About
I am currently pursuing archaeology as my preferred subdiscipline, and further am interested paleopathology. The bulk of my previous experience with archaeology has been in Kentucky, working with pre-contact Native American sites in the Green River drainage. Under the supervision of Dr. Darlene Applegate at Western Kentucky University, I conducted and presented original research on prehistoric hilltop enclosures at the Kentucky Heritage Council’s state archaeology conference in 2012. In 2013, I worked for the National Park Service, monitoring a large scale environmental reclamation project for cultural resource destruction. I am currently a member of KAMP (Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals).
I am currently a graduate assistant working under both Dr. Jonathan Haws and Phil DiBlasi. I have assisted with DiBlasi’s forensic anthropology labs, Dr. Haws’ Portuguese site assemblages, and analyses of archaic faunal remains from the university’s collections. Working with the anthropology staff is consistently rewarding. To date, ANTH 650, Anthropology of Health and Disease with Dr. Crespo, has been my favorite and most challenging course, as it allowed me to engage in in-depth research on a specialized and intriguing topic: osteological manifestations of tuberculosis in prehistoric new world populations.
Fun Facts:
Outside of my school obligations, I enjoy music of many forms (including playing the piano, guitar, mandolin, bass, banjo, harmonica, charango, and pan flute), much to the dismay of my current and former roommates, significant other, and pets. I have worked as a piano rebuilder, maintenance supervisor (with no employees), plumber, and field archaeologist. I like to spend my increasingly marginal free time in the outdoors backpacking, kayaking, camping, or sailing.