UROP Leader Information Submission: Submission #164 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 164

Submission ID: 13651

Submission UUID: 1f6eb2b0-018c-4ce2-bf41-7d235145dca9

Submission URI: /urop-leader-information-submission

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Created: Sat, 04/20/2024 - 06:14 PM

Completed: Sat, 04/20/2024 - 06:15 PM

Changed: Sun, 07/06/2025 - 11:18 PM

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Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

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Webform: UROP Leaders Information

Submitted to: UROP Leader Information Submission

First Name Alyssa

Last Name Duarte

Full name as you would like it to appear on the website Alyssa Duarte

Preferred Pronouns She/her/hers

Hometown, State, and Country (ex: Tallahassee, FL, USA) Saint Petersburg, FL, USA

FSU email amd22e@fsu.edu

Please check this box if you are willing to be contacted by students interested in UROP Yes

LinkedIn URL (optional) https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssa-duarteamd22e/

Major(s) Anthropology and Geography

Minor(s) Museum Studies

Graduation Semester and Year (ex: Fall, 2022) Spring, 2026

What is your current research focus? My primary research focus is in historical archaeology in the Southeastern United States, specifically in plantation archaeology in Louisiana through the Evergreen Plantation Archaeological Survey (EPAS). I've recently completed my Honors in the Major thesis researching the collected material culture from the site with specific attention to metal artifacts with the aim of reconstructing what life was like for the descendants of enslaved African Americans who continued to live and work on the plantation up until the early 1940s through compositional analysis.

Are there any other research related activities you participate(d) in? My primary research focus is in plantation archaeology in the US, but I have also participated in archaeology of the African Diaspora in South America volunteering on the Haciendas of Nasca Archaeological Project creating photogrammetric models of artifacts for public access. Additionally, I have research experience in Andean archaeology having worked on the El Campanario Archaeological Project in Huarmey, Peru during the summer of 2024.

Answer one of the following two questions about being a UROP Leader or your UROP background. How has UROP impacted your time at FSU?

Please answer the question you selected above in the area provided. UROP had played an instrumental role in my professional development in the field of archaeology that would not have been probable independently. Through UROP I have established a close relationship with my mentor and graduate students that I have collaborated with and assisted, which has led to the creation of a growing network of professional and personal connections. My mentor assisted me in attending the Society for American Archaeologists Conference where I was given credits for my contribution to our research as a co-author on three papers related to our project. In addition, through UROP I have identified my topic for my honors thesis, allowing me to begin my honors-in-the-major project a year earlier than originally planned.

Please list any other hobbies or interests you would like to share I've recently taken up pottery as a hobby, attending pottery classes at the Student Union and am a frequent attendee of International Coffee Hour at the Globe.

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2025Year2025 2024

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Years as a UROP Leader 2024-2025