Curriculum Vitae: DOUGLAS S. FRINK
Address: Department of Geography
Arizona State University
Tempe AZ 85287-0104
(602) 965-7533 (dept), -3520 (office), -8313 (fax)
Personal Data: Born- May 23, 1951, Burlington, Vermont; US Citizenship
Social Security Number 009-36-1721
Education: B.A., University of Vermont, Burlington, 1974
M.A., University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1983.
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2007
Positions:
Arizona State University, Tempe: Ph.D. program Geography. 2005 to present.
Archaeology Consulting Team, Inc Essex, Vt.: Principal Investigating Archaeologist and Owner. Feb. 1989 to December 2005
OCR Carbon Dating, Inc., Essex Junction, Vt.: Senior Scientist. Feb. 1996 to present.
Honors and Awards
Arizona State University Graduate Tuition Fellowship for the 2005-2006 academic year.
Certified Member of R.O.P.A. (Register of Professional Archaeologists), (Formerly S.O.P.A. Society of Professional Archaeologists), Since 1992.
Recipient of The Vermont Archaeological Society’s, Excellence in Archaeology Award for outstanding contributions to archaeology public education and outreach, 1996.
Vermont Stewardship Program Grant -- Historic Resources on Our Land: What are They and How Do We Manage Them. 1993
Selected Publications
Frink, Douglas
Forthcoming:
Transforming Linear Limits into Dynamic Solutions: Changes in Environmental Constraints and Cultural Adaptations, in Baldia, Perttula, and Frink (eds.) Comparative Archeology and Paleoclimatology: Sociolcultural Responses to a Changing World. London, UCL Press.
Taphonomic processes affecting monumental earthen architecture as a proxy for climatic change, in Baldia, Perttula, and Frink (eds.) Comparative Archeology and Paleoclimatology: Sociolcultural Responses to a Changing World. London, Archaeopress, Oxford.
2004 Paleo Landscapes Defining Spatial, Temporal and Environmental Context for Early Native American Sites around Winona Lake. Journal of Vermont Archaeology Vol.5. 23-28.
2003 Temporal Values In a Universe of Turbations: Application of the OCR Carbon Dating procedure in archaeological site formational analyses and pedogenic evaluations. In Soils and Archaeology: Papers of the 1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology, Szazhalombatta, Hungary, 30 May - 3 June 2001. Gyorgy Fuleky, ed. BAR International Series 1163. Archaeopress, Oxford. Pp 5-12.
1999 The Scientific Basis of Oxidizable Carbon Ratio (OCR) Dating. Point Counter Point response to Killick, et al. SAA Bulletin 17(5):32-37.
1997 Managing the Public’s Resources: From Presentation to Participation. Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology 13:161-165.
Application of the Newly Developed OCR Dating Procedure in Pedo-Archaeological Studies. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Pedo-Archaeology. Occasional Papers of the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology 10:149-157.
1996 Asking More Than Where: Developing a Site Contextual Model Based on Reconstructing Past Environments. North American Archaeologist 17:307-336.
1995 Application of the OCR Dating Procedure, and Its Implications for Pedogenic Research. Pedological Perspectives in Archaeological Research. Soil Science Society of America, Special Publication Number 44:95-106.
1994 The Oxidizable Carbon Ratio (OCR): A Proposed Solution to some of the Problems Encountered with Radiocarbon Data. North American Archaeologist 15(1):17-29.
1992 The Chemical Variability of Carbonized Organic Matter Through Time. Archaeology of Eastern North America 20:67-79.
1991 Some Observations on the Archaeological Data for Native American Sites in Chittenden, County, Vermont. Vermont Archaeological Society Newsletter 66:1-2, 5-9.
1984 Artifact Behavior Within the Plowzone. Journal of Field Archaeology 11:356-363.
Frink, Douglas and Richard Allen.
1993 History In Our Backyard: Hands-On Experience With Archaeology. Archaeology and Public Education 3:6,8.
Baldia, Maximilian, Timothy Perttula, and Douglas Frink (eds.)
Forthcoming: Comparative Archeology and Paleoclimatology: Sociolcultural Responses to a Changing World. London, Archaeopress, Oxford.
Frink, Douglas and Ronald Dorn
2002 Beyond Taphonomy: Pedogenic Transformations of the Archaeological Record in Monumental Earthworks. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. 34(1):24-44.
Frink, Douglas and Allen Hathaway
2003 Behavioral Continuity on a Changing Landscape. In, David L. Cremeens, and John P. Hart (ed). Geoarchaeology of Landscapes in the Glaciated Northeast: Proceedings of a Symposium held at the The New York Natural History Conference VI, Current Topics in Northeast. New York State Museum, Albany, NY. 103-116.
Frink, Douglas, Keith Knoblock and Charity Baker
1994 Understanding the Significance of Small Sites in the Settlement and Procurement Strategies of Native Americans in Vermont. Journal of Vermont Archaeology 1:103-114.
Frink, Douglas and Timothy K. Perttula
2001 Analysis of the 39 Oxidizable Carbon Ratio Dates from Mound A, Mound B, and the Village Area at the Calvin Davis or Morse Mounds Site (41SY27). North American Archaeology 22(2):143-160.
Harrison, Rodney and Douglas Frink
2000 The OCR Carbon Dating Procedure in Australia: New dates from Wilinyjibari Rockshelter, Southeast Kimberly, Western Australia. Australian Archaeology. No. 51: 6-15.
Nami, Hugo G., and Douglas Frink
1999 Chronologia Obtenida pro la Tasa Del Carbono Organico Oxidable (OCR) en Markatch Aike 1 (Cuenca Del Rio Chico, Santa Cruz). Anales Del Instituto De La Patagonia 27:231-237.
Saunders, J.W., R.D. Mandel, R.T. Saucier, E.T. Allen, C.T. Hallmark, J.K. Johnson, E.H. Jackson, C.M. Allen, G.L. Stringer, D.S. Frink, J.K. Feathers, S. Williams, K.J. Gremillion, M.F. Vidrine, R. Jones
1997 A Mound Complex in Louisiana at 5400-5000 Years before the Present. Science 277:1796-1799.
Researcher Associate:
2002 to present: Team member of the Investigaciones arqueologicas en el valle inferior del Rio Colorada, Provincia de Buenos Aires. Dr. Gustovo Martinez project director.
April 1998 to present: Team member of the Czech American Research Project (CARPro).
Teaching:
Nov. 15-19, 2004: Post graduate course lecturer, “Soil Science and Archaeology: Fulfilling the potential through the OCR Carbon Dating Procedure.” Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Olivaria, Argentina.
Spring 2004 to present: World Archaeological Congress, Teaching, Learning and Public Outreach Committee, Chair.
Sept. 2003 to May 2004: Instructor, History In Our Back Yard Program. Westford Elementary School, Westford, VT.
2002-2003 Co-convienor for Theme “Past Human Environments in Modern Contexts.” World Archaeology Congress. Washington, D.C., June, 2003.
Spring1998 to Spring 2003: Society for American Archaeology, Native American Scholarships Committee Member.
Spring 1998: Instructor, Anthropology 216M; Tracing the Human Past. Community College of Vermont, Montpelier, VT.
Sept. 1996 to May 1997: Instructor, History In Our Back Yard Program. Westford Elementary School, Westford, VT.
May 1996 to June 1996: Instructor, Humanities 320A: Special Topics -- Archaeology of Vermont’s Native People. Johnson State College, Johnson, VT.
Spring 1995 and 1994: Instructor, Humanities 326: Native Americans. Johnson State College, Johnson, VT.
Sept. 1994 to May 1995: Instructor, Archaeology In Our Back Yard Program. Malletts Bay School, Colchester, VT.
Sept. 1992 to May 1993: Instructor, History in Our Backyard Program. Williston Central School, Williston, VT.
Mar 1988 to Feb. 1989: Staff Archaeologist. Atlantic Testing Laboratories, PO Box 9201, South Burlington, VT.
Oct. 1987 to Mar 1988: Independent Archaeological Consultant. Westford, VT.
July 1987 to Oct. 1987: Staff Archaeologist. Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, Waterbury.
Fall 1986 and 1985: Instructor, The Prehistory and Archaeology of Vermont. Community College of Vermont, St. Albans.
May 1984 to July 1987: Project Archaeologist and Crew Member. Consulting Archaeology Program, Department of Anthropology, University of Vermont, Burlington.
Sept. 1982 to Jan 1983: Teaching Assistant. Introduction to Anthropology Course. Anthropology Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs.