Carolyn Swan: CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

PhD in Archaeology

The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University (2006-Present)

MA in Archaeology and Heritage

University of Leicester (part-time Distance Learning Program 2003-2005)
Dissertation: Archaeological Ceramics and Scientific Analysis: the Present State of and Future Directions for Fabric and Provenance Study (awarded with Distinction)

MSc in Technology and Analysis of Archaeological Materials

The Institute of Archaeology, University College London (2003-2004)
Dissertation: Technological Crossroads? Glassmaking Transitions and Petra’s Byzantine Glass in its Chemical Context (awarded with Distinction)

BA in Classical Archaeology

Foreign Study Program: Greece

Semester abroad, led by the Dartmouth Classics faculty (Spring 2001)
Independent Study Projects: The Greek Herm: Forms, Functions, and Symbolism; Hermes and Athenian Ideology

Foreign Study Program: Italy

Experience

Glass Specialist

Artifacts Manager / Finds Supervisor

Assistant Conservator

Field Researcher / Excavator

Brown University Abydos Project (Egypt) December 2008-January 2009
Goodman Point Pueblo, co-sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and the National Parks Service (Colorado) 2005
The Gateways Project, sponsored by the Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution (Québec) August 2002
Anglo-American Project in Pompeii (Italy) Summer 2001

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technician

Freelance Editor

Intern

Curation and Conservation of Ancient Art - Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, Rhode Island) Fall 2008
Field and Laboratory – Crow Canyon Archaeological Center (Cortez, Colorado) Winter to Fall 2005
Teaching - St. Paul's School, Advanced Studies Program (Concord, New Hampshire) Summer 2002
Curation and Research (of Roman coins) - Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) Winter 2001 to Spring 2002
Editorial - Archaeology Magazine (New York City) Fall 2000

Teaching Assistant

Engineering Material Culture: Introduction to Archaeological Science (Brown University: Ryzewski/Sheldon) Spring 2009
Material Matters: Undergraduate Teaching and Research project (Brown University: Ryzewski/Sheldon) Summer 2008
Introduction to Islamic Archaeology (Brown University: Straughn) Fall 2007
Ancient Greece (St. Paul's School, Advanced Studies Program) Summer 2002

Skills

Languages Competent in French (conversational and reading), German (reading) and Ancient Greek (reading); familiar with Latin, Italian and Modern Greek
Computing Oxford Instruments ISIS and INCA (energy dispersive x-ray) microanalytical systems, ArcGIS
Laboratory Familiar with safety procedures and sample preparation; trained in XRD, XRF, SEM-EDS, and EPMA techniques; experienced in general field conservation

Honors, Awards and Certificates

Teaching Certificate II on classroom tools, from the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning at Brown University (2009)
Teaching Certificate I on reflective teaching strategies, from the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning at Brown University (2007)
Dorot Foundation ASOR Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship for the annual meeting of the American Schools for Oriental Research (2007)
Joukowsky Presidential Graduate Fellowship 2006-2007
Lester Reed ’56 Academic Enrichment Fund for archaeological research (2001)
National Society of Collegiate Scholars Dartmouth Chapter, for scholarship, leadership, and service (2000)
Charles Quincy Tirrell Award for outstanding achievement in sports and in the classroom (1999)

Publications

Swan, C., and E. White. 2001. "Crazy Court Case." Dig Magazine Feb/Mar: 9 [link]
Swan, C. M. 2001b. "Phallic Cult." Archaeology Magazine 54 (2): 19
———. 2001a. "Mimbres Court Evidence." Archaeology Magazine 54 (1): 16
———. 2000b. "As the Flames Die Down." Archaeology Magazine online feature [link]
———. 2000a. "Hunley: Onshore for Study." Archaeology Magazine online feature [link]

Posters, Papers, and Presentations

Intent and Identity in Late Antique-Islamic City Foundations of the Near East Paper Session: 2008 AIA Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Issues of Trade and Technology in a Changing World: More evidence for glassmaking technology in the Late Antique and Early Islamic Near East Paper Session: 2007 ASOR Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
Maintaining Traditions or Making Transitions? Glass from Byzantine and Early Islamic Jordan Paper Session: 2006 ASOR Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Hippocratic Gynecology’s ‘Womb Theory:’ Classical Greek Medical Science and the Female Body Paper Session: 2006 CANE (Classical Association of New England) Annual Meeting in Amherst, MA
Glassmaking Traditions and Transitions in Southern Jordan: Three Sites Dating from the Roman to Early Islamic Periods Poster Session: 2006 AIA Annual Meeting in Montréal, Canada
Roman Glass in the Hood Museum’s Collection Guest Lecture: Dartmouth College Classics Department (Feb 2006)
Field and Lab Conservation Guest Lecture: Mitrou Archaeology Project Field School (July 2005)

Memberships