Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Anthropology, Mount Royal University, 2019

Thesis title: An Anthropological and Osteological Study of the Black Death of Medieval Western Europe

UBC Supervisor: Dr. Darlene Weston

Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, Human Osteology, Infectious Disease, Trauma, Pathology, Community Health

Research summary: 

I am a biological anthropologist and archaeologist with a focus on human osteology, infectious disease, pathology, and trauma. My past research focused on exploring osteological evidence of Yersinia pests in skeletal remains from Black Death victims using various techniques including DNA sequence analysis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In addition, I explored the intersection of Black Death with cultural experiences and changes of the medieval Western European population.

• President’s Entrance Scholarship (MRU)
• Humpherys Student Award in Archaeology (MRU)
• Corporal Nathan Hornburg Scholarship (MRU)
• Alumni Legacy Scholarship (MRU)
• Jason Lang Scholarship
• Jimmy Condon Athletic Scholarship