Current Projects
Living at the Intersections at Lisht
This project synthesizes archival, archaeological, and osteological data from legacy collections from the site of Lisht to explore mortuary practices and identity during the Middle (2050-1650 B.C.) and New Kingdom (1550-1050 B.C.) Periods. Within this project, I have mentored undergraduate students in data collection and research development through the Bioarchaeological Archive of Lisht Research and Osteobiographies from Lisht Project. This research is supported by funding from the British Museum, American Museum of Natural History, a Fletcher Jones Fellowship, and several University of California programs.
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Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute Archives and the Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Art Department Archives
User Friendly and Museum Project
The “User Friendly Project" and "Museum Project” are aimed at making health-related care research accessible to stakeholders and the public, particularly non-archaeologists. These projects are building on the Index of Care in collaboration by Dr. Lorna Tilley, who originated the index. These projects are working with and for Indigenous communities as well as educational institutions to improve methods for assessing health-related care in the past to provide inclusive narratives of and from contemporary Indigenous Californians.
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Exploring Health-related Care in Bay Area Indigenous Archaeological Samples
This project uses isotopic, aDNA, and osteological analysis of skeletal remains from an Early/Middle Transition (500-200 B.C.) Bay Area site. These multiple lines of evidence are combined to understand how care intersected with identity. This research is supported by funding from the Center for the Humanities at University of California, Merced.
Courtesy of Archaeological/Historical Consultants
Previous Projects
Arabian Peninsula and California
Previous projects I worked on include four excavations of Bronze Age mortuary sites in Oman and the United Arab Emirates over 2010-2014. I have also worked on the repatriation and reburial of Indigenous skeletal remains that were stored at the California State University, Long Beach's campus.
