Anthony R. Tricarico Department of Anthropology 4202 East Fowler Avenue, SOC 107 Tampa, FL 33620 tricaricoa@mail.usf.edu (908) 256-0614 Education 2019 Ph.D., Applied Anthropology, Concentration: Archaeology Committee: E. Christian Wells (Chair) 2015 M.A., Anthropology, University of Central Florida Concentration: Archaeology Committee: Sarah Barber (Chair), Arlen F. Chase, John Walker Thesis: Urban Agriculture within the Valley of Oaxaca: Investigations and Implications of Agricultural Terracing at Monte Albán, Oaxaca 2013 B.S., Evolutionary Anthropology (High Honors), Rutgers University B.A., History, Rutgers University Certificate in Historic Preservation, Rutgers University Committee: Craig S. Feibel (Chair), Sarolta Takács Thesis: The Timing of Social Progression through the Late Bronze and Iron Ages as seen in the Archaeological Record Research Interests Environmental Archaeology, Caribbean Archaeology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geoarchaeology, Geochemistry, Mesoamerican Archaeology, Agricultural Terracing, Urban Agriculture, Urbanism, Complex Societies Tricarico Curriculum Vitae 1
Teaching Experience 2017 Graduate Instructor Department of Anthropology ANT 2000: Introduction to Anthropology 2017 Adjunct Faculty Professor Honors College IDH 3400: Environmental Legacies 2016 Adjunct Faculty Professor Honors College IDH 4200: African Diaspora in the Caribbean Fall Semester 2015-2016 Graduate Teaching Assistant Courses: ANT 2410: Cultural Anthropology ANT 3101: Archaeology ANT 4172: Historical Archaeology University of Central Florida 2013-2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant Courses: ANT 2000 - General Anthropology ANT 2140 - Archaeology and the Rise of Human Culture ANT 2511 - Human Species ANT 3026 - Mummies, Zombies, and Vampires: Anthropology of the Undead ANT 3106 - Archaeology and Popular Culture ANT 3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies ANT 3161 - Archaeology of Mexico ANT 3177 - Archaeology of Caribbean Piracy Tricarico Curriculum Vitae 2
Archaeological Field Experience Antigua, West Indies July 2015 - Present Ongoing dissertation research measuring the environmental legacy of Colonial British sugarcane production. Vacone, Italy July 2012 - August 2012 Upper Sabina Tiberina Archaeological Field School Lab Experience Laboratory for Anthropogenic Soils Research August 2015 - Present Tampa, Florida Ongoing physical and chemical analysis of anthropogenically modified, subsurface soils and sediments from Antigua, and Belize. Geochemical Research Laboratory September 2015 - January 2016 Tampa, Florida Analyzed samples prepared in the anthropogenic soils research laboratory using ICP-OES. Presentations Conference Presentations [2017] Society for American Archaeology 82 th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada Forum Discussant Forum Title: The future of Geoarchaeology [2017] Society for American Archaeology 82 th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada Forum Discussant Forum Title: Caribbean in 100 Objects 2016 Society for American Archaeology 81 th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida Paper Presentation Title: Geomorphological Assessment of Plantation Farmscapes in Antigua, West Indies 2016 Florida Academy of Sciences 80 th Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, Florida Paper Presentation Title: Environmental legacies of plantation agriculture in Antigua, West Indies Tricarico Curriculum Vitae 3
2015 Society for American Archaeology 80 th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California Poster Presentation Title: Urban Agriculture within the Valley of Oaxaca: Investigations and Implications of Agricultural Terracing at Monte Albán 2015 Central Florida Anthropological Society, Monthly Lecture Series, Orlando, Florida Title: Terracing Urban Space: Agricultural Potential at Monte Albán, Oaxaca Guest Lectures 2016 Global Citizens Living Learning Community Title: Environmental Legacies of Colonialism in Antigua, West Indies Lecture Date: October 27, 2016 2016 ANT 2410: Cultural Anthropology Title: The Peopling of Australia Professor: Dr. Rahman Lecture Date: September 12, 2016 2016 ANT 4701: Applied Anthropology Title: Case Studies in Applied Environmental Archaeology Professor: Dr. Nancy Romero-Daza Lecture Date: April 26, 2016 2016 ANT 4172: Historic Archaeology Title: Environmental Archaeology: The Study of Human-Environmental Interactions Professor: Dr. Diane Wallman Lecture Date: February 29, 2016 2014 ANT 2140: Archaeology and the Rise of Human Culture Title: The Origins of Agriculture Professor: Dr. Sarah Barber Lecture Date: October 14, 2014 Publications Peer-Reviewed N.D. A. R. Tricarico. Auguring In Field Methods in Archaeology, International Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences, S. L. López Varela, Editor-in-Chief. Wiley- Blackwell, Hoboken, New Jersey, accepted. N.D. Wells, E. C., A. R. Tricarico, and S.M. Pratt. The Landscape Legacies of Sugar and Rum: An Historical- Ecological Perspective from Betty s Hope. In Plowing Paradise: the Archaeology of Betty s Hope Plantation, Antigua, edited by G. L. Fox. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, in preparation. Tricarico Curriculum Vitae 4
2017 Wells, E. C, C. K. Waters, A. R. Tricarico, and G. L. Fox. Agroindustrial Soilscapes in the Caribbean: A Geochemical Perspective from Betty s Hope, Antigua. Environmental Archaeology, accepted for publication. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/rpbddbfwv6srnyutydqw/full Non-Peer Reviewed 2016 Waters, Christopher, A. Tricarico, D. Gardner, M. Parr. Excavation Report for Great Fort George, Monks Hill: Antigua Archaeological Field School 2016. Report Submitted to Antigua National Parks. 2016 Tricarico, A. R. Review of Archaeology of Food: An Encyclopedia, by Karen Bescherer Metheny and Mary C. Beaudry. Historical Archaeology 50(4):179-181. 2016 Tricarico, A. R. Redefining Community Gardens in Tampa, Florida: Perceived versus USDA-defined Benefits of Participation. Report Submitted to The Tampa Heights Community Garden and the Temple Terrace Community Gardens in Tampa, Florida. Relevant Coursework Teaching Anthropology Anthropological Method and Theory Quantitative Methods in Applied Anthropology Research Methods in Applied Anthropology Microstratigraphic Analysis in Archaeology GIS Applications in Anthropology Readings in Remote Sensing Funding and Awards 2017 Student Government Conference Presentation Grant, 2016 Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean Graduate Student Research Grant, 2016 Conference Travel Funding, 2015 Kathryn M. Borman Research Achievement Award in Interdisciplinary Anthropology,, Awarded in recognition of a superior research achievement demonstrating the values of interdisciplinary research and collaboration in anthropology. 2015 Graduate Travel Presentation Fellowship, University of Central Florida 2015-2017 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 2013-2015 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Central Florida Tricarico Curriculum Vitae 5
Certifications, Workshops, Skills Certifications 2016 Teaching Anthropology, 2014 Anthropology Writing Workshop, University of Central Florida 2013 Historic Preservation, Rutgers University Workshops 2017 Ph.D. Development Series Workshop, 2014 Grant Workshop, University of Central Florida College of Graduate Studies Graduate Grantsmanship Workshop Academic Skills GIS, Spatial Analysis, Archaeological Surveying and Excavation, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Archival Research, Project Proposal Writing, Academic Writing, Grant Writing, Archaeological Writing Languages English (Native) Italian (Proficient) Professional Service 2017 Contributing Editor, American Anthropologist 2016-2017 Ph.D. Liaison, Anthropology Graduate Student Organization, 2016 Co-Editor, Department of Anthropology Annual Newsletter [January 2017] 2015 Vice President, Graduate Anthropology Association University of Central Florida 2014 College of Graduate Studies Grad Fair, Spoke with Prospective Students University of Central Florida Professional Society Membership 2015- Present Society for American Archaeology Tricarico Curriculum Vitae 6