KARA A. FULTON EDUCATION University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SVC 2049 Tampa, FL 33620 8100 440 341 7569 kafulton@usf.edu http://sites.google.com/a/mail.usf.edu/kafulton Ph.D. University of South Florida, Applied Anthropology, 2015 Dissertation Title: Community Identity and Social Practice during the Terminal Classic Period at Actuncan, Belize Committee Members: E. Christian Wells (chair), Lisa J. LeCount, David B. Lewis, Robert H. Tykot, and Rebecca K. Zarger M.A. University of South Florida, Applied Anthropology, 2010 Thesis Title: Multi Elemental Chemical Analysis of Anthropogenic Soils as a Tool for Examining Spatial Use Patterns at Prehispanic Palmarejo, Northwest Honduras B.S. Kent State University, Anthropology, 2007 ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS Professional Development Specialist Global Citizens Project, University of South Florida, Tampa 2015 present Create and facilitate faculty development opportunities for global learning, curriculum development, course design/redesign, assessment strategies, and pedagogy. Collaborate with faculty across campus in the implementation of their teaching goals. Includes the development of courses that incorporate: o undergraduate research (with the Office for Undergraduate Research), o service learning (with the Office for Community Engagement and Partnerships), and o study abroad/away (with the Education Abroad Office). Consult with General Education Council and Undergraduate Council regarding new courses and course changes. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Instructor of Record Anthropology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa 2013 2015 ANT 2000: Introduction to Anthropology (blended format) ANT 3101: Archaeology Adjunct Instructor Anthropology Department, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg 2014 2014 ANT 3101: Archaeology
Curriculum Vitae Page 2/7 Graduate Teaching Assistant Anthropology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa 2009 2013 ANT 2000: Introduction to Anthropology (online and face to face format) ANT 2410: Cultural Anthropology ANT 3610: Anthropological Linguistics ANT 4012: Fantastic Archaeology (online format) ANT 4532: Infectious and Contagious Diseases ANT 4930: Global Health HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant University of South Florida, Tampa 2015 The Society for Archaeological Sciences R. E. Taylor Student Poster Award 80 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California 2011 Finalist, Society for American Archaeology Student Paper Award 77 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Sacramento, California 2010 Semi Finalist with the University of South Florida Ethics Bowl Team 76 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, Missouri 2009 The Society for Archaeological Sciences R.E. Taylor Student Poster Award Archaeological Sciences of America Symposium, Tampa, Florida 2009 Participant with the University of South Florida Ethics Bowl Team 75 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta, Georgia PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 2017 Fundamentals of Supervision Certificate Human Resources, University of South Florida, Tampa 2017 Got Your Six Training Office of Veteran Success, University of South Florida, Tampa 2016 Online Teacher Certification Innovative Education, University of South Florida, Tampa 2016 Proctorio Certification Innovative Education, University of South Florida, Tampa 2016 Camtasia Certification Innovative Education, University of South Florida, Tampa 2016 Safe Zone Ally Training Office of Multicultural Affairs, University of South Florida, Tampa 2015 UndocuAlly Training Office of Multicultural Affairs, University of South Florida, Tampa 2013 Canvas Interface Training Workshop Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence, University of South Florida, Tampa 2013 Preparing for College Teaching Certificate Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence, University of South Florida, Tampa
Curriculum Vitae Page 3/7 2010 Teaching Anthropology Course Anthropology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Researcher and Supervisor Actuncan Archaeological Project, Actuncan, Cayo, Belize Project Director: Dr. Lisa LeCount 2010 present Administer field and laboratory investigations of a prehispanic Maya settlement. Graduate Research Assistant Anthropology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa Supervisor: Dr. Brent Weisman 2010 2011 Conducted analysis of historic Florida archaeological material in addition to research regarding historical demography and movement of Florida Seminole Indians. Laboratory Assistant Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois Laboratory Manager: Dr. Laure Dussubieux 2009 2009 NSF Funded Award for Archaeometry to analyze soil and sediment samples with ICP MS. Excavator University of South Florida Mesoamerican Archaeological Field School, Roatan, Honduras Project Director: Dr. E. Christian Wells 2009 2009 Investigated a late prehispanic settlement by utilizing survey, laboratory, and excavation techniques. Project Leader Cultural Soilscapes Research Group, University of South Florida, Tampa Supervisor: Dr. E. Christian Wells 2008 2010 Directed soil chemical residue analysis laboratory preparations and research. Graduate Research Assistant Anthropology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa Supervisor: Dr. E. Christian Wells 2008 2009 Conducted soil science research, including analyzing archaeological soil and sediment samples. Archaeology Department Intern Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio Associate Curator of Archaeology: Ann DuFresne 2008 2008 Identified and cataloged artifacts from museum s collections.
Curriculum Vitae Page 4/7 Education Department Intern Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio Supervisor: Joe Ionna 2008 2008 Developed lesson plans and activities surrounding museum collections for a 10 th grade class. Excavation and Laboratory Supervisor Proyecto Arqueológico Xuenkal, Xuenkal, Yucatán, Mexico Project Directors: Dr. T. Kam Manahan and Dr. Traci Ardren 2007 2007 Supervised and conducted investigations of a prehispanic Maya settlement using laboratory and excavation techniques. Laboratory Assistant Anthropology Department, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Supervisor: Dr. T. Kam Manahan 2006 2007 Created and standardized computer databases and site maps using Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator, and ArcGIS pertaining to the investigation of the prehispanic Maya settlement of Xuenkal. PRESENTATIONS Professional Meetings (*invited) 2017 Mitchell, S. N., and K. A. Fulton. Supporting Faculty, Staff, and Students through Global Engagement Programming. Workshop that will be led at the Global Learning in College Conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2016 Davis Salazar, K. L., K. A. Fulton, and S. N. Mitchell. Engaging Faculty in Global Learning: Strategies for Curriculum Design and Development. Workshop led at the Global Learning in College Conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Denver, Colorado. 2016* Fulton, K. A. Geochemical Analysis of Maya Commoner Houses and the Spaces in Between at Actuncan, Belize. Paper presented at the 81 st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Orlando, Florida. 2016 LeCount, L. J., K. A. Fulton, D. W. Mixter, E. C. Wells, and T. R. Jamison. Activity Area Analysis of Elite and Commoner Spaces in the Ancient Maya City of Actuncan, Belize. Paper presented at the 81 st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Orlando, Florida. 2015 Fulton, K. A. Shared Practices and Identities in the Northern Settlement of Actuncan, Belize. Poster presented at the 80 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California. 2014 Fulton, K. A., E. C. Wells, and D. W. Mixter. A Chemical Comparison of Plaster Surfaces from Actuncan, Belize. Poster presented at the 79 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, Texas. 2014 Wells, E. C., L. J. LeCount, T. R. Jamison, K. A. Fulton, and D. W. Mixter. Ancient Maya Urban Soilscapes as Geochemical Reservoirs: Characterization of Lime plaster Surfaces from the Palace Complex at Actuncan, Belize. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, Florida.
Curriculum Vitae Page 5/7 2013 Rothenberg, K. A., E. C. Wells, and D. W. Mixter. A New Perspective on Maya Household Interactions: Chemical Analysis of Residential Plaster Surfaces from Actuncan, Belize. Poster presented the Chacmool Annual Archaeology Conference, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 2012 Mixter, D. W., K. A. Rothenberg, and L. D. Hahn. Living during Collapse: An Analysis of Household Modification during the Terminal Classic Period at Actuncan, Cayo, Belize. Paper presented at the 77 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Memphis, Tennessee. 2011 Rothenberg, K. A. Multi elemental Chemical Analysis of Anthropogenic Soils from the North Plaza, Palmarejo, Honduras. Paper presented at the 76 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Sacramento, California. 2010 Rothenberg, K. A. Multi elemental Chemical Analysis of Anthropogenic Soils from a Pre Columbian Plaza in Northwestern Honduras. Poster presented at the 2010 Graduate Student Research Symposium, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. 2010 Tykot, R. H., E. Keister, A. Bear, E. C. Wells and K. A. Rothenberg. Experimental Analysis of Archaeological Soils from Honduras Using Portable X ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. Poster presented at the 42 nd International Symposium on Archaeometry, Tampa, Florida. 2010 Rothenberg, K. A. and E.C. Wells. Using Soil Chemical Residue Analysis to Prospect for Ancient Activity Loci at the Prehispanic Site of Palmarejo, Northwest Honduras. Paper presented at the 75 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, Missouri. 2009 Bohrer, D., P. Griffith, K. Surharski, D. A. Storer, K. A. Rothenberg, and E. C. Wells. Emission or Absorption? A Comparison of Spectroscopic and Colorimetric Methods for Characterizing Extractable Phosphate in Archaeological Soils. Poster presented at the Archaeological Sciences of the Americas Symposium, Tampa, Florida. 2009 Rothenberg, K. A., D. A. Storer, and E. C. Wells. Interlinking Soil Properties to Prospect for Ancient Activity Loci: An Example from Palmarejo, Honduras. Poster presented at the Archaeological Sciences of the Americas Symposium, Tampa, Florida. 2009 Rothenberg, K. A. and E. C. Wells. Soilscape Legacies of the Palmarejo Valley, Northwestern Honduras. Poster presented at the 74 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta, Georgia. Organizer/Chair/Moderator (*invited) 2017* Chair and Moderator of the forum Advancements and Prospects in Geoarchaeology Today: The SAA GIG at 20 (pt. 3), organized by the Geoarchaeology Interest Group, 82 nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Discussant (*invited) 2017* Discussant in the forum Advancements and Prospects in Geoarchaeology Today: The SAA GIG at 20 (pt. 1), organized by the Geoarchaeology Interest Group. 82 nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Guest Lectures (*invited) 2015* The Not So Mysterious Maya. Lecture presented to the Warm Mineral Springs/Little Salt Springs Archaeological Society, Sep. 8.
Curriculum Vitae Page 6/7 2013* Searching for Classic Maya Marketplaces. Lecture presented in the course, "Archaeology," Anthropology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, Aug. 9. 2011* Chemical Analysis of Ancient Anthrosols. Lecture presented in the course, Ancient Diets, Anthropology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, Mar. 3. Community Service (*invited) 2013* Great American Teach in. Presented archaeology concepts and activities to a 2 nd grade class, Nov. 21. PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles and Book Chapters 2017 Fulton, K. A., E. C. Wells, and D. A. Storer. Ritual or residential? An integrated approach to geochemical prospection for understanding the use of plaza spaces at Palmarejo, Honduras. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, doi: 10.1007/s12520 013 0170 3. 2014 Mixter, D. W., K. A. Fulton, L. H. Bussiere, and L. J. LeCount. Living through Collapse: An Analysis of Maya Residential Modifications during the Terminal Classic Period at Actuncan, Cayo, Belize. Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology 11:55 66. 2014 Rothenberg, K. A. The Built Environment, Social Relations, and Soil Chemistry: The View from Honduras. In Mesoamerican Plazas: Arenas of Community Building and Power Negotiation, edited by T. Inomata and K. Tsukamoto, pp. 121 129. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. Technical Reports 2015 Fulton, K. A. Shared Practices and Identities in Actuncan s Northern Settlement: Research Design and Implementation In Actuncan Archaeological Project: Report of the seventh season, edited by L. J. LeCount. Report submitted to the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize. 2012 Rothenberg, K. A. The 2011 Excavations at Group 1. In Actuncan Archaeological Project: Report of the fourth season, edited by L. J. LeCount and J. H. Blitz. Report submitted to the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize. 2012 Rothenberg, K. A. and E. C. Wells. Chemical Analysis of Residential Plaster Surfaces at Actuncan, Belize: Structure 40 and Structure 61. Report submitted to the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize. 2011 Antonelli, C. and K. A. Rothenberg. Excavations at Group 1. In Actuncan Archaeological Project: Report of the 2010 Field Season, edited by L. J. LeCount and A. H. Keller. Report submitted to the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize. 2011 Rothenberg, K. A. and E. C. Wells. Chemical Analysis of Terminal Classic Soil Surfaces at Group 1 Residential Plazuela, Actuncan, Belize. Report submitted to the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize. Encyclopedia Essays and Newsletter Articles 2016 Fulton, K. A. Shared Practices and Identities in the Northern Settlement of Actuncan, Belize. The SAS Bulletin, Newsletter of the Society for Archaeological Sciences 39(2):1 4. 2014 Rothenberg, K. A. Chemical survey of archaeological sites. In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 1st ed., edited by C. Smith. Springer, New York.
Curriculum Vitae Page 7/7 GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2014 Dissertation Completion Fellowship, University of South Florida, $8,000 2014 Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (BCS 1418480), National Science Foundation, $29,888 2009 NSF Funded Award for Archaeometry, Elemental Analysis Facility, Field Museum of Natural History PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2015+ Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education 2015+ Association of American Colleges & Universities 2009+ Society for American Archaeology 2009+ The Society for Archaeological Sciences UNIVERSITY SERVICE 2016+ Administrative Advisory Council, University of South Florida