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As a teacher, <\/a> I utilize my multidisciplinary training in archaeology, anthropology, Classics, and environmental science to blur traditional boundaries when approaching complex problems with students, incorporating methods and data that transcend a single discipline. At Boston University, I teach courses that incorporate the use of multiple scientific techniques to answer questions about the human past, and writing-intensive courses for graduate students that focus on\u00a0the development of professional skills.<\/p>\n

I regularly teach AR 307, Archaeological Science, a laboratory- and lecture-based class that introduces students to the basic science behind methods commonly employed to address archaeological questions about dating, diet, environmental change, movement of people and materials, and technology through the interpretation of primary scientific data. This course offers BU Hub units in Scientific Inquiry I,\u00a0Quantitative Reasoning I, Critical Thinking, and Research and Information Literacy.\u00a0I will next teach this class in Fall 2021.<\/p>\n

Food and Drink in the Ancient World (AR 280) is a course designed for students with no prior coursework in archaeology. In this class, we consider\u00a0the social role of food, drink, and drugs over the course of human history, in worldwide comparative perspective. This course offers BU Hub units in Social Inquiry I,\u00a0Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, and is designated as Writing Intensive. I teach this course most years; I will next teach this class in Summer 2022.<\/p>\n

Paleoethnobotany, AR 516, was most recently taught in Fall 2020 and will again be offered in Fall 2022. This course covers the theory and method behind the recovery and interpretation of botanical remains from archaeological sites. This course offers BU Hub units in Social Inquiry II,\u00a0Quantitative Reasoning II, and Critical Thinking. This course will generally be offered on a biannual schedule.<\/p>\n

I also teach AR 894, Scientific Applications in Archaeology, a core graduate seminar that explores advanced applications of archaeological science to address\u00a0social and humanistic questions about the human past, through a focus on\u00a0the methods and theory employed in scientific study of archaeological materials. This course is offered every academic year, typically in the spring;\u00a0I will next teach this class in Spring 2022.<\/p>\n

I teach AN\/AR 510, Proposal Writing for Social Science Research, in rotation with faculty in the Department of Anthropology. This writing-intensive course is designed for graduate students in the social sciences and humanities who are preparing research proposals for funding agencies (i.e., a grant application) or for departmental committees (i.e., a dissertation proposal\/prospectus); the goal of the course is a completed, submittable proposal. This course is offered every Spring semester; I next teach it in Spring 2023.<\/p>\n

Teaching Experience<\/h2>\n

Paleoethnobotany<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Archaeology, Boston University
\nAdvanced undergraduate and graduate theory and method course, with lab, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2020<\/p>\n

Eating and Drinking in the Ancient World<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Archaeology, Boston University
\nIntroductory\u00a0undergraduate survey\u00a0course, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Summer 2022<\/p>\n

Scientific Applications in Archaeology<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Archaeology, Boston University
\nGraduate seminar, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2022<\/p>\n

World\u00a0Archaeology<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Archaeology, Boston University<\/span>
\nGraduate seminar, Spring 2017<\/span><\/p>\n

Proposal Writing for Social Science Research<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Anthropology, Boston University
\nGraduate research design and writing course, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2019, Spring 2021<\/p>\n

Archaeological Science<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Archaeology, Boston University
\nAdvanced undergraduate theory and method course, with lab, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021<\/p>\n

Environmental Archaeology<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Boston
\nAdvanced undergraduate theory and method course, Spring 2012<\/p>\n

Introduction to Archaeology<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Boston
\nIntroductory undergraduate survey course, Spring 2012<\/p>\n

Environmental Anthropology<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Anthropology, Brown University
\nAdvanced undergraduate theory and method course, Spring 2012<\/p>\n

Archaeology and Paleoecology of Coastal and Island Environments<\/strong>
\nJoukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University
\nInterdisciplinary graduate seminar, Fall 2011<\/p>\n

Archaeology of Anatolia<\/strong>
\nJoukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University
\nIntroductory undergraduate survey course, Spring 2011<\/p>\n

Environmental Archaeology<\/strong>
\nJoukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University
\nAdvanced undergraduate theory and method course, Fall 2010<\/p>\n

Discovering the Greeks<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Classics, University of California, Los Angeles
\nIntroductory undergraduate survey course, Summer 2009<\/p>\n

Directed Research in Anthropology<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Anthropology, UCLA
\nAdvanced undergraduate lab methods and independent research courses, 2008-2010<\/p>\n

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