Rebecca
Nelson Jacobs
University of Connecticut, Storrs
824
Mansfield City Road, #10B
Storrs-Mansfield, CT 06268
Phone: (315) 212-2694
Email: rebecca.nelson@uconn.edu
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a summer position utilizing experience in the museum field.
EDUCATION
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, 2007-Present
GPA: 4.056
SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
Bachelor of Arts, 2007
Majors: Anthropology, Archaeology
Minors: Museum Studies, Art History
GPA: 4.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA
Summer Fellow, Summer 2007
Published research project based on museum collections and local archives: “‘A Day Full of Meaning’: The 1949 Anniversary Pageant at Deerfield Academy”
Guided tours of historic houses
Attended material culture analysis seminars and academic lectures
Potsdam Public Museum, Potsdam, NY
Intern, Spring 2007
Researched, designed, fabricated and advertised “Railroads in Potsdam” display and roundtable event
Digitized and uploaded railroad photo collection
Charles T. Weaver Museum of Anthropology, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
Student Curator, Fall 2006
Researched, designed and installed exhibit “Hmong Journeys: Flower Cloths and Story Cloths”
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Summer Intern, Asian Cultural History Program, Summer 2006
Researched Hmong flower cloths at libraries and Museum Support Center
Catalogued Asian book collection
Created a website and online exhibit for the museum using the university content management system
James Madison's Montpelier, Orange, VA
Archaeological Field School, Summer 2005
Learned and applied archaeological methods
SUNY Potsdam Presidential Scholars Program, Potsdam, NY
Presidential Scholar, 2004-2007:
Completed a funded independent research project: “Archaeological Experiment: Re-creation of a Nasca Textile"
SUNY Potsdam Geology Department, Potsdam, NY
Research Assistant, Summer 2004
Mounted and examined samples of rock on Scanning Electron Microscope
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Taught discussion sections of ANTH 100, Other People's Worlds
Created and graded quizzes and exams
Department of Anthropology, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Spring 2006
Developed final project on cemetery analysis worth 1/3 of student’s grades for ANTA 362, Historical Archaeology
Student Support Services, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
Peer Tutor, Spring 2005
Worked individually with a student in ANTH 111, Intro to Anthropology
The Office of Non-Credit, Conferences and Special Programs, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
Instructor, Fall 2004-Spring 2006
Taught Non-Credit Beginning and Intermediate Knitting Classes
College Writing Center, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
Trained Peer Tutor, Fall 2004-Spring 2007
Attended Tutoring Practicum, assisted students with writing and revising papers
Workshop Leader, Summer 2004
Led “Wool Gathering” knitting workshop
Department of Anthropology, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2004
Graded quizzes, prepared class materials, and assisted students in lab work for ANTA 204, Intro to Archaeology
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Nelson, Rebecca. “Re-creating a Nasca Cross-Knit-Looped Edging.” Presented at the Textile Society of America Biennial Symposium, Fall 2006.
Nelson, Rebecca. “Alternate Narratives at the Canadian Museum of Civilization: Incorporating Aborigines into Canada's History.” Published in Collegiate Anthropologist, Spring 2006.
Nelson, Rebecca. “Aesthetics: Universal or Enculturated?.” Published in Collegiate Anthropologist, Fall 2005.
Allen, Kari L., Jessica Vavrasek and Rebecca Nelson. “Faunal Analysis at Fort La Presentation.” Presented at the 45th Annual Northeastern Anthropological Association Meetings, April 2005
O’Brien, Neal R. and Rebecca Nelson. “The Role of Biofilm in Enhancing the Quality of Fossil Insect Preservation in a Miocene Formation (Stewart Valley, Nevada)- A Preliminary Study.” Submitted to The Compass, 2004.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Valedictorian (Spring 2007)
Faculty Award (Spring 2007)
Potsdam Distinguished Scholar (Spring 2007)
Archaeological Studies Award (Spring 2007)
Lambda Alpha Award (Spring 2007)
PACES Award (Spring 2007)
Anthropology Department Scholar (Spring 2007)
Kappa Pi, Art Honor Society (Spring 2007)
Birgit Weaver Award for Museum Studies (Spring 2006)
Canfield Scholarship (Spring 2006)
Anthropology Department Scholar Spring (2006)
Museum Studies Certificate, Lambda Alpha (Spring 2006)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Spring 2006)
Omicron Delta Kappa, Leadership Honor Society (Spring 2006)
Canfield Scholarship Spring (2005)
Lambda Alpha, Anthropology Honor Society (Spring 2005)
Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman Honor Society (Spring 2004)
Adirondack Summit Scholarship (2003- 2007)
SUNY Potsdam Honors Program (2003- 2007)
President's List (2003- 2007)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2004-2006 Textile Society of America
2004-2006 Society for American Archaeology
2004-2005 Northeastern Anthropological Association
ACTIVITIES
Dr. Millard Harmon Student Leader Conference (2006)
History Association Vice President (2006)
History Association Treasurer (2006)
Contributing Editor, Collegiate Anthropologist (2005)
CITI Certification for research in human subjects (2005)
Anthropology Club Member (2005-2007)
Presidential Scholars Steering Committee Student Representative (2005- 2006)
Bregman Book Discussion Panelist (2004-2005)
EXHIBITIONS
"The Peaceable Kingdom" Knitted Tapestry at the Creative Spirit Art Center (2005)
County Fair Appliqué Quilt, Viewer's Choice at the Creative Spirit Art Center (2004)
County Fair Appliqué Quilt, Viewer's Choice at Borderline Quilters Biennial Quilt Show (2003)
Two pieces featured in “Repeat from Here: Knitting in the North Country” at Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (2003)
Hand spun, knit doily featured in Akiko Kotani's exhibit "Stitches that Heal" at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (2002)
References Available Upon Request