Kate Ellenberger. Collaborative archaeology, developing research methods, indigenous rights, oral tradition, GIS

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1 1 Kate Ellenberger Research Interests Collaborative archaeology, developing research methods, indigenous rights, oral tradition, GIS Education, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY Ph.D. Anthropology (Archaeology Concentration) Expected 2015 Advisor: Dr. Siobhan Hart, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY M.A. Anthropology (Archaeology Concentration) August 2012 Scales of Visibility at a Chacoan Outlier: The Visual World of People at Kin Klizhin" Advisor: Dr. Ruth Van Dyke, Bellingham, WA B.A. Anthropology (Archaeology Concentration) June 2009 Minor: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Advisor: Dr. Sarah Campbell Teaching Experience (SUNY), Department of Anthropology Teaching Assistant Fall 2011 Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology (Anth 167) taught by Dr. Siobhan Hart o Grading and advising for 78 students Spring 2010 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Anth 168) taught by Dr. Andy Merriwether o Creating and teaching weekly labs, advising, and grading for 40 students Fall 2009 Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Anthropology (Anth 111) taught by Dr. Siobhan Hart o Creating and teaching weekly discussion sections, advising, and grading for 40 students Research Experience Field Experience Assistant for field exercises in Forensic Anthropology course, October - November 2012 Department of Anthropology, Setting up faux burials and instructing undergraduates and graduate students on field methods. Visibility Study (M.A. Research) at Chaco Culture National Historic Park, NM June 2010 present GPS survey and phenomenological experiments at the Kin Klizhin community. Subsequent GIS data analysis including evaluating visibility among architectural elements in the community over time.

2 Ellenberger 2 Archaeological Field Technician at Public Archaeology Facility, December 2010 Excavation and data recovery at historic cemetery, supervised by Dr. Nina Versaggi and Dr. Dawnie Steadman. Archaeological Field Technician at Public Archaeology Facility, May 2010 July 2010 Field survey, shovel testing, and excavation around New York state. Prehistoric and Historic Northeastern Archaeology Field School June July 2007 Mohegan Nation and Eastern Connecticut State University, Uncasville, CT Survey and excavation of prehistoric and historic components of a site on the Mohegan reservation. Emphasis on interaction and partnership with the Mohegan community. Roman Archaeology Field School July August 2006 American Institute for Roman Culture, Rome, Italy Excavation at the Ancient Roman Villa delle Vignacce site in the Parco degli Acquedotti (Aqueduct Park) in Rome including context description, artifact cataloguing and plan and section drawing techniques. Prehistoric Southwest Archaeology Field School July August 2004 Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, CO High school field school including instruction in archaeological lab methods and excavation of the prehistoric Albert Porter Pueblo site. Lab and Collections Management Experience Lab Research Assistantship in Southwest Archaeology May August 2011 Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, CO Assisting in lab activities including processing, cataloguing, and analyzing artifacts, lab organization, working with volunteers, participating in a Hopi traditional farming project, and teaching public archaeology program participants. Museum Collections Internship: Historic Military Uniforms March June 2008 Lynden Pioneer Museum, Lynden, WA Cataloguing and researching the historic military uniform collection to aide in reconstruction of the history of Lynden s veterans. Research on Bone and Antler Artifacts of the Ferndale Site (45WH34) October 2007 April 2008 Chronological study of bone and antler harpoon points and pendants from a prehistoric (St. Mungo phase) site in Whatcom County, WA. Co-researcher with Jennifer Muus. Lab Assistantship: Northwest Coast Archaeology September March 2007 Assistant in WWU Archaeology Lab including the organization of visual resources for archaeology classes, artifact identification, bulk soil and shell sample processing and lab organization. Supervised by Dr. Sarah Campbell.

3 Ellenberger 3 Collection Documentation and Lab Assistantship: Historical Archaeology January March 2005 UMass Boston Archaeology Lab, Boston, MA Artifact identification, cataloguing and simple graphical analysis of a collection from a historic sugar plantation site in the Carribbean. Mentored by Jim Chiarelli, M.A. Geographic Information Systems Experience Research Assistantship, Department of Anthropology, August 2010 May 2011 Assistant for Dr. Ruth Van Dyke including lab management and GIS analysis of visibility to and from Anasazi sites in the San Juan Basin. Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Ferndale Archaeological Site March 2009 June 2009 Creation of three-dimensional model of soil profiles at a prehistoric (St. Mungo period) archaeological site in Whatcom County, WA using ArcGIS, Adobe Photoshop, and Google SketchUp software. GIS and Remote Sensing in Archaeology Field School June - August 2008 Arizona State University and the Center for American Archeology, Kampsville, IL Training in geophysical survey, processing, analysis and ground truthing of data collected in the field. Survey using magnetic gradiometry, electrical resistance and ground-penetrating radar. Individual project used GIS to examine archaeological and geophysical remote sensing data for analysis of the prehistoric (Middle Woodland to Mississippian phase) Mound House site. Supervised by Dr. Gregory Vogel and Dr. Kenneth Kvamme. Public Outreach Experience Community Archaeology Program for Teens June 2012 Public Archaeology Facility Instructor of 5-day public education program for teens ages Building Community through Archaeology project March 2008 June 2009 Effort to involve a local indigenous community, the Lummi Nation, in archaeology conducted at WWU. Included submitting proposals to the Lummi Culture Commission and the WWU Institutional Review Board, conducting a meeting between Lummi elders and archaeology students, and first-authoring publication of preliminary results (postponed). Supervised by Dr. Stacy Rasmus and Dr. Sarah Campbell. Presenter at Public Archeology Day, Center for American Archeology, Kampsville, IL July 2008 Preparation of public outreach materials and doing demonstrations for visitors. Professional Presentations 77 th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archaeology, Memphis, TN April 2012 Feminist Archaeology: The Intellectual Roots of Community-based Archaeology in session Public Archaeology in the 21 st Century, organized by Gregory Lockard, co-presented with Andrea Fink Visibility at a Chacoan outlier: Directed inward or projecting outward? in session Studies in Chacoan Archaeology

4 Ellenberger 4 75 th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archaeology, St. Louis, MO April 2010 Presented paper, Building Community through Archaeology: A Method for Indigenous Community Involvement in Archaeology on the Northwest Coast in session Method, Theory and Practice in Archaeology 62 nd Annual Northwest Anthropology Conference, Newport, OR April 2009 Presented paper, Hearing Native Voices: A Method for Indigenous Community Involvement in Archaeology on the Northwest Coast in session Research Spanning the Salish Sea, organized by Dr. Colin Grier 61 st Annual Northwest Anthropology Conference, Victoria, BC April 2008 Poster, Harpoon Points and Pendants of the Ferndale Site (45WH34), co-presented with Jennifer Muus Conference Organizing and Professional Service Co-organizer of Session Students as Contributors, Collaborators, Scholars, Sponsored by the WAC Student Committee World Archaeological Congress (WAC) 7, Dead Sea, Jordan North American Representative for the Student Committee World Archaeological Congress Librarian and Computer Lab Manager for Anthropology Graduate Organization (SUNY) Social Media Coordinator for Public Archaeology Interest Group Society for American Archaeology June 2012 Present June 2012 Present May 2012 Present April 2012 Present 9 th Annual Ethics Bowl participant April th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archaeology, Memphis, TN Steering Committee Member for Anthropology Graduate Organization May 2010 May 2011 (SUNY) Co-organizer for the Anthropology Department Student Conference March - May Scholar s Week, Grants and Awards Friends of Anthropology Undergraduate Research Award January 2009 (, Department of Anthropology) Funding for the Building Community through Archaeology project. Sponsored by Dr. Sarah Campbell. Research and Creative Opportunities for Undergraduates Grant April 2008 (, Research and Sponsored Programs) Funding for the Building Community through Archaeology project. Sponsored by Dr. Stacy Rasmus and Dr. Sarah Campbell. Presidential Scholarship September 2005

5 Ellenberger 5 Professional Meetings Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting Northwest Anthropology Conference Cultural Resource Planning Summit 2008 Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting 2007 Professional Memberships Society for American Archaeology present World Archaeological Congress Association for Feminist Anthropology American Anthropological Association Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society Society for Applied Anthropology Skills Geographic Information Systems experienced user of ArcGIS Desktop 10, competent user of IDRISI Andes and ERDAS Imagine 9.1 Programming basic knowledge of programming concepts, competent in C++ language, ability to self-teach Three-dimensional Modeling competent in use of ESRI ArcScene 9.2 and Google SketchUp 7 to display GIS data and model archaeological sites in three dimensions Web Design - advanced knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3, experienced user of Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver Word processing - competent in use of all Microsoft Word 2007 programs, including Access Organizational systems experienced in creating and implementing, including artifact catalogues Languages experienced reader and writer of Spanish