CV
Education
PhD | Durham University / The British Museum | 2015-2018
Viva: May 2019; Graduated: July 2019
Funded by AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award
Thesis: Respiratory disease in the Middle Nile Valley: a bioarchaeological analysis of the impact of environmental and sociocultural change from the Neolithic to Medieval periods.
MSc | The University of Sheffield | 2014-2015
Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology, Distinction
Funded by White Rose Scholarship
Thesis: An investigation into the potential effects of site hydrology on the diagenetic alteration of bone.
BA (Hons.) | University of Kent | 2011-2014
Archaeology and Anthropology, First Class Honours
Employment
Research Associate | University of Leicester
December 2020 - Present
Research Fellow | University of Leicester
March - November, 2023
Temporary lead (maternity cover) for the UKRI-funded ‘Tobacco, Health & History’ project.
Lecturer | Cardiff University
November 2019 - December 2020
Full-time lecturer in later prehistory and osteoarchaeology on the Early Career Disglair (Brilliant) Lectureship Scheme.
Editorial Assistant | Thames & Hudson, College Division
August - October, 2019
Paid internship for editorial assistance on Renfrew and Bahn’s Archaeology (8th Ed.) and McCorriston and Field’s Anthropocene.
Guest Lecturer | Birkbeck College, University of London
May - October, 2019
Bioarchaeologist | The British Museum
November 2018 - August 2019
Laboratory Demonstrator | Durham University
October - December, 2017
Volunteer Roles
International Journal of Paleopathology Advisory Board Member | 2025
Human Osteologist | Teffont Archaeology | 2023 - Present
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ECR College Representative for the College of
Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities | University of Leicester | 2024 - Present
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ECR School Representative for the School of Archaeology and Ancient History | University of Leicester | 2021 - Present
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Assistant Bioarchaeologist | The Ychsma Project (Université libre de Bruxelles) | 2019
Training and Professional Memberships
Associate Fellow of the Advance HE (Ref.: PR159238)
Completion of the Cardiff Academic Practice Programme
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Completion of the Durham University Learning and Teaching Award (DULTA)
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Member of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO)
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Member of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA)
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Member of the Paleopathology Association (PPA)
Associate Fellow of the Leicester Institute of Advanced Studies
Key Skill Sets
Bioarchaeological Analysis
Human osteology
Palaeopathology
Dental calculus microfossil analysis
Human bone histology
Human remains care and curation
Scientific Analysis
Endoscopy
Light transmitted microscopy
CT scanning
Radiography
3D scanning
Scanning electron microscopy
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Teaching
Lecturing and practical based teaching
Module lead and design
Online teaching
Supervision, mentoring, and tutoring
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General
Lab management
Outreach and public education
Statistical analysis
Relational database construction and management
Copyediting and proofreading
Prizes and Awards
PPA European Annual Conference Early Career Award | 2025
University of Leicester Citizen Recognition Scheme | 2023
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BABAO Bill White Prize for best student poster (2nd place) | 2017
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PPA Cockburn Prize for best student poster (2nd place) | 2017
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BABAO Bill White Prize for best student poster (1st place) | 2016