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Immich
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Anthropology; University of Minnesota 395 Hubert H. Humphrey Center; 301 19th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55455 (c) 612-968-2222 immic002@umn.edu
Education
University of MinnesotaTwin Cities Minneapolis, MN Ph.D. Department of Anthropology expected May 2014 Project Title: Anglo-Norman Castle Landscapes Advising Committee: Peter S. Wells UMN (advisor), John Soderberg UMN, Kat Hays UMN, Kieran OConor NUI-Galway, Francis Harvey UMN Graduate Minor: Geographic Information Systems M.A. in Anthropology Project Title: Human-animal relations at the Iron Age Salt Mine of the Drrnberg bei Hallein: an archaeological approach Graduate Minor: Geographic Information Systems Master of Geographic Information Sciences Project Theme: GIS applications in Archaeology University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI Bachelor of Arts, cum laude Major: History Minors: Anthropology and Geography Study Abroad: King Alfreds College, Winchester UK, Fall 2002 & 2003 May 2010
May 2010
May 2005
Research Interests
Landscape archaeology; castle studies; culture contact & colonialism; medieval Ireland; negotiation of identity; geographic information science in archaeology; digital humanities; animal art and representation
Publications
Soderberg, John and Jennifer L. Immich. (2010). Animal Contact: Livestock approaches to understanding social boundaries in later medieval Roscommon. In: Medieval Lough C: History, Archaeology, and Landscape of Medieval Lough C. ed. Thomas Finan. Dublin, Four Courts Press. Jennifer L. Immich. (2008). Topographies of Death: a GIS Analysis of Burial Landscapes in Iron Age Austria. [Abstract] 109th annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. Connecticut, David Brown Book Company. pp. 42-43.
Conference Presentations
Situation Castles on a Colonial Frontier: landscape archaeology of 12-13th century north co. Tipperary Ireland. Paper presented at the Archaeology Consortium, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota Jeffers Petroglyphs: Preserving 9000 years of American Indian History. With Jason Massey, John Soderberg, and Tom Sanders.Paper presented at the Archaeology Consortium, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota. February 2012
December 2011
GIS Applications in Medieval Irish Archaeology. Poster presented at the American Society October 2011 of Irish Medieval Studies Ireland Conference 2011. Glenstal Abbey, Co. Limerick Ireland. End of Days: University of Minnesota Excavates Tulsk, Co. Roscommon. Paper presented at the Archaeology Consortium, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota The Medieval Imagination: I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog. Paper session Animals in the Medieval World and Imagination presented at the 43rd International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, Michigan. Animals in Art and the Mind. Poster session European Archaeology presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Vancouver, Canada. Topographies of Death: a GIS Analysis of Burial Landscapes in Iron Age Austria. Poster session presented at the 109th annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. Chicago, Illinois. Medieval Mud: Excavation Report from Tulsk, County Roscommon, Ireland. With John Soderberg and Jammi Ladwig. Paper presented at the Archaeology Consortium, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota Iconography and Faunal Remains: Imagery and Consumption in Temperate Europe. Paper session: presented at the 42nd International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 2008
May 2008
November 2007
May 2007
Invited Presentations
Art & Animals in Iron Age Europe. Invited Lecturer: Archaeology of Prehistoric Annually 2007-2011 Europe (ANTH 3027/5027W), Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota. A day in the life of a faunal analyst: or why study all those bones? Invited Speaker. Archaeology Club of Certin-Durham High School. St. Paul, Minnesota. Faunal Analysis and the study of Archaeology. Invited Speaker. Archaeology Club of Certin-Durham High School. St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Iconography and Faunal Remains: Imagery and Consumption in Late Prehistoric Europe. Invited symposium paper: Is Hindsight 20/20? presented at the 72nd annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Austin, Texas.
March 2007
storm sewer maps. Key tasks included database management, accuracy assessment, error management, digitalization, and communicating results. Undergraduate Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Jan 2004-May 2005) Advisors: Tom Miller, Dept. of History (UWEC), Robert Barth, Department of Geography and Anthropology (UWEC), and Tom B. James, Department of Archaeology (King Alfreds College, Winchester, UK) Funding: Faculty-Student research collaboration $9000 over 16 months Faunal Remains and the Black Death project Led historical and archaeological analysis and performed archival research on the role of animals during plague periods in England.
Teaching Experience
Hamline University Adjunct Faculty Anth 1530: Human Evolution (January term 2012) Instructed lecture and laboratory sections, led curriculum development, created exams and quizzes, graded assignments and exams, organized course activities, led study sessions, held office hours for 25+ students. University of Minnesota Anth 1001: Human Evolution (F2006, S2007, F2008, S2008, S2009) Instructed and lectured laboratory sections, created exam questions, graded assignments and exams, assisted with course organization, led study sessions, held office hours for 50+ students per term. Anth 3009: Rise of Civilization (F2005, S2006, F2011) Graded assignments and exams, gave guest lectures, held office hours for 100+ students per term. Anth 3221: Archaeology Field School (Sumr2009, Sumr2010) Instructed field archaeology unit and shovel test excavation, taught TotalStation and land surveying techniques, trained flotation and environmental screening, assisted with small finds labeling and collection, instructed site and feature sketching, built and repaired equipment, oversaw community organization, resolved student issues, and held office hours for 10+ students per term. Anth 3027/5027W: Origins of European Civilization/Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe (F2007, F2009, F2010) Graded 12-20 page written assignments and exams, gave guest lectures, led study sessions, held office hours for 50+ students per term. Anth 4007: Laboratory Techniques in Archaeology (S2010, S2012) Instructed intern Lexie Thorp in faunal analysis (S2010). Instructed interns Joel Cramblit and Nica Carrillo in archaeological surveying techniques, including hand-tape, TotalStation, and GPS Trimble 5700/5800 survey (S2012). Geog 5564: Urban Geographic Information Science and Analysis (S2011, S2012) Graded 10-12 laboratory assignments and final projects, held office hours for 25+ students per term. Moodle content administrator. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Geog 280: Introduction to Cartography (S2005) Assisted with ArcGIS software in laboratory sections, led study sessions, held office hours for 25+ students.
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Geog 301: Western Europe (F2004) Graded assignments and exams, led study sessions, held office hours for 80+ students.
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2010-2012 2006-2012 November 2011 November 2010 2008-2010 2007-2010 2007-2009 October 2008
May 2008
World Views Fall 2008 Newsletter, Co-Editor, Layout & Production January August 2008 Team (with Heather Flowers), Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota. Anthropology Graduate Student Organization Secretary-Treasurer, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota. Web-Master, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota. World Views Fall 2007 Newsletter, Layout & Production Team, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota. Evolutionary Anthropology Laboratory, Graduate Student Intern, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
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Software Skills
ESRI ArcGIS versions 3.3 through 10.0 Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access Adobe Packages: Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Publisher Crimestat GeoDa E4 Moodle 2 Statistical Packages: SPSS, GME
Professional Memberships
American Society of Irish Medieval Studies (ASIMS) Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology (SPMA) American Institute of Archaeology (AIA) Society for American Archaeology (SAA)
Languages
German (reading proficiency)
References
Dr. Kat Hayes University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology 395 Hubert H. Humphrey Center 301 19th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-624-7482 kathayes@umn.edu Dr. John Soderberg University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology 395 Hubert H. Humphrey Center 301 19th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-626-9228 sode0018@umn.edu Dr. Kieran OConor National University of Ireland, Galway Department of Archaeology Arts/Science Building University Road Galway, Ireland +353 (0)91 493820 Kieran.d.oconor@nuigalway.ie Dr. Peter S. Wells University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology 395 Hubert H. Humphrey Center 301 19th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-624-6845 wells001@umn.edu
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