MELISSA MARIE HALVERSON, DNP, NP-C
Nursing at Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL

Curator of Exhibits and Collections at Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Collections Volunteer, Insects at The Field Museum

Museums and Institutions

Mitchell Museum of the American Indian - Evanston, IL since May 2013 - Curator of Exhibits and Collections The Field Museum - Chicago, IL since Apr 2013 - Collections Volunteer, Insects Swedish American Museum - Chicago, IL Feb 2013 - May 2013 - Exhibit and Collections Intern DuPage County Historical Museum Oct 2010 - Jun 2012 - Collections and Exhibit Intern Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation - Olympia, WA Oct 2009 - May 2010 - Assistant, Volunteer Washington State Historical Society Jul 2008 - May 2010 - Education and Collections Intern Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Aug 2007 - Jun 2008 - Education Volunteer Houston Museum of Natural Science Mar 2007 - Jun 2008 - Education Volunteer University of Texas at Austin Aug 2004 - May 2006 - Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology Washington University in St. Louis Aug 2001 - May 2002 - Multimedia Collections Assistant, Department of Art History and Archaeology Illinois State Museum May 1997 - Jun 2000 - Education and Collections Volunteer

Washington University in St. Louis 2000 - 2004
AB cum laude, Anthropology, French The University of Texas at Austin 2004 - 2006
Master of Arts, Physical Anthropology University of Washington 2008 - 2009
Certificate, Museum Studies

-Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2005 -The Chancellor's List, University of Texas, 2005 -University of Texas Liberal Arts Graduate Research Fellowship -Sigma Xi Research Grant, 2003 -National Dean's List, 2002 and 2003

French

DuPage County Historical Museum
Collections and Exhibit Intern The Integrity Group
Program Manager for Hewlett-Packard Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Assistant, Volunteer Washington State Historical Society
Education and Collections Intern Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Education Volunteer Houston Museum of Natural Science
Education Volunteer University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology Washington University in St. Louis
Multimedia Collections Assistant, Department of Art History and Archaeology Illinois State Museum
Education and Collections Volunteer

University of Washington
Certificate in Museum Studies The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Arts in Physical Anthropology Washington University in St. Louis
AB cum laude in Anthropology, French

NAGPRA, digital image licensing, volunteer coordination, audio recording and editing (podcasts), Adobe Audition, KE EMu, Past Perfect, grant writing, educational writing and presentation, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Camtasia Studio 6, Adobe Dreamweaver