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Archaeology Student-Faculty Research

Student recording measurements in at an archaeology excavation.

The following list includes current and historic, individual student research projects, public presentations from conferences, symposia and exhibitions*, and peer-reviewed publications. For abstracts on each project see Students as Scholars.

Students can get a list of their projects by going to CLIQ in the Gateway.  Under the CLIQ menu, go to Profiles and then My ePortfolio.    If you are an alum and would like a copy of your projects, please submit a research project request form.

*“Supported by:” on Student Conference Presentation records indicates the entity or funding mechanism that supported the student’s participation in the conference, i.e. travel expenses, poster costs, etc.  For on-campus conferences, the supporting entity is usually the academic department sponsoring the event.

**“Supported by:” on Student Research Project records indicates the entity or funding mechanism that supported the student’s research costs, i.e. supplies, materials, equipment, stipends, local or international research travel, etc.


2021

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Samuel Travers ArnoldLead Test of the Corotoman Re-Use Hypothesis for the Stone Floor of Colonial Christ Church (Irvington, VA)
Conference: 36th Annual Science Student Research Symposium
Supported by: Science Executive Committee
Marcus Key
Joanna Grace MaierRamen "Hacks" on Tik Tok: Food Choice and Acceptability on Social Media
Conference: Just Food Conference 2021
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Maria Bruno

2018

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Allison Nicole CurleyLead isotopes as chronological markers for colonial period ritual drinking vessels in the Andes
Conference: 2018 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Annual Meeting
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Alyson Thibodeau
Allison Nicole CurleyLead isotopes as chronological markers for colonial period ritual drinking vessels in the Andes
Conference: 33rd Annual Science Student Research Symposium
Supported by: Science Executive Committee
Alyson Thibodeau
Isabel Katherine FigueroaArchaeology at Camp Michaux: A productive collaboration between Dickinson College, Cumberland County Historical Society, and Governmental agencies in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Conference: 2018 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Annual Meeting
Maria Bruno
Makensie Marie JonesArchaeology at Camp Michaux: A productive collaboration between Dickinson College, Cumberland County Historical Society, and Governmental agencies in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Conference: 2018 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Annual Meeting
Maria Bruno

2016

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Amanda Grace SantilliUnderstanding 3000 Years of Landscape Creation in the Lake Titicaca Basin of the Andes through Mapping and Geographic Information Systems on the Taraco Peninsula, Bolivia
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 6
Maria Bruno

2015

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Mackenze Sintay BurkhartInvestigating Aboriginal Adaptation to Climate Change in Western Australia: Sourcing Lithic Artifacts Using Fossil Bryozoans
Conference: 30th Annual Science Student Research Symposium
Supported by: Science Executive Committee
Marcus Key
Chrysanthe MaggidisMycenae Project
Supported by: Mellon Digital Humanities Grant
Number of Weeks: 8
Christofilis Maggidis
Chloe Monet MillerBones of Beliefs: A Mortuary Analysis of the Effects of Medieval Christianization within the Carpathian Basin
Conference: 30th Annual Science Student Research Symposium
Supported by: Science Executive Committee
Maria Bruno

2014

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Chrysanthe MaggidisMycenae Project
Supported by: Mellon Digital Humanities Grant
Number of Weeks: 8
Christofilis Maggidis
Chloe Monet MillerDickinson Environmental Archaeology Lab (DEAL) Website
Conference: Mellon Digital Humanities Workshop
Supported by: Mellon Digital Humanities Grant
Matthew Kochis
Solai Nikole SanchezAgriculture and the Tiwanaku State (AD 500-1100) on the Taraco Peninsula, Bolivia
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 6
Maria Bruno
Benjamin Michael WestDickinson Environmental Archaeology Lab (DEAL) Website
Conference: Mellon Digital Humanities Workshop
Supported by: Mellon Digital Humanities Grant
Matthew Kochis
Christopher Aaron WolfeEnamel Hypoplasia and Early Mortality: Interpreting Developmental Stress at Neale's Landing (46Wd39), West Virginia
Conference: 29th Annual Science Student Research Symposium
Supported by: Science Executive Committee
Karen Weinstein

2013

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Tessa Sierra CicakAustralopithecus africanus' Phylogenetic Relationship to Paranthropus and Homo habilis: A Spatial Analysis of the Posterior Molars and the Implications of Diet and Phylogeny
Conference: 2013 Science Research Symposium
Supported by: Science Executive Committee
Karen Weinstein
Daniel Ezekiel EhrlichAuditory Exostosis and Enamel Hypoplasia in the Human Skeletal Remains from Neale's Landing, Blennerhessett Island, West Virginia
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Karen Weinstein
Sarah Alison EisenDickinson's G.I.S./3-D Mycenae Project
Supported by: Mellon Digital Humanities Grant
Number of Weeks: 8
Christofilis Maggidis
William Hardy KochtitzkyNASA GCCE Grant: Agricultural & Ecological Impacts of the Tiwanaku State on the Taraco Peninsula, Bolivia (AD 400-1150) and Climate Change & Ancient Agricultural Production on the Taraco Peninsula, Bolivia
Supported by: NASA Global Climate Change Education, Center for Sustainability Education
Number of Weeks: 8
Maria Bruno
Chloe Monet MillerNASA GCCE Grant: Agricultural & Ecological Impacts of the Tiwanaku State on the Taraco Peninsula, Bolivia (AD 400-1150) and Climate Change & Ancient Agricultural Production on the Taraco Peninsula, Bolivia
Supported by: NASA Global Climate Chage Education, Center for Sustainability Education
Number of Weeks: 8
Maria Bruno
Christopher Henry WolfAuditory Exostosis and Enamel Hypoplasia in the Human Skeletal Remains from Neale's Landing, Blennerhessett Island, West Virginia
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Karen Weinstein