My academic, research and professional background has included significant grantsmanship experience at all stages of the grant process. I've authored successful grant applications, mentored others designing grant-funded projects, served on review committees, as well as directed the pre- and post-award management of sponsored projects. This experience includes work on grants in a wide range of fields targeted at both academic and public projects.
AUTHORED GRANTS AND COMPETITIVE APPLICATION AWARDS
2021 The United States Consulate Nuuk Public Affairs Grant* 2021 Lougheed Center for Applied Learning Equipment Grant 2021 Lougheed Center for Applied Learning Teaching Grant 2018 Eastern Oregon University Foundation Research Grant 2016 National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant* 2016 Romanian Cultural Institute Intensive Language Program Scholarship 2016 College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowship 2016 American Association of Biological Anthropologists Pollitzer Travel Grant 2015 National Park Service NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grant* 2015 Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Research Grant 2014 American Association of Biological Anthropologists Pollitzer Travel Grant 2012 University at Buffalo GSEU Professional Development Grant 2012- 2015 University at Buffalo Teaching Assistantships (annual competitive application) 2012-2015 University at Buffalo Tuition Scholarships (annual competitive application) *coauthored
OTHER AWARDS
2021 SUNY Potsdam Favorite Professor Award 2008 SUNY Geneseo Global Studies Award in Anthropology 2008 SUNY Geneseo Undergraduate Alumni Association Leadership Award
POSITIONS WITH GRANTSMANSHIP EXPERIENCE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR; PRODiG FELLOW State University of New York at Potsdam | 2020 – Present: author teaching and research grants, instruct online and F2F courses, including applied anthropology classes with grant and project development assignments, hosted faculty skills training events, and mentor undergraduate students in individual projects.
GRANT PANELIST National Science Foundation | 2022: reviewed grant applications and recommended funding for cross-directorate competition soliciting multidisciplinary solutions to a societal need.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Buffalo Human Evolutionary Morphology Lab (BHEML) | 2017 - 2020: reviewed and mentored graduate research projects and grant applications.
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Eastern Oregon University | 2018 – 2019: designed grant-funded projects including student-led original research; taught nine F2F, online, and hybrid courses.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR National Science Foundation Grant | 2016 – 2017: authored NSF grant #1642007: executed six research trips (four international), established partnerships with six institutions in four countries, coordinated purchasing and reimbursement requirements, authored grant reports, published project outcomes, and presented to audiences in the United States and Europe.
GRANT MANAGER University at Buffalo Archaeological Survey | 2015 – 2018: authored successful National Park Service Grant; ran pre- and post-award responsibilities for two National Park Service grants, including team and community meeting planning, report generation, budget monitoring, and outcomes assessment.
GRANT REVIEWER Mark Diamond Research Fund | 2012; 2014: reviewed grant applications for two cycles of a university-wide grant program and made recommendations for funding.