Kurt Fredrickson is an alum of the CHRM program, having received his master's degree in 2024. His thesis is titled An Archaeological Investigation of Clovis Blade Technology at Thunderbird (44WR11), a Paleolithic Stratified Site of the Flint Run Complex, Warren County, VA.
Following below is an archived profile.
Kurt Fredrickson is a graduate student in the Cultural and Heritage Resource Management program. For the past two decades he has conducted public relations and outreach for the federal government, primarily serving communities from the Arctic to the South Pacific. As an avid avocational archaeologist in Northern Virginia, he has primarily been involved in supporting research focused on Paleo-Indian sites through Phase I, II and III projects and associated lab work. However, having grown up in New England near Ticonderoga he was frequently engrossed in events and activities focused on early colonial history. He completed his field school with Jamestown Rediscovery in 2023. His entry into the CHRM program begins a career change which supports a lifetime interest in history and the natural sciences.
Areas of Interest
- Human communication & behavior
- North American Paleo-Indian culture
- Geophysical imaging
- Reflectance Transformation Imaging
Degrees
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Degree TypeBADegree DetailsCommunication studies (Asian studies minor) - University of Maryland University College (2014)
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Degree TypeMADegree DetailsCommunication - Johns Hopkins University (2019)
Conferences
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“Reflectance Transformation Imaging in grave marker examination." presented at the Archaeological Society of Virginia annual conference in Williamsburg, VA.
