M.A.A. Alumni

Our recent MAA and MAA/MHP graduates and some of their current positions:

 

2024

London Booker, M.A.A.
Archaeological Technician, The Ottery Group, Inc.

Keirra Coleman, M.A.A.

Justin Mohammadi, M.A.A./M.H.P.

Keeli Otto, M.A.A.
Management and Program Analyst at NOAA

Ushna Saeed, M.A.A.
Ph.D. student, UMD

Jessica Staggs, M.A.A.

 

2023

Emiliano Alejandro Campos, M.A.A.
Ph.D. student, UMD

Catherine Gagnon, M.A.A.
Archaeological Field Technician, New York State Museum 

Ashleigh A. Cannata, M.A.A.
Teaching Assistant at All Starz Children's Academy

Stewart Rebecca Williams, M.A.A./M.H.P.

Robert B. Outland IV, M.A.A.
Digital Heritage Intern, Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Research Group

Silvana Montañola, M.A.A.
Ph.D. candidate, UMD

Antonio Mercurius, M.A.A.
Product Specialist at One Medical

Nataline Nöelle Beckley, M.A.A.

Michael P. Betsinger, M.A.A.
Ph.D. candidate, UMD

Gabriela Yenitza Ruiz Vélez, M.A.A.
Archaeologist, Environmental Corporation of America

Elle Elizabeth Findlay, M.A.A.
CIRCLES Alliance Program Manager, University of Montana

Emma Satterfield, M.A.A.
Ph.D. student, UMD

Paul Albert, M.A.A./M.H.P.
Ph.D. student, UMD

 

2022

Nicholas Galloway, M.A.A.
Teacher, Prince George's County Public Schools

Jessica Gough, M.A.A.
Museum Technician, Alexandria Archaeology

Melani Harden, M.A.A. 
Community Coordinator, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Natasha Robinson, M.A.A.
Program Analyst, Office of Innovation (SNAS/ WIC), USDA

Nicole Ursin, M.A.A./M.H.P.
Technical Preservation Services Manager, Ohio History Connection

Nicholas Vamvakias, M.A.A.
Archaeology Analyst Intern, Greening Youth Foundation

 

2021

Angela Bailey, M.A.A./M.H.P.
Lab Analyst, George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Samantha Matera, M.A.A.
Museum Technician, National Park Service

Aryn Neurock Schriner, M.A.A.
Ph.D. candidate, UMD

Alex Vindas Cruz, M.A.A.
Chief of Resource Management, National Park Service

Olivia Wolford, M.A.A.

 

2020

Maeve Bassett, M.A.A.
Conservation and Volunteer Programs Specialist, San Antonio Botanical Garden

Kaleigh Blair, M.A.A.
Writer/Project Coordinator, Development Office, College of Arts & Humanities, University of Maryland

Katherine Calvert, M.A.A/M.H.P.

Abigail Johnson, M.A.A.
Ph.D. student, William & Mary

Sean Jones, M.A.A.
Archaeological Collections Specialist, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Madeline Laub, M.A.A.
Cultural Resource Data Manager, National Park Service

Elizabeth McCague, M.A.A.
Ph.D. candidate, UMD and Lab Director, James Madison’s Montpelier

Yi-En Tzeng, M.A.A.
Specialist, Garden of Hope Foundation

Hian Yong Yeo, M.A.A.
Research Assistant at Westat

 

2019

Kyla Cools, M.A.A.
Ph.D. candidate, UMD

Kathleen Jockel, M.A.A./M.H.P.
Archaeologist/Architectural Historian, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI)

Samantha Lee, M.A.A.
Ph.D. graduate, UMD, 2024

Ellen Platts, M.A.A, Ph.D. (2023)
Impact Assessment and Evaluation Specialist at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University

Alexander Sahi, M.A.A.
Graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law

Tamara Schlossenberg, M.A.A./M.H.P.

 

2018

Katie Boyle, M.A.A./M.H.P.
Historian, Division of Resource Management, C&O Canal National Historical Park

Blaze Buck, M.A.A.
Program Administrative Specialist, UMD

Sarah Grady, M.A.A.
Professeur d'anglais, Saint-Maurice, Île-de-France

Kevin McDonald, M.A.A
Digital Strategy Assistant, Glenstone Museum

Helen Mittmann, M.A.A.
Research Associate, the George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health

Siobhan Summers, M.A.A.
Ph.D. student, University of Florida

Catherine Tier, M.A.A.

 

2017

Amber Cohen, M.A.A.
Rural Aquaculture Promotion Agent, U.S. Peace Corps

Emily Dooley, M.A.A.

Sarah Hartge, M.A.A.
Research Analyst at Westat

Sarah Noe, M.A.A.
Ph.D. student, UC Santa Barbara

Scott Oliver, M.A.A.
Assistant Lab Manager at Veterans Curation Program

Kaelin Rapport, M.A.A.
Ph.D. candidate, Northwestern University

Hannah Vahle, M.A.A.
Digital Archivist, National Museum of Health and Medicine

 

2016

Leslie Crippen, M.A.A.
Archaeologist, US Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Planning and Environmental Center

Katie Geddes, M.A.A.
Program Analyst at NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (Contracted through Collabralink Technologies)

Umai Habibah, M.A.A.
Program Manager in the Office of Faculty Affairs, UMD

Sarah Janesko, M.A.A.
Laboratory Director at Veterans Curation Program

Magda Mankel, M.A.A., Ph.D. (2021)
Academic Director of the Border Studies Program, Earlham College

Rebecca Quick, M.A.A.
Grants Manager at Rebuilding Together

Camille Westmont, M.A.A., M.H.P., Ph.D. (2019)
Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge

 

Rebecca Alberda, M.A.A.
EAS Intake Assessment Specialist at The Salvation Army

Victoria Danner, M.A.A.
Person and Family Engagement Coordinator, Rainmakers Strategy Solutions, LLC 

Yana Demireva, M.A.A.
Research & Evaluation Coordinator at Maryland State Library

Amelia Hood, M.A.A.
Research Program Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Maya Kearney, M.A.A.
Ph.D. student at American University

Patricia Markert, M.A.A., Ph.D. (Binghamton University 2022)
Assistant Professor - Archaeology, Western University

David McMichael, M.A.A.
Owner, Grant Writer at Homeworld Grants

Sara Mosher, M.A.A., Ph.D. (Southern Methodist University 2021)
Program Officer for Instructional Design and Training, International Rescue Committee

Janna Napoli, M.A.A.
Field Director, AECOM

Alyssa (Nutter) Weber, M.A.A.
Assistant Director for Financial Aid Outreach, Johns Hopkins University

Dirk Parham, M.A.A.
Adjunct Faculty, Howard Community College

Megan Springate, M.A.A., Ph.D. (2017)
National Coordinator, NPS Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellows at American Conservation Experience

Madhyatu Taylor, M.A.A.
Executive Director at Beyond the Block, Inc.
Senior Health Care Analyst NCQA

Jordan Tompkins, M.A.A.
Public Health Consultant, Business Analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton

 

2014

Caitlin Cromer, M.A.A.
Social Science Research Analyst and Product Owner at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Heidi Fishpaw, M.A.A.
Social Risk Management Senior Operations Associate, Inter-American Development Bank

Amelia Jamison, M.A.A., M.P.H. (2016)
PhD student, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Gavin Miculka, M.A.A.
Assistant Site Manager at Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites, Texas Historical Commission

 

2013

Kathrina Aben, M.A.A.
Ph.D. candidate at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ennis Barbery Smith, M.A.A.
Director of Destination Development for West Virginia Department of Tourism

Alexander Carson, M.A.A.
Business Analyst at Amivero

Kendall Concini, M.A.A.
Manager of Admissions, Information, and Referrals at The Arc Central Chesapeake Region

Nadine Dangerfield, M.A.A.
Assistant Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Anthropology, UMD

Sarah El-Hattab, M.A.A.

Amanda Pike, M.A.A.
Social Science Analyst, FDA

Eric Ruesch, M.A.A.
Digital Media Coordinator and Agency Marketing Manager and Director of Digital Strategy at Right Idea Media & Creative

Stefan Woehlke, M.A.A., Ph.D. (2021)
Lecturer, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, UMD

 

2012

Jennifer Allen, M.A.A.
Senior Archaeologist at Anderson Environmental Consulting, LLC

Maria Grenchik, M.A.A.
Executive Director at Museum of Chincoteague Island

Tanya Icaza, M.A.A.
Adjunct Faculty, Montgomery College

Daniel Jordan, M.A.A.
Participatory Action Research Facilitator/Researcher at the Institute for Community Research

Elizabeth Pruitt, M.A.A., Ph.D. (2015)
Manager of Education and Outreach, Society for American Archaeology

Courtney Singleton, M.A.A., Ph.D. (Columbia University 2019)
Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Raritan Valley Community College

Benjamin Skolnik, M.A.A., PhD (2019)
Archaeologist, Alexandria Archaeology

Elizabeth Van Dolah, M.A.A., Ph.D. (2018)
Environmental Anthropologist, The Nature Conservancy