Faculty Profile

Steven Wolverton

Title
Chair
Department
Geography and the Environment
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of North Texas, 2007. 
Major: Environmental Science/ A Paleozoological Perspective on Predator Extermination and White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus Boddaert) Overabundance in Central Texas
PhD, University of Missouri, 2001. 
Major: Anthropology/The Ecological Implications of Zooarchaeological Measures of Resource Depression
MA, University of Missouri, 1996. 
Major: Anthropology/Morphometry and Taphonomy of the Lawson Cave Ursids
BA, Arizona State University, 1994. 
Major: Anthropology with honors (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)/The World-wide Distribution of the Thrifty Genotype





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
GEOG 4900.720, Special Problems, Summer 2023 


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    BIOL 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    GEOG 2110.001, Foundations of Geographic Research, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023 
                    

                    GEOG 5920.701, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Spring 2023 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    GEOG 4920.001, Cooperative Education in Geography, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022 
                    

                    GEOG 2110.001, Foundations of Geographic Research, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5920.705, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Fall 2022 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.702, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2022 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 
                    

                    GEOG 2110.001, Foundations of Geographic Research, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5130.001, Research in Human Geography, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5920.701, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Spring 2022 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2022 
                    

                    GEOG 5800.001, Research Design and Geographic Applications, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2021 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.767, Individual Research, Spring 2021 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2021 
                    

                    ARCH 4620.001, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ARCH 5620.001, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4885.003, Human Geography Topics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4885.004, Human Geography Topics, Fall 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 5800.001, Research Design and Geographic Applications, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    PHIL 4960.002, Topics in Philosophy, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HIST 4261.006, Topics in US History, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2020 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.001, Archaeological Science, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.767, Individual Research, Spring 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 5800.001, Research Design and Geographic Applications, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2019 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.001, Archaeological Science, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 4885.001, Human Geography Topics, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 5800.001, Research Design and Geographic Applications, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    ARCH 4620.023, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ARCH 5620.023, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 2170.001, Culture, Environment and Society, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 4185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 1710.002, Earth Science, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5800.001, Research Design and Geographic Applications, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5960.001, Geography Institute, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4885.001, Human Geography Topics, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ARCH 4620.023, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 1710.002, Earth Science, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5800.001, Research Design and Geographic Applications, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 1710.003, Earth Science, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    GEOG 1710.002, Earth Science, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 4185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 1710.003, Earth Science, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    ARCH 4620.019, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5360.001, Applied Paleozoology in Conservation Science, Spring 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 5620.021, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 5030.001, Foundations of Environmental Science, Fall 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.721, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 4620.019, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 5620.019, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 4951.711, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 1710.003, Earth Science, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    BIOL 5030.001, Foundations of Environmental Science, Fall 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.721, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.718, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2012 
                    

                    ANTH 4850.018, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 4620.010, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 5620.010, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 5040.007, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 5030.001, Foundations of Environmental Science, Fall 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.721, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    ANTH 4850.018, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 4620.018, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 5620.018, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.721, Special Problems, Fall 2010 
                    

                    ANTH 4850.019, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 4620.019, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 5620.019, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ANTH 4620.018, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 4620.018, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2009 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2009 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ARCH 4620.011, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2009 Syllabus
                    

                    ARCH 5620.011, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ANTH 4620.016, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ARCH 4620.016, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ARCH 5620.016, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 4420.001, Conservation of Resources, Fall 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 5960.006, Geography Institute, Fall 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.300, Special Problems, Fall 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 4800.001, Applied Geography, Spring 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ANTH 4620.008, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ARCH 4620.008, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 4420.001, Conservation of Resources, Fall 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 5960.006, Geography Institute, Fall 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 5000.001, Graduate Seminar, Fall 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Fall 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.300, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.300, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.706, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2007 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.001, Archaeological Science, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.002, Archaeological Science, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ARCH 2900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2007 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.001, Archaeological Science, Fall 2006 
                    

                    GEOG 4420.001, Conservation of Resources, Fall 2006 
                    

                    GEOG 5960.006, Geography Institute, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ARCH 2900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2006 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.300, Special Problems, Fall 2006 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2006 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2006 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.706, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2006 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.001, Archaeological Science, Spring 2006 
                    

                    GEOG 5960.030, Geography Institute, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ANTH 4620.004, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ARCH 4620.004, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.001, Archaeological Science, Fall 2005 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.002, Archaeological Science, Fall 2005 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2005 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2005 
                    

                    ARCH 4810.001, Archaeological Field School, Summer 5W1 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 4650.001, ENVIR FIELD COURSE, Summer 10W 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 5650.001, Environmental Science Field Course, Summer 10W 2005 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.001, Archaeological Science, Spring 2005 
                    

                    GEOG 5960.022, Geography Institute, Spring 2005 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ANTH 4620.002, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ARCH 4620.002, Topics in Archaeology, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ARCH 2800.001, Archaeological Science, Fall 2004 
                    

                    BIOL 3160.001, Biological Resource Conservation and Management, Fall 2004 
                    

                    GEOG 5960.023, Geography Institute, Fall 2004 
                    

                    ANTH 4620.003, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2004 
                    

                    ARCH 4620.003, Topics in Archaeology, Fall 2004 

          


          
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Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book
Shebitz, D., Olson, E. A., Wolverton, S. J. (2021). Effective Approaches to Human Ecology Education. Educational Contributions in Ethnobology. https://ethnobiology.org/publications/contributions/effective-approaches-human-ecology-education
Wolverton, S. J. (2018). Becoming a Researcher: Making the Transition to Graduate School.  Tacoma, WA: Educational Contributions in Ethnobiology, Society of Ethnobiology. 
Wolverton, S. J., Nagaoka, L. A., Rick, T.  (2016). Applied Zooarchaeology: Four Case Studies. 
Taylor, J. D., Wolverton, S.  (2015). Sushi in Cortez: Interdisciplinary Essays on Mesa Verde.  Salt Lake: University of Utah Press. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2012). Conservation Biology and Applied Zooarchaeology. University of Arizona Press. 
Book Chapter
Wolverton, S. J., Figueroa, R., Levin, C. M., Swentzell, P.  (2022). Archaeology and Tourism at Mesa Verde National Park. The Routledge Handbook of Development and Environment. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2021). The Mandala Exercise for Increasing Ecological Understanding.  Society of Ethnoibology: Educational Contributions in Ethnobiology. 
Wolverton, S. J., Nagaoka, L. A. (2018). Zooarchaeology: Investigating Past Interactions Between Humans and Other Animals. Ethnozoology: Animals in Our Lives. 25-43.  London: Academic Press. 
Wolverton, S. J., Nolan, J. M., Fry, M. J. (2016). Political Ecology and Ethnobiology. Introduction to Ethnobiology. 75-82. Springer Nature. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28155-1_12
Wolverton, S. J. (2015). 'Making Sushi’ and Producing the Mesa Verde Project. Sushi in Cortez: Interdisciplinary Essays on Mesa Verde. 
Wolverton, S. J., Barker, A., Dombrosky, J.  (2015). Paleoethnobiology. Introduction to Ethnobiology. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2012). "Introduction to Applied Zooarchaeology," in Conservation Biology and Applied Zooarchaeology, edited by S. Wolverton and R. L. Lyman. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2011). Ethnobiology as a Bridge between Science and Ethics: An Applied Paleozoological Perspective. In E. Anderson (ed.) Ethnobiology. Pp. 115-132. Wiley Blackwell.. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2008). "Taphonomy of the Twilight Beach Seals." In Clark, G., Leach, F. and O'Connor, S. (eds) Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, Seafaring, and the Archaeology of Maritime Landscapes, Terra Australis 29, pages 475-498.. 
Book Review
Wolverton, S. J. (2002). "Review of The Rise and Fall of Culture History," by R. L. Lyman, M. J. O'Brien, and R. C. Dunnell.. 
Conference presentation
Wolverton, S. J., Nagaoka, L. A., Rice, M. D. (2022). Career thinking among geography majors in a sophomore class at UNT. Applied Geography Conference. 
Edited Special Issue of Journal
McKechnie, I., Kansa, S., Wolverton, S.  (2015). Digital Zooarchaeoloogy. 
Wolverton, S., Chambers, K., Veteto, J.  (2014). Climate Change and Ethnobiology. Journal of Ethnobiology. 
Journal Article
McAvay, A., Wolverton, S. J. (2021). Ethnobiology Phase VI: Decolonizing Institutions, Projects, and Scholarship. Journal of Ethnobiology. 41, 170-191. 
Abbona, C., Wolverton, S. J. (2021). Sustainable harvest or resource depression? Using ancient DNA to study the population dynamics of guanaco in western Argentina during the Holocene. Journal of Archaeological Science. 129, . 
Pan, F., Nagaoka, L., Wolverton, S. J., Atkinson, S. F., Kohler, T. A., O'Neill II, M.  (2021). A Constrained Stochastic Weather Generator for Daily Mean Air Temperature and Precipitation. Atmosphere. 12(2), 22 pgs.. 
Randklev, C., Wolverton, S. J., Johnson, N., Smith, C., DuBose, T. P., Robertson, C., Conley, J.  (2020). The utility of zooarchaeological data to guide listing efforts for an imperiled mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Pleurobema riddellii). Conservation Science and Practice. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.253
Abbona, C., Neme, G., Johnson, J., Kim, T., A. G., Wolverton, S. J. (2020). Were domestic camelids present on the prehispanic South American agricultural frontier? An ancient DNA study. PLOS One. 
Andrew, G., Nagaoka, L. A., Wolverton, S. J. (2019). A geospatial method for estimating soil moisture variability in prehistoric agricultural landscapes. PloS ONE. 14(8), e0220457. 
Abbona, C., Lebrasseur, O., Johnson, J., Giardina, M., Neme, G., Wolverton, S. J. (2019). Analysis of Ancient DNA from South American Rhea Bones: Implications for Zooarchaeology and Biogeography. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 25, 624-631. 
Laura, E., Nagaoka, L. A., Wolverton, S. J. (2019). Animal resource use among Mesa Verde farmers related to socio-environmental change. Journal of Anthropological Research. 73(3), 361-392. 
Traci, P., Charles, R., Wolverton, S. J., Nagaoka, L. A. (2018). Conservation Implications of Late Holocene Freshwater Mussel Remains of the Leon River in Central Texas. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 810, 477-487. 
Barker, A., Dombrosky, J., Venables, B. J., Wolverton, S. J. (2018). Taphonomy and Negative Results: An Integrated Approach to Ceramic-bound Protein Residue Analysis. Journal of Archaeological Science. 94, 32-43. 
Nagaoka, L. A., Rick, T., Wolverton, S. J. (2018). The overkill model and its impact on environmental research. 8, 9863-9696. 
Carpenter, E., Wolverton, S. J. (2017). Plastic Litter in Streams: The Behavioral Archaeology of a Pervasive Environmental Problem. Applied Geography. 
Popejoy, T., Wolverton, S. J., Randklev, C., Nagaoka, L. A. (2017). An interpretive framework for assessing freshwater mussel taxonomic abundances in zooarchaeological faunas. Quaternary International. 427, 34-46. 
Wolverton, S. J., Randklev, C.  (2016). Archaeological Data Indicate a Broader Late Holocene Distribution of the Sandbank Pocketbook (Unionidae: Lampsilis satura Lea 1852) in Texas. American Malacological Bulletin. 
Dombrosky, J., Wolverton, S. J., Nagaoka, L. A. (2016). Archaeological data suggest broader earlier historic distribution of Blue sucker (Cycleptus longatus, Actinopterygii, Catostomidae) in New Mexico. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 77(1), 255-263. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-015-2639-9
Wolverton, S., Figueroa, R. M., Swentzell, P.  (2016). Archaeology, Heritage, and Moral Terrains: Two Cases from the Mesa Verde Region. Ethnobiology Letters. (2), 23-41. 
Wolverton, S. J., Nagaoka, L. A. (2016). Introduction. Journal of Ethnobiology. Archaeology as Ethnobiology. 46(3), 473-475. 
Wolverton, S., Dombrosky, J.  (2016). Practical Significance: Ordinal Scale Data and Effect Size in Zooarchaeology. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 26, 255-265. 
Randklev, C. R., Ford, N., Wolverton, S., Kennedy, J. H., Clint, R., Mayes, K., Ford, D.  (2016). The Influence of Stream Discontinuity and Life History Strategy on Mussel Community Structure: A Case Study from the Sabine River, Texas. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 770, 173-191. 
Otaola, C., Giardina, M., Fry, M. J., Neme, G., Wolverton, S.  (2016). Zooarqueología y Tafonomía en Pastores actuales del Sur de Mendoza. 17, 121-127. 
Otaola, C., Wolverton, S. J., Giardina, M., Neme, G.  (2015). Geographic Scale and Zooarchaeological Analysis of Late Holocene Foraging Adaptations in Western Argentina. Journal of Archaeological Science. 55, 16-25. 
Wolverton, S., Otaola, C.  (2015). Patch Choice, Landscape Ecology, and Foraging Efficiency: The Zooarchaeology of Late Holocene Foragers in Western Argentina. Journal of Ethnobiology. 35, 499-518. 
Barker, A., Dombrosky, J., Chaput, D., Venables, B. J., Wolverton, S., Stevens, S. M. (2015). Validation of a Non-Targeted LC-MS Approach for Identifying Ancient Proteins: Method Development on Bone to Improve Artifact Residue Analysis. Ethnobiology Letters. 6, 162-174. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2014). "Ethnobiology, Political Ecology and Conservation" Journal of Ethnobiology 34. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2014). "TNR and Conservation on a University Campus: A Political Ecological Perspective" PeerJ 2:e312 ; DOI 10.7717/peerj.312 .. 
Wolverton, S. J., Barr, B.  (2014). The Effect of Population Density on Juvenile Growth Rate in White-tailed Deer. 54, 897-907. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2013). "Data Quality in Zooarchaeological Faunal Analysis." Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory.. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2013). "Ethnobiology 5: Interdisciplinarity in an Era of Rapid Environmental Change." Ethnobiology Letters. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2012). " The 'Cultural Filter' and the Applied Potential of Zooarchaeological Data." Ecological Applications.. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2012). "An Optimized Approach for Protein Residue Extraction and Identification from Ceramic After Cooking." Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory.. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2012). "Modelo Ecológico para Evaluar La Sobreexplotación de Ungulados: Implicancias en Los Conjuntos Zooarqueológicos de Guanaco del Sur de Mendoza." Archaeofauna. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2012). "On Behavioral Depression in White-tailed Deer." Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory.. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2011). "Regulation of Animal Body Size by eNPP, Bergmann's Rule, and Related Phenomena." Ecological Monographs 81:349-405.. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2010). "A Conceptual Model for Freshwater Mussel (family: Unionidae) Remain Preservation in Zooarchaeological Assemblages.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2010). "A Paleozoological Perspective on Unionid Zoogeography in the Trinity River, Texas.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2010). "Evaluation of Microwave Assisted Enzymatic Digestion and Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Identification of Protein Residues from an Inorganic Solid Matrix: Implications for Archaeological Research.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2010). The North American pleistocene overkill
 hypothesis and the re-wilding debate. 
Wolverton, S. J. (2009). "A Biometric Technique for Assessing Prehistoric Freshwater Mussel Population Dynamics (Family: Unionidae) in North Texas.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2009). "Conformation to Bergmann's Rule in White-tailed Deer can be Explained by Food Availability.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2009). "The Global Distribution of Net Primary Production: Resolving the Paradox.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2009). "The Terminal Pleistocene Extinctions in North America, Hypermorphic Evolution, and the Dynamic Equilibrium Model.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2008). "Characteristics of Late Holocene American Black Bears in Missouri: Evidence from Two Natural Traps.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2008). "Harvest Pressure and Environmental Carrying Capacity: An Ordinal Scale Model of Effects on Ungulate Prey.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2008). "White-tailed Deer Harvest Pressure and Within-bone Nutrient Exploitation during the Mid to Late Holocene in Southeast Texas, USA.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2007). "A Paleozoological Perspective on White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus texana) Population Density and Body Size in Central Texas.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2006). "Natural-Trap Ursid Mortality and the Kurtén Response.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2005). "The Effects of the Hypsithermal on Prehistoric Foraging in Missouri.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2002). "NISP:MNE and %Whole in Analysis of Prehistoric Carcass Exploitation.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2002). "The Late Prehistoric/Early Historic Game Sink in the Northwestern United States.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2002). "Zooarchaeological Evidence of Prairie Taxa in Central Missouri During the mid-Holocene.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2001). "Caves, Ursids, and Artifacts: A Natural Trap Hypothesis.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (2000). "Immanence and Configuration in Analogical Reasoning.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (1998). "Measuring Late Quaternary Ursid Diminution in the Midwest.". 
Wolverton, S. J. (1998). "Seriation, Superposition, and Interdigitation: A History of Americanist Graphic Depictions of Culture Change.". 
Journal Special Issue
Nagaoka, L. A., Wolverton, S. J. (2016). Archaeology as Ethnobiology. Journal of Ethnobiology. 46(3), . 
Scholarly Preface
Burgos, A., Younger, A., Wolverton, S. J. (2019). Human Mollusk Interactions in a Changing World. Journal of Ethnobiology. 39, 175-181. 
Lepofsky, D., Wolverton, S. J. (2018). Reflecting on Ethnobiology from 1978 to 2018: A Dedication to Steve Weber. Journal of Ethnobiology. 449-455. 
Lepofsky, D., Wolverton, S. J. (2018). Reflecting on Ethnobiology from 1978 to 2018: A Dedication to Steve Weber Full Access. Journal of Ethnobiology. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Grant - Research   
Nagaoka, L. A. (Principal), Wolverton, S. J., Pan, F., Atkinson, S. F., "Modeling Crop Failure Potential in Late Pueblo Mesa Verde Villages," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $116206 Funded. (February 2015 – February 2020).
Wolverton, S. J., Johnson, J., Nagaoka, L. A., "The Use of “Ancient” DNA for Interpreting Predation and Mammalian Population Dynamics.," Sponsored by NSF Archaeology, Federal, $55069 Funded. (2016 – 2019).
Wolverton, S. J., "A Study of Iron Age Horse Dairying from a Mongolian Pazyryk Pottery Vessel," Sponsored by CAS, University of North Texas, $4600 Funded. (2015 – 2016).
Wolverton, S. J. (Co-Principal), "Water Security and Village Abandonment in the Mesa Verde Region," Sponsored by UNT Research Opportunities Grant, University of North Texas, $7500 Funded. (2013 – 2014).
Wolverton, S. J. (Principal), "Expanding Application of Proteomics-based Research in Archaeological Residue Analysis," Sponsored by NSF Archaeometry Technical Development Grant, Federal, $97393 Funded. (2011 – 2014).
Wolverton, S. J. (Principal), "Community Values Mapping in Mexico and North Texas and Evaluation of Payment for Hydrological Environmental Services in the Nevado de Toluca National Park, Mexico.," Sponsored by UNT Joint UAEM-UNT Research Seed Funding Program, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2012 – 2013).
Wolverton, S. J. (Principal), "Cultural Ecology, Environmental Archaeology, and GIS in Western Argentina 1," Sponsored by UNT Research Opportunities Grant, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2012 – 2013).
Wolverton, S. J. (Co-Principal), "Cultural Ecology, Environmental Archaeology, and GIS in Western Argentina 2," Sponsored by UNT Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund Grant, University of North Texas, $7000 Funded. (2012 – 2013).
Wolverton, S. J. (Principal), "The Mesa Verde Story," Sponsored by UNT Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity Funding, University of North Texas, $6000 Funded. (2011 – 2012).
Grant - Service   
Wolverton, S. J., "Maintenance and Upkeep of UNT Archaeological Science Collections Space," Sponsored by UNT CLASS Small Grant, Local, $1000 Funded. (2021).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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