UROP Leader Information Submission: Submission #164

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): Largo/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
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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). Currently, I am researching the collected material culture from the site with specific attention to glassware and glass fragments 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.

Are there any other research related activities you participate(d) in?:
I also participate 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 interests in Andean archaeology and bioarchaeology, and I will be attending an archaeological field school in Huarmey, Peru this summer through the El Campanario Archaeological Project.

Answer one of the following two questions about being a UROP Leader or your UROP background. : How has UROP impacted your time at FSU?
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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 was also involved in the Anthropology Society at FSU (ASFSU), though stepping back to focus more time on my research projects for the next year. 

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2025Year2025: 2024
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Years as a UROP Leader: 2024-2025