Research Interests

  • biological anthropology / bioarchaeology

  • osteology

  • paleopathology

  • mortuary practice

  • medical anthropology

  • forensic anthropology

  • violence & crime

  • societal structures & inequality

  • ethical & sustainable archaeology

  • decolonization

Relevant Related Readings.

The works listed below are ones that have had an impact on my studies & continue to be of use throughout my career. They are fundamental to my education & I recommend them to anyone who is interested in learning more about my field of study.

Books:

  • Tim D. White & Pieter A. Folkens (2005) — The Human Bone Manual

  • William M. Bass (2005) — Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual (5th edition)

  • Brenda J. Baker, Tosha L. Dupras & Matthew W. Tocheri (2005) — The Osteology of Infants and Children

  • Arthur C. Aufderheide & Conrado Rodríguez-Martín (1998) — The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Paleopathology

  • Charlotte Roberts & Keith Manchester (2007) — The Archaeology of Disease (3rd edition)

  • Miker Parker Pearson (1999) — The Archaeology of Death and Burial

Articles:

  • Sharon DeWitte (2015) — Bioarchaeology and the Ethics of Research Using Human Skeletal Remains

  • Vine Deloria Jr. (1989) — A Simple Question of Humanity: The Moral Dimension of the Reburial Issue

  • Sonya Atalay (2006) — Indigenous Archaeology as Decolonizing Practice

  • Sonya Atalay (2019) — Can Archaeology Help Decolonize the Way Institutions Think? How Community-Based Research is Transforming the Archaeology Toolbox and Helping to Transform Institutions