Jennifer L.

Immich
Curriculum vitae

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science

Metropolitan State University of Denver
1201 5th Street
SI 2028
Denver, CO 80204

Phone: (612) 968-2222

jimmich@msudenver.edu
http://jenniferimmich.weebly.com

Education

Ph.D. Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota

Advisor: P.S. Wells; Minor: Geographic Information Systems
Title: Siting of Castles in the Midlands of Ireland: a spatial approach to cultural landscapes

Feb 2015

M.A. Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota

2010

M.G.I.S. (Geographic Information Science), Department of Geography, Environment,

Society, University of Minnesota
B.A. History, Department of History, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Major: History; Minors: Anthropology and Geography

2010

Current Position

Full-Time Lecturer (Category II), Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science,

Metropolitan University of Denver

2005

2015-date

Publications

Jordan, N. R., K. M. Clower, S. M. Manson, D. B. Bonsal, and J. L. Immich. 2015. Land use and
land cover in critical source areas on small dairy farms in the eastern United States. Journal of Soil
and Water Conservation. Vol 70, No 4: 257-266.
Manson, S. M., J. Shannon, S. Eria, L. Kne, K. R. Dyke, S. Nelson, L. Batra, D. Bonsal, M. Kernik,
J. L. Immich, and L. Matson. 2014. "Resource needs and pedagogical value of web mapping for
spatial thinking." Journal of Geography. Vol 113, No 3: 107-117.
J.L. Immich. 2013. "Three Timber Castles: Modeling Landscape Siting with GIS." Prcis of the 2013
Barry Prize Winner. Eolas: The Journal of the American Society of Irish Medieval Studies. Vol 7: 103-109.
Soderberg, J. and J.L. Immich. 2010. Animal Contact: Livestock approaches to understanding
social boundaries in later medieval Roscommon. In: Medieval Lough C: History, Archaeology, and
Landscape of Medieval Lough C. T. Finan, ed. Dublin, Four Courts Press.
J.L. Immich. 2008. Topographies of Death: a GIS Analysis of Burial Landscapes in Iron Age
Austria. [Abstract] 109th annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. Connecticut:
David Brown Book Company. 42-43.
Awards and Honors
University of Minnesota, Council of Graduate Students, Conference Travel Grant
American Society of Irish Medieval Studies, 2013 Barry Prize for Best Graduate
Paper "Three Timber Castles: Modeling Landscape Siting with GIS."

2013-2014
May 2013

Fondazione Centro Itaiano di Studi Sull'alto Medivio (CISAM), "Ireland and the
Irish People in the Early Medieval Ages" 57th Study Week Scholarship Winner
University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, Graduate Research Partnership
Program Award

April 2009

University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, Conference Travel Grant

University of Minnesota, Department of Anthropology, Block Grant Summer
University of Minnesota, Department of Anthropology, Departmental Fellowship

2008-2013
2007-2013
2005-2010

Conference Presentations
Becoming a castle in a National Landscape Strategy for Ireland world: exploring
the concept of meaning in landscape archaeology Paper presented at the
International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, Michigan.
(forthcoming)
Castles and Colonialism: Exploring Meaning in Historic Irish Archaeology.
Paper presented at the Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting.
Orlando, Florida. (forthcoming)
Conceptualizing Meaning in the Material Culture of Timber Castles. Paper
presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting.
Chicago, Illinois.
In and above mixed method studies of timber castles: archaeological landscape
survey and LiDAR analysis. Paper presented at the 28th Irish Conference of
Medievalists. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Geospatial Archaeology: lidar analysis for landscape archaeology. Paper
presented at the Imaging and Geospatial Information Spotlight event. University
of Minnesota. Co-sponsored by MinnesotaView and U-Spatial. Saint Paul,
Minnesota.
Cloud Sourced Data: working with lidar in landscape archaeology. Paper
presented at the 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo,
Michigan.
Uncovering Medieval Landscapes in Ireland Using Lidar. Poster presented at the
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. Tampa, Florida.
Timber Castle Siting in North County Tipperary. Paper presented at Space and
Settlement 2013. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Three Timber Castles: Modeling Landscape Siting with GIS. Paper presented at
the 48th International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Ireland, Landscape Archaeology, and GIS. Paper presented at the Archaeology
Consortium, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota.
Situating Castles on a Colonial Frontier: landscape archaeology of 12-13th century
north County Tipperary Ireland. Paper presented at the Archaeology
Consortium, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota.
Jeffers Petroglyphs: Preserving 9000 years of American Indian History. Paper
presented at the Archaeology Consortium, Department of Anthropology,
University of Minnesota.

2008

May 2016

April 2016
April 2015
June 2014
June 2014

May 2014
April 2014
May 2013
May 2013
April 2013
Feb 2012
Dec 2011

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GIS Applications in Medieval Irish Archaeology. Poster presented at the

American Society of Irish Medieval Studies Ireland Conference 2011. Glenstal
Abbey, County Limerick, Ireland.
End of Days: University of Minnesota Excavates Tulsk, Co. Roscommon. Paper
presented at the Archaeology Consortium, Department of Anthropology,
University of Minnesota
The Medieval Imagination: I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog.
Paper presented at the 43rd International Congress on Medieval Studies.
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Animals in Art and the Mind. Poster session European Archaeology presented at
the 73rd annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Vancouver,
Canada.
Topographies of Death: a GIS Analysis of Burial Landscapes in Iron Age Austria.
Poster session presented at the 109th annual meeting of the Archaeological
Institute of America. Chicago, Illinois.
Medieval Mud: Excavation Report from Tulsk, County Roscommon, Ireland.
Paper presented at the Archaeology Consortium, Department of Anthropology,
University of Minnesota.
Iconography and Faunal Remains: Imagery and Consumption in Temperate
Europe. Paper presented at the 42nd International Congress on Medieval
Studies. Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Iconography and Faunal Remains: Imagery and Consumption in Late Prehistoric
Europe. Invited symposium paper: Is Hindsight 20/20? presented at the 72nd
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Austin, Texas.

Oct 2011
Nov 2008
May 2008
March 2008
Jan 2008
Nov 2007
May 2007
March 2007

Teaching and Advising

Courses Taught (Primary Instructor)

Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Introduction to Geospatial Science
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Remote Sensing
Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems
GIS for Historical Landscape Studies
Hamline University, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Human Evolution
University of Minnesota
Laboratory Techniques in Archaeology
Courses Assisted (Teaching Assistant)
University of Minnesota Department of Geography
Advanced Geographic Information Science (lab instructor)
Urban Geographic Information Science and Analysis (lab instructor)
Geographical Analysis of Human-Environmental Systems (lab
instructor)

2015-date
1 term
1 term
1 term
2014-2015
2 terms
1 term
2012
1 term
2012 & 2013
2 terms
2011-2014
1 term
3 terms
1 term
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University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology

Human Evolution (lab instructor)
Rise of Civilization
Archaeological Field School (lab instructor)
Origins of European Civilization
Laboratory Techniques in Archaeology (lab instructor)
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Population
Center (MPC), TerraPop GIS Analyst
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Center for Urban and
Regional Affairs (CURA), Community GIS Analyst
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, MPC, School Attendance
Boundary Information Network (SABINS), GIS Analyst
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Department of
Anthropology, Archaeology Surveying Technician
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Human-Environmental
Geographic Information Science (HEGIS) laboratory, Multifunctional
Agricultural Project GIS Analyst
Pedagogical Development
Diversity and Privilege Across the Environmental Studies Curriculum workshop,
Wellesley College
Innovations for Teaching GIS seminar, Department of Geography, Middlebury
College
27th Annual Writing and Teaching Retreat, Middlebury College
Equity and Diversity Certificate, Office for Equity and Diversity, University of
Minnesota, 30 course hours/10 workshops
Teaching in Higher Education (Grad 8101), Center for Teaching and Learning,
University of Minnesota
New TA Orientation, University of Minnesota, Center for Teaching and Learning,
Teaching Enrichment Series.

2005-2011
5 terms
3 terms
2 terms
3 terms
1 term
Summer 2014
Aug 2013May 2014
Aug 2012Aug 2013
Aug 2011May 2012
Aug 2010Aug 2012

June 2015
Fall 2014
Aug 2014
2012-2014
Spring 2008
Aug 2005

Professional Service

Departmental
Organizer, Human Environmental Geographic Information Systems laboratory,
Department of Geography, Environment, and Society, University of Minnesota
Geographic Information Science Student Organization, Officer, Department of
Geography, Environment, and Society, University of Minnesota
Anthropology Graduate Student Organization, Undergraduate Committee
Graduate Member, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Anthropology Graduate Student Organization, Colloquium Graduate Committee
Member, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota

2012-2014
2007-2014
2011-2013
2010-2012

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Anthropology Graduate Student Organizatio, Officer, Department of

Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Anthropology Undergraduate Club, Graduate Student Research Discussant,
Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Anthropology Graduate Student Organization, WebCT Administrator, Department
of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Marketing Production and Design Lead, Department of Anthropology, University
of Minnesota
"World Views Fall 2008" Co-editor, Layout, and Production Team, Department of
Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Anthropology Department Student Organization, Secretary-Treasurer, Department
of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Webmaster, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota

2006-2012

"World Views Fall 2007" Co-editor, Layout, and Production Team, Department of
Anthropology, University of Minnesota

2007

National/International
North American Representative, American Society of Irish Medieval Studies
Co-Organizer, Medieval Settlement and landscape in modern Ireland and Britain
session. 51st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Webmaster, American Society of Irish Medieval Studies
Organizer, "Revealing medieval landscapes" session. 28th Irish Conference of
Medievalists, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Organizer, "Emerging Theory, Method, and Practice in Medieval Archaeology"
session. 47th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Moderator, "Beyond Saints and Scholars: Irish Medieval Studies in the 21st Century"
Conference. Center for International Studies and the Center for Medieval and
Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University. Saint Louis, Missouri
Organizer, "Animals in the Medieval World and Imagination" session. 43rd
International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Community Outreach
Participated in Geographic Information Science Organization student GIS
workshop at Edina High School, Edina, Minnesota
Invited Speaker, Archaeology Club of Cretin-Durham Hall High School, Saint Paul,
Minnesota

2011
2008-2010
2007-2009
2008
2007-2008
2007-2008

2015-date
May 2016
2013-2015
July 2014
May 2012
Oct 2008
May 2008

May 2014
Feb 2009

Software Skills

Adobe: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Publisher

Camtasia
E4
ESRI ArcGIS
GeoDa
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Idrisi
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Moodle 2-2.6

Professional Memberships

American Society of Irish Medieval Studies (ASIMS)

American Institute of Archaeology (AIA)
Association of American Geographers (AAG)
Castle Studies Group
Landscape Research Group
Society for American Archaeology (SAA)

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