Victoria G. Dekle Curriculum Vitae Missouri State University 1950 S. Scenic Ave. 451 Strong Hall Apt. E209 Springfield, MO 65897 Springfield, MO 6807 (417) 836-5640 (770) 605-9204 Vdekle@MissouriState.edu vdekle@gmail.com EDUCATION Ph.D. (ABD) Department of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (Expected defense May 2016) M.A. Department of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (2012) B.A. Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia (minor in History) (2007) PUBLICATIONS Referred Journal Articles prep A Survey of Sexual Harassment in Southeastern Archaeology. American Antiquity. (M. Meyers, A. Boudreaux, S. Carmody, V. Dekle, E. Horton, and A. Wright) prep Contextualizing Identity in the Savannah River Delta: Pottery Design and Multimedial Expression in the Late Archaic Period. Southeastern Archaeology. prep Introduction to Southeastern Pottery: Identity and Society. Southeastern Archaeology. (V. Dekle, M. C. Sanger, R. Hensler) prep Bone Pins, Adornment and Hunter-Gatherer Identity in the Southern Atlantic Coastal Plain. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 2010 Hickory Nuts, Bulk Processing, and the Advent of Early Horticultural Economies in Eastern North America. World Archaeology 42(4):595-608. (C. Moore and V. Dekle) 2010 The Deptford Site: Reconfigured and Reconsidered. Early Georgia 38(2):185-203. Book Chapter prep Intimate Economies and Communities of Practice in the Savannah River Delta. Left Coast Press, Intimate Economies, edited by J. Hyman and K. Fogle. 2013 Ritual Life and Landscape at Tunacunnhee. In Early and Middle Woodland Landscapes of the Southeast, edited by A. Wright and E. Henry, pp. 197-203. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. Other Publications 2015 Preliminary Results of the SEAC Sexual Harassment Survey. Horizon and Tradition: The Newsletter of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference 57(1):19-35. (M. Meyers, A. Boudreaux, S. Carmody, V. Dekle, E. Horton, and A. Wright) 2011 New Considerations of Old Distributions: Site Occupations at the Deptford Site (9CH2), Chatham County, Georgia. SAA Archaeological Record 11(5):27-29. 2007 Making Sense of a W.P.A. Excavation: An Archaeological Reassessment of Collections from 1 D ekle CV September 2015
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Missouri State University, Per Course Faculty Advanced Archaeological Analysis: Ceramic Analysis (Graduate Level) (Fall 2015) Exploring Our Human Ancestry (Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014) Eastern Kentucky University, Adjunct Instructor Special Topics in Archaeology: Old World Archaeology (Spring 2013) University of Kentucky, Instructor of Record (Teaching Assistant Appointment) Origins of Old World Civilizations (Spring 2012) University of Kentucky, Teaching Assistant Origins of New World Civilizations Online (Active Instructor, not Developer) (Summer 2011) Origins of New World Civilizations Classroom (Fall 2010) Native Peoples of North America (Spring 2010) Cultural Diversity in the Modern World (Fall 2009) PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2014 present Per Course Faculty, Missouri State University 2013 2014 Evaluator and Data Analyst, Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky 2012 2013 Editor and Writer, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Kentucky 2008 2012 Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Kentucky 2007 2008 CRM Professional, Multiple Employers 2004 2007 Site File Employee, Georgia Archaeological Site File, University of Georgia GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2014 Faculty Conference Travel Award, Missouri State University ($800) 2013 Dissertation Enhancement Award, University of Kentucky ($3,000) 2011 Sapelo Island Research Fund, Georgia Department of Natural Resources ($1,200) 2010 Susan Abbot-Jamieson Predissertation Award, University of Kentucky ($1,000) 2009 2013 Conference Travel Awards, University of Kentucky ($2,000) 2005 Gumbert Memorial Field School Award ($500) CONFERENCE ACTIVITY Organized Panels and Symposia 2015 Southeastern Pottery: Identity and Society. Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Nashville, TN. (Organizers V. Dekle, M. Sanger and R. Hensler) 2010 Integrating Subdiscipline Research. Workshop sponsored by the Student Affairs Committee. Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Lexington, KY. 2 D ekle CV September 2015
2010 Professionalism and Practicality: Managing your Life while Building a Career. Workshop sponsored by the Student Affairs Committee. Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Lexington, KY. Conference Presentations 2016 Results of the SEAC Southeastern Archaeology Sexual Harassment Survey. Society for American Archaeology. Orlando, FL. (M. Myers, A. Boudreaux, S. Carmody, V. Dekle and E. Horton) (forthcoming) 2015 Contextualizing Identity in the Savannah River Delta: Pottery Design and Multimedial Expression in the Late Archaic Period. Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Nashville, TN. (forthcoming) 2014 What Happens in the Field? Preliminary Results of the SEAC Sexual Harassment Survey. Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Greenville, SC. (M. Meyers, S. Carmody, V. Dekle, E. Horton, and A. Wright) 2014 Artistic Style and Identity among the Late Archaic Peoples of the Southern Atlantic Coast. Society for American Archaeology. Austin, TX. 2013 Bone Pin Design and Late Archaic Regional Connections across the Southern Atlantic Coast. Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Tampa, FL. 2013 An Investigation of Late Archaic Bone Pins in the Coastal Plain of Georgia and South Carolina. Society for Georgia Archaeology. Athens, GA. 2012 The Political Ecology of Archaeological Climatic Research. Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference. Lexington, KY. 2011 Predictions for Political Ecology Studies in Southeastern Archaeology: Implications of the Climatic Narrative. Invited Presenter (Re-Conceptualizing the Southeast from the Bottom Up: A Survey of New Theoretical Perspectives. D. Miller and M. Sanger, organizers). Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Jacksonville, FL. 2011 The Climatic Narrative and Archaeology s Use of the Past: Sea Level Rise on the Southern Atlantic Coast. Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference. Lexington, KY. 2010 Ritual Life and Landscape at Tunacunnhee: Ideology and Politics at a Middle Woodland Site in Northwest Georgia. Invited Presenter (Ritual and Domestic Landscapes of Early and Middle Woodland People in the Southeast. E. Henry and A. Wright, organizers). Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Lexington, KY. 2009 The Deptford Site: Reconfigured and Reconsidered. Invited Presenter (Not Your Average Joe: Caldwell s Contributions to Archaeology. P. Baughman, organizer). Southeastern Archaeology Conference. Mobile, AL. 2007 Deptford at Last. Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Knoxville, TN. (V. Dekle and M. Williams). 2007 Making Sense of a WPA Excavation: An Archaeological Reassessment of the Collections from the Deptford (9CH2) Site in Chatham County, Georgia. Georgia Academy of Science. Albany, GA. 3 D ekle CV September 2015
INVITED TALKS 2013 Navigating the Career and Graduate School Search or So I ve Graduated, Now What? Invited lecture for the Anthropology Society, University of West Georgia. CAMPUS TALKS AND PANELS 2014 Careers in Anthropology and Sociology. Invited Panelist. Career Week Panel, College of Public Affairs and Humanities, Missouri State University. 2012 2013 Advice from Your Peers: Experienced Teaching Assistant Panel. Invited Panelist. Teaching Assistant Orientation. The Graduate School, University of Kentucky. (Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Archaeological Laboratory Analysis 2013 present Bone Pin Analysis, Southeastern U.S. University Georgia, University of South Carolina, University of West Georgia. 2013 present Pottery Analysis, Savannah River Delta. Charleston Museum, University of South Carolina, University of Georgia, University of West Georgia. 2011 Pottery Analysis, Kenan Field Site, Georgia. University of Kentucky. 2008 2009 Pottery Analysis, Shipping Port Site, Kentucky. Kentucky Archaeological Survey. 2008 Macrobotanical Analysis, Mammoth Cave. Program for Archaeological Research. 2006 Lithic Analysis, Allendale County, South Carolina. University of Georgia. Archaeological Field Work 2011 Chocolate Plantation, Sapelo Island, Georgia. University of Kentucky. 2009 2011 Sapelo Island Mission Project, Georgia. University of Kentucky. 2009 Springfield Legacy Archaeological Project, Georgia. Columbia University. 2008 Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Program for Archaeological Research. 2007 2008 Spirit Hill Site, Alabama. TRC, Solutions. 2007 Quincy Site, West Virginia. MACTEC, Engineering. 2007 Mound Survey, Mississippi. Washington University in St. Louis. 2007 Mott Site, Louisiana. Washington University in St. Louis. 2007 Singer-Moye Site, Georgia. University of Georgia. 2006 Sapelo Island Shell Ring. University of Georgia. 2006 Oconee County, Georgia. University of Georgia. 2005 2007 Lawton and Red Lake Mounds, Georgia and South Carolina. University of Georgia. Archaeological Archival Analysis 2010 2011 ArcGIS Data Analysis, Central Kentucky. Kentucky Office of the State Archaeologist. 2009 Eastern Kentucky Site Review, Kentucky Archaeological Survey. 2005 2007 Spatial Analysis, Deptford Site, Georgia. University of Georgia. 4 D ekle CV September 2015
2004 2007 Site File Maintenance, Georgia Archaeological Site File, Athens. University of Georgia. Other Applied Anthropology Experience 2013 present Survey, Sexual Harassment in Southeastern Archaeology. University of Kentucky and Missouri State University. 2013 2014 Evaluation, Kentucky School Improvement Grant. Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky. 2013 2014 Evaluation, Commission for Children with Special Healthcare Needs. Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky. 2013 2014 Evaluation, Tennessee State Personnel Development Grant, Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky. 2010 2012 Political Ecology of Southeastern Archaeology and Climate Change Narratives, University of Kentucky. SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION 2013 Manuscript reviewer, Southeastern Archaeology 2010 2011 Chair, Student Affairs Committee, Southeastern Archaeological Conference 2009 2010 Co-Chair, Student Affairs Committee, Southeastern Archaeological Conference PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Missouri Archaeological Society (MAS) Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) UNIVERSITY SERVICE 2012 2013 Micro-Teach Instructor, Teaching Assistant Orientation, University of Kentucky 2009 2010 Chair, Anthropology Distinguished Lecturer Committee, University of Kentucky AWARDS AND HONORS 2008 2012 Kentucky Graduate Scholarship, University of Kentucky 2007 Certificate of Archaeological Science, University of Georgia 2007 Outstanding Undergraduate Paper in Anthropology, Georgia Academy of Science ($100) 2007 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Georgia 2007 Magna cum laude, University of Georgia 5 D ekle CV September 2015
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC OUTREACH 2008, 2011 Living Archaeology Weekend, Kentucky. Kentucky Archaeological Survey. 2012 2013 Writing for University Outreach, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Kentucky. 2011 Archaeology Site Descriptions, Kentucky. Kentucky Archaeological Survey. 2009 Elementary Teacher Guides, Kentucky. Kentucky Archaeological Survey. 2009 Public Archaeology Day, Georgia. Springfield Legacy Archaeological Project. 2008 Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate, Kentucky. Kentucky Archaeological Survey. FORMAL TRAININGS 2014 Infographics and Evaluation. American Evaluation Association. 2013 University Course Design. University of Kentucky. 2012 Powerpoint: Best Practices in the Classroom. University of Kentucky. 2010 Engaging Students in Discussion. University of Kentucky. 2010 Using Social Media for Active Learning. University of Kentucky. 2010 Teaching Race in the Classroom. University of Kentucky. 2010 Syllabus Design. University of Kentucky. 2005 Archaeological Field School. University of Georgia. RELEVANT SKILLS Digital Mapping Data Management Graphic Design Qualitative Research Quantitative Research Language ESRI ArcGIS; Surfer Advanced Excel; Access; OneNote Adobe Suite; Infographics IRB design; survey design, including experience with Qualtircs and Survey Monkey; transcription and coding Data selection and design; sampling; SPSS German (Reading good, speaking and writing fair) 6 D ekle CV September 2015