Research Projects Archive

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    The MSU Campus Archaeology Program

    Over the past two and a half years, I have served as the Campus Archaeologist for the MSU Campus Archaeology Program. This program was developed in 2008 to mitigate the construction work that occurs at Michigan State University, and to make sure that the Campus...

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  • Historic St. Mary’s City

    Historic St. Mary’s City

    Over the past two summers, I have worked at Historic St. Mary’s City, focusing on their 19th century slave plantation data. This data will be used over the coming years as the basis of my dissertation work. Historic St. Mary’s is an archaeological and living...

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  • College Hall Discovery

    College Hall Discovery

    This fall, the Campus Archaeology Program discovered the foundations of the first building built at Michigan State University while mitigating sidwalk removal underneath Beaumont Tower. The building was built in 1856, and was the first building to house the revolutionary teachings of Land Grant education....

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  • Graduate Certificate in Community Engagement

    Graduate Certificate in Community Engagement

    This year, I will be working towards graduate certification in Community Engagement with the MSU Office of University Outreach and Engagement. I also participated this fall at the Emergent Engagement Scholars Workshop at the National Outreach Scholarship Conference. These experiences are necessary for my application...

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