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Education

Ph.D.,  Anthropology

            Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY (2021)

 

Dissertation: Dietary Dimensions of Early-Life Stress in Medieval Prussia

 

M.Sc., Forensic Anthropology with Merit

            University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK (2009)

 

B.A.,   Anthropology, summa cum laude

             Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA (2008)

Research Interests

  • Embodiment of structural violence and marginalization

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  • Adverse childhood experiences and the skeleton (Developmental Origins of Health and Disease)

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  • ​​Skeletal pathology- congenital and metabolic

 

  • Ethics in osteology

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  • Community-oriented forensic practice

Employment

2023-present   Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of HawaiÊ»i- West OÊ»ahu

                            Kapolei, HI.

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2023-present   Forensic Anthropologist, City and County of Honolulu, HI.

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2023-present   Forensic Anthropologist, County of KauaÊ»i, HI.

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2022-2023        Adjunct and Research Associate, Binghamton University,

                            Dept. of Anthropology, Binghamton, NY.

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2019-present    Research Associate, Humboldt State University,

                            Dept. of Anthropology, Arcata, CA.

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2017-2020        Lecturer, Binghamton University, Dept. of Anthropology, Binghamton, NY.

 

2012-2020        Lecturer, Humboldt State University, Dept. of Anthropology, Arcata, CA.

 

2017 & 2019     Osteologist, Carlisle Barracks Cemetery Project, Carlisle, PA.

 

2014-2018         Director, BezÅ‚awki Bioarchaeology Field School, BezÅ‚awki, Poland.

 

2016                   Lecturer, State University of New York, Cortland,

                            Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Cortland, NY.

                       

2015-2016        Teaching Assistant, Binghamton University,

                            Dept. of Anthropology, Binghamton, NY.

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2010-2013        Deputy Coroner, Humboldt County Coroner’s Office, Eureka, CA.

Woman standing in historic crypt
Bioarchaeologist taking measurements
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