RESEARCH STATEMENT
At the heart of research is an essential balance between an openness to new ideas and the incorporation of traditional pedagogy and methodology. The wellspring of my research philosophy begins with this concept of balance and follows Dewey’s strategy of experiential learning: “Give the pupils something to do, not only something to learn. The doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.”
A primary goal of my research is to promote self-learning so that students become independent in their pursuit of knowledge. In today’s world, with global resources of learning literally at our fingertips, the people we assist are able to move beyond the walls of the classroom and enter into their own dialogue with inquiry. I perceive my purpose as a researcher/mentor to be one of direction and knowledge-sharing by the provision of diverse, credible data and resources.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Organic Residue Analysis
May, 2015
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University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology
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Dissertation: Patterns of Consumption: Ceramic Residue Analysis at Liangchengzhen, Shandong, China
NMR of Lipids
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Metabolomics & Lipidomics in Archaeology
December, 1993
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
M.S.P.H. in Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Thesis: Contributing Factors of Drug Cessation Among Women Who Have Delivered Cocaine-exposed Infants.
May, 1969
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Queens College, Charlotte, N.C., USA
B.A. in Spanish
Thesis: The Preliminary Letters in Don Quixote
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Foodways in Neolithic China
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