Paloma Cuello Del Pozo
College Station,TX
Summary
Data archivist skilled in collecting, storing, and maintaining digital archives of quantitative and qualitative data for scientific research to ensure excellence. Proficient in problem-solving and finding patterns. Also, well-versed in project design, budgeting, management, and research planning proven by multiple grants, fellowships, and awards obtained. Knowledgeable in statistical software such as RStudio and/or SPSS, in addition to Microsoft Office Suit, and Adobe Illustrator. After obtaining a doctoral degree, I am now pursuing new professional challenges in which research and scientific-based skills can be put into practice to solve real-world problems.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Researcher
Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
08.2023 - Current
- Digitize ethnographic field data into Microsoft Access for National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project ‘Testing Models of Cooperation in a Large-Scale Communal Project.’
- Develop and implement specific coding systems to efficiently transcribe and categorize data.
- Engage in problem-solving while maintaining accuracy.
- Customize the Microsoft Access interface to optimize data transcription and management.
- Create descriptive metadata to facilitate the discovery of digital objects.
- Develop organizational systems for newly digitized content to streamline usage.
- Perform data migrations between different hardware and software platforms as needed.
Project Manager
University of Gdańsk
Gdańsk, Poland
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Supervised funerary excavations for the project ‘Barczewko – A History Written by Fire. The Lost Medieval Town and Urbanization of the Galindian Forest.’
- Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual during the excavation, exhumation, identification, and inventorying of human osteological remains.
- Submitted budget estimates, progress reports, and cost-tracking reports.
- Monitored the progress of each project to ensure timely delivery of deliverables by established quality standards.
- Forecasted, scheduled, and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
- Prepared reports, field documentation, data inventory, and digitalization into Microsoft Excel.
Project Director
Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
08.2017 - 12.2023
- Designed and executed an NSF-funded research archaeological project titled 'Variation in Island Adaptation.'
- Generated and organized quantitative data and executed statistical analyses using various software such as RStudio and SPSS.
- Developed and executed project plans, budgets, and timelines.
- Prepared detailed scientific reports summarizing project activities and results for funding organization(s).
- Presented results at multiple international and national conferences.
Laboratory Technician
Palynology Laboratory, Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
08.2018 - 07.2022
- Chemically processed archaeological soils, honey, flowers, and pollen pellets.
- Presented experimental findings in presentations with graphs, charts, and other visual aids.
- Communicated with outside parties and laboratory management regarding test results.
- Ensured the proper functioning of facilities by troubleshooting equipment, maintaining inventories, and adhering to safety and compliance protocols.
- Instructed laboratory methods to faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students.
- Managed archaeological contracts, coordinated with contractors, and prepared reports and billing.
- Attended lab meetings to participate in research discussions.
Education
Ph.D. - Anthropology: Archaeology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX12.2023
Master of Arts - Applied Anthropology
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA05.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology: Archaeology
University of California, San Diego
San Diego05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Religious Studies
University of California, San Diego
San Diego05.2013
Skills
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research
- Research Proposal Design, and Planning
- Statistical Methodologies, Results Interpretation, and Data Synthesis
- Documentation and Reporting
- Data Gathering and Organization
- Data Graphics
- Strong Work Ethic
- Knowledge Sharing and Communication
- Works Well Under Tight Deadlines and Pays Attention to Detail
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Digital Research Tools
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
Arabic
Elementary
Accomplishments
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Graduate Student Research, Travel, and Professional Development Award, Texas A&M: $2,101 -Jun. 2023
Graduate and Professional School Dissertation Fellowship, Texas A&M: $24,000 - Aug. 2022
Adam Smith Fellowship, Mercatus Center at George Mason University: $5,000 - Jun. 2022
Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship, Mercatus Center at George Mason University: $2,500 - Jun. 2021
National Science Foundation Dissertation-Improvement Award, Archaeology: $25,205 - Oct. 2021
Texas Academy of Science Research Grant: $2,000 - Apr. 2021
Charles H. Gregory Class of ’64 Graduate Strategic Fellowship, Texas A&M: $5,000 - Jun. 2021
Texas Academy of Science Research Grant: $2,000 - Apr. 2018
Sigma Xi: Grants-in-Aid of Research: $1,000 - Apr. 2018
Graduate Diversity Fellowship, Texas A&M: $36,948 - Aug. 2017
Anthropology Graduate Scholarship, Humboldt State University: $2,500 - Jun. 2015
AWARDS
Student Paper Award, European Association of Archaeologists, Budapest August 2022
Graduate and Professional Student Government President Community Award April 2020
PUBLISHED PRODUCTS: PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS
Atoche Peña, P., Ramírez Rodríguez, M. A., Afonso Vargas, J. A., Cuello del Pozo, P., Martín Rodríguez, A. J., Bueno García, A., Talavera Dávila, F. A., Méndez Guerra, P. F. (2023). Nuevas referencias cronométricas para el yacimiento de Buenavista (Teguise. Lanzarote): contrastando la fiabilidad del método de datación C14 a través de análisis de fitolitos, coprolitos y osteológicos. Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 49:1.
Cuello del Pozo, P. Which foods are what? Predicting paleodietary patterns among aboriginals of the Canary Islands and the problem of baselines. European Association of Archaeologists. Belfast, Ireland - Sep. 2023
Cuello del Pozo, P. (Paper Accepted). Who, why, when, and from where: The peopling of the Canary Islands and the challenges of archaeometry. Journal of European Archaeologists.
Cuello del Pozo, P. Who, why, and when. Peopling of the Canary Islands and the challenges of archaeometry. European Association of Archaeologists. Budapest, Hungary - Sep. 2022
Cuello del Pozo, P. , Pena, J., Eche-Vega, E. Preliminary analyses of archaeological pollen from the Casma Site of El Campanario, Huarmey, Perú. Texas Academy Science. Nacogdoches, US - Feb. 2020
Kaul, U., Cuello del Pozo, P., Pena, J. Documenting a looted mortuary assemblage from the pre-Incan site of El Campanario, Huarmey, Perú. Texas Academy Science. Nacogdoches, US - Feb. 2020
Cuello del Pozo, P. (Paper Published). Análisis preliminar de isótopos estables del estroncio (87Sr/86Sr) biodisponibles en la isla de Lanzarote: Propuesta para la creación de una base de datos de referencia para su aplicación en la arqueología canaria. https://revistas.grancanaria.com/index.php/aea/article/view/10282 - Jan. 2019
Chavez, M., Cuello del Pozo, P., Pena, J. Explorations from El Campanario
Archaeological Project: Body decorations from human remains excavated at Santo Domingo cemetery, Huarmey, Perú. Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists. Waco, US - Feb. 2019
Cuello del Pozo, P. Stable isotope signals as a proxy for mobility patterns amongst ancient Canary aboriginals: creating oxygen and strontium bioavailable baselines for Gran Canaria. Integration Symposium. College Station, US - Apr. 2018
Cuello del Pozo, P., Babon Garcia, H.C., Sosa Alonso, P.J., and Garcia Rubio-Ruiz, A. SIA from dental and bone tissues from two individuals buried at Pozo Izquierdo Necropolis, Gran Canaria Island, Spain. Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists. San Marcos, US - Nov. 2018
Babon Garcia, H.C., Sosa Alonso, P.J., Cuello del Pozo, P., and Garcia Rubio-Ruiz, A. The Pozo Izquierdo Necropolis: an interdisciplinary effort to study three funerary structures from the ancient indigenes of Gran Canaria. Extraordinary world congress of mummy studies. Tenerife, Spain - May 2018
Cuello del Pozo, P. Preliminary Analysis of 87Sr/86Sr Ratios from Organisms from the Island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands: Creating a Bioavailable Baseline for Understanding Ancient Human Mobility. Texas Academy of Science. Midland, US - Mar. 2018
Cuello del Pozo, P. Bioquímica Arqueológica Para Definir la Identidad de Un Pueblo Isleño y Su Identidad Aborigen. II Congreso Internacional de Antropologia. Barcelona, Spain - Sep. 2016
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Assistant Researcher
Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University
08.2023 - Current
Project Manager
University of Gdańsk
07.2022 - 12.2023
Laboratory Technician
Palynology Laboratory, Texas A&M University
08.2018 - 07.2022
Project Director
Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University
08.2017 - 12.2023
Ph.D. - Anthropology: Archaeology
Texas A&M University
Master of Arts - Applied Anthropology
Humboldt State University
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology: Archaeology
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor of Arts - Religious Studies
University of California, San Diego
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