Carrie Cohen Email & Phone Number

Davis, CA, US

Davis, CA

In my role at UC Davis, I am responsible for the technical administration of the UC Davis' NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA collections and databases. I manage the care and documentation of items and records pertinent to NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA-related compliance. I collaborate with the UC Davis Department of Anthropology Museum and many other campus museums to ensure.

Davis

Responsible for the curatorial management of the University's NAGPRA-related collections. Day-to-day tasks included inventorying, cataloging, and rehabilitating collections; managing the documentation of NAGPRA collections; and conducting archival research relevant to locating archaeological sites, identifying funerary objects, and compiling general.

Sacramento, California Area

Primary duty was as an assistant to the NAGPRA coordinator. I developed reports detailing the historical context and provenience of ancestral remains and funerary objects, which included extensive research of documents such as catalog records, project reports and field notes. I synthesized this data into one report, which was used to facilitate the.

Sacramento, California Area

Leadership role during the summer 2013 move of four museum collections— the California Indian Heritage Center (CIHC), State Railroad Museum, Sutter’s Fort, and the State Parks museum repository—to new facilities. Worked primarily with the CIHC Native basketry collection, safely packing and transporting 6500 baskets while directing and delegating moving.

Sacramento, California Area

Graduate Curator/Teaching and Lab Assistant. Led a class of 16 undergraduate students through all aspects of exhibit curation as part of the ANTH 177 Museum Methods Class taught by Dr. Terri Castaneda.

Sacramento, California Area

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 2, Dr. Castaneda): Responsibilities included proctoring exams, grading assignments, and answering student questions.Museum Methods (ANTH 177, Dr. Castaneda): Led class in the development, design, and fabrication of an exhibit highlighting late nineteenth and early twentieth-century ethnographic textiles.

Davis, CA

Responsible for the preparation of reports documenting anthropological, archaeological, and historical investigations for inclusion in NEPA documentation and compliance with federal cultural resources directives as stipulated in 36 CFR 800. Examined over 500 pieces of obsidian debitage excavated in Modoc County in August 2011. Analyzed basic object.

Davis, CA

Inventoried and cataloged an archival collection of Ecological Site Descriptions and Soil Surveys dating from the 1940s to the present and incorporated it into the NRCS research library. Responsible for the research, writing, and editing of federal documents pertaining to the environmental stability of California’s ecological environments and their.

Sacramento, California Area

I was a graduate curator and team leader for this exhibit. I supervised two undergraduate students under the guidance of Professor Joyce Bishop. I worked on every aspect of the exhibit, included design, the writing of interpretive text, fabrication of various vignettes, installation, and docenting.

San Bernardino National Forest, Broom Flat

Professors: Dr. William Sapp, Daniel McCarthy, Susan Wood. Five-week field school. Assisted in the survey of approximately 800 acres in the Broom Flat area and excavation at Juniper Springs, a temporary camp in the Piñon-Juniper zone of the San Bernardino National Forest. Also received instruction in mountain and desert biology, ethnobotany, and.

Sacramento, California Area

Researched and developed a section of the exhibit structured on the history and genealogy of the collector. Research included visits to the California State Archives and to the historic Pioneer Cemetery at Sloughouse. Conducted curatorial research on California Native basketry and textiles, including cultural provenience, function, materials, techniques of.

Davis, California

Assisted with NAGPRA compliance by conducting inventories of human skeletal remains and aided in the writing of formal notices. Assisted in the curation of archaeological collections. Assisted with the preservation of museum collections by making archival quality storage and following integrated pest management protocol. Assisted in maintaining museum.

Master'S Degree, Anthropology, Museum Anthropology And Ethnography, Archaeology

Activities and Societies: Lambda Alpha National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology, Southwest Anthropological Association, Alpha.

Bachelor'S Degree, Anthropology, Summa Cum Laude

Presented with the Academic Achievement Award, the highest honor given to graduating seniors by the Anthropology Department. Nominated by.