Curriculum Vitae

Education

University of Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA). 2018. The English Language Centre, Reading, United Kingdom – Pass A.

Ph.D. Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University. 2007. Dissertation: Descriptions and comparative studies of the hominin dental remains from Dmanisi, Georgia: 1991-2002 collections.

M.A. Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University. 2000. Thesis: Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the “Robust” Australopithecines by use of Analogy.

B.A. Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut. 1995. Concentrations in biology and archaeology.

Publications

See publications page.

Professional Experience

Academic Proofreader, 2011-Present. Freelance proofreader of journal articles, research grant proposals, and other professional documents. See English Proofreading Service page.

Consultant, Swaziland National Museum, Lobamba, Swaziland. 2010. The Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation: Documenting and Digitizing The Swaziland National Museum’s Collections. The objectives of the project were to clean, sort, identify, and document the human skeletal remains housed in the museum’s collections. The contextual history of the remains and associated cultural materials, including how they came into possession of the museum and their probable antiquity, was also documented.

Senior Research Aide, Public Archaeology Facility (PAF), Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. 1997-2006. Assistant for contract firm that conducts Prehistoric and Historic excavations in New York State.

Field Crew Assistant, Dmanisi Site, Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia. 2002-2005. Plio-Pleistocene (~1.8mya) excavation of hominin, faunal, and lithic material.

Field Crew Assistant, Mashavera Gorge Paleolithic Project, Site 4 (MGPP4), Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia. 2004. Middle Paleolithic (>200kya) excavation of lithic concentrations and faunal material.

Diener/Autopsy Assistant, Pathology Department, Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY. 2001. Assisted pathologists with set-up and procedures for hospital autopsies.

Field Crew Assistant, Niederbieber Site, Museum Monrepos, Neuwied, Germany. 1995, 1998. Upper Paleolithic (~12kya) excavation of lithic concentrations and faunal material.

Field Crew Assistant, Ringling Pit Site, Gulkana, AK. 1995. Volunteer for the Department of Natural Resources, State of Alaska. Late Prehistoric excavation of lithic and faunal material.

Field Technician, Public Archaeological Survey Team (PAST), University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. 1994-1995. Assistant for contract firm that conducts Prehistoric and Historic excavations in Connecticut.

Field Crew Assistant, Fort Edward, Rogers Island, NY. 1994. Excavation of Historic artifacts at Rogers Island, the site of a British Military encampment from the French-Indian War.

Field Crew Assistant, Wallertheim Site, Museum Monrepos, Neuwied, Germany. 1993-1994. Middle Paleolithic (~100kya) excavation of lithic and faunal concentrations.

Field Crew Assistant, Kettig Site, Museum Monrepos, Neuwied, Germany. 1993. Upper Paleolithic (~13kya) excavation of lithic concentrations and faunal material.

Teaching Experience

Senior Instructor, Windsor English, 21 Osborne Road, Windsor, United Kingdom. 2016-2025. I teach English as a second language to adults and university level students.

Assistant Professor, Canadian Language Institute, Montequinto (Seville), Spain. 2012-2015. Taught English as a second language, using the natural approach, primarily to adults and university level students.

Graduate Seminar, Expert Course in Legal Odontology and Forensics, Faculty of Odontology, University of Seville, Spain. September 9-10, 2011. Seminar in Forensic Anthropology & Odontology.

Invited Lecture, Waterford Kamhlaba, United World College of Southern Africa, Mbabane, Swaziland. 2010. The Hominid Locality of Dmanisi, Georgia.

Adjunct Teaching Faculty, Social Sciences Department, Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ. Spring 2007-Fall 2008. Bones, Stones, and Human Evolution; Introduction to Forensic Anthropology.

Adjunct Teaching Faculty, Social Sciences Department, Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ. Fall 2007. Bones, Stones, and Human Evolution.

Instructor of Record, Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University. 2001. Introduction to Physical Anthropology.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University. 1998-2003. Introduction to Physical Anthropology; Bugs, Bones & Forensic Science; Introduction to Anthropology; Buried cities and Lost Tribes; Human Violence.

Instructional Training, Teaching and Learning in the Community College, Rio Salado College, Tempe, AZ. 2008. Completed course that discusses the history, functions, organization and current issues in the community/junior college with emphasis on the Arizona community colleges. Includes focus on the design and practice of effective community college teaching and learning with special emphasis on the Maricopa County Community College District.

Professional Service Activities

Journal Article Reviews: Forensic Science International, International Journal of Legal Medicine, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences, Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Archives of Oral Biology, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, Journal of Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cuadernos de Medicina Forense, Legal Medicine, HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Grant Proposal Reviews: National Research Foundation of South Africa

Awards and Fellowships

American Museum of Natural History (New York City), Collections Study Grant. 2005. Intrasexual variation in craniofacial and mandibular variables among higher primates: implications for interpreting the human fossil record. (PJ Macaluso Jr.; AJ Nevgloski Jr.; DE Hopwood).

Dissertation Semester Fellowship, Department of Anthropology/Graduate School, Binghamton University, 2005.

National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (BCS-0332769). 2003. Plio-Pleistocene Hominin Teeth from Dmanisi, Georgia. (PI: GP Rightmire; Co-PI: PJ Macaluso Jr.).

L.S.B. Leakey Foundation. 2003. The Plio-Pleistocene Hominin Site of Dmanisi, Georgia: The Dental Evidence.

Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid of Research. 2003. Intrapopulation Variation among the Hominins of the Plio-Pleistocene site of Dmanisi. (AJ Nevgloski Jr.; JB McCausland-Gaines; PJ Macaluso Jr.; DE Hopwood; G Kioukis; N Malit).

Anthropology Graduate Scholars Fellowship, Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University. 2002.

High Honors, Human Gross Anatomy, SUNY Up-State Medical School, Syracuse, NY. 2000.

Published Books as Author or Illustrator

See Re-Imagined Sherlock Holmes page.