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  1. Dr. Alex Elvis Badillo
    College of Arts & Sciences, Earth & Environmental Systems
    Alex.Badillo@indstate.edu

Credentials

  1. Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2019.
    Major: Anthropology
    Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Archaeology
    Dissertation Title: Ancient Settlement Patterns and Land-use Dynamics in Rural Quiechapa, Oaxaca, Mexico
  2. M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2013.
    Major: Anthropology
    Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Archaeology
  3. B.A., Radford University, 2005.
    Major: Anthropology and Spanish

Administrative Activities

Licensures and Certifications

  1. Small Unmanned Aircraft System Certificate, Federal Aviation Administration. (April 27, 2019 - Present).
  2. Certificate in Digital Arts and Humanities, Indiana University. (March 31, 2019 - Present).

Scholarship and Creative Activities

  • Journal Article, Academic Journal

    1. Badillo, A. E., Brennan, M. R., Estes, A. M., Aldrich, S. P., & Emmerson, A. L. (2024). A paperless and 3D workflow for documenting excavations at Insula I.14, Pompeii, Italy. Advances in Archaeological Practice, FirstView. https://doi.org/https://doi-org.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu/10.1017/aap.2024.1
    2. Zborover, D., Badillo, A. E., Lozada, M. C., Simborth Lozada, E., & Huashuayo Chávez, W. (accepted). Petroglyphs In Context: Another look at the Chillihuay archaeological complex in southern Peru. Andean Past, 14.
    3. Badillo, A. E. (2022). Ballcourt representations of Quiechapa, Oaxaca, Mexico: Ritual offering, fertility, and life. Ancient Mesoamerica. Published. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536121000523
    4. Levine, M. N., Hammerstadt, S. W., Regnier, A., & Badillo, A. E. (published). Monte Alban’s Hidden Past: Buried Building and Sociopolitical Transformation. Latin American Antiquity.
    5. Badillo, A. E., Myers, J., & Peterson, R. (2020). SfM Photogrammetric Field Methods for Historic Burial Excavations: The case of Bethel Cemetery. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 8(2), 151–161. https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2020.16
    6. Badillo, A. E. (2017). Narraciones de Quiechapa: Considerando la Evidencia Material del Recorrido Sistemático. Cuadernos Del Sur, 22(42), 35–54.
    7. Badillo, S. M., Konwest, E., Workinger, A., Badillo, A. E., & Enriquez, J. J. (2014). Más que conquista: un cuento de dos fortalezas en la región de Nejapa. 19(36), 21–41.

  • Magazine/Trade Publication

    1. Badillo, A. E., & Aldrich, S. P. (2023, January 10). Geospatial Technology Forms Basis of Digital Twin of Pompeii. Winter 2023. https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/arcnews/geospatial-technology-forms-basis-of-digital-twin-of-pompeii/
    2. Levine, M. N., & Badillo, A. E. (2021, October 4). Why Digital Archaeology? A Case Study from Monte Albán, Oaxaca.. 21(4), 21–29. https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=722989

  • Other

    1. Badillo, A. E. (2019). Ancient Settlement Patterns and Land-use Dynamics in Rural Quiechapa, Oaxaca, Mexico.

  • Research Report

    1. Emmerson, A. L., Badillo, A. E., Estes, A. M., Farrior, M., & Rogers, J. (accepted). Excavations at Pompeii I.14, Season One (2022): A Brief Report. Rivista di Studi Pompeiani 2022.
    2. Peterson, R. J., Drew, B. L., & Badillo, A. E. (2022). Appendix C: Oaklawn Cemetery Original 18 Summary of Work by Cardno. In Archaeological and Forensic Research in Support of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation: The 2020-2021 Field Seasons at Oaklawn Cemetery (p. 89).
    3. Badillo, A. E., Levine, M. N., & Regnier, A. (accepted). Capítulo 4: Metodología y Resultados del Mapeo Digital. In Informe Técnico Final: El Proyecto Geofísico de Monte Albán, Temporada 2017. (pp. 62–99). University of Oklahoma.

Presentations

  1. Badillo, A. E., III Simposio Virtual de Monte Albán, "Quiechapa Enredada: Una perspectiva de la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca.," El Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia and the Zona Arqueológica de Monte Albán. (December 15, 2023).
  2. Levine, M. N. (Author & Presenter), Badillo, A. E. (Author), Coloquio Internacional Espacios Sagrados. Umbrales y Fronteras, Mesa 3: Ritualidad: experiencias sensoriales, emotivas y performativas., "¿Qué sucedió en la Plaza Principal de Monte Albán? Nuevas perspectivas desde un análisis socio-espacial-sensorial," Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas UNAM, Unidad Oaxaca, la sede UNAM-Chicago y el Centro Cultural San Pablo, Fundación Harp, Oaxaca, Mexico. (May 25, 2023).
  3. Badillo, A. E. (Author & Presenter), Estes, A. M. (Author), Brown, Z. (Author), Redlin, H. (Author), 88th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "An Analysis of 3D Mapping Methods of Historic Burials at Bethel Cemetery," Society for American Archaeology, Portland, Oregon. (March 31, 2023).
  4. Zborover, D. (Author & Presenter), Badillo, A. E. (Author), 88th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "Documenting and Interpreting the Petroglyphs of Chillihuay, Southern Peru," Society for American Archaeology, Portland, Oregon. (March 30, 2023).
  5. Levine, M. N. (Author & Presenter), Badillo, A. E. (Author), 88th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "What happened on Monte Alban’s Main Plaza? Insights from a Socio-Spatial-Sensory Analysis," Society for American Archaeology, Portland, Oregon. (March 30, 2023).
  6. Badillo, A. E. (Author & Presenter), Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Seminar Series, "The Enigmatic Ballcourt Representations of Quiechapa," Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences of Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky. (March 24, 2023).
  7. Badillo, A. E. (Author & Presenter), Aldrich, S. P. (Author), Drew, B. L. (Author), LoCoco, A. (Author), Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, "Long-term digital 3D data curation and accessibility: The Case of Old Union Cemetery, Indiana," Digital Archaeology Interest Group (DAIG) of the Archaeological Institute of America, New Orleans, Louisiana. (January 2023).
  8. R, M. B. (Author & Presenter), Badillo, A. E. (Author), Estes, A. M. (Author), Aldrich, S. P. (Author), Emmerson, A. L. (Author), Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, "A paperless and 3D workflow for documenting excavations at Insula 14, Pompeii, Italy," Archaeological Institute of America, New Orleans, LA. (January 7, 2023).
  9. Badillo, A. E. (Coordinator/Organizer), Jarquín Enríquez, J. (Coordinator/Organizer), Garcia Ríos, C. D. (Presenter), Public Presentation, Quiechapa, Oaxaca, Mexico, "La Excavación de Las Mesillas: Encuentros Preliminares," La Autoridades del Municipio y Pueblo de San Pedro Mártir Quiechapa, Quiechapa, Oaxaca, Mexico. (June 12, 2022).
  10. Badillo, A. E., 87th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "Ritual Offering, Fertility, and Life: Ballcourt Representations in Quiechapa, Oaxaca, Mexico," Society for American Archaeology, Chicago, IL. (April 1, 2022).
  11. Estes, A. M. (Author), Badillo, A. E. (Author), Midwest Archaeological Conference, "Mapping Burials using SfM photogrammetry at the Bethel Cemetery," Midwest Archaeological Conference, East Lansing, MI. (October 9, 2021).
  12. Badillo, A. E. (Author & Presenter), Preserving Historic Places, Indiana's Annual Statewide Preservation Conference, "Structure from Motion: 3D documentation in Indiana and beyond," Indiana Landmarks, Zoom. (April 23, 2021).
  13. Badillo, A. E. (Panelist), Sin Gafetes: Encuentro International de Estudios Críticos Sobre Patrimonio, "Diálogos," Arkeopatias, Online. (June 24, 2020).
  14. Badillo, A. E. (Author & Presenter), Seare, A. (Author), In the Footsteps of Toribio Mejia Xesspe: The Corral Redondo Archaeological Project, "Integrating UAV mapping and SfM photogrammetry into a regional pedestrian survey of the Ocoña and Chorunga river valleys in southern Peru," Online. (May 30, 2020).
  15. E. S. (Author & Presenter), Barnard, H. (Author), Badillo, A. E. (Author), In the Footsteps of Toribio Mejia Xesspe: The Corral Redondo Archaeological Project, "The Archaeological Survey and Settlement Patterns of the Ocoña and Chorunga Valleys," Online. (May 30, 2020).
  16. Zborover, D. (Author & Presenter), Badillo, A. E. (Author), Seare, A. (Author), In the Footsteps of Toribio Mejia Xesspe: The Corral Redondo Archaeological Project, "The Petroglyphs of Chillihuay: Context and Meaning," Online. (May 30, 2020).
  17. Badillo, A. E. (Author & Presenter), Ramón Celis, P. G. (Author), 84th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "Quiechapa: A Window into the History of the Sierra Sur," Society for American Archaeology, Albuquerque, NM. (April 12, 2019).
  18. Higelin Ponce de León, R. (Author), Ramón Celis, P. G. (Author & Presenter), Badillo, A. E. (Author), 84th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "Zapotec Funerary Tradition: A Perspective between Bioarchaeology and Landscape Archaeology," Society for American Archaeology, Albuquerque, NM. (April 12, 2019).
  19. Myers, J. (Author & Presenter), Badillo, A. E. (Author & Presenter), 84th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "Bethel Cemetery: Photogrammetric Field Methods in Burial Excavation," Society for American Archaeology, Albuquerque, NM. (April 11, 2019).
  20. Badillo, A. E., 84th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "Building Foundations for Sustained Community Archaeology," Society for American Archaeology, Albuquerque, NM. (April 11, 2019).
  21. Badillo, A. E., 84th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "The Bethel Cemetery Relocation Project: Academic Collaboration, Archaeological Science, and CRM," Society for American Archaeology, Albuquerque, NM. (April 11, 2019).
  22. Badillo, A. E., 2nd annual Barbara D. Jackson Lecture in Anthropology, "Digitizing the Past: Ancient settlement patterns, public archaeology, and virtual heritage in Oaxaca, Mexico," IUPUI Department of Anthropology, Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). (November 1, 2018).
  23. Badillo, A. E., Archaeology Day at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, "Archaeology and Technology," The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN. (October 20, 2018).
  24. Badillo, A. E., The inaugural workshop of the Indiana University Mexico Gateway entitled Voces del Pueblo: Lenguas Indigenas, Literatura, y Culturas Vivas, "Arqueología publica y el patrimonio cultural en San Pedro Mártir Quiechapa, Oaxaca," Indiana University, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico. (May 29, 2018).
  25. Badillo, A. E. (Author & Presenter), Levine, M. (Author), 83rd Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "Mapping from the Heavens: UAV(Drone) Data Collection at Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico," Society for American Archaeology, Washington D.C. (April 2018).
  26. Levine, A. E. (Author & Presenter), Badillo, A. E. (Author), Hammerstedt, S. (Author), Regnier, A. (Author), Winter, M. (Author), 83rd Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, "Monte Alban’s Main Plaza: New Perspectives Gained through Geophysical Prospection and Digital Mapping," Society for American Archaeology, Washington D.C. (April 2018).
  27. E. (Author & Presenter), Levine, M. (Author & Presenter), University of Oklahoma’s Anthropology Brown bag series, "Drone-aided Mapping and Photogrammetry of Monte Alban’s Main Plaza, Oaxaca, Mexico," University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. (November 17, 2017).
  28. E., S412 Spanish America: the Cultural Context, "Feeling overwhelmed: Navigating the politics of a narrative," Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. (October 17, 2017).
  29. Levine, M. (Author & Presenter), Hammerstedt, S. (Author), Regnier, A. (Author), Badillo, A. E. (Author), Zona Arqueológica de Monte Albán, "Proyecto Geofísica de Monte Albán (PGMA): Resultados Preliminarios," Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Oaxaca, Mexico. (July 2017).

Librarianship

Grants, Contracts and Fellowship

  1. Badillo, A. E. (Co-Principal), Levine, M. N. (Co-Principal), "Edify’s Virtual Lab development competition," Sponsored by Edify, Other, $0.00. (December 1, 2020 - Present).
  2. Demchak, T. J. (Co-Principal), Morehead, C. (Co-Principal), Badillo, A. E. (Co-Principal), Pommier, J. H. (Co-Principal), "Olympic City USA: Exploring Premier Athletic Centers for Sports Medicine, Performance and Organizations," Sponsored by Ashby Interprofessional Research and Intercultural Education Grants, Indiana State University, $10,000.00. (November 2023 - May 2024).
  3. Lozada, M. C. (Co-Principal), Zborover, D. (Co-Principal), Badillo, A. E. (Co-Principal), "Mining Worldviews and Rituals in Corral Redondo, southern Peru," Sponsored by Society for American Archaeology, H. and T. King Grant for Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Private, $16,000.00. (February 2021 - December 2022).
  4. Badillo, A. E. (Co-Principal), Aldrich, S. P. (Co-Principal), "Old Union Cemetery, Phase 3 - Long-term Data Curation and Accessibility," Sponsored by Michael Miller, Private, $10,000.00. (October 23, 2020 - 2022).
  5. Badillo, A. E., Aldrich, S. P., "An intensive in-field training series for digital 3D documentation and preservation of national heritage.," Sponsored by National Park Service, Federal, $20,000.00. (August 1, 2020 - July 31, 2022).
  6. Badillo, A. E., Aldrich, S. P., "An optimized 3D documentation workflow to safeguard our country’s cultural heritage," Sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $49,966.00. (May 1, 2020 - July 31, 2022).
  7. Badillo, A. E., Lozada, M. C. (Co-Principal), Zborover, D. (Co-Principal), "Gold and Mercury: Impacts of Long-Term Mining Traditions in Southern Peru," Sponsored by National Geographic Society, Private, $80,000.00. (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022).
  8. Badillo, A. E., "Excavations in Quiechapa, Oaxaca, Mexico," Sponsored by University Research Committee, Indiana State University, $9,982.00. (May 2021 - June 2021).
  9. Badillo, A. E. (Co-Principal), Aldrich, S. P. (Co-Principal), "UAV Mapping and 3D Modeling of Old Union Cemetery, Phase 2," Sponsored by Cardno, Inc., Private, $14,450.00. (November 13, 2020 - March 31, 2021).
  10. Badillo, A. E. (Co-Principal), Aldrich, S. P. (Co-Principal), "UAV Mapping and 3D Modeling of Old Union Cemetery, Phase 1," Sponsored by Cardno, Inc., Private, $2,500.00. (November 1, 2020 - March 1, 2021).
  11. Aldrich, S. P., Badillo, A. E., "Equipment to Support UAV Remote Sensing, Data Provision, and Outreach Efforts," Sponsored by IndianaView Consortium, State, $1,500.00. (March 31, 2019 - August 31, 2019).
  12. Badillo, A. E., "Pre-Doctoral Fellowship," Sponsored by Department of Earth and Environmental Systems at Indiana State University, Indiana State University, $45,000.00. (August 2018 - August 2019).
  13. Aldrich, S. P., Badillo, A. E., "Sycamore Collaborative Visualization Classroom and Makerspace: A collaborative advanced visualization and 3d modeling cross-disciplinary classroom and maker-space," Sponsored by Indiana State University, Indiana State University, $99,467.97. (January 16, 2019 - August 15, 2019).
  14. Aldrich, S. P., Badillo, A. E., "Three-dimensional modeling experience with The Children's Museum of Indianapolis," Sponsored by Indiana State University, Indiana State University, $2,995.00. (September 21, 2018 - December 31, 2018).
  15. Badillo, A. E., "Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship," Sponsored by University Graduate School, Indiana University, Bloomington, Other, $20,000.00. (August 2017 - May 2018).
  16. Badillo, A. E., "Dissertation Research Fellowship (Declined)," Sponsored by College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University, Other, $20,000.00. (2016 - 2017).
  17. Badillo, A. E., "President’s Diversity Dissertation Fellowship, Indiana University," Sponsored by Indiana University, Other, $20,000.00. (August 2016 - May 2017).
  18. Badillo, A. E. (Principal), "Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation (#1543934)," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $21,788.00. (September 1, 2015 - September 1, 2016).
  19. Badillo, A. E., "Latin American Fellowship," Sponsored by Office of the Vice President of International Affairs, Indiana University, Other, $1,500.00. (May 2014 - July 2014).
  20. Badillo, A. E., "Graduate Sustainability Research Development Grant," Sponsored by Office of Sustainability, Indiana University, Other, $2,500.00. (May 2014 - July 2014).
  21. Badillo, A. E., "College of Arts and Humanities Institute research award," Sponsored by College of Arts and Humanities, Indiana University, Other, $1,000.00. (April 2014 - July 2014).
  22. Badillo, A. E., "Skomp Summer Research Feasibility Award," Sponsored by Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, Other, $2,500.00. (April 2012 - April 2013).
  23. Badillo, A. E., "Tinker Field Research Grant," Sponsored by Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Indiana University, Other, $700.00. (2012).

University  and Community Service

  • Special Institutional Assignment

    1. Special Institutional Assignment, Tour guide for Visualization Classroom. (2021 - Present).

Awards and Honors

  1. Nominated for:Education Excellence Award in Research, College of Arts and Sciences. (March 2023).
  2. Nominated for:Foundational Studies Teaching Award, University College. (March 2023).
  3. Nominated for:Professing Excellence and Inspiring Instruction, Residential Life. (2021).
  4. Associate Instructor of the Year Award, Outstanding Faculty-led Course Instructor, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington. (May 1, 2015).

Consulting

Biography and Expertise

  1. Dr. Alex Elvis Badillo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems at Indiana State University (ISU) located in Terre Haute, Indiana. Founder and director of the Geospatial and Virtual Archaeology Laboratory and Studio (GVALS). Badillo's archaeological research takes place in Mexico, Peru, and the USA., Mesoamerican archaeology, settlement pattern survey, human-environment interactions, and the applications of geospatial and 3D technologies in archaeology., ENVI 303 - Cultures of Mexico
    ENVI 345 - Archaeological Methods: 3D Documentation for Science
    ENVI 346 - Mesoamerican Archaeology
    ENVI 451 - Digital Heritage.