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HANNAH PLUMER
EDUCATION
BrandeisUniversity: Master of Arts
Anthropology: archaeologyGraduated May 2011
OhioUniversity: Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology: archaeology, biological anthropology Graduated June 2010
SinclairCommunity College: Post Secondary Coursework (high school)2004 – 2007
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
BrandeisUniversity: 2010 -- 2011
Anthropology 201: History of Anthropological Thought
Anthropology 115: Landscape, Place, Memory and Meaning Across Cultures
Anthropology 123: Archaeology in Theory and Practice
Anthropology 153: Ancient Writing Systems
Anthropology 168: The Maya, Past, Present and Future
Anthropology 116: Human Osteology
Anthropology 184: Cross Cultural Art and Aesthetics
Anthropology 226A: Independent Research in Archaeology (focus in Bioarchaeology)
OhioUniversity: 2007 -- 2010
Anthropology 101: Intro to Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology 201: Intro to Biological Anthropology
Anthropology 202: Into to Archaeology
Anthropology 378: Human Ecology
Anthropology 447: Forensic Anthropology
Anthropology 370: Central American Prehistory
Anthropology 494D: Seminar in Archaeological Anthropology (focusing on Copan)
Anthropology 391: Primate Social Organization
Anthropology 492: Anthropological Archaeology
Anthropology 399: Readings in Anthropology (Independent study, Ceren, El Salvador)
Anthropology 399B: Readings in Anthropology (Independent study, Maya archaeology)
Anthropology 340: Applied Anthropology
Anthropology 381: Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa
Classical Archaeology 212: Roman Archaeology (on site in Rome, Italy)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Maya Research Program: StaffSummer 2013
Archaeological Excavations in Blue Creek, Belize
Maya Research Program: Internship Summers 2011 + 2012
Archaeological Excavations in Blue Creek, Belize
Supervised numerous burial and architectural sites at Nojol Nah and other sites within the Blue Creek area.
Co-lead excavations at Nojol Nah and the analysis of the human skeletal remains of that site and others.
Analyzed human skeletal remains on the onsite lab in Blue Creek.
HoustonMuseum of Natural Science: Internship2011-2012
Research and design the mortuary aspects for the exhibit Maya 2012: Prophecy Becomes History
Society for American Archaeology 76th Annual Meeting April 2011
Presented paper: Burial Differentials in the Maya Lowlands; in the panel Maya Ritual and Sacred Space.
Maya Research Program: Volunteer July 2009, July 2010
Archaeological Excavations in Blue Creek, Belize
OhioUniversity Study Abroad Program in Italy Fall 2008
Numerous classes (both history and anthropology)on ancient Rome and the Roman Empire.
Italian classes.
History of Pompeii.
MEMBERSHIPS
Society of American Archaeology 2010
Archaeological Institute of America 2009-2010
American Anthropological Association 2009-2010
Ohio University Anthropology Club (secretary)2008-2010
True House Student Council 2007-2008
ARTICLES PUBLISHED
2013
Osteological Analysis of Skeletal Remains Recovered from Multiple Prehistoric Maya Settlements During the 2012 Field Season Coauthored with William T. Brown, Annual Blue Creek Site Report
2012
Osteological Analysis of Skeletal Remains Recovered from Multiple Prehistoric Maya Settlements During the 2011 Field Season Coauthored with William T. Brown, Annual Blue Creek Site Report
Examining Class and Status of the Ancient Maya through Burial Analysis,Collegiate Journal of Anthropology, January 2012
2011
Gender in Mesoamerica: Interpreting Gender Roles in Classic Maya Society, Collegiate Journal of Anthropology, November 2011
LANGUAGES
Italian: Ohio University 2007 -- 2009
Colloquial Italian in Italy 2008
Colloquial Spanish in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico2009 – 2012
French: Yellow Springs High School2004 – 2007
HONORS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS
Graduate Student Affairs GrantApril 2011
$300.00 for travel to present at the Society for American Archaeology annual conference
Welker’s Scholarship
$1,700.00 for study at the Maya Research ProgramSummer 2010
Bobcat Scholarship 2008-2009
$300.00 to $500.00 quarterly at OhioUniversity for academic achievement.
Ohio University Dean’s List Fall 2007, 2009
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Houston Community College2012 - 2013
Adjunct Professor: Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Moore Archaeological Consulting 2011 -- 2013
Field Technician: San Jancinto Battlefield excavations
Field Technician: Highway project outside of Houston, TX
Field Technician: Bayou Bike Path excavations, Houston, TX
Field Technician: San Jancinto Battlefield Data Recovery Project
Field Technician: SamHoustonPark, Houston, TX
Field Technician: Grand Parkway excavations, 41 HR 796
Field Technician: Dayton, TX paleo-site excavations 12-59
HRA Gray & Pape2012 -- 2013
Senior Field Technician
HoustonMuseum of Natural Science2011 -- 2012
Visitor Services Representative
Brandeis University 2010 -- 2011
Proseminar Coordinator and Graduate Research Assistant
Organized Anthropology Graduate Events (lectures, speakers etc)
Curves Fitness Center2005 -- 2008
Fitness Aid
Conducted classes in cardio fitness and strength training
Enrolled new members
Instructed members on proper equipment use
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
GalvestonMarathonJanuary 2013
Houston Half MarathonOctober 2012
Co-organized Ohio University Anthropology Club trip to Meadowcroft, PA2009
CFI Community Food Initiatives2010
Volunteered at farmers markets and schools to promote healthy and sustainable living
5k emPOWER Run: Fundraiser run to help educate orphaned children in Uganda2010
Athens Half Marathon2009 +2010
Last Chance Corral2008
Cared for neglected, hurt and abandoned horses and colts
Co-organized True House Student Council trip to Washington, DC2009