Education

2021-currently PhD University of Montana Missoula, MT Anthropology Expected Graduation Date: May 2025

2019-2021 M.A. Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public History - Summa Cum Laude

2017-2018 B.A. Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Major: Anthropology Minor: Psychology

2008 Austin Community College Austin, TX Major: Nursing Minor: Psychology

2004 Associates Degree Community College of the Air Force Maxwell A.F.B. Major: Applied Science Mental Health

2003-2004 Vernon Community College Vernon, TX Major: Undeclared

1999-2000 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Major: Graphic Design Minor: Art

Research Interests

Historic Archaeology, Public Archaeology, Public History, Community Archaeology - Landscapes, Ethics,  and Cultural Heritage Management

Projects

Yellowstone Archaeological Federal Investigation & Excavation
Instructor: Beth Horton, PhD.
Volunteer field technician on 2020 Investigative Archaeology Inquiry at Yellowstone National Park. Compliance, excavation, documentation, artifact identification, photography.
Monument & Gravestone Repair & Restoration Course
Instructor: Ky Historical Society Workshop
Restored and preserved 30 headstones of significant historical significance for Kentucky State Capital/Frankfort Cemetery.
NKU Archaeology Artifact Analysis Lab Assistant Instructor: Dr. S. Jones Assisted and executed lab set up while also preparing and organizing lab scenarios.
NKU History Department Independent Study Instructor: Dr. B. Hackett Graduate level study into American historic decorative arts.
Blue 2 Orange Cooperative Center of Study Abroad Developed and photographed a social media and blogging accounts exhibiting the experiences as an anthropology student on an ethnographic field school study abroad research trip. https://www.instagram.com/blue_2_orange/ https://www.blue2orange.com/ NKU Ethnographic Field School Instructor: Dr. D. Hume Conducted in the Orange Walk district of Northern Belize on the sugar cane industry from the farmer’s perspective.
NKU Parker Academy Archaeology Field School Instructor: Dr. S. Jones
  
Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Fall 2017
Fall 2017
Fall 2017 Summer 2017
Conducted at the Parker Academy, the site of a 19th century schoolhouse in New Richmond, Ohio.
NKU Ancient Ink Presentation by Aaron Deter-Wolf Creator, Organizer, Speaker Created, coordinated, and introduced guest speaker on the ancient traditions of tattooing and new technology to find tattoos on mummified remains.
NKU World Anthropology Day Organizer and Outreach Created a community outreach event sharing anthropology and archaeology with special needs children at the Newport, KY Public Library
NKU Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project Instructor: Dr. J. Voelker Class project (ANT 328: Contemporary Issues in Anthropology) in collaboration with NKU’s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement to better understand philanthropic giving, review of grant applications, and awarding of funds to non-profit agencies in the Northern Kentucky Region with special emphasis on promoting Women in STEM programs.
NKU Parker REI Archival and Archaeology Instructor: Dr. S. Jones Supervised, developed and coordinated community outreach and public archaeology programs while supervising and training students.
NKU Independent Study Historical Archival Instructor: Dr. S. Jones Developed and maintained social media sites for public archaeology and historical archiving Parker Academy NSF REU program.
NKU Archaeological Field School Instructor: Dr. T. Bissett At Big Bone Lick State Historic Park in Boone County, KY; responsible for conducting shovel test pits and the excavation of 1x1 meter units, as well as accurate record keeping of unit information/data.

Field of Study

Anthropology/Archaeology/History

Publications

2021 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Researcher, writer, and photographer. “Just Another Mountain Range”. Northern Kentucky University Public History Department.

2021 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Researcher, writer, and photographer. “The Forgotten History of Phoebe Ann Taylor Duncanson”. Kenton County Historical Society. Northern Kentucky Heritage. Volume XXVIII. Anticipated 2021 release.

2020 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Researcher, photographer, videographer, web design, and content creator. “Visionary World featuring Ernest Marceau.”. Museum of the Plains Indian. Indian Arts and Crafts Board-Department of the Interior. December 2020. http://iacbmuseums-viewingroom.exhibit-e.art/viewing-room/visionaryworld#tab:slideshow;tab-1:thumbnails

https://www.doi.gov/iacb/artwork-ernest-marceau-featured-online-exhibit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lykVx44HvIs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OBF-eSHwO8

2020 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Researcher, writer, photographer, web designer and creator."The Forgotten History of Phoebe Ann Taylor Duncanson”. National Science Foundation. December 2020.

https://parkeracademy-nsfreu.weebly.com/phoebeanntaylorduncansonhistory.html

2020 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Photographer. “Pasqueflowers” Rocky Mountain National Park Facebook Photograph Publication. National Park Service. May 2020 https://m.facebook.com/191384267547522/posts/3171547929531126/?d=n

2020 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Photographer. “First Bee of Spring” Rocky Mountain National Park Facebook Photograph Publication. National Park Service. May 2020

https://m.facebook.com/RockyNPS/photos/a.498858780133401/3113996615286258/?type=3&source=48&__tn__=EH-R

2020 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Content creator, design format, editor, and photographer.“Rockies Family Field Trips- Eye Spy A Tree”. National Park Service. May 2020.

https://home.nps.gov/romo/learn/education/upload/Family-Field-Trip-2nd-Grade-Eye-Spy-a-Tree_RS.pdf

2020 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Content creator, design format, editor, and photographer. “Rockies Family Field Trips- Native American Life in the Rockies”. National Park Service. May 2020.

https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/kidsyouth/neighborhood-field-trips.htm

2020 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Content creator, design format, editor, and photographer. “Rockies Neighborhood Field Trips- Native American Life in the Rockies”. National Park Service. May 2020.

https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/kidsyouth/neighborhood-field-trips.htm

2018 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Writer and Photographer “Keeping Up with the Parker Academy: A Look Back at the Past Year at Parker Academy NSF REU.” Published in 30 Days of Kentucky Archaeology. September 2019.

https://30daysofkentuckyarchaeology.wordpress.com/2019/09/04/keeping-up-with-theparker-academy-a-look-back-at-the-past-year-at-parker-academy-nsf-reu/

2018 Shiverdecker, Andrea. Writer and Photographer “Public Archaeology at the Parker Academy and the Magic of a Grant.” Published in 30 Days of Kentucky Archaeology. September 2018.

https://30daysofkentuckyarchaeology.wordpress.com/2018/09/07/public-archaeology-atthe-parker-academy-and-the-magic-of-a-grant/

2018 Shiverdecker, Andrea; Vance, Liza; Jones, Sharyn; Landon, William. “A Shining Light During America’s Darkest Hour”. Community Archaeology Blog. Published in Archaeology in the Community. October 2018.

http://www.archaeologyincommunity.com/a-shining-light-during-americas-darkest-erathe-parker-academy/

Specialized Skills

Yellowstone Archaeological Federal Investigation & Excavation Instructor: Beth Horton, PhD.
Volunteer field technician on 2020 Investigative Archaeology Inquiry at Yellowstone National Park. Compliance, excavation, documentation, artifact identification, photography.

Monument & Gravestone Repair & Restoration Course Instructor: Ky Historical Society Workshop
Restored and preserved 30 headstones of significant historical significance for Kentucky State Capital/Frankfort Cemetery.

NKU Archaeology Artifact Analysis Lab Assistant Instructor: Dr. S. Jones Assisted and executed lab set up while also preparing and organizing lab scenarios.

NKU History Department Independent Study Instructor: Dr. B. Hackett Graduate level study into American historic decorative arts.

Blue 2 Orange Cooperative Center of Study Abroad Developed and photographed a social media and blogging accounts exhibiting the experiences as an anthropology student on an ethnographic field school study abroad research trip. https://www.instagram.com/blue_2_orange/ https://www.blue2orange.com/ NKU Ethnographic Field School Instructor: Dr. D. Hume Conducted in the Orange Walk district of Northern Belize on the sugar cane industry from the farmer’s perspective.

NKU Parker Academy Archaeology Field School Instructor: Dr. S. Jones Conducted at the Parker Academy, the site of a 19th century schoolhouse in New Richmond, Ohio.

NKU Ancient Ink Presentation by Aaron Deter-Wolf Creator, Organizer, Speaker Created, coordinated, and introduced guest speaker on the ancient traditions of tattooing and new technology to find tattoos on mummified remains.

NKU World Anthropology Day Organizer and Outreach Created a community outreach event sharing anthropology and archaeology with special needs children at the Newport, KY Public Library

NKU Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project Instructor: Dr. J. Voelker Class project (ANT 328: Contemporary Issues in Anthropology) in collaboration with NKU’s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement to better understand philanthropic giving, review of grant applications, and awarding of funds to non-profit agencies in the Northern Kentucky Region with special emphasis on promoting Women in STEM programs.

NKU Parker REI Archival and Archaeology Instructor: Dr. S. Jones Supervised, developed and coordinated community outreach and public archaeology programs while supervising and training students.

NKU Independent Study Historical Archival Instructor: Dr. S. Jones Developed and maintained social media sites for public archaeology and historical archiving Parker Academy NSF REU program.

NKU Archaeological Field School Instructor: Dr. T. Bissett At Big Bone Lick State Historic Park in Boone County, KY; responsible for conducting shovel test pits and the excavation of 1x1 meter units, as well as accurate record keeping of unit information/data.

Professional Experience

Bureau of Land Management / Department of the Interior Archaeological Technician / Ranger (Garnet Ghost Town – Missoula Field Office) Archaeologist, Education and Interpretative Ranger located at historic 1860’s preservation and archaeological site owned and operated under the Bureau of Land Management in partnership with the Garnet Preservation Society. Responsible for program development, on site archaeological monitoring and collections management, and execution of educational programming for park visitors while maintaining the historic mining town’s remaining structures, mines, artifacts, and regional landscape including historic roads and recreational activities.

Indian Arts & Crafts Board / Department of the Interior Museum Aid/ Curator (Museum of the Plains Indian) Museum Aid responsible for photography, videography, collections management, online and physical exhibit creator and photographer. Community Outreach, Research, Digitizing Records, and all associated daily museum duties.

National Park Service / Department of the Interior (Yellowstone National Park)
Interpretive Ranger at Norris Geyser Basin. Ranger for Norris Museum and Museum of the National Park Ranger.

National Park Service / Department of the Interior (Rocky Mt. National Park)
Backcountry Educator Ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park. Educator for winter snow shoeing STEM focused K-12groups. Photographer and Social Media content producer. Covid – 19 Emergency Hone Schooling Educational Lessons produced, designed, photographed, and published.

Environment & Archaeology LLC. /Archaeological Lab Technician (Florence, KY)
Performing archaeological lab work for a cultural resource management archaeological firm. Responsible for 270,000 artifacts of both pre-historic and historic origins from phase three excavations. Cleaning, identification, cataloguing, research, preservation, and curation.

Parker Academy NSF REU/NKU Research Fellow (Highland Heights, KY)
Social media coordinator and content writer and editor, digital curator, photographer, graduate student assistant, web site and digital content designer and maintainer. Performed research work in historical archiving and archaeology on the Parker Academy REI program under a grant provided by the National Science Foundation.
RDI/Dexcom Operations Supervisor (Latonia, KY)
Supervised a team of 110 employees who gave technical support for continuous glucose monitoring devises. Strategic framework design and redesigning of management and daily structure for employees, training programs and training leader for Academy Bay training courses. Hiring, terminations, and leadership.

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center (Cincinnati, OH)
Daily operational tasks with museum operations, floor staff, attendant

Honors / Awards

2021 University of Montana – Dr. Dee C. Taylor and Sylvia Jensen Scholarship Recipient

2021 Northern Kentucky University - Outstanding Graduate Student in Public History

2021 Northern Kentucky University - Summa Cum Laude

2020 Northern Kentucky University Magazine featured Graduate Student. https://inside.nku.edu/nkumagazine/2020/June/andreashiverdecker.html

2019 Recognized Top Undergraduate Researcher for Kentucky, Posters at the Capital, Frankfort, KY.

2018 Commencement Student Speaker at Northern Kentucky University’s Commencement Ceremony. December 2018.

2018 Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society

2018 NKU Institute of Student Research and Creativity Activity Featured Researcher July

2017-2018 NSF REU Parker Academy Fellowship (NKU)

2018 Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Scholarship Recipient

2018 NKU International Study Scholarship for travel to Belize, May 2018

2018 CCSA Storyteller Scholarship for travel to Belize, May 2018

2018 KHEAA Scholarship, Multiple Semesters

2017 The National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi Lifetime Inducted Member

2017-2018 NKU Dean’s List multiple semesters 2017-2018

2003 U.S. Air Force Professional Performer of the Year for 82 MDOS

2003 Airman of the Quarter, Quarter 1

2003 Letter of Achievement from Command Sergeant U.S. Air Force

2002 Outstanding Unit Designation Award for 82 MDOS

1999 Hoarce A. Ford Memorial Scholarship Recipient