Pearce Paul Creasman

Email: p.creasman -at- gmail.com

Curriculum Vita
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Education:

Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas) - August 2003 to Present

                       Doctoral candidate in Anthropology – GPR: 4.0/4.0 – Expected graduation Dec. 2008
                          Advisor: Dr. Filipe Vieira de Castro
                          Dissertation: Extracting Cultural Information from Ship Timbers
                          Premilinary Exams: Passed (All in favor) 16 Nov. 2007
                          Dissertation Defense: tentatively scheduled 25 August 2008

                       Certificate in Historic Preservation, College of Architecture – May 2008
                       Certificate in Archaeological Conservation, College of Liberal Arts – May 2007

                       Master of Arts (Anthropology/ Nautical Archaeology) – December 2005
                          Thesis: The Cairo Dahshur Boats    (Click here for PDF file, 5.07 mb)

University of Maine (Orono, Maine) - September 2000 to May 2003

                        Class of 2003- Cum Laude
                        Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Philosophy.
                                 Concentration in Classical Studies
                                 

Professional Experience:

         Sept. 2008-Present       Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Anthropology, Texas A&M University.
         Sept. 2007-Present       Adjunct Faculty, Central Texas College. Killeen, Texas. Department of Distance Learning, Social Sciences Div.
         Jan. 2007-Present         Faculty, Blinn College. Bryan, Texas. Department of Social Sciences, Anthropology division.
         June 2005-Present        President, Institute of Maritime Research and Discovery, Ltd.
                                                      A 501(c)(3) Non-profit scientific/ educational organization.
         Sept. 2004-Sep. 2007  Graduate Research Assistant/ Ph.D. student. Nautical Archaeology Program, Dept. of Anthropology, Texas                                                       A&M University.
         Sept. 2002-May 2003   National Work Merit Scholarship, Instructor’s Assistant, Department of Philosophy, University of Maine.
         Sept. 2001-Jan. 2003    President of the Student Body, University of Maine and CEO, Student Government, Inc.
         June 2000- May 2005   Varsity Athlete, The University of Maine and Texas A&M University, Cross Country and Track and Field.
         August 1999-Present      Instructor, The American Red Cross.

Internships and Fellowships:

         2007 Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Marion M. Cook Graduate Fellow (declined)
         2007 Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona, Internship in Dendrochronology.
         2005 Texas A&M University, Study Abroad Fellowship. Cairo, Egypt.
         2005 L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness, Research Fellowship. Cairo, Egypt.
         2004 Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, Graduate Fellow.
         2004 Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Internship. Bodrum, Turkey .

PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES
        In prep:
        Creasman, P.P. "Revisiting Middle Kingdom Shipbuilding: the Cairo Dahshur Boats." For submission to the International Journal of                 Nautical Archaeology. 2008. pp.25.
        Towner, Ronald H. and Creasman, Pearce Paul. "Historical Dendroarchaeology in the El Malpais: Lessons from the Savage Homestead."                 For submission to Historical Archaeology. 2008. pp.30.
        Under review:
        Creasman, P.P., Vining, B., Koepnick, S. and N. Doyle. "Search for the Lost Ships of a Pharaoh: An Exploratory Geophysical Survey at                 the Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III at Dahshur, Egypt 2007." pp.25.

        “Defeasibility Theory and the Gettier Problem,” Ars Veritas, Summer (2003). The University of Maine, Orono, ME.
         “Is using intellectual property rights to obtain genetic patents ethical?” Ars Veritas, Spring (2003). The University of Maine, Orono, ME.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS IN PRINT
         “Ship Timber: Forests and Ships in the Iberian Peninsula during the Age of Expansion,” Edge of Empire: Proceedings of the Symposium                 held at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Eds. F. Castro and K. Custer (2008): 235-248.

REPORTS IN PRINT
         Ship Lab Report 12: Lagos Summer School. 2006. Texas A&M University, Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Ship                   Reconstruction Laboratory. Filipe Castro, Tiago Fraga, Pearce Paul Creasman, Bryana Dubard, George Schwarz, Samuel
                  Koepnick, Alexis Catsambis. pp.165.
         “An Experience in Egypt at The Egyptian Museum,” Annual of the L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness, 2005: 1-13. College                   Station, TX.

PERIODICALS, NEWSLETTERS AND POPULAR ARTICLES
         “Egypt’s Sunken Treasures,” Arcticon (2007):8-11
         “The Ponta da Piedade Mapping and Survey Project,” Arcticon. (2007):12-20
         4000 Year Old Boats from the Middle Kingdom, Pamphlet for distribution in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. (English, French, Spanish)                   2006.
         “‘The Edge of Empire: Iberian Ships’ A Symposium at the Society for Historical Archaeology 2006 Annual Meeting,” INA Quarterly
                  33.2 (2006): 5-12. College Station, TX.
         “The Cairo Dahshur Boats: Project Update,” INA Quarterly 33.2 (2006): 25-26. College Station, TX.
         “Egyptian Boats Receive a Fresh Look,” INA Quarterly 32.2 (2005): 24. College Station, TX.
         “The Cairo Dashur Boats,” INA Quarterly 32.1 (2005): 15-19. College Station, TX.
         Bachelor's Capstone: “Evaluating Schliemann's Finds: the Potential for Chemical Testing in Archaeology.” pp.27. 2003. On file at the                   University of Maine.

WEB PAGES
         http://www.imrd.org and associated URLs (since June 2005)
         http://cairodahshur.imrd.org (since February 2004; renamed 2005)

BOOK REVIEWS
         “Before the Mast: Life and Death Aboard the Mary Rose. Ed. Julie Gardiner.” INA Quarterly 33.3 (2006): 25-26. College Station, TX.

Grants and Awards:

2008 Texas A&M University, Department of Geophysics, equipment ($7,350) Survey for the Lost Ships of a Pharaoh, 2008. Dahshur, Egypt.
         Texas A&M University Research Week ($400) Interdisciplinary Research Award; International Education Award; Melbern G.                            Glasscock Humanities Award; Session and Taxonomy winner (~600 participants)
         St. Augustine Archaeological Society (Florida), travel award ($200, travel, lodging)
         Archaeological Institute of America, Best Graduate Student Poster ($250)
         Institute of Nautical Archaeology, research associate (estimated $2,500) Survey for the Lost Ships of a Pharaoh, 2008. Dahshur, Egypt
         Texas A&M University, Department of Anthropology travel award ($500)
         Archaeological Institute of America, Dorot travel award (declined)

2007 Anonymous Donor, Survey for the Lost Ships of a Pharaoh, Egypt ($6,500)
         Texas A&M University, Department of Geophysics, equipment ($2,500) Survey for the Lost Ships of a Pharaoh, 2007. Egypt.
         Blinn College, faculty improvement grant ($725)
         Institute of Nautical Archaeology, dendrochronology internship grant ($1,000)
         SeaSpace Scholarship, Houston Underwater Club ($2,000)
         Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology’s archaeological photo contest, held at the Society for Historical Archaeology’s annual                   meeting (Williamsburg): First place—Color Archaeological Site; First place—Color Portrait
         Archaeological Institute of America, best graduate student paper finalist
         Archaeological Institute of America, Dorot graduate student travel award ($571)

2006 College of Liberal Arts and Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, Travel grant in Pharaonic Ships Initiative ($1,000)
         Texas A&M University System, Pathways Student Research Symposium ($235) First Place (poster presentation, 250 participants)
         Institute of Maritime Research and Discovery, digital exhibit grant ($250)
         Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, travel grant ($300)
         Lagos Municipality, Lagos Project, Portugal. (29,525 Euros, aprox. US $37,800)
                  Lodging, Food, Dock, Boats, Storage Facilities, Diving Equipment, Fuel.co-PIs: Filipe Castro, Rui Louiero, Tiago Fraga.
         RPM Nautical Foundation, Ponta da Peidade Survey Project, Portugal ($2,500)
         Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Lagos Project, Portugal. (Estimated $4,000) Equipment and grant with co-PI Filipe Castro.

2005 College of Graduate Studies and Texas A&M University Alumni Association, Research and presentation grant ($500)
         RPM Nautical Foundation, Cairo Dahshur Boats Project, Egypt ($3,250)
         Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Cairo Dahshur Boats Project, Egypt ($2,500) Support and services (approximate)
         Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, travel grant ($300)
         Dean of Liberal Arts Graduate Research Travel Grant, Texas A&M Univ. ($600)

2004 RPM Nautical Foundation, Cairo Dahshur Boats Project, Egypt ($3,275)
         Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Cairo Dahshur Boats Project, Egypt ($2,500) Support and services (approximate)

2004-2006 Egyptian Museum, Cairo & Egypt’s Supreme Council on Antiquities ($7,500) Support, services, fees and labor (equivalent)

2003 Institute of Nautical Archaeology, scholarship ($1,000)

2003-2008 Virginia Council of Higher Education, Academic Common Markets ($50,000)

2002 National Work Merit Scholarship ($2,000)

Teaching Experience:

INSTRUCTOR
         Peoples and World Cultures, Anthropology 205 (Texas A&M University)
         Introduction to Anthropology (four field), Anthropology 2346 (Blinn College)
         Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology 2351 (Blinn College and Central Texas College)
         Nautical Archaeology of the Americas, Anthropology 318 (Texas A&M University)

INVITED LECTURER
         Advanced Near-Surface Applied Geophysics, Geophysics 689 (Texas A&M University)
         Introduction to Nautical Archaeology, Anthropology 216 (Texas A&M University)
         History of Shipbuilding Technology, Anthropology 615 (Texas A&M University)
         Research and Reconstruction of Wooden Ships, Anthropology 616 (Texas A&M University)

TEACHING ASSISTANT
         Being a Nautical Archaeologist, Anthropology 685 (Texas A&M University)
         Books and Treatises on Shipbuilding, Anthropology 614 (Texas A&M University)
         Medieval Seafaring in the Mediterranean, Anthropology 618 (Texas A&M University)
         History of Shipbuilding Technology, Anthropology 615 (Texas A&M University)
         Research and Reconstruction of Wooden Ships, Anthropology 616 (Texas A&M University)
         Nautical Archaeology of the Americas, Anthropology 318 (Texas A&M University)

INSTRUCTOR'S ASSISTANT
         The Philosophy of Law, Philosophy 244 (The University of Maine)
         Problems in Recent Philosophy, Philosophy 200 (University of Maine)
         Methods of Reasoning, Philosophy 103 (The University of Maine)

Courses Currently Prepared:

UNDERGRADUATE
         Introduction to Anthropology (Four Field)
         Cultural Anthropology / Peoples and Cultures of the World
         Introduction to Nautical Archaeology
         Nautical Archaeology of the Americas

GRADUATE
         History of Shipbuilding Technology
         Research and Reconstruction of Wooden Ships
         Books and Treatises on Shipbuilding
         Medieval Seafaring in the Mediterranean
         Being a Nautical Archaeologist

Courses in Development:

UNDERGRADUATE
         Treasure Hunting, Inc.
         Archaeology and the Media
         Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
         Greek and Latin Literature in English Translation (Web CT)

GRADUATE
         Seafaring in the Ancient World
         Computer Graphics / Computers and the Future of Archaeology

Field Experience:

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / PROJECT DIRECTOR 
         March 2007-Present: Dahshur Boats Survey Project. Dahshur, Egypt.
                  Geophysical survey in cooperation with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's expedition to pharaoh Senwosret IIIs pyramid complex                   at Dahshur, led by Dr. Dieter Arnold (The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds the site permit, for whom this survey is conducted).
         May 2006-January 2007: Co-Principal Investigator/ Dive Supervisor: Algarve Region Survey and Ponta da Peidade Recording
                  Projects (Portugal). Underwater survey and archaeological recording. See http://projects.imrd.org/pontadapiedade.htm/
         January 2004-May 2007: The Cairo Dahshur Boats Project, in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
                  Researching and recording Middle Kingdom vessels, circa 1850 BC. See http://cairodahshur.imrd.org
         May 2007-June 2007: Internship/ Field School: Dendrochronology, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona.
                  Savage Homestead Site, New Mexico.
         May 2001-July 2001: Field School in Archaeology, Wake Forest University. Site 31Wk33, Early Woodland Era.

PARTICIPANT
         May 2007- Present Internship/ Field School: Dendroarchaeology, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona. Savage                   Homestead Site, New Mexico. Co-author and continuing researcher.
         September 2005-Present: Field Assistant: Nautical Archaeology Digital Library. Texas A&M University. CoPIs- Richard Furuta, Filipe
                  Castro. National Science Foundation Grant No. IIS-0534314. See http://nadl.tamu.edu
         July 2004-August 2004: Internship: Institute of Nautical Archaeology (Bodrum, Turkey).
                  Cataloguing ‘pilgrim flask’ ceramics from the 14th century BC Uluburun shipwreck.
         May 2002-July 2002: Mardu Ecological Anthropology Project (Australia), Field Assistant.
                  Living with the Mardu aborigine tribe in Australia’s Western (Gibson) Desert.

Notable Presentations (*Invited, ~Abstract in Print):

2008 *Chicago chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt. Chicago, June 28th
                  Ancient Egyptian Ships and Seafaring (scheduled)
         *~Northeast Florida Symposium on Maritime Archaeology. St. Augustine, March
                  Iberian Ships in the Age of Expansion: What Can Ship Timber Tell Us
         ~Texas A&M University Research Week. College Station, March
                  Search for the Lost Ships of the Pharaoh Senwosret III (poster)
         *Cedar Creek Lodge #300 A.F. & A.M. (Freemasons). Bryan, TX. February
         *St. Alban’s Lodge #1455 A.F. & A.M. College Station, TX. January
                  Operative Stone Masons (and the Sea) in the Ancient Mediterranean
         *~Society for Historical Archaeology’s annual meeting. Albuquerque, January
                  Historical Dendroarchaeology in the El Malpais: Lessons from the Savage Homestead (New Mexico); with Ronald H. Towner
         ~Archaeological Institute of America’s annual meeting. Chicago, January
                  Dovetails or Lashings? A Case Study in Middle Kingdom Ship Construction (poster)

2007 *Dept. of Geophysics, Texas A&M University, Graduate Seminar. November
                  Archaeological Applications of Magnetic Imaging and Remote Sensing
         ~American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting. Washington DC, Nov.
                  A Method to Extract Cultural Information from Ship Timber
         *The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Egyptian Art. NYC., April
                  The Dahshur Boats Survey Project and Ancient Egyptian Shipbuilding
         ~American Research Center in Egypt’s annual meeting. Toledo, April
                  Dovetails or Lashings: Case Study in Middle Kingdom Ship Construction
         *Cultural Collisions: A Carnegie Foundation Initiative. College Station, February
                  The Concept of Identity in Ancient Egypt: The Pharaoh and His People
         ~Archaeological Institute of America’s annual meeting. San Diego, January
                  The Cairo Dahshur Boats

2006 *Wadi Gawasis Archaeological Expedition. Mersa Gasus, Egypt. December
                  Ancient Egyptian Ship Construction and the Dahshur Boats
         ~Pathways Symposium. Texas A&M University System. Houston, November
                  At the foot of the Pharaoh: the Cairo Dahshur Boats (poster)
         *~Descombrimentos Ibéricos E Arqueologia Nautica. Lagos, Portugal. June
                  Story of Iberian Vessels: Forests and Ships during the Age of Discovery
         ~American Research Center in Egypt’s annual meeting. Jersey City, April
                  The Cairo Dahshur Boats: Interpretations and Conclusion
         ~Society for Historical Archaeology’s annual meeting. Sacramento, January
                  Forests and Ships in the Iberian Peninsula during the Age of Discovery

2005 ~American Research Center in Egypt’s annual meeting. Boston, April
                  Preliminary Social and Technological Analysis: the Cairo Dahshur Boats
         *Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research. College Station, March
                  Forest Management Practices in Early America c.1500-1862
         *The Egyptian Museum. Cairo, January
                  Reflections in Ancient Egypt’s Old and Middle Kingdoms: Shipbuilding

2004 *The Upper Egypt/Nubian Museum. Aswan (Elephantine Isl.), Egypt. July
                  At the Foot of a Pharaoh: The Cairo Dahshur Boats

Organization of Conferences

         The Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation Lecture Series. College Station, Texas. Co-organizer, 2007.

         "Descombrimentos Ibéricos E Arqueologia Nautica". The Iberian Age of Discoveries and Nautical Archaeology. Portugal, June 2006.

Symposia Organized at International Meetings

American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting, San Francisco. 2008
         Maritime Archaeology as Anthropology: Diverse Multidisciplinary Approaches”
         Co-Chair/ Organizer: Benjamin Ford (pending approval from AAA Board/ Program Committee)
        
Society for Historical Archaeology’s annual meeting, “The Edge of Empire - Iberian Ships” Sacramento. 2006.
         Presenters: George Schwarz, Katie Custer, Alexander Hazlett, Erika Laanela, Blanca Rodriguez Mendoza, Filipe Vieira de Castro (co-
         organizer), Numo Fonseca and Tiago Oliveira, Tiago Fraga, Pearce Paul Creasman, James Coombs, Gustavo Garcia, Carlos Monroy.
         Discussants: Roger C. Smith and Brad Loewen

Documentaries and Advising

         *Arcadia Entertainment and Playmaker Films. Canadian production group. January 2007 – Present.
                  -Advising: “Go Deep” An eight part series on nautical and maritime archaeology.
                  -To film one part on maritime activities in ancient Egypt.

         *LÄNGENGRAD Filmproduktion. German and French production group. February 2005.
                  -To film “Expedition in the Pharaoh's Cellar,” a one hour public television documentary (In German, French, and English).
                  -To film “Science Live Series: 4000 Year Old Boats of the Cairo Museum,” a one hour documentary.

Professional Affiliations:

        American Anthropological Association
        American Red Cross
        American Research Center in Egypt
        Archaeological Institute of America
        Diver’s Alert Network
        Institute of Maritime Research and Discovery
        Institute of Nautical Archaeology
        Professional Association of Diving Instructors
        Society for Historical Archaeology

Additional Research Interests:

         New World Seafaring, 1500 to 1850.
         Richard Hakluyt - His life, associations and his works "Principall Navigations..." or "Voyages"
         Thomas Harriot - A manuscript on shipbuilding; circa 1610. His life and associations in regards to nautical or maritime studies.
         Isambard Kingdom Brunel - His life and shipbuilding career. Great Western, Great Eastern, and Great Britain.

General and Other:

         Eagle Scout- Troop 899 Chesterfield, Virginia.  Boy Scouts of America
         Founder, The Institute of Maritime Research and Discovery, Ltd.
         World Junior Champion, Triathlon 2001/2002  (XTerra)
         US National Champion, TaeKwonDo 2005 (140 lb)
         The University of Maine – Cross Country, Track and Field (2000-2003)
         Texas A & M University – Cross Country, Track and Field (2003-2005)
         President of the Student Body -(Univ. of Maine) Oct.2001-Jan.2003
              President, Student Government, Inc. (Univ. of Maine) Oct.2001-Jan.2003
         Phi Sigma Tau, Golden Key Honor Society

CERTIFICATIONS
         American Red Cross: (Instructor) First Aid, CPR, Oxygen Administration (O2), Automated External Defibrillator, Lifeguarding, etc.
         Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona: Dendroarchaeology
         "Descombrimentos Ibéricos E Arqueologia Nautica". The Iberian Age of Discoveries and Nautical Archaeology. Portugal, June 2006.
                  Certification by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and the Municipality of Lagos, Portugal.
         International Diving Educators Associations (IDEA): NOAA Nitrox Diver
         Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI): Rescue Diver, Naturalist

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Computer Based:
         Macromedia Dreamweaver (web page development and maintenance); Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat Pro; Rhinoceros (NURBS 3-D
         modeling); Bongo (3-D Animation); DigiBook (scanning and imaging); MS Office; EndNote (library/ cataloging).

Applied:
         Dendrochronology (archaeological collection and analysis); Artifact Conservation (see portfolio); Photography (see portfolio); Image
         Manipulation; Technical Drafting; Visual Presentations (including PowerPoint, posters and exhibits); X-Ray Processing; Management and
         Organization of Records; Archaeological Reports.