DePriest, Paula
Former Deputy Director, Museum Conservation Institute
Systematics and evolution of lichens, coevolution of lichen-forming fungi and algae, lichen flora of northern Mongolia, traditional uses of lichens and plants by the reindeer herding Dukha
Background And Education
Education And Training
- B.A., Union University
- M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Ph.D., Duke University
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Weaver, Jamie L., DePriest, Paula T., Plymale, Andrew E., Pearce, Carolyn I., Arey, Bruce, and Koestler, Robert J. 2021. "Microbial interactions with silicate glasses." NPJ Materials Degradation 5:Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-021-00153-w 2021
- Fitzhugh, William, DePriest, Paula T., Solazzo, Caroline, and Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav. 2019. "Darkhad Textile Recovery and Conservation Project." Arctic Studies Newsletter, 26 61–62. 2019
- Weaver, Jamie L., Pearce, Carolyn I., Arey, Bruce, Conroy, Michele, Vicenzi, Edward P., Sjoblom, Rolf, Koestler, Robert J., DePriest, Paula T., Lam, Thomas F., Peeler, David K., McCloy, John S., and Kruger, Albert A. 2018. "Microscopic Identification of Micro-Organisms on Pre-Viking Swedish Hillfort Glass." Microscopy and Microanalysis, 24 2136–2137. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927618011169. 2018
- Weaver, Jamie L., Pearce, Carolyn I., Sjöblom, Rolf, McCloy, John S., Miller, Micah, Varga, Tamas, Arey, Bruce W., Conroy, Michele A., Peeler, David K., Koestler, Robert J., DePriest, Paula T., Vicenzi, Edward P., Hjärthner-Holdar, Eva, Ogenhall, Erik, and Kruger, Albert A. 2018. "Pre-viking Swedish hillfort glass: A prospective long-term alteration analogue for vitrified nuclear waste." International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 9, (4) 540–554. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.12351. 2018
- DePriest, Paula T. and Charola, A. Elena. 2017. "Biological Colonization and "Ink Strokes" on Buildings." in Conservation of the Exterior of the National Museum of the American Indian Building, edited by Sledge, Jane, Charola, A. Elena, DePriest, Paula T., and Koestler, Robert J., 39-43. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2017
- DePriest, Paula T. and Fitzhugh, William W. 2015. "Preserving Mongolia's Heritage." Arctic Studies Center Newsletter, (22) 40–41. 2015
- DePriest, Paula T., Fitxzhugh, William W., Beaubien, Harriet F., and Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav. 2014. "Research and Preservation of Mongolia's Cultural Heritage." Arctic Studies Center Newsletter (21): 14-17. 2014
- DePriest, Paula T. 2014. "Sanjim Danjin, 1940-2014." Arctic Studies Center Newsletter (21): 46-48. 2014
- Szczepanowska, Hanna, Shockley, Floyd W., Furth, David George, Gentili, Patricia, Bell, Darnell, DePriest, Paula T., Mecklenburg, Marion F., and Hawks, Catharine A. 2013. "Effectiveness of entomological collection storage cabinets in maintaining stable relative humidity in a historic museum building." Collection Forum, 27, (1-2) 43–53. 2013
- DePriest, Paula T. 2011. "Mongolian American Deer Stone Project Presents Scythe Blades to Mongolian Reindeer Herders." Arctic Studies Center Newsletter (18): 18-19. 2011
- Solazzo, Caroline, Heald, Susan, Ballard, Mary W., Ashford, David A., DePriest, Paula T., Koestler, Robert J., and Collins, Matthew. 2011. "Proteomics and Coast Salish blankets: a tale of shaggy dogs?" Antiquity, 85 1418–1432. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00062141. 2011
- DePriest, Paula T. 2010. "On the Ancient Uighur Trail in Northern Mongolia." Arctic Studies Center Newsletter (17): 21-23. 2010
- DePriest, Paula T. 2009. "Botany Team Visits Sacred Mongolian Springs." Arctic Studies Center Newsletter (16): 43-44. 2009
- DePriest, Paula T. 2008. "Ovoos and Ongons: Worship in the Darkhat Valley." Arctic Studies Center Newsletter (15): 29-30. 2008
- DePriest, Paula T. 2007. "Botany team travels north of the Shishged Gol in East Taiga." Arctic Studies Center Newsletter (14): 40-41. 2007
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Chapter
- Koestler, Robert J., DePriest, Paula T., and Charola, A. Elena. 2017. "Future Maintenance Plan for the National Museum of the American Indian Building." in Conservation of the Exterior of the National Museum of the American Indian Building, edited by Sledge, Jane, Charola, A. Elena, DePriest, Paula T., and Koestler, Robert J., 59-61. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2017
- Sledge, Jane, Charola, A. Elena, DePriest, Paula T., and Koestler, Robert J. 2017. "Preface." In Conservation of the Exterior of the National Museum of the American Indian Building. v. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation, 6. (https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19492367.6), https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19492367.6. 2017
- DePriest, Paula T., Dietrich, Elizabeth, Madden, Odile, Sullivan, Elizabeth, and Charola, A. Elena. 2014. "Compounded Damage at the Museum Support Center: Hurricane Irene after the Earthquake." In Unexpected-Earthquake 2011: Lessons to Be Learned. Charola, A. Elena, Wegener, Corine, and Koestler, Robert J., editors. 85–96. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation; No. 4. 2014
- Charola, A. Elena, Wachowiak, Melvin J., Webb, E. K., Grissom, Carol A., Vicenzi, Edward P., Chong, Wang, Szczepanowska, Hanna, and DePriest, Paula T. 2014. "Developing a Methodology to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Biocide." In 12th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, Columbia University, New York, 2012. 1–10. ICOMOS-ISCS. 2014
- DePriest, Paula T. and Beaubien, Harriet F. 2011. "Case Study: Deer Stones of Mongolia after Three Millennia." in Biocolonization of Stone: Control and Preventive Methods: Proceedings from the MCI Workshop Series, edited by Charola, A. Elena, McNamara, Christopher, and Koestler, Robert J., 103-108. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19492359.2.1 2011
- DePriest, Paula T. 2010. "Documenting Worship Structures in Northern Mongolia's Hovsgol Aimag, 2009." In American-Mongolian Deer Stone Project: Field Report 2009. Fitzhugh, William W. and Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav, editors. 165–186. Washingon, DC: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. 2010
- DePriest, Paula T. 2010. "Traditional Birch Bark Ortz Cover Collected for the National Museum of Mongolia." In American-Mongolian Deer Stone Project: Field Report 2009. Fitzhugh, William W. and Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav, editors. 187–194. Washingon, DC: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. 2010
- DePriest, Paula T. 2009. "Khuren Taiga: The Tsaatan’s lost homeland in sacred reindeer dewlap embroidery." In American-Mongolian Deer Stone Project: Field Report 2008. Fitzhugh, William W. and Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav, editors. 158–165. Washington, D.C.; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Mongolia. 2009
- Cioffi-Revilla, C., Luke, S., Parker, D. C., Rogers, J. Daniel, Fitzhugh, William W., Honeychurch, William, Frohlich, Bruno, DePriest, Paula T., and Amartuvshin, C. 2007. "Agent-Based Modeling Simulation of Social Adaptation and Long-Term Change in Inner Asia." In Advancing Social Simulation: The First World Congress. Takahashi, S., Sallach, D., and Rouchier, J., editors. 189–200. Tokyo: Springer. 2007
- DePriest, Paula T. 2007. "Botanical and cultural explorations in the west Darkhad Taiga. Part VIII." In American-Mongolian Deer Stone Project: Field Report 2007. Fitzhugh, William W. and Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav, editors. 115–117. Washington, DC: Arctic Studies Center. 2007
- DePriest, Paula T. 2007. "Botany team travels north of the Shishget Gol in East Taiga." In American-Mongolian Deer Stone Project: Field Report 2006. Fitzhugh, William W., editor. 117–118. Washington, DC: Arctic Studies Center. 2007
- DePriest, Paula T. 2007. "Worship of spirits in the Darkhat Valley, Northwest Mongolia. Part VII." In American-Mongolian Deer Stone Project: Field Report 2007. Fitzhugh, William W. and Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav, editors. 104–111. Washington, DC: Arctic Studies Center. 2007
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Conference Paper
- Pearce, Carolyn I., Weaver, Jamie L., Vicenzi, Edward P., Lam, Thomas, DePriest, Paula, Koestler, Robert, Varga, Tamas, Miller, Micah D., Arey, Bruce W., Conroy, Michele A., McCloy, John S., Sjoblom, Rolf, Schwweiger, Michael J., Peeler, David K., and Kruger, Albert A. 2018. "Investigating Alteration of Pre-Viking Hillfort Glasses from the Broborg Hillfort Site, Sweden." from MS&T Conference Proceedings. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 2017-10-08. Materials Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.7449/2017/MST-2017-957-959. 2018
Editor Of
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Book
- Charola, A. Elena, Otero, Jorge, DePriest, Paula T., and Koestler, Robert J. , eds. 2021. Built Heritage Evaluation: Manual Using Simple Test Methods. Smithsonian Scholarly Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.16567623.v1 2021
- Charola, A. Elena, Otero, Jorge, DePriest, Paula T., and Koestler, Robert J. , eds. 2021. Evaluación del Patrimonio Construido: Manual de Ensayos Preliminares. Smithsonian Scholarly Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.16569261.v1 2021
- Rogala, Dawn V., DePriest, Paula T., Charola, A. Elena, and Koestler, Robert J., editors. 2019. The Mechanics of Art Materials and Its Future in Heritage Science. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation, 10. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.11342126.v1. 2019
- Sledge, Jane, Charola, A. Elena, DePriest, Paula T., and Koestler, Robert J. , eds. 2017. Conservation of the Exterior of the National Museum of the American Indian Building. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19492367.6 2017
- Madden, Odile, Charola, A. Elena, Cobb, Kim Cullen, DePriest, Paula T., and Koestler, Robert J., editors. 2017. The Age of Plastic: Ingenuity and Responsibility, Proceedings of the 2012 MCI Symposium. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19492367.7. 2017
Contact
Location
- Museum Conservation Institute Academic Department