Archaeology & Bioarchaeology Theses
This page contains a list of both PhD and MA Theses for the last five years.
MA Students
| Student Name | Date and Supervisor | Title of Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Wade, Andrew | Apr 2008 - Nelson | Radiology of Age-Related Change in Trabeculae of the Pubis |
| Porawski, Tomaz | Aug. 2008 - Hodgetts | A Multivariate Taphonomic Approach to Understanding Midden Formation in Thule Inuit Contexts |
| Pearce, Sherri | Aug. 2008 - Ellis | Small Point Archaic Lithic Procurement and Use in Southern Ontario |
| Shkrum, Stephanie | Agu. 2008 - Molto | Dental Paleoepidemiology of Children from Kellis 2, Dakhleh |
| Taggart, Christine | Jun. 2009 - Molto | The Bioarchaeology of the Prehistoric comondu Culture: A Synthesis |
| Scott, Amy | Jul. 2009 - Nelson | Body size indicators and the examination of stress from a growth and development perspective: A new method of bioarchaeological assessment |
| Solomon, Shauna | Aug. 2009 - Colquhoun | Living On the Edge: A Preliminary Dry Season Study of Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus) Response To Anthropogenic Habitat Changes in Northern Madagascar |
| Spigelski, Sheryl | Aug. 2009 - Nelson | Marcahuamachuco and Cerro Amaru: Taphonomic Skeletal Analysis |
| Sweeney, John | Apr. 2010 - Hodgetts | Faunal Analysis of a Ritual Deposit from the Dorchester Village Site (AfHg-24) |
| Moody, John | Aug. 2010 - Hodgetts | Pioneering Thule Inuit Subsistence: A faunal analysis of Tiktalik (NkRi-3) |
| Teeter, Matt | Dec. 2010 - Molto | Age Estimations Using Aspartic and Raceminzation |
| Hanson, Caitlin | Dec. 2010 - Ellis | The Early Paleoindian Occupation of Southern Ontario: Temporal and Spatial Trends |
| Jaagumagi, Alyson | Jan. 2011 - Nelson | An Examination of Vertebral Compression Fractures in a Pre-Columbian Peruvian Population |
| Andrews, Ken | Apr. 2012 - Molto | Paleoepidemiology of Leprosy in Roman Period Dakhleh Oasis |
| Wilson, Bryan | July 2012 - Colquhoun | Ecotourism and Conservation in Northwest Madagascar |
| Maika, Monica | Sep. 2012 - Ellis | A Use-Wear Analysis of Gravers from Paleo-Indian Archaeological Sites in Southern Ontario [LINK] |
| Boucher, Kaye-Lynn | Dec. 2012 - Nelson | A Comparative Ontogenetic Study of Biomechanical Adaptations in the Long Bones of South African Khoisan and Sadlermiut Inuit [LINK] |
| Deplonty, Alison | July 2013 - Millaire | Staging Sacrifice: Knowledge Mobilization and Visitation at Huacas de Moche, Peru [LINK] |
| Brown, Lisa | Aug. 2013 - Molto | Statistical Analysis of Nonmetric Cranial Trait Interaction in a Skeletal Population Sample from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt [LINK] |
| Klages, Arthur | Aug. 2013 - Nelson | Micro CT Analysis of the Hominoid Subnasal Anatomy [LINK] |
| Venet-Rogers, Claire | Dec. 2013 - Hodgetts | A study of faunal consumption at the Gallinazo Group Site, Northern Coast of Peru. [LINK] |
| Donis, Alicia | Dec. 2013- White/Longstaffe | Exploring the Movement of People in Postcloassic and Historic Period Lamanai using Stable Isotopes. [LINK] |
PhD Students
| Student Name | Date and Supervisor | Title of Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Williams, Lana | July 2008 - White | Investigating Seasonality of Death at Kellis 2 Cemetery Using Solar Aligment and Isotopic Analysis of Mummified Tissues |
| Wheeler, Sandra | Aug. 2009 - White | Bioarchaeology of Infancy & Childhood at the Kellis 2 Cemetery |
| Webb, Emily | Dec. 2010 - White | Residential Mobility, Paleodiet and Stress in Nasca, Peru |
| Bleuze, Michele | Dec. 2010 - Nelson | Cross-sectional Morphology and Mechanical Loading in Plio-Pleistocene Hominins: Implications for Locomotion and Taxonomy [LINK] |
| Foreman, Lindsay | Sep. 2011 - Hodgetts | Seasonal Subsistence in Late Woodland Southwestern Ontario: An Examination of the Relationships Between Resource Availability, Maize Agriculture, and Faunal Procurement and Processing Strategies [LINK] |
| Wade, Andrew | Apr. 2012 - Nelson | Hearts and Minds: Examining the Evolution of the Egyptian Excerebration and Evisceration Traditions through the IMPACT Mummy Database [LINK] |
| Boston, Christine | July 2012 - Nelson | Investigations of the Biological Consequences and Cultural Motivations of Artificial Cranial Modification Among Northern Chilean Populations [LINK] |
| Hewitt, Barb | Mar. 2013 - White/Longstaffe | Foreigners Among the Dead at Túcume, Peru: Assessing residential mobility using isotopic tracers [LINK] |
| Pennycook, Carlie |
Aug. 2013 - White/Longstaffe |
A Stable Isotopic Investigation of Palaeodiet and Residential Mobility During the Integration Period, Quito Basin, Ecuador [LINK] |
| Beaudoin, Matthew | Aug. 2013 - Ferris | De-Essentializing The Past: Deconstructing Colonial Categories In 19th-Century Ontario [LINK] |
| Olsen, Karyn | Aug. 2013 - White/Longstaffe | A multi-isotope investigation of two medieval German populations providing insight into the relationships between diet, disease, and tissue isotopic compositions [LINK] |
| Szpak, Paul | Sep. 2013 - White/Longstaffe | Stable Isotope Ecology and Human-Animal Interactions in Northern Peru [LINK] |
