Archaeological Institute of America Graduate Student Travel Award

​Lawrence F. Brewster Graduate Fellowship in History

      Awarded based on overall excellence and potential for career in field

Golden Key International Honour Society

        Membership is by invitation only and applies to the top-performing graduate students, based solely on their academic achievements.

Ontario Museum Association

Society for Historical Archaeology

Archaeological Institute of America

Honours and Affiliations

A Few Topics of Interest 

Collection Management

Educational & Public Outreach

Public Archaeology 

Conservation of Museum and Archaeological Materials

Exhibit Development

Harbour and Coastal Archaeology

Archaeology of the Great Lakes

Marine Geoarchaeology 

Trade and Commerce in the Ancient Mediterranean

Every great adventure has a beginning. 

Kelci Martinsen grew up in the town of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. As a young girl, she avidly read anything relating to classical history and loved spending her time in the water of Lake Erie. She completed her Honours Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. She has currently completed all course work for her Master of Arts Degree in Maritime Studies at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, USA and is looking forward to defending her thesis in 2016. 

Education

Master of Arts

Maritime Studies

East Carolina University 

2016 (ABD)

Honours Bachelor of Arts

Classical & Near Eastern Archaeology Major and Business Management Option

Wilfrid Laurier University 

2012

Teaching Experience

Laurier Jump

Archaeology Course Co-odinator

Hired, trained and managed instructors; responsible for payroll duties; developed, organized and taught course curriculum 

East Carolina Conservation Lab

Graduate Assistant

Graded tests and assignments for HIST3993; assisted with in-class set up for HIST6840 and HIST6845

About Me

Diving Deeper into Cultural Influences of the Modern World  

Curriculum Vitae

Seafloor Exploration Training Course

Practical Session Faculty/Instructor

Provided hands-on learning for students in sector scan practical sessions and ROV practical sessions which included; Set-up and takedown of instruments, Operation of software used for data acquisition and data processing, Interpretation of acquired data