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Ph.D.: Nautical Archaeology Program

Texas A&M University (College Station, TX, USA)

Dissertation: Quid est nauta: Reconstructing the Socialcultural Existence of Roman Nautae

MPhil: Classical Archaeology

Oxford University (Oxford, UK)

Thesis: Maritime Trade and Metal Cargoes: Shipwreck evidence and the transport of metal goods (200 B.C. - A.D. 400)

B.A.: Archaeology/Anthropology

Baylor University (Waco, TX, USA)

Magnum Cum Laude

Matheny, Rachel, Meg Hagseth, and Tory L. Forthcoming. "Photogrammetry as an Access Tool: A Case Study of Small Collections from the Evansville Museum of Arts, History, & Science". Collections

Davis, Dan, Andrei Opait, and Rachel Matheny. 2021. "A Case Study of Rhodian Wine Export in the Early Roman Empire". Skyllis 21: 76-90.

Pulak, Cemal and Rachel Matheny. 2021. "The Canaanite Pottery Assemblage from the Late Bronze Age Uluburun Shipwreck (Son Tunç Çağו Uluburun Batוğוndan Cוkarוlan Kenan Tipi Seramik Buluntu Topluluğu)". TINA: Maritime Archaeological Periodical (TINA: Denizcilik Arkeolojisi Dergisi) 16: 14-61.

Matheny, Rachel. 2021. "The Sociocultural Existence of Roman Merchant Sailors". Center for Maritime Archaeology & Conservation: News & Reports 5.2: 13-15.

Hagseth, Meg and Rachel Matheny. 2021. Report: Agency in Archaeology & Anthropology Collections: Evansville Museum of Arts, History, & Science. tDAR ID: 463916

The Uncertainty of Sailing: "Hidden" Coin Hoards in the Late Roman Imperial Period

Society for Historical Archaeology January 2020

Reconstructing the Social Lives of Roman Nautae Using Personal Effects Recovered from Shipwrecks

Archaeological Institute of America January 2019

Superstition, Ritual, and Religion Among Ancient and Early Modern Seafarers

with Annaliese Dempsey

Society for Historical Archaeology January 2019

Archaeology and the Federal Government

Brown Bag Lectures Series November 2016

Deep-Water Roman Shipwrecks Near the Datca Peninsula: Knidos J, K, R, X, and Z Wrecks

Archaeological Oceanography in the Mediterranean and Black Sea: A Symposium on the E/V Nautilus and the STS Bodrum Expeditions to Turkey October 2014

Untold Stories from VOC Shipwrecks

Shipwreck Weekend April 2014

"...could make each class entertaining and relatable with plenty of chances to ask questions. Highly recommend."

"...She really likes her readings (be warned), her lectures are awesome, and she's really funny! She offers EC and drops things so she makes it really easy to get the grade you want as long as you show up and take notes. Really great professor, 10/10 would recommend to anyone considering her."

"Very fun class and great prof, she's really invested in the material and keeps a really open mind when discussing concepts. I'd almost say the class is a TOO easy with how well she teaches it and makes it clear what you're expected to know. She's also handled the transition to online well, so if you have her during a global pandemic, you're good ;) "

"She doesn't look like a traditional professor, but that's part of what makes her great ;) She gives Extra credit and drops the lowest homework grade and drops 10 class days worth of clicker questions (which are really easy if you pay attention) there is only two tests but they aren't that bad."

• Agisoft Metashape

• Artifact Photography

• Database creation and management (MySQL & Microsoft Access)

• Proficiency with R-Studio, JMP, Adobe Photoshop, and Microsoft Excel

• Academic, government, and popular writing and editing

• Familiarity with active and passive remote sensing technologies including side-scan and multi-beam sonar, magnetometry, ROV video data, LIDAR, and aerial photography

• Familiarity with federal compliance and policy implementation (Sections 106 & 110) and international conventions relating to underwater sites and cultural heritage

• Staff, student, and volunteer coordination

• Familiar with various languages including: Italian, French, and Turkish

Graduate Student Mentorship Program: Graduate Mentor

September 2018 - Present

GLBT Resource Center Mentorship Program: Mentor

September 2019 - May 2020

Career Fair: Acton Elementary School: Guest Speaker

October 2017 & 2018

Shipwreck Weekend: Advertising and Outreach

Spring 2018

HBO Vice: Content Consultant

September 2016