MA Graduate Students

Samantha Albanese

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Peter Timmins

Research Interests / Specializations: Middle Woodland Period in the National Capital Region, Digital Archaeology, and Gatekeeping and Accessibility in Archaeology

Daniel Amacker

Archaeology & Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Andrea Waters-Rist

Research Interests / Specializations: Bioarchaeology, age estimation methods, dental analysis, skeletal biology, and human evolution.

Rawand Amsdr

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisors: Lindsay Bell & Randa Farah

Research Interests / Specializations: Visual ethnographic methods, Civilian photography, Humanitarian responses/intervention, Areas of conflict

Isaac Bender

Archaeology & Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Lisa Hodgetts

Research Interests / Specializations: Remote Sensing and Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for Archaeological Reconnaissance, Public/Community Archaeology, Arctic Archaeology

Sarah Bidinosti

Archaeology & Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Andrew Nelson

Research Interests / Specializations: Bioarchaeology, mortuary practices, osteology, paleopathology, violence & crime, societal structures & inequality, ethical & sustainable archaeology, decolonization

Sarah Bolstridge

Intensive Applied Archaeology - Thesis Supervisor: Neal Ferris

Research Interests / Specializations: Post 1870s sites, materials &CHVI since the implementation of the Standards & Guidelines in Ontario

Yadixa Del Valle

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Tania Granadillo

Research Interests / Specializations: Revitalization of Indigenous languages, Gunadule therapeutic songs, Dulegan language ecology, Climate change and Conservation, Archaeology

Robyn Flanders

Applied Archaeology - Thesis Supervisor: Neal Ferris

Research Interests / Specializations: Accessibility in Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, museums, Indigenous Archaeology in Ontario, and 1700-1800s European sites

Mathew Gibson

Aplplied Archaeology - Thesis Supervisor: Neal Ferris

Research Interests / Specializations: Material culture in settler period Ontario

Halee Hawkins

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Pamela Block

Ashley Henry

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Greg Beckett

Research Interests / Specializations: Post-colonialism, Economic Imperialism, Globalization, Violence, Caribbean

Emily Henry

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Lisa Hodgetts

Research Interests / Specializations: Indigenous archaeology, the Canadian Arctic, digital archaeology, community based research, visual and material culture, community heritage management, museums, knowledge transmission

Sydney Holland

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Andrea Waters-Rist

Research Interests / Specializations: Bioarchaeology, skeletal biology, infants and children, growth and development, activity and biomechanics, diet and nutrition

Lance Jacobs

Applied Archaeology - Thesis Supervisor: Peter Timmins

Research Interests / Specializations: Sweat Lodges from the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) culture and studying the religious practices of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) Culture

Bryn James-Cavan

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Pamela Block

Research Interests / Specializations: Caregiving, disability, infectious disease, colonialism, gender and sexuality.

Dima Kassem

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Pamela Block

Research Interests / Specializations: Complex and rare medical conditions, transitions from childhood to adulthood (medical journeys), disability culture, the influence of cultural health backgrounds, race/ethnicity, Canada, and the Middle East

Blair Kingdon

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Andrew Walsh

Research Interests / Specializations: Transportation Ideology, Identity, Built Environment, Active Transportation, and Environmental Conservation

Rebecca Lahosky

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Jay Stock

Research Interests / Specializations: Bioarchaeology, human evolution, evolution of bipedalism, phenotypic plasticity and regional variability

Katie Lewis

Archaeology & Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisors: Lisa Hodgetts & Andrea Waters-Rist

Research Interests / Specializations: Indigenous archaeology, Canadian Arctic and subarctic, zooarchaeology, stable isotopes, subsistence patterns, migration and mobility

Kate Mahoney

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Kim Clark

Research Interests / Specializations: Institutional ruling relations, public health, policy, nursing, and the privatization of Canadian health care

Kun Mu

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Randa Farah

Research Interests / Specializations: International Migration, Social Integration of Ethnic Groups, Cross Cultural Comparison of Beliefs

Teegan Muggridge

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Walsh & Andrew Nelson

Research Interests / Specializations: Bioarchaeology and post-mortem agency

Lauren Poeta

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology- Thesis Supervisor: Andrew Nelson

Research Interests / Specializations: Mummies, bioarchaeology of childhood, osteology, paleoradiology, feminist archaeology, non-destructive archaeological techniques, Andean archaeology, Peru

Sorcha Rountree

Archaeology & Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Andrew Nelson

Research Interests / Specializations: Peruvian mummies, Cranial modifications, Knowledge mobilization, and Geology (specifically stratigraphy)

Maris Schneider

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Andrew Nelson

Research Interests / Specializations: Bioarchaeology, paleopathology, osteology, mortuary archaeology, ancient DNA, digital and non-invasive anthropology, hominin evolution, adaptation, and variation

Holly Scott

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Karen Pennesi

Research Interests / Specializations: Language and identity, language and social justice, discourse analysis, verbal art, genre

Anonya Tanchangya

Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Lindsay Bell

Research Interests / Specializations: Indigenous women, traditional knowledge, labor rights, environment, postcolonial states, development

Ashley Ward

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Andrew Nelson

Research Interests / Specializations: Causes of differential health outcomes in past populations, bioarchaeology, paleopathology, biosocial frameworks

Kaylee Woldum

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Lisa Hodgetts

Research Interests / Specializations: Arctic and subarctic archaeology, bioarchaeology, Indigenous collaboration, digital archaeology, and decolonization

Kate Woodley

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology - Thesis Supervisor: Andrew Nelson

Research Interests / Specializations: Peruvian bioarchaeology, bioarchaeology of care, paleopathology, physical trauma, mummification, forensic identification