Britton Shepardson, Ph.D.

Abercrombie and Kent, Inc. Philanthropy
Support for project integrating archaeological research, educational outreach, and heritage management on Rapa Nui (2008-2009).
Colegio Hermano Eugenio Eyraud
Honorary diploma awarded for outstanding contribution in cultural education on Easter Island (2008).
Easter Island Foundation
Support for project integrating archaeological research, educational outreach, and heritage management
on Easter Island, Chile (2007-2008).
National Science Foundation
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, Co-PI with Dr. Michael Graves (2005-2006).
University of Hawai'i - Graduate Student Organization
Support to attend national anthropology meeting (2006).
National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship (2002-2005).
Santa Fe Institute
Funding to attend 2004 SFI Complex Systems Summer School, New Mexico (June 2004).
University of Hawai'i Travel Funds for Professional Improvement
Support to attend national anthropology meeting twice (2002, 2004).
Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai'i
Graduate department tuition award based on academic merit (2001-2002).

Director
Terevaka.net Data Community (April 2009 - Present). Designing, coding, and administering an online archaeological data warehouse using GIS, web, and spreadsheet technologies. www.terevaka.net/dc
Founder, Co-Director, and Instructor
The Rapa Nui Youth Involvement Program (March 2003 - Present), founded and co-directed with Francisco Torres (Padre Sebastián Englert Anthropological Museum, Easter Island). Program designed to involve local youths in archaeological and cultural conservation programs. Developed and taught, in Spanish, curriculum for Easter Island prehistory, archaeological field methods, geographic information systems, and computer skills. www.terevaka.net/apo
Lecturer - University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Department of Anthropology (Fall 2007, Spring 2005). Teaching Anthropology 151, Emerging Humanity, an introductory course on human and cultural evolution-60 students.
Research Associate - University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Hawai'i Archaeological Research Project (2006-present). Creating and managing GIS computer database for long term research goals on the island of Hawai'i. Project director: Dr. Michael Graves.
Teaching Assistant - Hawai'i Archaeological Research Project (HARP)
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (2006). Survey, mapping, and excavation of archaeological sites for the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Site in the Kohala field system on Hawai'i Island. Project director: Dr. Michael Graves.
Lecturer - University of Hawai'i at Manoa - Outreach College
Department of Anthropology (Spring 2006). Developing curriculum for and teaching Anthropology 323, Pacific Islands Archaeology, as an online course.
Research Scholar - Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe Institute Complex Systems Summer School, New Mexico (June 2004). Agent-based computer simulation and mathematical/computer analysis of complex systems.
Research Archaeologist - Hawai'i Archaeological Research Project (HARP)
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of Anthropology (Summer 2004). Survey, mapping, and excavation of archaeological sites in the Kohala field system on Hawai'i Island. Project co-directors: Drs. Thegn Ladefoged and Michael Graves.
Teaching Assistant and Research Archaeologist - Polynesian Prehistory Project (PPP)
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of Anthropology (Summers 2001, 2002). Taught field methods in survey, mapping, and excavation in Easter Island.
Teaching Assistant - Mathematics
Corte Madera Middle School, California (Spring 1998). Developed curriculum and taught courses in middle and high school mathematics.

Fundraising - 'a pó, The Rapa Nui Youth Involvement Program
Through public presentations of research and volunteer work, more than $13,000 was raised for educational outreach work on Easter Island. Support comes from the Easter Island Foundation, the University of Hawai'i Foundation, Abercrombie and Kent Philanthropy, Viña Santa Rita (Chile), and several private donors (2008).
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Declined Position Offer)
Selected for a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship in mathematical modeling of cultural evolution, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council Centre for the Evolution of Cultural Diversity, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, England (July 2006).
Grant Proposal Reviewer
Selected three times as an expert in the field of Easter Island archaeology to review research grant proposals for the National Geographic Society (October 2008, November 2007, July 2006).
Dissertation Research - Principal Investigator
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (March 2003-December 2006). NSF-funded mapping and measuring megalithic statues of Rapa Nui to construct a GIS database for use in temporal and spatial studies of monumental architecture and cultural complexity.
Computer Analysis
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (March 2003 - Present). Compiling interactive digital GIS database of more than 700 statues of Rapa Nui, including measurements, descriptions, and photographs.
Volunteer
Padre Sebastián Englert Anthropological Museum, Easter Island, Chile (March-August 2003). Helping to develop electronic card-catalog system for the museum library.

Shepardson, B., and F. Torres H.,
2009. A New Look for Easter Island Archaeology. MoeVarua, January.
Shepardson, B., et al.
Press. 'A Pó Inland Statue Project: The Rapa Nui Youth Involvement Program 2008 Report. Rapa Nui Journal.
Shepardson, B.
Prep. A New Look at Old Faces: 'Impact Archaeology' on Rapa Nui. Rapa Nui Press, Santiago.
Shepardson, B., D. Shepardson, F. Shepardson, S. Chiu, and M. Graves
2008. Re-Examining Evidence for Late Colonization on Easter Island. Rapa Nui Journal 22:97-101.
Shepardson, B.
2006. Explaining Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Energy Investment in the Prehistoric Statuary of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Hawai'i.
Shepardson, B.
2006. On the Shoulders of Giants. British Archaeology January/February: 14-17.
Shepardson, B.
2005. The Role of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Statuary as Territorial Boundary Markers. Antiquity 79(303):169-178.
Shepardson, B.
2005. A Statistical Correlation Between Rapa Nui Statuary and Historical Territorial Boundaries. In The Reñaca Papers: VI International Conference on Rapa Nui and the Pacific, eds. C. Stevenson, J. Ramírez, F. Morin, and N. Barbacci, p107-112. Easter Island Foundation, Los Osos.
Torres Hochstetter, F., and B. Shepardson,
2005. Cuidando el Patrimonio de la Comunidad. In The Reñaca Papers: VI International Conference on Rapa Nui and the Pacific, eds. C.M. Stevenson, J.M. Ramírez, F.J. Morin, and N. Barbacci, p479-482. Easter Island Foundation, Los Osos.
Shepardson, B., and F. Shepardson
2005. "Optimal Path Seriation." Manuscript in authors' possession.
Shepardson, B., and D.T. Robinson
2004. Land Use and Resource Management in an Agent-Based Commons Model. In Santa Fe Institute Complex Systems Summer School Student Papers, pp 1-7. Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe.
Shepardson, B., et al.
2004. 'A Pó: The Rapa Nui Youth Archaeology Program Puna Pau Field Report. Rapa Nui Journal 18(1):43-46.

Shepardson, B., and T. Jeffryes
2009 "Making GIS Data Accessible and Public: Terevaka.net Data Community." Poster Presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta, Georgia.
Shepardson, B.
2008. Invited lecturer, Earthwatch Institute, "Archaeological Research and Education on Easter Island."
Shepardson, B.
2007. "Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Statuary as Boundary Markers? A Viewshed Analysis." Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, Texas.
Shepardson, B.
2006. Invited lecturer, University of Hawai'i Mathematics Department Colloquium, "Simulating Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Prehistory".
Shepardson, B., S. Rutherford, and J. Stephen
2006. "A Pó: The Rapa Nui Youth Involvement Program-2005 Field Report". Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology, Maui.
Graves, M., J. Field, J. Stephen, and B. Shepardson,
2006. "Understanding the Ecological and Historical Patterning in Prehistoric Agriculture in Northeast Kohala, Hawai'i Island." Presented at the Hawaiian Ecosystems Conference, Volcanoes.
Shepardson, B.
2006. "Megaliths and Megabytes: Simulating Easter Island Prehistory." Presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Shepardson, B.
2004. "Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Statuary as Territorial Markers." Presented at the VIth International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific, Viña del Mar, Chile.
Torres Hochstetter, F., and B. Shepardson,
2004. "Cultural Conservation as a Community Effort." Presented at the VIth International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific, Viña del Mar, Chile.
Shepardson, B.
2002. Invited Speaker, University of Hawai'i Center for Teaching Excellence/ Office of Faculty Development and Academic Support Preparing Future Faculty Series, "Funding Your Research and Professional Work".
Shepardson, B.
2002. "Temporal-Spatial Patterns of Energy Investment in the Statuary of Easter Island." Presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Denver.
Shepardson, B., and T. L. Hunt
2001. "Measuring Investment in Cultural Elaboration: a Non-Discrete Seriation of the Monumental Statues of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)." Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.

Fluent in Spanish.

Proficiency in computer programs:

ESRI ArcView, ArcMap, ArcScene (GIS)

NetLogo (Simulation and agent-based modeling)
WebCT (Online course development)
Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
OptiPath (Archaeological seriation)
Dreamweaver (Website construction)

Experience in computer language:

HTML (Website construction)

Google Maps API (Online interactive data mapping )

JavaScript (Website applications and interactivity)

References available upon request.