Marcelo Carocci-Ormsbee
PhD Candidate in History of Science, Graduate Teacher Assistant/Instructor
Oregon State University and Linn Benton Community College
Contact
History of Science
School of History, Philosophy, and Religion
Oregon State University
322 Milam Hall
Education
2016 Oregon State University B.A. Anthropology – Cum Laude
2016 Oregon State University Certificate Archaeology Field School
2018 Oregon State University M.A. Applied Anthropology
2018 Oregon State University Ph.D. History of Science – In Progress
Dissertation Committee: Dr. Stacey Smith, Dr. Jacob Hamblin, Dr. Nicole von Germeten, Dr. Christopher Nichols
Appointments and Employment History
2019 – Present Linn Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon
Instructor – History
2016 – Present Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Graduate Teacher Assistant – Anthropology/History Department
2016 – Present Benton County Historical Society, Philomath, Oregon
Collections Specialist, Receptionist, Docent
2015 – 2017 Holiday Inn Express, Corvallis, Oregon
Guest Services/Reception – Front Office
2010 – 2012 Castec Window Shadings, Lost Angeles, California
Safety and Training Manager – Human Resources Department
2009 – 2010 Upper English School – Sao Carlos, Brazil
Conversational English Instructor
Research History of Western Oregon and Western US; History of US Medicine in the 19th century; Public sanitation and yellow fever management in New Orleans during the Union army occupation, 1862-1865; History of Latin America.
Ethno-Cultural Historical Anthropology; Impact of Settler Colonialism in Indian Cultural Preservation in Western Oregon; Archaeological Excavations Methodology.
Research & Field Work
Ph.D. Dissertation – (In Progress)
This project will analyze the foreign relations between the US and Latin America by examining yellow fever, public sanitation, diplomacy, and medicine, in a comparative U.S.-Latin American context during the second half of the 19th century. The sites for this project in the US and Latin America will be New Orleans, Havana, Cuba and Veracruz, Mexico.
Master Thesis (Completed – Spring 2018)
Archival research, oral history interviews, and analysis of how Settler Colonialism erased the Indian experience and identity in Western Oregon.
Fort Yamhill Hospital (Certification)
Participated on the excavations at the site of Fort Yamhill Hospital to determine the exact location of both hospital buildings.
Works in Progress
Refugee Settlement in Oregon (tentative title) – Article examining the refugee resettlement in Oregon by using the recorded oral history and the published stories by The Immigrant Story project. To be published in the Oregon Historical Quarterly.
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Teaching Experience
2019 – Present Instructor – Linn Benton Community College
US History – Fall 2019
History of Latin America – Winter 2020
2016 – Present Graduate Teaching Assistant – Oregon State University
As Teaching Assistant
History of Western Civilization – Fall 2018, Fall 2019
History of the United States – Winter 2019, Winter 2020
History of the United States – Spring 2019, Spring 2020
Cultures in Conflict, an upper division Anthropology course – Fall 2016
As Instructor
Comparative Cultures, a lower division level Anthropology course Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Winter 2017
Peoples of Latin America, an upper division level Anthropology course – Spring 2018 – on-line
2009 – 2010 English Instructor – Brazil
Conversational English for Children and Adults
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Conference Presentations
When the Beast and Yellow Jack Met in New Orleans: The Impact of Union Occupation in the Spread of Yellow Fever at the Mouth of the Mississippi. – Columbia History of Science Group – conference, San Juan Island, WA – March 2018
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Fellowships and Awards
The Immigrant Story Project Scholars’ Award – 2019
Oregon State University Provost’s Distinguished Graduate Scholarship Award – 2019-2020
Languages Skills & Experience
Languages: Spanish – Advanced
Portuguese – Native