganization of the Malawi Ancient Lifeways and Peoples Project (MALAPP) field and lab data collection
- Implementation of new field lab protocols and data management
- Data cleaning; Microsoft Access Database
Museum Collections Assistant | Yale Peabody Museum – March 2023 - May 2024
- Cataloging the YUPEN 1966 lithics collection and piecing together contextual information to understand where and how the material was collected
- Learning the Peabody Museum cataloging system (EMu)
- Skills: archiving; cataloging, artifact photography; EMu
Malawi Ancient Lifeways and Peoples Project (MALAPP) | Yale University (Summer 2023)
- Co-ran and organized field laboratory with local lab leader, Raphael Kondwani
- Collaborated with local community members in both field and lab settings
- Participated in an archaeological excavation of an LSA rock shelter site
- Participated in a human remains recovery excavation
Classical Studies Internship | Rutgers University – May 2020 - June 2022
- Worked on archival material belonging to the Boncompagni-Ludovisi family
- Conducted an independent project on the history and mobility of the Sallustiano Obelisk, which resulted in the 2020 publication of “The ‘Sallustian’ Obelisk: A Remarkable Journey from the Villa Ludovisi to the Spanish Steps.”
- Assisted in the transcription of an ancient coin and medal collection c. 1770