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Christopher F. Valvano, PhD

Archaeologist

2703 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing, MI 48912

valvanoc@msu.edu (517) 295-0121

Recent Work Experience

Research Administrator, Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, 2015–present Grants Proposal Manager, MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities, Michigan State University, 2011–15 Archaeological Technician, Tetra Tech, 2009–11 Responsibilities: Coordinate research activities with multiple project teams. Monitor project workflow and meet deadlines. Oversee compliance with Federal, State, and University-level regulatory agencies. Draft memorandum of agreements between stakeholders. Review and Advise contracts and budgets for research proposals from public and private organizations. Archival search for previously documented archaeological sites. Archaeological Survey and Site Identification on areas of projected impact. Education

2015 PhD, Michigan State University, Department of Anthropology, East Lansing, MI 2007 MA, East Carolina University, Department of History, Maritime Studies Program, Greenville, NC 2001 BS with Minor in Geology, Mercyhurst College, Department of Anthropology, Erie, PA 1998 Associates, Keystone College, Liberal Studies, La Plume, PA Skills, Abilities, Experience

Archaeological field supervision, terrestrial and underwater Archaeological cataloguing and laboratory analysis Interpretation of cultural resources, professional and public Dissemination of research findings, writing and editing National Register of Historic Places nomination Cultural resources identification and inventory Photography and digital illustration of cultural resources GIS map illustration and electronic database creation

• one year’s experience managing post-award financial accounts • five years’ budget writing and proposal preparation to NSF, NEH, NIH, IMLS, Mellon Foundation, etc. • five years’ researching funding databases like Foundation Directory, COS, etc. • twelve years’ managing team workflow and meeting deadlines between multiple project partners • twelve years’ writing and editing technical reports • twelve years’ creating technical illustrations, graphic designs, and scientific photographs • twelve years’ proficiency in Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Canvas 11 +GIS, etc.

Professional Administration Seminars taken (with course description)

Essentials of Project Management: three day workshop to provide tools and techniques for managing projects that deliver on time and on budget and learn effective techniques to become a skilled project manager. October 2016.

Advanced Budgeting: identify components of advanced budgets, including participant support costs, subcontracts, cost share and special F&A rates (e.g. USDA’s TFFA rate). Learn different types of budgets such as task budgets and fully burdened budgets. June 2016

Finance Planning & Reporting Strategies: identify business questions and incorporate them into financial planning and reporting; structure data to prepare reports; setup budgets and report actuals against budgets. March 2016

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Compliance: identify red flags in the regulatory affairs arena, including issues involving human subjects, animal care and use, environmental health and safety, export controls, intellectual property, conflicts of interest, and responsible conduct of research. May 2016

Principles of Pre Award Admin Parts 1 & 2: find funding opportunities, identify key language in opportunity announcements or solicitations, identify which regulatory requirements must be met at the time of submission, and how federal funding agencies differ. April 2016

Principles of Post Award Admin Parts 1 & 2: learn how to spend sponsor funds while protecting the University; identify common financial transactions, sub-recipient monitoring, pre-approval requirements, and other reporting issues. May 2016

Introduction to Clinical Trials & Clinical Research: learn the roles and responsibilities of the different groups involved in clinical research and clinical trials. Identify key contractual language. July 2016

Departmental Post-Award Account Management: learn management of grant accounts, managing subcontractors/consultants, re-budgeting, and end of grant processes. September 2016

Access 2010 Part 2: learn advanced Access features such as, database management, advanced form design, packaging a database, encrypting a database, preparing a database for multi-user access and more. April 2016

Archaeological field supervisory experience

2010 Campus archaeology summer field school, East Lansing, Michigan Crew Chief, Michigan State University, Department of Anthropology, Lynne Goldstein, PI.

2008 New Philadelphia archaeological research project, Barry, Illinois Crew Chief, University of Illinois, Department of Anthropology, Christopher Fennell, PI.

2007 Frank’s Ruins summer field school in archaeology, Mountainair, New Mexico Crew Chief, Michigan State University, Department of Anthropology, Allison Rautman, PI.

2005-6 New Philadelphia archaeological research project, Barry, Illinois Crew Chief, University of Maryland, Department of Anthropology, Paul Shackel, PI.

2004 Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary underwater archaeology project, Alpena, Michigan Crew Chief, East Carolina University, Department of Maritime Studies, Brad Rodgers, PI.

2002 Steamboat Montana excavation and field school, St. Charles, Missouri Project Site Archaeologist, ECU, Department of Maritime Studies, Annalies Corbin, PI.

Archaeological laboratory supervisory experience

2008 New Philadelphia archaeological research project, Illinois State Museum, Springfield Lab Supervisor, University of Illinois, Department of Anthropology, Chris Fennell, PI.

2006 MSU Museum and Consortium for Archaeology Research, East Lansing, Michigan Curatorial Supervisor, Michigan State University, Bill Lovis, supervisor.

2005-6 New Philadelphia archaeological research project, Illinois State Museum, Springfield Lab Supervisor, University of Maryland, Department of Anthropology, Paul Shackel, PI.

Archaeological field and laboratory training

2002 Fall field semester, Stone Fleet of McCraken’s Cove, Sturgeon Bay, WI. Student, East Carolina University, Department of Maritime Studies, Brad Rodgers, PI.

2002 Field school in Underwater Archaeology, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Student, East Carolina University, Department of Maritime Studies, Annalies, Corbin, PI.

2001 Scientific Diver Training & Certification, East Carolina University 2000 Field school in historical archaeology, Erie Land Lighthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania

Student, Mercyhurst College, Department of Anthropology, Judy Thomas, PI. 1998-01 Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute, Historical Materials Laboratory, Erie, Pennsylvania

Lab assistant, Mercyhurst College, Department of Anthropology, Judy Thomas, supervisor

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Interpretation of cultural resources

Professional interpretation

2010 Carving up the Social Whole: Capitalism and the Making of Multiple Genders. Conference paper and session chair. Meeting for the Society of Historical Archaeology, Amelia Island, Florida.

2009 “A First-Class Pointer”: The Motion of Capitalist Relations Seen from United States Census Data 1840–1860.” Conference paper. Meeting for the Society of Historical Archaeology, Toronto, Canada

2007 Sampling Capitalists Relations on the Illinois Frontier: New Philadelphia’s Position in the National Agricultural Market. Conference paper. Meeting for the Society of Historical Archaeology, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Public interpretation

2004 Scranton Iron Furnaces Historic Site, Scranton, Pennsylvania Seasonal tour guide, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Chester Kulesa, supvr.

2001 Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton, PA. Seasonal tour guide, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Chester Kulesa, supvr.

1999 Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton, PA. Seasonal tour guide, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Chester Kulesa, supvr.

1998 Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton, PA. Intern, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Chester Kulesa, supvr.

Dissemination of research findings

Writing and editing

2013 “New Philadelphia Archaeology Project, Archaeological Report for 2008-2011” Provided written material, Chris Fennell, author, available online: http://www.anthro.illinois.edu/faculty/cfennell/NP/2013ReportMenu.html np report

2008 “New Philadelphia Archaeology Project, Archaeological Report for 2008” Provided written material, Chris Fennell, author, available online: http://www.anthro.illinois.edu/faculty/cfennell/NP/2008ReportMenu.html

2006 “New Philadelphia Archaeology: Race, Community, and the Illinois Frontier” Editor, Paul Shackel, author, available online: http://www.heritage.umd.edu/CHRSWeb/New%20Philadelphia/2006report/1.pdf

2004 “Leviathan of the Plains: History, Excavation, and Architecture of the Steamboat Montana” Provided written material, Corbin, Annalies and Bradley A. Rodgers, authors. Report to Missouri Department of Natural Resources, from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

2002 “A Bathhouse and Plenty of Fresh Air”: Archeology in a Thermal River Environment. The Marshall/Firehole Hotel (48YE773) Underwater Archeology Project Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park. Provided written material, Corbin, Annalies, William J. Hunt Jr., and Christopher F. Valvano, with M.J. Harris. Report to Yellowstone National Park, from P.A.S.T. Foundation, and East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Cultural resources identification and inventory

2009-11 Lima, Ohio Windmill Corridor Project, Archeological survey and site identification, Archaeological Technician I for TetraTech, Inc. 2004 “No Ordinary Sensations of Pride or Pleasure”: Shipwrecks and Related Sites Between Ft. Randall,

South Dakota and Sioux City, Iowa – Missouri River Written material and site identification research, Corbin, Annalies, and Christopher F. Valvano, with Jacqueline D. Piero, authors. Report to National Park Service, from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

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1998 “Hickory Street Bridge Project” National Register Application Prepared for senior research project, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Published illustrations

2011 New Philadelphia: An Archaeology of Race in the Heartland, Shackel, Paul A., University of California Press.

2009 Function, Circumstance, and the Archaeological Record: The Elusive Past at Saints’ Rest. In Beneath the Ivory Tower: The Archaeology of Academia. Ken Lewis, University Press of Florida.

2009 “The Bearer of this Letter”: Language Ideologies and Literacy Practices within the Fort Belknap Community, Mindy Morgan, University of Nebraska Press.

2007 Historical Archaeology: Why the Past Matters. Barbara Little, Left Coast Press. Published photographs

2004 The Archaeologist's Manual for Conservation: A Guide to Non-Toxic, Minimal Intervention Artifact Stabilization, Brad Rodgers, Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers.

2002 “A Bathhouse and Plenty of Fresh Air”: Archeology in a Thermal River Environment. William Hunt, Annalies Corbin, Christopher F. Valvano, and M.J. Harris, PAST Foundation, Columbus, Ohio.

Other professional experiences

2016 Research Administration Certification, 7 course professional development series 2006 Editor’s Assistant, Journal for the Society of Agriculture and Human Values (2004-2006). 2002 Assistant Book Reviews editor, Society for Historical Archaeology (2001-2002). References Lynne Goldstein, Professor Michigan State University (517 ) 353-2950, lynneg@msu.edu

Kathryn Larson, Director of Operations University of Washington Autism Center (206) 543-5153, larsonk4@uw.edu

Annalies Corbin, Executive Director PAST Foundation (614) 519-7447, past@pastfoundation.org

Paul Shackel, Professor University of Maryland (301) 405-1425, pshackel@umd.edu