Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Memberships & Professional Activities
Positions & Appointments
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Weik, Terrance Maurice
Professor
I chose archaeology as a career in order to explore the cultural origins, social formations, and transformations that have shaped people of African descent.
Biographical Profile
- College
- McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Anthropology
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research
- Countries
- Nigeria, Mexico
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Geographical: African Diaspora, Southern US. Thematic: Maroons, Post-emancipation Life, Spirituality, African heritage, Representation. Theoretical: Sociocultural Transformation, Ethnogenesis, Resistance, Race, Freedom.
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Maroon, Ethnogenesis, Resistance, Diaspora, Transformation
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | PhD | Anthropology |
| 1995 | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | MA | Anthropology; African Studies Certificate |
| 1993 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | BA | Anthropology |
Memberships & Professional Activities
| Dates | Type | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Membership | American Anthropological Association | ||
| Membership | Society for Historical Archaeology | ||
| Membership | Mississippi Archaeological Association | ||
| Membership | Association of Black Anthropologists |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 - 2000 | Graphics/GIS Technician & Field Archaeologist, Southeastern Archaeological Institute, Gainesville, Florida | |
| 2002 - 2008 | Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina | |
| 2009 | Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina | |
| 2001 | Consultant, Mapping and Graphics Specialist, Kingsley Plantation Project, National Parks Service, Jacksonville, Florida |
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