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I am a bioarchaeologist that currently serves as the Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Dickinson College, PA. I completed my PhD at the University of California, Merced, in 2023. My research reconsiders extant archaeological collections, specifically legacy skeletal collections, for which proper documentation or study hasn’t been completed. Of particular interest, is the objective use and disuse of skeletal remains from these collections and their place in producing narratives of the past.  My dissertation, Living at the Intersections at Lisht, addressed the expression of identity in mortuary practices and the preferential collection and curation of remains from this early 20th century excavation.
 

I started studying biological anthropology at Temple University, where I received my Bachelors of Arts in Biological Anthropology. While at Temple University, I participated in bioarchaeological excavations in Oman with Dr. Kimberly Williams. In 2013, I completed my Master's of Science in Paleopathology, under Dr. Charlotte Roberts, at Durham University in the United Kingdom. While at Durham University I worked with Dr. Derek Kennet in the United Arab Emirates as lead Osteologist for the excavation at Qarn al-Harf cemetery.
 

I have traveled across the world to conduct research and fieldwork, including to study Arabic. I have over ten years of experience in bioarchaeology, five years of experience in archaeology in the Arabian Peninsula and five years of experience in California Archaeology. I have worked in contract archaeology in Northern and Southern California, which has included monitoring, archaeology, osteological, and repatriation projects.

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