Aisha Kearney
Masters Candidate ph. (845) 891 9258
University at Albany
Department of Anthropology
Albany 1400 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12222
Education
Masters in Arts (MA) SUNY Albany, NY 12-2016 Anthropology: Subfield Sociocultural Anthropology
Bachelors in Arts (BA) GPA 3.61 SUNY Albany, NY: 12-2014
Major: Anthropology, Minor: Rhetoric and Communication
Associates in Arts (AA) Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY: 5-2010 Major areas of study: Liberal Arts and Humanities, Media Communications
Certificates:
24-hour PC Course: Microsoft Office, Excell Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY: 5-2013
Related Experience
Museum Collections and Cultural Research Experience:
Archaeological Surveyor and Museum Curation Intern
NYS Museum at Albany-Albany, NY 1-2016-5-2016
Archaeological Conservation Intern: Cultural Resource Survey Program
NYS Museum at Albany-Albany, NY 8-2014-12-2014
Data Gathering Experience:
Enumerator, Crew Leader Assistant/Supervisor Assistant
US Census Bureau, Poughkeepsie, NY 4-2010-7-2010
Clerical Experience:
Clerk
Grinnel Public Library, Wappingers Falls, NY Current
Clerk
United States Postal Service, Newburgh, NY5-2007-4-2009
Master’s Thesis
Grassroots Activists and Movements Against Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting, Bridged with Political Alliances: Agency, Power and the Potential to Bring About Change
Graduate Research Poster Project
Aant 535: The African Burial Ground Project of NYC and The Schuyler Flatts Burial Ground Project of Colonie, NY What Both Projects Reveal About the History and Heritage of Enslaved Africans in New York
Graduate Major Research Papers
Aant 535: The African Burial Ground Project of New York City and the Schuyler Flatts Burial Ground Project of Colonie, New York: An Analysis of Methods Used in Curation, Research and Engaging the Public on the History and Heritage of Enslaved Africans in New York
Aant 670: The Intersection Between Migration and Trafficking of Nigerian Women and Girls from Africa to Europe
Aant 506: The African Burial Ground and Bibliometric Analysis of Archaeology on the African Diaspora in the Journal of Historical Archaeology
Undergraduate Research
Aant 498 Independent Study: Pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut: The Life of an Extraordinary Ancient Egyptian Queen
Professional Membership
American Anthropological Association (AAA)
Career Anthropologist
American Alliance of Museums
Languages
English: Fluent (Mother tongue)
Spanish: Beginner (written and spoken)
Arabic: Beginner (written and spoken)
References
Archaeology Internship references:
NYSM Fall 2014 Cultural Research Survey Program (Aant 490-Grade S): Dr. Christina Rieth at 518 402 5975,
John Pasquini at (518) 4745458
NYSM Spring 2016 Archaeological Surveys (Aant 535-Grade A): Dr. Michael Lucas at 518 486 2015,
Jordan Loucks at 518 474 5963,
Research reference:
Independent Study (Aant 498)
Dr. Stuart Swiny at 518 442 3982,
Professor references:
(Aant 504) Proseminar in Archaeology, Fall 2015: Former archaeology professor and advisor, Dr. Sean Rafferty at
(Aant 508) Proseminar in Ethnology, Fall 2015: Former professor and current cultural anthropology advisor, Dr. Walter Little at
(Aeng 240V) Rewriting America, Spring 2014: Luke Martin at