Cathryn M. Meegan, PhD, CPA(NC), CMA
2131 N. Meridian Road, Apt 212
Tallahassee, FL 32303
480-326-1895
mecataz@hotmail.com
EMPLOYMENT
2015-present Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
Department of Accounting, College of Business, Florida State University
2015, spring
Instructor – TAX 5205: Pass-Through Entities and Fiduciaries
Department of Accounting, College of Business, Florida State University
2013-2015
Assistant Professor- Accounting
Chipola College, School of Business and Technology, Marianna, FL
2006–2013
Ken Blanchard College of Business, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
Associate Professor-Accounting, 2012 – 2013
Assistant Professor-Accounting, 2010 - 2012
Director of Academic Excellence, 2008 – 2010: Analysis and evaluation of
program, course, and faculty quality; assessment coordinator for College of
Business Programs
Online Faculty-Accounting, 2006 – 2013
1998-1999
Instructor, Accounting– University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1998-1999
Assistant Controller – Baucom’s Nursery Company, Charlotte, NC: financial
statement preparation and analysis, preparation of tax reports
1992-1998
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Charles F. Wollin, CPA, Charlotte, NC:
preparation of financial statements and tax returns for partnerships, sole
proprietors, corporations, and individuals
1991-1992
Special Projects Assistant – NCNB (now Bank of America), Charlotte, NC:
preparation and analysis of financial information for special assets division
1991
Tax Season Accountant – Fisher, Pace, and Pace, Charlotte, NC
EDUCATION
2015
Ph.D. Accounting, Florida State University, expected 2019
2013
Non-degree student, Grand Canyon University: 16 credits hours of graduate
level accounting courses completed, bringing total hours to 19
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2009
Ph.D. Anthropology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2002
M.A. Anthropology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1998
B.A. Anthropology, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina.
1995
M.B.A., McColl Graduate School of Business, Queens College (now Queens
University of Charlotte), Charlotte, North Carolina.
1990
B.S. in Accounting, Department of Accounting, East Carolina University,
Greenville, North Carolina.
FELLOWSHIPS
2015-present Florida State University Legacy Fellowship
2008-2009 Arizona State University Graduate College Dissertation Writing Fellowship
2003-2008 IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training) in Urban Ecology
Fellowship, Arizona State University, Competitive Graduate Study Award for
Interdisciplinary Training (provided full support for four years of graduate study)
2006
Wakonse Arizona – Fellowship http://clte.asu.edu/wakonse/
2000-2004 Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education, Competitive Graduate
Study Award (provided full support for four years of graduate study)
1991-1995 Blumenthal Fellowship, Queens College, Charlotte, NC
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
2014
2012
2004-2006
2005-2006
1998
1998
Faculty of the Month, October – Chipola College
Excellence in Education Award – Grand Canyon University and the Phoenix Suns
Preparing Future Faculty, Division of Graduate Studies, Arizona State University
Preparing Future Faculty – Faculty Emeriti Fellowship
Alumni Affairs Outstanding Senior in Anthropology, University of NC at
Charlotte
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
GRANTS AND RESEARCH AWARDS
2008
2002-2008
2006
2005
2005
Arizona State University School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Research Grant
Arizona State University School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Conference Travel Grants
Preparing Future Faculty Travel Grant, Arizona State University
Preparing Future Faculty – Faculty Emeriti Award, Arizona State University
Sigma XI Grant-in-Aid of Research, Arizona State University Chapter
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2004-2005, 2007 Graduate and Professional Student Association Conference Travel Grants,
Arizona State University
2002
Associated Students of Arizona State University Graduate Travel Grant
2002
Arizona State University Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
1999-2000
Regent’s Graduate Academic Scholarship, Arizona State University
1999-2000
Regent’s Graduate Tuition Scholarship, Arizona State University
PUBLICATIONS
2012
Nelson, Margaret C. Michelle Hegmon, Keith W. Kintigh, Ann P. Kinzig, Ben A.
Nelson, John Marty Anderies, David A. Abbott, Katherine A. Spielmann, Scott E.
Ingram, Matthew A. Peeples, Stephanie Kulow, Colleen, A. Strawhacker, and Cathryn
Meegan. Long-Term Vulnerability and Resilience: Three Examples from Archaeological
Study in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. In Surviving Sudden
Environmental Change (eds. Jago Cooper and Payson Sheets). University of Colorado
Press: pages 197-222.
2008
Hegmon, Michelle, Matthew Peeples, Scott Ingram, Stephanie Kulow, Ann Kinzig,
Cathryn M. Meegan, and Margaret Nelson. Social Transformation and its Human Costs
in the Prehispanic US Southwest. American Anthropologist 110(3):313-324.
2008
Allison, James R., Cathryn M. Meegan and Shawn S. Murray. Archaeology and
Archaeobotany of Southern Pauite Horticulture in the Saint George Basin, Southwestern
Utah. Kiva 73(4): 417-449.
2003
Parker, Bradley J., Andrew Creekmore, Lynn Swartz Dodd, Richard Paine, Cathryn M.
Meegan, Eleanor Moseman, Meg Abraham and Peter Cobb. The Upper Tigris
Archaeological Research Project (UTARP): A Preliminary Report from the 2001 Field
Season. Anatolica 29:103-174.
2002
Edwards, Phillip C., Steven E. Falconer, Patricia L. Fall, Ilya Berelov, John Czarzasty,
Christopher Day, John Meadows, Cathryn M. Meegan, Ghattas Sayej, Thomas K.
Swoveland and Michael Westaway. Archaeology and Environment of the Dead Sea
Plain: preliminary results of the second season of investigations by the joint La Trobe
University/Arizona State University Project. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of
Jordan 46:51-92.
2001
Edwards, Phillip C., Steven E. Falconer, Patricia L. Fall, Ilya Berelov, Caroline Davies,
John Meadows, Cathryn M. Meegan, Mary C. Metzger and Ghattas Sayej. Archaeology
and Environment of the Dead Sea Plain: preliminary results of the first season of
investigations by the joint La Trobe University/Arizona State University Project. Annual
of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 45:135-157.
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REPORTS
2006
Maize from the Colorado and Green Rivers in the Canyonlands National Park.
Submitted to National Park Service, Southeast Utah Group. Moab, Utah.
2006
Adams, Karen R., Cathryn M. Meegan, Scott G. Ortman, R. Emerson Howell, Lindsey C.
Werth, Deborah A. Muenchrath, Michael K. O'Neill and Candice A.C. Gardner. MAÍS
(Maize of American Indigenous Societies) Southwest: Ear Descriptions and Traits that
Distinguish 27 Morphologically Distinct Groups of 123 Historic USDA Maize (Zea mays
L. spp. mays) Accessions and Data Relevant to Archaeological Subsistence Models.
Manuscript with authors and available at http://cahe.nmsu.edu/aes/farm/projects-results.html.
2003
Parker, Bradley J., Andrew Creekmore, Lynn Swartz Dodd, Cathryn M. Meegan, Eleanor
Moseman and Peter Cobb. The Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project (UTARP):
A Preliminary Synthesis of the Cultural History of Kenan Tepe. In Salvage Project of the
Archaeological Heritage of the Ilžsu and Carchemish Dam Reservoirs Activities, edited
by Tuna, N., J. Öztürk and J. Veƒlibeyocluk. vol. XXIX. Middle East Technical
University, Ankara.
2002
Parker, Bradley J., Andrew Creekmore and Lynn Swartz Dodd with contributions by
Cathryn M. Meegan and Eleanor Moseman. Year 2001 Tachdam Report: A Preliminary
Synthesis of the Cultural History of Kenan Tepe.
PRESENTATIONS (*invited)
2012
*Kemper, Mori and Cathryn M. Meegan. “Ensuring Excellence in the Business College
Classroom: Defining and Identifying Research-Based Instructional Strategies and BestPractice through Classroom Observations and Instructional Coaching.” Best of Regions
Finalist. ACBSP Region 7 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
2010
Eroe, Judith, Kathy Player, Cheri St. Arnauld, Meegan, Cathryn M. “Assurance of
Learning through Program Design and Accountability Management.” Paper and Panel
discussion ASBBS National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
2010
*Meegan, Cathryn M., Judith Eroe, Kathy Player, Cheri St. Arnauld. “Assurance of
Learning through Program Design and Recursive Assessment.” Paper presented at the
ACBSP Region 7 Meeting, San Diego, CA. Finalist for “Best of Regions Presentation”
2008
Meegan, Cathryn M., Teresa Rodrigues, Rebecca Hill, and Susan Ledlow. “Sustainable
Populations in the Prehistoric American Southwest.” Poster presented at the 73rd Annual
Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, BC.
2007
*Hegmon, Michelle, Margaret C. Nelson, Matthew Peeples, Cathryn M. Meegan,
Stephanie Kulow and Ann Kinzig. “Human and Regional-Scale Perspectives on Social
Transformation in the US Southwest: Hohokam, Mimbres, and Mesa Verde.” Paper
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presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin,
TX.
2007
Meegan, Cathryn M., Karen R. Adams, Scott G. Ortman and R. Emerson Howell “MAÍS
Southwest: Color and Planting Decisions.” Poster presented at the 30th Annual Society
for Ethnobiology Meeting, Berkeley, CA, and the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society
for American Archaeology, Austin, TX.
2006
Howell, R. Emerson, Karen R. Adams, Cathryn M. Meegan and Scott G. Ortman. “MAÍS
(Maize of American Indigenous Societies) Southwest: Ear Descriptions and Traits that
Distinguish 27 Morphologically Distinct Groups of 123 Historic USDA Maize (Zea mays
L. spp. mays) Accessions and Data Relevant to Archaeological Subsistence Models.”
Paper presented at the Archaeological Sciences of America 2006 Conference, Tucson,
AZ.
2005
*Abbott, David R. and Cathryn M. Meegan. “Diversity and Resilience at Multiple Scales:
The Expansion and Collapse of the Hohokam Regional System.” Paper presented at the
104th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C.
2005
Meegan, Cathryn M. “Interactions within a Complex Socio-Ecological System: A Case
Study of Hohokam Fuel Use at Grewe Village.” Poster presented at the 70th Annual
Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Salt Lake City, UT.
2004
Crider, Destiny, Cathryn M. Meegan and Steve Swanson. “The Hohokam Preclassic to
Classic Transition Part II: Modeling Socioeconomic Changes.” Poster presented at the
69th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Montreal.
2004
Swanson, Steve, Cathryn M. Meegan and Destiny Crider. :”The Hohokam Preclassic to
Classic Transition Part I: Climate Change and its Impact on Agricultural Strategies.”
Poster presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
Montreal.
2003
*Joliveu, Thierry, Jean-Paul Bravard, Charles Redman and Cathryn M. Meegan.
“Mapping Land Use Change in a 'River City': an opportunity for designing a comparative
interdisciplinary approach and discussing a common conceptual framework in LTER.”
Paper presented at the European-American Workshop on Long-Term SocioEnvironmental Research, Motz, France.
2002
Meegan, Cathryn M. “Archaeobotany and Pastoralism: A New Line of Evidence?” Paper
presented at the American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting, Toronto.
2002
Meegan, Cathryn M. “Excavations at Kenan Tepe 2000-2001: A Paleoethnobotanical
Analysis.” Paper presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Society for American
Archaeology, Denver, CO.
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2001
Meegan, Cathryn M. “Agrarian Land Use during the Middle Bronze Age of the Southern
Levant: A Paleoethnobotanical Study of Zahrat adh-Dhra' 1.” Paper presented at the
American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting, Boulder, CO.
2001
Meegan, Cathryn M. “Rural Agrarian Ecology during the Middle Bronze Age of the
Southern Levant: A Paleoethnobotany of Zahrat adh-Dhra' 1.” Paper presented at the
Complex Societies Group Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
2015,spring
2014-2015
2014-2015
2014
2012-2013
Faculty Promotion Committee, Chipola College, Marianna, FL
Kirkland Excellence in Teaching Award Committee, Chipola College
Curriculum Committee, Chipola College
Judge, FBLA District Competition, Chipola College
Peer Reviewer of Adjunct Faculty for University; peer observation and evaluation
of adjunct faculty in business, social sciences, and natural sciences, Grand
Canyon University
2011-2013
Faculty Fellow on the Professional Development Advisory Board, Grand Canyon
University
2011-2013
Canyon Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Editorial Review Board, Grand
Canyon University
2011
Arizona Collegiate DECA Fall Leadership Conference: Event Competition Judge
2009 -present Pi Beta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, Faculty Liaison
2009-2012
ACBSP Region 7 Best of Regions Committee (Chair: 2010)
2009-2010
KBCOB Taskstream Coordinator, University Assessment Committee, General
Education Committee, Academic Success Cadre: Grand Canyon University
2008 – 2013 Assessment of student writing, evaluation of university-wide assessment
methodology; Grand Canyon University
2008
Wakonse-Arizona Steering Committee, Arizona State University
2005-2006
Graduate Council, ASU, Tempe Campus
2005-2006
Graduate Council Appeals Board, ASU, Tempe Campus
2005-2007
ASU Library Student Advisory Council
2005-2007
Volunteer - Archaeological Research Institute, ASU, Archaeology Expo and SEE
ASU
2004-2006
ASU Department of Anthropology Professional Conduct Committee
2003-2005
Graduate Earth, Life, and Social Sciences (GELSS) Symposium Committee
2003-2006
Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), ASU
2003-2005
Research Grant Reviewer
2003-2006
Graduate Teaching Excellence Award Committee
2003-2004
Internal Affairs Committee
2004
Graduate Student-at-Large, GPSA Legislative Assembly
2003-2008
Division of Graduate Studies Graduate Fellowship Workshops Panelist
2003-2004
Commission on the Status of Women, ASU
2001-2002
Archaeology Graduate Student Representative, Department of Anthropology,
ASU
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2000-2001
1999-2008
1987-1988
1986-1987
ASASU Graduate Research Grant Reviewer
Association of Anthropology Graduate Students, ASU
2000-2006
New Graduate Student Mentor
2000-2001
Archaeology Representative
1999-2000
Treasurer
Student Union Vice President, East Carolina University (ECU), Greenville, NC
Student Union Chairperson, Coffeehouse Committee, ECU, Greenville, NC
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008
Guest Lecture – Early Agriculture in Eastern North American for ASB 223,
Buried Cities and Lost Tribes, Gateway Community College
2007
Co-Taught Community of Undergraduate Research Scholars –with Dr. Margaret
Nelson, Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University; seminar course aimed
at training undergraduate students in research design and presentation
2006
Course Facilitator, Urban Ecology Seminar – organized and facilitated seminar
course for IGERT Urban Ecology students
2005-2006
Arizona Board of Regents Tri-University Learner-Centered Education Grant –
Graduate Student Representative, Arizona State University
2006
Co-Taught Archaeology of North America - with Dr. Katherine Spielmann,
Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University.
2005-2006
Graduate Mentorship Training Program, Department of Anthropology, Arizona
State University - assisted Dr. Spielmann in redesign and teaching of course,
applied Learner-Centered Education methods.
1999
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology - Dr.
Melvin Firestone, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University
1997
Teaching Intern - Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Dr.
Janet Levy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE - Anthropology
2007
Research - Wood Anatomy of Tree Rings, one week course at the University of
Arizona, sponsored by the Laboratory of Tree-Rings, Tucson, AZ. Taught by Fritz
Hans Schweingruber and Holger Gaertner.
2006-2008
Research Assistant – NSF Biocomplexity Grant; archaeobotanical and nutrition
specialist; multidisciplinary research design and analysis; Drs. Margaret Nelson, John
M. Anderies, and Michelle Hegmon: Co PIs.
CV, Meegan, pg. 7
2005-2008
Archaeobotanical Consultant – contracted for paleoethnobotanical analysis
2008
Gila River Indian Community
2006
Canyonlands National Park 2004-2006 River Corridor Architecture and
Rock Art Survey maize remains, National Park Service, Sue Eininger.
2005
St. George Basin maize and wheat remains, Brigham Young University,
Dr. James Allison
2005
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Environmental Archaeology Internship –
training and research in archaeobotany; analysis of samples from Albert Porter
Pueblo, Colorado; Dr. Karen Adams, Supervisor.
2004-2008
MAÍS (Maize of American Indigenous Societies) Southwest - Co-director;
research design and data collection; analysis of native varieties of maize: description,
morphometric analysis, and archaeobotanical experiments and analysis; with Dr.
Deborah Muenchrath, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University and Dr.
Karen Adams, Crow Canyon Archaeological Research Center, Cortez, CO with the
cooperation of the New Mexico State University Agricultural Experiment Station,
San Juan County, Farmington, New Mexico
2003
Student - University of Sheffield, Department of Archaeology, Sheffield, United
Kingdom, semester course in method and theory in archaeobotany, including
laboratory analysis with Dr. Glynis Jones
2003
Research Assistant – IGERT International Collaborative Experience, Centre de
Recherche de Environment et Management, St Etienne/Lyon, France. Dr. Thierry
Joliveau, Director.
2001-2004
Archaeobotanical Specialist - Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project,
Kenan Tepe, Turkey. Developed and implemented sampling strategy for recovering
macrobotanical remains, instructed and supervised field and lab crew, analyzed and
reported archaeobotanical results of excavation. Dr. Bradley Parker, Director.
2000-2002
Research Assistant - Long Term Environmental Impact on the Dead Sea Plain,
Jordan. Identification and analysis of macrobotanical remains. Dr. Steven Falconer
and Dr. Patricia Fall, Directors.
2000
Laboratory Assistant - Center for Environmental Studies Central Arizona Phoenix
Long Term Ecological Research, 2000. Extraction of pollen from over 200 surface
samples collected in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Glenn Stuart, Supervisor.
1995-1999
Volunteer - Carolina Piedmont Archaeology Project, Schiele Museum of Natural
History. Analysis of artifacts and fieldwork at various prehistoric and historic site
excavations. Dr. Alan May, Director.
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