Mentorship

I constantly seek opportunities to mentor undergraduate students, particularly involving experimental archaeology.

I have mentored more than 30 undergraduates through the School of Human Evolution and Social Change Reseach Apprenticeship Program and have been a committee member for multiple honor's thesis projects.

I often co-author publications and presentations with my students. In some cases, I help facilitate student-led projects in which they are lead author and will urge students interested in graduate school to undertake independent research.

My favorite part of mentoring is helping students apply to graduate school (see below) because I would not be where I am today if it were not for help from past graduate student mentors.

Over the course of working with undegraduate students, I developed a 'survival guide' for students interested in applying to graduate school. It focuses on the last couple of years at a 4-year institution, but the general advice could help anyone at any stage, even freshman (honestly, the earlier the better!). It includes part of my own journey and experiences so it is not necessarily a one-size fits all.

I have also included advice for CVs and an example of my statement of purpose for ASU so people can see what content is and/or can be included in the document.

This is a living document and I am always looking for feedback, but I wanted to provide eager students with as much help as I can. Please contact me if you have anything to add or suggest changes to them.