Katherine Marino: Curriculum Vitae

Katherine R. Marino

Katherine_marino@brown.edu

Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
70 Waterman St. / Box 1837,
Brown University Providence, RI, 02910

1-401-863-9423

Education

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Ph.D., Classical Archaeology, Brown University. Degree expected spring 2010

M.A., Classics, Brown University. Degree expected 2008

B.A., Cum Laude, Classical Civilization with Distinction in Major, Branford College, Yale University, 2004

Senior Thesis: “Graeco-Roman Chemical Contraception and Abortion.” Advisor: Dr. Veronika Grimm

Employment

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Organized Offprints of Professor Michael C.J. Putnam, Spring 2005

Owner/Operator Rt. 286 Dairy Bar, March 2002-October 2003

Manager Rt. 286 Dairy Bar, May 2001-September 2001

Grants and Fellowships

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Spring 2008: Brown University Dissertation Fellowship

Fall 2007: Brown University Teaching Fellowship

Spring 2007: Brown University Proctor Stipend

Fall 2006: Brown University Teaching Assistant Stipend

Spring 2006: Brown University Proctor Stipend

Fall 2005: Brown University Teaching Assistant Stipend

Summer 2004 - 2007: Brown University Summer Fellowship

2004-2005: Center for Old World Art and Archaeology Fellowship

Teaching Experience

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Instructor, Fall 2007
Brown University: Archaeological Field Methods: The Archaeology of College Hill.

Responsible for:


•   Construction of syllabus:  schedule, lesson plans and reading
•   Creation and maitenece of wiki 
•   Community outreach:  adressing the congregation of the First Baptist Church; Presenting Field Reports
•   Direction of Sections with my TA
•   Grading of Papers and Final Projects
•   Writing Quizzes 
•   Creation of Dig Database
•   Creation and Maitenence of Online class-space
•   Supervision of trenches in the field
•   Construction and Co-editing of the final report

TA Fall 2006
Brown University: Archaeological Field Methods: The Archaeology of College Hill.
Dr. Zachary Nelson.

Responsible for:


•   Aiding in constructing quizzes
•   Grading quizzes 
•   Class wiki upkeep
•   Supervision of four trenches in the field.

TA Fall 2005
Brown University: Foundations of Western Art
Visiting Assistant Professor Katharina Galor.

Responsible for:


•   Constructing PowerPoint presentations
•   Grading exams
•   Grading papers
•   Review sessions 
•   Leading tours of the RISD Museum and the Institute collection
•   Lecturing on archaic art.

2007: Sheridan Teaching Certificates Level 3. Focus on Professionalization.

2006: Sheridan Teaching Certificate Level 1. Focus is on Reflective teaching methods.

Skills

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Languages:
Latin, Greek, English, Italian, Portuguese and German (Reading only). Some French (Reading only).

Materials analysis for production techniques of metal, glass, textiles and pottery

Can identify human bone fragments (to what bone they belong) and sex skeletons

Well versed in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Understand basic and organic chemistry, as well as basic, developmental and reproductive biology and human functional anatomy

Experience with GIS

Statistical Analysis

Field Experience/ Outside Seminars

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2008, 1/7 - 1/18
Participant in Spacial Structures in the Social Sciences Institute, Winter 2008. Intensive GIS training session at Brown, tailored to archaeological applications of GIS.

2007, 9/3 - 12/14
The Archaeology of College Hill. Director of student excavations at the First Baptist Church in America, Providence.

2007, 7/2 - 7/28:
Tongobriga excavation with Brown University directed by Prof. Emeritus Rolf Winkes. Freixu, Portugal. Excavation Team co-supervisor, photographer and record keeper.

2006-2007:
Intern at RISD Museum. Analyzing and cataloguing Coptic textile collection. Supervised by Madelyn Shaw, Curator of Textiles and Costumes and Kate Irving, Assistant Curator.

Fall 2006:
Trench Supervisor at the First Baptist Church in America, Providence, under Dr. Zachary Nelson.

2006, 6/18 – 7/15:
Tongobriga excavation with Brown University directed by Prof. Rolf Winkes. Freixu, Porugal. Excavation Team co-supervisor.

2005, 7/17- 7/30:
Field Survey at Borgorose, Latium in the Duchessa National Park under Emeri Farinetti (University of Rome) and Kostas Sbonias (University of Corfu)

2005, 6/17 –7/ 10:
Textile Analysis and Conservation Practicum (Inca Textiles), Arequipa, Peru. California Institute for Peruvian Studies. Grace Katterman

2004, August:
Continuous Pattern Textile Analysis Seminar, NYU.

2004, June- July:
Tongobriga excavation with Brown University directed by Prof. Rolf Winkes. Freixu, Portugal. Photographer and Digger.

Academic Prizes/ Awards

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Classics Prize, Brooks School, 2000

Wellesley College Book Award, 1999

Cum Laude Society, 1999

Publications and Publications in Progress

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Co-edited with Zachary Nelson: Picnic Archaeology: Archaeological Investigations at the First Baptist Church in America. March 2007.

“History of the Church.” Introductory essay to chapter two in Picnic Archaeology: Archaeological Investigations at the First Baptist Church in America. Ed. Zachary Nelson and Katherine Marino. March 2007.

“An Etruscan Bronze Cista.” entry in RISD handbook of ancient art. Forthcoming.

“An Etruscan Fibula.” entry in RISD handbook of ancient art. Forthcoming.

“The Representation of Non-Vessel Glass in Pompeian Wall Paintings” Under Review.
“The Manufacture of the Dura Europus “knitted” fragments, an alternative theory.” In Progress.

“The Growing Field of Garden Archaeology: Reviews of Two New Contributions to the Topic.” JRA, November 2005

“Late Bronze Age Mycenaean Tinned Funerary Vessels: Methods of Tin Application and Cultural Context” Hey! Zeus! (Yale Undergraduate Classical Journal) Spring 2003

Papers Presented

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2008:
"Graeco-Egyptian Uterine Amulets: An Argument for a Reinterpretation of Function." Archaeological Institute of America, Annual Meeting. Chicago, January 3 - 6, 2008.

2007:
"An Archaeology of Picnics and People: Investigations at the First Baptist Church in America, Providence, RI." Council for Northeast Historical Archaeolgy, Annual Meeting. Buffalo, September 26 - 29, 2007.
“Graeco-Egyptian Uterine Amulets: A reinterpretation of Function based on the Inscriptions” University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate Student Conference: Mephistos. April 6-8, 2007

“Graeco-Egyptian Uterine Amulets: A Reinterpretation of Funtion based on the Animal Imagery.” University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Student Conference: Animals in Antiquity. February 10th 2007.

2006:
“Graeco-Egyptian Uterine Amulets: A Reinterpretation of function based on the Incriptions” Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown Bag Series. November 16th, 2006.

Research Interests

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Ancient Craft Technologies, primarily concerning textile, glass, enamel and jewellery production as well as archaeometallurgy

Archaeological Science, especially regarding dye analysis and trace element studies as well as osteology

Ancient Medical Traditions especially as relate to family planning and the potential efficacy of the medicaments of Dioscorides et. al.

Anthropological Theory with emphasis on Darwinian Cultural Theory, Agency, Frontier Zones, Identity and State Formation Processes

Bronze and Iron Age Europe particularly Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the Rhine Frontier

Roman History from prehistory to the Antonines with particular focus on the Republic and Early Empire

Epic and Roman Comedy particularly Plautus, Terence, Homer and Vergil

The Mythological Corpus in particular as a means of transmitting factual information

Conferences Attended

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January 2008: Archaeological Institute of America, Annual Meeting. Chigago, January 3 - 6.

October 2007: Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology, Annual Meeting. Buffalo, October 26-29.

April 2007: Mephistos, UCLA, April 6-8

February 2007: Animals in Antiquity, University of Pennsylvania, February 10

March 2006: TRAC, University of Cambridge, March 24 -27.

March 2005: TRAC/RAC, University of Birmingham, March 1-3

January 2005: AIA/APA Annual Meeting in Boston, January 6-9

Co-Curriculars

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2007 - Present:
Member: Council for Historical North East Historical Archaeology

Graduate Student Council to the Bookstore Advisory Board

2006 - Present:
Department Graduate Representative to the Brown University Graduate Student Counsel.

Graduate Student Liaison to the Sheridan Teaching Center.

AIA Narragansett Society Secretary

2005- Present:
Women’s IM squash league at Brown

Brown University Women’s IM squash undefeated champion, 2005 & 2006.

2004-Present:
AIA member

2001-2004:
Hey!Zeus! Editor and managing board member.

2003:
R.R.A.L.Y. (Reproductive Rights Action League at Yale).

Escorting at a local women’s clinic.

Trained for Consent (Peer counseling group at Yale)

2002:
Business Manager of Hey! Zeus!

Professional Community Outreach

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2007:
Presenter at Field Work Information Session at the Joukowsky Insitute

2006:
Department Graduate Representative for Pre-Frosh Academic Fair

2005:
Department Graduate Representative for Freshman Academic Fair

Department Graduate Representative for Sophomore Concentration Fair

Professional Information
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