Brandy Joy EMAIL: joybk@mailbox.sc.edu EDUCATION: B.S., Psychology, University of Florida, 2006 B.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, 2006 M.A., Anthropology, University of South Carolina, 2014-Present Ph.D., Anthropology, University of South Carolina, 2014-Present SUBFIELD/AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Historic Archaeology RESEARCH INTERESTS: Plantations, Carolina frontier, European contact era, Spanish settlements, creolization M.A. THESIS TITLE: M.A. THESIS COMMITTEE: M.A. THESIS ABSTRACT: PUBLICATIONS: Ham, Brandy 2013 Minorcan Mud Chowder, St. Augustine Archaeological Society newsletter. April 2013 Ham, Brandy, Nicholas Campbell, Lorenzo Deagle, Halee Grimes, Deb Shaw, Nicholas Pearce, Eddie Lawton 2012 Field Report: Sabate Household Site. Final report to Dr. William Locascio, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL, 38 pages. June 2012 ASSISTANTSHIPS: Graduate Assistant at South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthroplogy, University of South Carolina, 2014-Present
FIELD AND LAB WORK: May 2014-Present Research Assistant, Digital Archaeological Archives of Comparative Slavery (DAACS)/South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology/University of South Carolina Assisted Archaeologist, Charles Cobb in association with the DAACS Consortium Analyzed collection of artifacts from excavation of Silver Bluff Plantation, 2009 by Tammy Herron, Savannah River Archaeological Research Program Entered data into the DAACS meta data internet based interface for scholarly collaboration and eventual public consumption based on DAACS protocols and methodology January 2014-Present Field and Lab Technician, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina Assisted Archaeologist, Chester DePratter in Civil War Prisoner Camp Asylum excavation Maintained field note books and paperwork Led lab work, cataloging, and analysis of artifacts collected at Camp Asylum September 2013-November 2013 Field Technician, New South Associates, Inc. Participated in phase I archaeological survey for Army base expansion in Fort Polk, LA Dug and documented shovel test pits Delineated positive test pits in order to identify archaeological sites July 2013-September 2013 Field Technician, Flagler College Provided archaeological support during construction project at 19 th Century site in historic district, St. Augustine, FL Excavated and documented pre-construction exploratory trenches Monitored ground penetrating construction activities January 2012-September 2014 Volunteer, city of St. Augustine, FL Assisted city archaeologist, Carl Halbirt, in the excavation of archaeological sites and laboratory analysis
Field Work 18 th Century Native American mission community of La Punta Historic St. Augustine National Cemetery 17 th -19 th Century archaeological deposits in colonial downtown Phase I survey at Florida School for the Deaf & the Blind Monitored ground-penetrating construction activities in locations known to contain archaeological deposits Lab Work Analyzed and cataloged artifacts and faunal assemblages from 16 th to 19 th century St. Augustine excavation sites Reconstructed ceramic vessels from 16 th century site for display Cataloged faunal elements for city s zoological comparative collection June 2012-Present Volunteer, Florida Public Archaeology Network, Northeast Region, FL Assisted with summer 2013 nationwide reading program, Dig into reading! at multiple regional library branches Completed shovel tests in public outreach event at Sunny Point, Palatka, FL Aided Toni Wallace in identifying possible Timucuan mound in New Smyrna Beach, FL June 2011-January 2012 Volunteer, Central Florida Anthropological Association Provided UF doctoral candidate Jason Wenzel with assistance in archaeological excavations and analysis Set transects, performed shovel tests, and excavated units at historic Hartsfield House Helped analyze and catalog early 20 th Century artifacts March 2013-May 2013 Field and Lab Technician, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History Assisted archaeologist Dr. Kathleen Deagan with excavation at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, St. Augustine, FL Established and excavated units in area of Timucuan village and 16 th Century Spanish settlement
Preliminary artifact analysis, cataloging and preservation February 2013 Field Technician, Archaeological Consultants, Inc. Assisted archaeologists Chris Newman and Justin Winkler for Barron Collier Company with excavation at Winding Cypress, Collier County, FL Performed shovel tests and excavated units in oak hammock, pine scrub and marshland to determine development suitability October 2012-November 2012 Field Technician, Archaeological Consultants, Inc. Assisted archaeologist Chris Newman with excavation at Colonial Quarter, St. Augustine, FL Performed shovel tests and excavated units Analyzed over thirteen thousand 17 th -20 th century artifacts CONFERENCES ATTENDED: Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Tampa, FL, 2013 Florida Anthropological Society Conference, St. Augustine, FL, 2013 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery, Consortium Participant and Research Assistant, 2014-Present Society for Historical Archaeology, Member, 2014-Present South Eastern Archaeological Conference, Member, 2013-Present Archaeological Society of South Carolina, Member, 2014-Present PRESENTATIONS: Joy, Brandy 2013 The Granary of Nombre de Dios, city of St. Augustine Archaeology Program. Southeastern Archaeological Conference, 70 th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, November 6-10, 2013. Ham, Brandy, Carl Halbirt, Mischa Johns 2013 The Analytical Value of Historical Street Deposits in Seriation Studies and Interpreting the Built Environment, city of St. Augustine Archaeology Program.
Florida Anthropological Association, 65 th Annual Meeting, St. Augustine, Florida, May 9-12, 2013.