Expertise

Research Interests

  • Bioarchaeology
  • Stable Isotope Analysis
  • Residential Mobility
  • Paleodiet
  • Mortuary Archaeology
  • Near East, Arabia, Nubia

Her primary research program investigates prehistoric mortuary landscapes across the United Arab Emirates and Oman, seeking to evaluate how shifting mortuary traditions in southeastern Arabia reflect corresponding changes in sociopolitical complexity and subsistence strategies. From this, she explores how local identity was reinforced and negotiated through more »

Communities
Gender Studies, Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology
Degrees
PhD, Ohio State University, Anthropology, 2011
MA, Ohio State University, Anthropology, 2007
BA, University of Notre Dame, Anthropology, 2005
Keywords
physical anthropology biogeochemistry
Associations
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
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