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Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Archaeologist

  • Education

    • Weber state universtiy

      2011 - 2015
      Associate of arts (aa) general studies 3.9 g.p.a.

      Graduated with academic and general honors

    • University of wyoming

      2015 - 2019
      Master of arts (ma) archaeology

      Four field anthropology with a focus in North American archaeology and geosciences

    • Weber state university

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of arts (b.a.) anthropology/geography 3.93 g.p.a.

      Activities and Societies: Non-Traditional Student Center member and peer support intern Summa cum laudeDepartmental honors for research with optically stimulated luminescence datingDepartment of anthropology outstanding graduate of the year

    • Weber state university

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      Bachelor of arts - ba liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies

  • Experience

    • Heidi van etten, lmt

      Jan 2003 - Aug 2012
      Small business owner

      Small business owner working with independent contractors, serving the military and special needs communities, ultimately contracting with Utah’s Medicaid program

    • Premier massage and bodywork

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2012
      Owner, massage therapist

      I was the owner as well as a massage therapistContracted with the Utah State Department of Persons with DisabilitiesHired and trained other massage therapists

    • Non-traditional student center

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Volunteer

      Assisted students in the center with computers, answered questions about center‘s activities and assisted other staff with the planning and execution of events

    • Weber state university

      Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
      Archaeology field assistant

      Assisted with Weber State's archaeology field school during the 2015 field season

    • University of wyoming anthropology department

      Jan 2016 - May 2017
      Graduate teaching assistant

      Supported the learning process by grading papers, arranging guest lectures, assisting students during office hours, and teaching as requested by professors

    • University of wyoming archaeological repository

      Jan 2016 - May 2020

      •Ensure archaeological collections accessioned to UWAR meet national federal curatorial standards•Data management for 5 million artifacts and archives and schema design collaborator for the custom WyoARCH database •Manage the social media Artifact of the Week program to increase public engagement locally and nationally•Plan and carry out engaging and educational programs for K-12 and adults including museum based, lab, and field archaeological programs in conjunction with the Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist•Assist in the repatriation and care of items to the Arapaho Nation from a private owner Show less

      • Curation Assistant

        May 2018 - May 2020

      • Graduate Research Assistant

        Aug 2017 - May 2018

      • Curation Technician

        Jan 2016 - Aug 2017

    • Paleoindian research lab

      May 2016 - May 2018

      •Managed the cleaning, care, and analysis of artifacts from projects with 50 to 100,000 artifacts, including the Hell Gap site and the Pryor Mountains rock shelter inventory projects•Wrote and edited professional reports and successful grant proposals totaling nearly $10,000•Faunal analysis and reports for multiple collections •Directed the Hell Gap National Monument field lab for two consecutive field seasons•Taught lab methods to field school students•Assistant manager for large events including the Hell Gap National Landmark dedication Field technician for the Pryor Mountains Rockshelter Survey Project including pedestrian survey, condition assessments, and Section 106 evaluations as part of an ongoing BLM archaeological management plan

      • Lab Manager

        Sept 2015 - May 2018

      • Field Lab Director

        Jul 2016 - May 2017

      • Survey Crew Member

        May 2016 - Jun 2016

    • Office of the wyoming state archaeologist

      Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
      Archaeology volunteer

      Data recovery and evaluative testing at Jenny Lake, Teton National Park, WY

    • Centennial archaeology, inc.

      Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
      Archaeological techician

      Pedestrian survey for a Class III cultural resources inventory on the Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado

    • Office of the wyoming state archaeologist

      May 2018 - Feb 2019
      Archaeological technician

      •Data recovery and educational excavation for multiple projects across the state of Wyoming•Processed artifact assemblages including cleaning, curatorial care, data management, and digitization•Prepared the faunal assemblage from the Marquette Mammoth site for use by researchers and students•Improved methods which saved time and money in the archaeology lab process by building a device for floating sediments and feature fill and by creating an efficient and accurate workflow for projects•Co-taught public archaeology workshops for the Wyoming Avocational Archaeology Program Show less

    • Western archaeological services

      May 2020 - Oct 2021
      Field technician

      Class III cultural resources inventory including pedestrian survey, subsurface testing, and excellent record keeping

    • Bureau of land management

      Apr 2022 - Sept 2022
      Archaeological field technician

      Plan and carry out a pedestrian survey to determine NRHP contributing and non-contributing sections of the Seminoe Cutoff of the Oregon/California/Mormon Pioneer/Pony Express Trail, including digital mapping, photos, and re-record of all archaeological sites within the trail corridor, write final report and co-author a field guide for recording historic trails in the Lander FO.

    • Bureau of land management

      Nov 2022 - now
      Archaeologist

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Registered professional archaeologist - #18069

      Register of professional archaeologists (rpa)
      Sept 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA
      Goldberg Award Society for American Archaeology Apr 2017 Hell Gap OSL research
    • Awarded to Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA
      June Frison Memorial Scholarship Frison Institute Sep 2016
    • Awarded to Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA
      Loveland Archaeological Society Scholarship Loveland Archaeological Society Sep 2016
    • Awarded to Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA
      Willam Tyrell Grant Frison Institute Apr 2016 Received partial funding for Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating of the Hell Gap Stratigraphy project
    • Awarded to Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA
      Kem and Carolyn Gardner Research Grant WSU Office of Undergraduate Research 2014 Competed for and won a research grant to retrieve and process soil samples for OSL dating from the 2014 WSU field school archaeology excavation. I also received funding from the WSU Anthropology Department.
    • Awarded to Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA
      WSU Department of Anthropology Scholarship WSU Department of Anthropology 2014 Received scholarship funding from the WSU Department of Anthropology
    • Awarded to Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA
      Folds of Honor Scholarship Tulsa Community Foundation 2013 Received scholarship funding for being the wife of a combat disabled veteran.
    • Awarded to Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA
      Weber State University Academic Honors Scholarship Weber State University 2013 Received scholarship funding because of high academic achievement.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • volunteer

      Issued by Weber State Non-Traditional Student Center on Jan 2014
      Weber State Non-Traditional Student CenterAssociated with Heidi Van Etten, MA, RPA