Curriculum Vitae TOSHA LEA DUPRAS

June 12, 2021

Office Address: Department of Anthropology Office of the Dean University of Central Florida College of Sciences 4000 Central Florida Blvd., University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 32816-1360 USA

Education

1999 Doctor of Philosophy, McMaster University, Department of Anthropology Dissertation: Dining in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Determination of Diet from Documents and Stable Isotope Analysis. Supervisor: Dr. Henry Schwarcz

1995 Master of Science, University of Guelph, Dept. of Human Biology and Human Kinetics Thesis: Sexual Dimorphism at Gross and Histological Levels in Human Ribs. Supervisor: Dr. Susan Pfeiffer

1993 Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Simon Fraser University, Department of Archaeology Honors Thesis: Periodicity of Linear Enamel Hypoplasia among Miocene Dryopithecus from Can Llobateres, Spain: An Indicator of Life History Patterns. Supervisor: Dr. Mark Skinner

Academic Rank

2015-Pres University of Central Florida Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology

2005-2015 University of Central Florida Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology

1999-2005 University of Central Florida Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Sociology & Anthropology

1998 University of Calgary Visiting Instructor, Department of Archaeology

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Administrative Positions

2020-pres Interim Dean, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida

The College of Sciences is the largest of UCF’s colleges (by major and student credit hours) with eight departments (Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Statistics and Data Science, and Sociology), two schools (Nicholson School of Communication and Media, and the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs), and 11 centers and institutes. As of fall 2020, the College of Sciences has approximately 14,800 enrolled undergraduate majors, 990 graduate students, and over 420 full time faculty.

Responsibilities • Oversite of College Budget (2020: Total Expenditures $66.4m: Salary $63.7m, Non- Salary $2.7m) • Oversite of all College Units, Research, HR, Advising, Marketing & Communication • Philanthropy & Foundation, Alumni Engagement • Meet strategic goals, strategic planning for the College • Developing partnerships with external stakeholders • STEM collaborations with the College of Engineering & Computer Science, and the College of Optics and Photonics • Advocating for the College within Academic Affairs, and other University Offices • Engaging Dean’s Advisory Board • Evaluation of faculty (Cumulative Progress Evaluations, Promotion & Tenure) • Final college decision in all student appeals; Faculty & direct report discipline decisions • 23 direct reports - 3 Associate Deans, 17 Chairs/Directors, 3 Staff

2018-2020 Associate Dean, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida

Responsibilities • Graduate affairs for the college’s 15 Master’s programs and 12 PhD programs o College liaison to the College of Graduate Studies o Oversite of graduate contracts & registration processing o Graduate student award administration o College management of tuition waiver support o Enrollment management and planning to meet metrics o Graduate student appeals (program & grade) • Faculty affairs for all faculty within the College of Sciences o College liaison to Faculty Excellence o Review of faculty job advertisements o Interview faculty job candidates o Faculty mentoring programs (new assistant professors, instructor/lectures) o Faculty discipline & grievances o Oversee Promotion and Tenure processes for the College o Oversee faculty awards o Review all AESP, and Tenure & Promotion documents from units • Supervision of two administrative staff • Assessment coordination and Divisional Review Committee Chair for all degree programs in the college • Title IX representative for the College and IntegrityLine manager for College

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2014-2018 Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of Central Florida

The Department of Anthropology offers both an undergraduate BA (two tracks – face-to-face and online) and MA graduate degrees on the UCF Campus. A Ph.D. in Integrative Anthropological Sciences was approved and admitted the first cohort in August 2018.

Responsibilities • Total authority over departmental budget (2017/18: $2,373,441; operations $363,679) • Faculty Evaluation, faculty assignments, faculty development, and promotion and tenure for 20 faculty • Supervision of two administrative staff • Department Reporting (Annual Report, FAS) • Enrollment management and planning • Hiring official for faculty and staff searches • Department space management and development • Program curricular and course development • Scheduling

2008-2014 Assistant Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of Central Florida

Responsibilities • Acting Chair each Spring semester while Chair was conducting field work (day-to-day running of the Department, attended meetings) • Faculty/Student discipline • Course scheduling

2005-2014 Graduate Coordinator, Department of Anthropology, University of Central Florida (except for 2012-2013 during sabbatical)

The Department of Anthropology’s MA program began in 2006 and currently maintains an enrollment of approximately 50 students. I was the inaugural Graduate Coordinator and was on the committee that developed the MA Proposal.

Responsibilities • Chair of Department Graduate Committee (curriculum development, student discipline) • Recruitment, admissions, and retention plans • Graduate student advising and advocacy • Graduate Scholarship nominations, graduate assistantship offers and assignments • Student annual evaluation (developed internal evaluation) • Program assessment (development, revisions, annual assessments)

Administrative & Professional Development

Pres Office of Diversity and Inclusion Training - Inclusion Champion Certificate Courses Completed: DIV008: ABCs of Diversity DIV053: Inclusive Communication DIV267: Iron Jawed Angels DIV440: Intercultural Competency DIV477: How Language Contributes to Disability Oppression (DEU)

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2017-2018 Provost’s Chair/Associate Dean-in-Residence program – selected inaugural participant (one of two)

2017 Academy of Innovation in Higher Education Leadership – Chair’s Bootcamp June 4-7, Washington, D.C.

2016-2018 Chairs and Directors Excellence Program CDEP: Role of Chair/Director 09/13/2016 CDEP: Regulations and Policies 09/27/2016 CDEP: Performance Evaluations 11/16/2016 CDEP: Evaluations & Reviews 12/15/2016 CDEP: Awards 01/30/2017 CDEP: Strategic Plan 04/18/2017 CDEP: Investing Time/Development 07/25/2017 CDEP: Academic Analytics 08/17/2017 CDEP: Ethical Leadership 01/23/2018 CDEP: Financial Management & Budgeting 02/27/2018 CDEP: Research Support for Faculty, Departments, and Centers 03/27/2018 CDEP: Hiring Process 04/24/2018

2016-2018 Chairs and Directors Leadership Circle – Inaugural cohort

2016 Institute for Academic Leadership - Department Chairs Workshop October 2-5, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida

2015 Institute for Academic Leadership - Department Chairs Workshop June 14-17, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida

2015 CCAS New Chair’s Workshop February 19-21, Alexandria, Virginia

Research Areas

Human osteology and skeletal analysis; stable isotope and dietary analysis; fetal growth and development; juvenile growth and development; paleopathology; bioarchaeology; forensic archaeology; Egypt; Sudan; France; Lithuania; Southeast Asia (Flores)

Honors and Awards

2017 Inducted in the UCF Scroll and Quill Society

2016 Selected as a 2016 UCF Women Making History awardee – Executive Board of the UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty

2013 Appointed Associate Research Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History, NYC (3 yrs)

2012 Appointed Associate Editor for the American Journal of Physical Anthropology (4 yrs)

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2009 UCF Teaching Incentive Program Award for excellence in teaching

2009 UCF College of Sciences Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award

2008 UCF College of Sciences Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award

2005 UCF Research Incentive Award for excellence in research

2004 UCF Teaching Incentive Program Award for excellence in teaching

2004 UCF University Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award

2004 UCF College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Award

2000 Ph.D. Thesis nominated for Canadian Distinguished Dissertation of the Year

1995 McMaster University Departmental Scholarship

1995 University of Guelph Graduate Fellowship

1993 University of Guelph Graduate Scholarship

1987 Simon Fraser University President’s Entrance Scholarship

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Books

2011 Dupras T.L., Schultz J.J., Wheeler S.M., and Williams L.J. Forensic Recovery of Human Remains: Archaeological Approaches, 2nd Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

2006 Dupras T.L., Schultz J.J., Wheeler S.M., and Williams L.J. Forensic Recovery of Human Remains: Archaeological Approaches, 1st Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

2005 Baker B.J., Dupras T.L., and Tocheri M.W. The Osteology of Infants and Children. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles1 (* denotes graduate student authors)

2021 Gugora, A*., Dupras, T.L., Fothi, E., Demény, A. New home, new diet? Reconstruction of diet at the 10th century CE Hungarian Conquest period site of Kenézlő-Fazekaszug from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 38: early view online. DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103033

1 Peer review indicates one-sided blind review.

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2020 Holder, S*., Reitsema, L.J., Dupras, T.L., Jankauskas, R. In Flux: Exploring Hierarchy and Heterarchy in the Past through Diet. American Anthropologist. 122(4): 916-920. DOI: 10.1111/aman.13486

2020 Holder, S*., Miliauskienė, Ž., Jankauskas, R., Dupras, T. An integrative approach to studying plasticity in growth disruptions and outcomes: A bioarchaeological case study of Napoleonic soldiers. American Journal of Human Biology. Early view online. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23457

2020 Walter, B.S., DeWitte, S.N., Dupras, T., Beaumont, J. Assessment of nutritional stress in famine burials using stable isotope analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 172: 214-226. DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24054

2019 Whitmore, K*., Dupras, T., Williams, L., Jankauskas, R., Schultz, J., and Skipityte, R*. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope inter- and intra- individual dietary reconstruction from the late medieval-early modern site of Alytus, Lithuania. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 168: 279-291. DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23742

2018 Eerkens, J., de Voogt, A., Dupras T., Francigny, V., and Greenwald, A. Early Childhood Life History on the Nile: 13C and 15N in Serial Samples of Permanent First Molars in an Elite Meroitic Population from Sai Island, Sudan. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 28: 552-562. DOI: 10.1002/oa.2679

2018 Gugora, A*., Dupras, T.L., and Fóthi, E. Pre-dating Paprika: Reconstructing childhood and adulthood diet at medieval (13th century AD) Solt-Tételhegy, Hungary from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 18: 151-160. DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.12.036

2017 Piličiauskas, G., Jankauskas, R., Piličiauskienė, G., Oliver, E.C., Charlton, S., and Dupras, T. The transition from foraging to farming (7000-500 cal BC) in the SE Baltic: a re-evaluation of chronological and palaeodietary evidence from human remains. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 14: 530-542. DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.06.004

2017 Holder, S*., Dupras, T., Jankauskas, R., Williams, L., Schultz, J. Reconstructing diet in Napoleon’s Grand Army using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 163(1): 53-63. DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23184

2017 Piličiauskas, G., Jankauskas, R., Piličiauskienė, G., and Dupras, T. Reconstructing Subneolithic and Neolithic diets of the inhabitants of the SE Baltic coast (3200-2500 cal BC) using stable isotope analysis. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, published online, pp 1-17. DOI: 10.1007/s12520-017-0463-z

2016 Bleuze, M.M., Wheeler, S.M., Williams, L.J., and Dupras, T.L. Growth of the Pectoral Girdle in a Sample of Juveniles from the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt American Journal of Human Biology, 28(5):636-645.

2015 Aravecchia, N., Dupras, T.L., Dzierzbicka, D., and Williams, L. The Church at Amheida (Ancient Trimithis) in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: A Bioarchaeological Perspective on an Early Christian Mortuary Complex. Bioarchaeology of the Near East, 9:21-43.

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2014 Eerkens, J.W., de Voogt, A., Dupras, T.L., Rose, S.C., Bartelink, E.J., and Francigny, V. Intra- and Inter-Individual Variation in δ13C and δ15N in Human Dental Calculus and Comparison to Bone Collagen and Apatite Isotopes. Journal of Archaeological Sciences, 52:64-71.

2014 Bleuze, M.M., Wheeler, S.M., Williams, L.J., and Dupras, T.L. Ontogenetic Changes in Intralimb Proportions in a Romano-Christian Period Sample from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. American Journal of Human Biology, 26:221-228.

2014 Bleuze, M.M., Wheeler, S.M., Dupras, T.L., Williams, L.J., and Molto, J.E. An Exploration of Adult Body Shape and Limb Proportions at Kellis 2, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 153(3):496-505.

2013 Wheeler, S.M., Williams, L., Beauchesne, P., and Dupras, T.L. Shattered Lives: Evidence for Physical Child Abuse from Ancient Egypt. International Journal of Paleopathology, 3:71-82.

2012 Kindschuh, S*., Dupras, T., and Cowgill, L. Exploring Ancestral Variation of the Hyoid. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 57(1):41-46.

2011 Cope, D*., and Dupras, T. Osteogenesis Imperfecta in the Archaeological Record: An Example from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. International Journal of Paleopathology, 1:188- 199.

2010 Dupras, T.L., Williams, L.J., Willems, H., and Peeters, C.S. Pathological skeletal remains from ancient Egypt: The earliest case of diabetes mellitus? Practical Diabetes International, 27(8):358-363.

2010 Kindschuh, S*., Dupras, T., and Cowgill, L. Determination of Sex from the Hyoid Bone. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 143(2):279-284.

2010 Dupras, T.L., Williams, L.J., De Meyer, M., Peeters, C., Depraetere, D., Van Thuyne, B*., and Willems, H. Evidence for Amputation in Ancient Egypt. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 20(4):405-423.

2009 Willems, H., Delattre, A., Dupras, T., De Meyer, M., Depraetere, D., Herbich, T., Van Loon, G., Peeters, C., Verstraeten, G., and Williams, L. Preliminary Report of the 2004- 2005 Campaigns of the Belgian Mission to Dayr al-Barshā. Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo, 64:377-432, pls.44-46.

2009 Maggiano, C*., Dupras, T., Schultz, M., and Biggerstaff, J. Confocal laser scanning microscopy: a flexible tool for two and three dimensional fluorescence and polarized light imaging in compact bone. Journal of Archaeological Science, 36:2392-2401.

2009 Cope, D.J*., and Dupras, T.L. The Effect of Household Acids on Human Dentition. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 54(6):1238-1246.

2008 Schultz, J.J., and Dupras, T.L. The Contribution of Forensic Archaeology to Crime Scene Investigation. Homicide Studies, 12(4):399-413.

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2007 Dupras, T.L., and Tocheri, M.W. Reconstructing Infant Weaning Histories at Roman Period Kellis, Egypt, using Stable Isotope Analysis of Dentition. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 134(1):63-74.

2006 Maggiano C*., Dupras T., Schultz, M., and Biggerstaff, J. Spectral and photobleaching analysis using confocal laser scanning microscopy: a comparison of modern and archaeological bone fluorescence. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 20(3-4):154-162.

2005 Tocheri, M.W*., Dupras, T.L., Sheldrick, P., and Molto, J.E. Roman Period Fetal Skeletons of Kellis, Egypt. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 15:1-16.

2001 Dupras, T.L., and Schwarcz, H.P. Strangers in a Strange Land: Stable Isotope Evidence for Migration in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Journal of Archaeological Science, 28:629-636.

2001 Dupras, T.L., Schwarcz, H.P., and Fairgrieve, S.I. Infant Feeding and Weaning Practices in Roman Egypt. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 15(3):204-212.

1999 Schwarcz, H.P., Dupras, T.L., and Fairgrieve, S.I. 15 N enrichment in the Sahara: In search of a Global Relationship. Journal of Archaeological Science, 26:629-636.

1998 Dupras, T.L., and Pratte, D.G. Craniometric Study of the Parsons Crania from Midden 4/Feature 245. Ontario Archaeology, 65/66:140-145.

1996 Dupras, T.L., and Pfeiffer, S. Determination of Sex from Adult Human Ribs. Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal, 29(4):221-231.

1995 Skinner, M.F., Dupras, T.L., and Moya-Sola, S. Periodicity of Linear Enamel Hypoplasia among Miocene Dryopithecus from Spain. Journal of Paleopathology, 7(3):195-222.

1993 Skinner, M.F., and Dupras, T.L. Variation in Birth Timing and Location of the Neonatal Line in Human Enamel. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 38(6):1379-1386.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters (* denotes graduate student authors)

2021 Schultz, J.J., and Dupras, T.L. Identifying the Origin of Taphonomic Bone Staining and Color Changes in Forensic Contexts. In J.T. Pokines and S.A. Symes (eds.), Manual of Forensic Taphonomy, 2nd edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. In press.

2021 Dupras, T.L., Wheeler, S.M., Williams L.J., and Sheldrick, P.G. The Bioarchaeology of Kellis: What Human Remains Reveal about Life in Kellis. In C.A. Hope and G. Bowen (eds.), Ancient Kellis: A Roman Period Village in Egypt’s Dakhleh Oasis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. In press.

2021 Wheeler, S.M., Williams, L., and Dupras T. Infancy and Childhood in Roman Egypt: Bioarchaeological Perspectives. In L. Beaumont, M. Dillon, and N. Harrington (eds.), Children in Antiquity: Perspectives and Experiences of Childhood in the Ancient Mediterranean. Routledge. Pp. 581-593.

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2020 Walter, B.S., DeWitte, S.N., Dupras, T., Beaumont, J. Dietary Variation in an Urbanizing City: A Temporal Analysis of Diet in Late Medieval London using Stable Isotope Analysis. In T.K. Betsinger and S.N. DeWitte (eds.), The Bioarchaeology of Urbanization: The Biological, Demographic, and Social Consequences of Living in Cities. Springer, Switzerland. Pp. 97-117.

2019 Dupras, T.L., Sheldrick, P.G., Williams, L.J., and Wheeler, S.M. Bones of the Ancestors: 40 Years of Bioarchaeology in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. In G. Bowen and C.A. Hope (eds.), The Oasis Papers 9: A Tribute to Anthony J. Mills after 40 Years of Research in the Dakhleh Oasis. Oxbow Books, Oxford. Pp. 109-120.

2019 Groff, A., Dupras, T.L. Isotopes, Migration, and Sex: Investigating the Mobility of Roman Egypt’s Frontier Inhabitants. In C. Tica and D. Martin (eds.), Bioarchaeology of Frontiers and Borderlands. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. Pp. 83-106.

2018 Wheeler, S.M., Williams, L., and Dupras, T.L. Bioarchaeological Analyses of Children and Childhood from the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. In P. Beauchesne and S. Argawal (eds.), Children and Childhood in Bioarchaeology: Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. Pp. 330-372.

2016 Dupras, T.L., Williams, L.J., Wheeler, S.M., and Sheldrick, P.G. Life and Death in the Desert: A Bioarchaeological Study of Human Remains from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. In C. Price, R. Forshaw, A. Chamberlain and P. Nicholson (eds.), Mummies, Magic and Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Multidisciplinary Essays for Rosalie David. Manchester University Press, Manchester. Pp. 286-304.

2016 Thanheiser, U., Kahlheber, S., and Dupras, T.L. The importance of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in the Dakhleh Oasis. In, U. Thanheiser (ed.): News from the past: Progress in African Archaeobotany. Barkhuis Publishing, Groningen. Pp. 115-126.

2016 Dupras, T.L. Breastfeeding and Weaning Practices in Ancient Kellis: The Stable Isotope Evidence. In, S. Zakrzewski, A. Shortland and J. Rowland (eds.): Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt. Routledge, Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. 144-148.

2015 Dupras, T.L., Wheeler, S.M., Williams, L.J., and Sheldrick, P.G. Birth in Ancient Egypt: Timing, Trauma, and Triumph? Evidence from the Dakhleh Oasis. In, S. Ikram, J. Kaiser and R. Walker (eds.): Egyptian Bioarchaeology: Humans, Animals, and the Environment. Sidestone Press, Cairo. Pp. 53-66.

2013 Dupras, T.L., and Schultz, J.J. Taphonomic Bone Staining and Color Changes in Forensic Contexts. In, J.T. Pokines and S.A. Symes (eds.): Manual of Forensic Taphonomy. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Pp. 317-342.

2011 Wheeler, S.M., Williams, L., Molto, J.E., Dupras, T.L., and Tocheri, M. Childhood in Roman Egypt: Bioarchaeology of the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. In, M. Lally and A. Moore (eds.): (Re)Thinking the Little Ancestor: New Perspectives on the Archaeology of Infancy and Childhood, BAR International Series 2271. Pp. 110-121.

2010 Dupras, T.L. The use of stable isotope analysis to determine infant and young child feeding patterns. In, C. Moffat and T. Prowse (eds.): Human Diet and Nutrition in Biocultural Perspective: Past Meets Present. Berghahn Books, New York, Pgs. 89-108.

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2009 Vereecken, S.*, De Meyer, M., Dupras, T., and Williams, L. An Old Kingdom funerary assemblage at Dayr al-Barshā. In, T. Rzeuska and A. Wodzinska (eds.) Studies on Old Kingdom Pottery. Neriton: Warsaw, pp. 187-208.

2006 Dupras, T.L., Schwarcz, H.P., and Fairgrieve, S.I. Dining in the Dakhleh Oasis: Dietary Reconstruction using Stable Isotope Analysis. In, M. Weisman (ed.): Oasis Papers II. Oxbow Press, London. Pgs. 119-127.

2004 Dupras, T.L., and Tocheri, M.W*. A preliminary analysis of the Human Skeletal Remains from North Tomb 1 and 2. In, G.E. Bowen and C.A. Hope (eds.): Oasis Papers III. Oxbow Press, London. Pgs. 183-196.

2004 Dupras, T.L., and Tocheri, M.W*. Preliminary Analyses of Human Skeletal Remains from South Tomb 4. In, G.E. Bowen and C.A. Hope (eds.): Oasis Papers III. Oxbow Press, London. Pgs. 197-199.

2004 Maggiano, C.M*., Dupras, T.L., and Biggerstaff, J. Ancient Antibiotics: Evidence of Tetracycline in Human and Animal Bones from Kellis. In, G.E. Bowen and C.A. Hope (eds.): Oasis Papers III. Oxbow Press, London. Pgs. 331-344.

2003 Dupras, T.L. The Moatfield Infant and Juvenile Remains. In: Williamson, R., and Pfeiffer, S. (eds.): Bones of the Ancestors: The Archaeology and Osteobiography of the Moatfield Ossuary. University of Toronto Press, Pgs. 295-308.

Peer-Reviewed Entries

2018 Schultz, J.J., and Dupras, T.L. Forensic archaeology. In, W. Trevathan (ed.): The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (In press).

Book Reviews

2001 Dupras, T.L. Review of Mary Manhein’s: The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist, Human Biology, 73(3):484-486.

2001 Dupras, T.L. Review of S. Ambrose and M.A. Katzenberg’s (Eds): Biogeochemical Approaches to Paleodietary Analysis, American Antiquity, 67(1):157-158.

Grants & Fellowships

Funded External Grants & Fellowships

2021 National Science Foundation – Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Principal Investigator [with PhD Student Jane Holmstrom, Co-PI] Saint-Jean de Todon and Saint-Victor-la-Coste: Dietary Comparison of Two French Medieval Cemetery Populations Using a Multi Isotopic Approach and GIS $13,334 (recommended for funding 06/09/21)

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2016 American Museum of Natural History Sub-contractor [with A. de Voogt] Stable Isotope Analysis of the El Hesa Cemetery (Egypt) $1500

2015 American Museum of Natural History Sub-contractor [with A. de Voogt] Excavation and Stable Isotope Analysis of the Elite Meroitic Cemetery of Sai Island, Sudan (3 years) $6000/year

2014 Lithuanian Institute of History Principal Investigator [solo] Stable Isotope Analysis of Faunal Remains from Neolithic Lithuania $2,415 - 100%

2012-2013 NYU ISAW Visiting Research Scholar Fellowship Research Grant Principal Investigator [solo] $5,000 - 100%

2012 Fund for Scientific Research Flanders, and the Research Council of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Sub-contractor [with H. Willems (PI)] $5,000 (in support of field research) – 100%

2010 Smithsonian Institution Small Grant Award Sub-contractor [with M. Tocheri (PI)] Stable Isotope Analysis of Faunal Remains from Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia: Implications for the disappearance and possible extinction of Homo floresiensis and Stegodon floresiensis during the Late Pleistocene $5,000 ($2000 for isotope analysis) – 40%

2009 Fund for Scientific Research Flanders, and the Research Council of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Subcontractor [with H. Willems (PI)] $5,000 (in support of field research) – 100% 2008 Fund for Scientific Research Flanders, and the Research Council of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Subcontractor [with H. Willems (PI)] $5,000 (in support of field research) – 100%

2007 Fund for Scientific Research Flanders, and the Research Council of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Subcontractor [with H. Willems (PI)] $5,000 (in support of field research) – 100%

2006 Fund for Scientific Research Flanders, and the Research Council of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Subcontractor [with H. Willems (PI)] $5,000 (in support of field research) – 100%

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2004 Fund for Scientific Research Flanders, and the Research Council of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Subcontractor [with H. Willems (PI)] $5,000 (in support of field research) – 100%

2004 Orange County Sheriff’s Office Research and Equipment Grant Co-Principal Investigator [with J. Schultz (PI)] Ground Penetrating Radar Purchase $20,000 – 50%

2003 National Science Foundation Principal Investigator [with J. Roth] Supplement to “Acquisition of a stable isotope mass spectrometer for applications in Anthropology, Archaeology and Conservation Biology” $4,250 – 50%

2002 National Science Foundation Small Exploratory Research Grant Co-Principal Investigator [with T. Conway (PI), G. Bertetta] Biomechanical Applications to Time Since Death $110,000 – 33%

2002-2005 Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Regular Grant Co-Principal Investigator [with J.E. Molto (PI)] The Bioarchaeology of Kellis 2 $200,000 – 10%

2002 Lucas Grant for Research in Forensic Science Principal Investigator [solo] Masking Identity: The Effects of Household Corrosive Products on Bone, Soft Tissue and Dentition $440 – 100%

2001-2003 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Grant Principal Investigator [with J. Roth, J. Waterman, A. Chase, D. Chase, G. Worthy] Acquisition of a stable isotope mass spectrometer for applications in Anthropology, Archaeology and Conservation Biology $162,855 – 25%

2001-2002 Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Individual Grant. Principal Investigator [solo] Determination of infant feeding practices from juvenile and adult human skeletal remains $16,610 – 100%

1999 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Post-Doctoral Fellowship Principal Investigator [solo] $61,856 – awarded but declined to accept job at UCF

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1996-1999 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship [solo] Principal Investigator $50,400 – 100%

External Private Donations

2008 Private Donor Principal Investigator [solo] Purchase Homo ergaster skeleton for teaching collection $2,500 – 100%

2007 Private Donors Principal Investigator [solo] Support of student research in Egypt $200 – 100%

Internal Grants in Support of Research

2013-2014 College of Sciences/Office of Research SEED Grants Program Co-Principal Investigator [with K. Chumbimuni-Torres (PI)] Portable and Novel Electrochemical Sensor for Genotyping Archaeological Samples $25,000 – 50%

2013 The Learning Institute for Elders at University of Central Florida Inc. Grant Principal Investigator [with L. Williams, S. Wheeler] Measuring Equipment for the Documentation of the Kellis 2 Skeletal Collection $1,700 – 33%

2012 College of Sciences/Office of Research SEED Grants Program Principal Investigator [solo] Pilot Project: Investigating Health and Nutrition in Prehistoric/Historic Lithuania using Stable Isotope Analysis $10,000 – 100%

2012-2013 College of Sciences Competitive Sabbatical Award Principal Investigator [solo] 2 semesters at ¾ salary

2011 The Learning Institute for Elders at University of Central Florida Inc. Grant Principal Investigator Photographic Equipment for the Documentation of the Kellis 2 Skeletal Collection $2,000 [with L. Williams, S. Wheeler] – 33%

2010 The Learning Institute for Elders at University of Central Florida Inc. Grant Principal Investigator [solo] Student Research Support for the Dakhleh Oasis Project $500 – 100%

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2001 UCF Presidential Initiative Grant for Major Equipment Principal Investigator [with J. Roth, J. Waterman] Acquisition of a stable isotope mass spectrometer for applications in Anthropology, Archaeology and Conservation Biology $47,500 – 33%

2001 UCF Internal Matching Funds for National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Grant Principal Investigator [with J. Roth, J. Waterman, A. Chase, D. Chase, G. Worthy] Acquisition of a stable isotope mass spectrometer for applications in Anthropology, Archaeology and Conservation Biology $65,520 – 25%

2001 University of Central Florida Undergraduate Research Initiative Grant. Principal Investigator [solo] Stable Isotope Laboratory Processing $3,000 – 100%

2000 University of Central Florida In-House Grant Principal Investigator [solo] Determination of Infant Weaning and Feeding Practices from Adult Human Skeletal Remains $6,622 – 100%

1997 McMaster University Graduate Studies Research Grant Principal Investigator [solo] Field Research in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt $4,000 - %100

Internal Grants in Support of Teaching

2008 UCF Undergraduate Teaching Materials Grant Principal Investigator [with J. Schultz] $8,880.00

2007 UCF Undergraduate Teaching Materials Grant Co-Principal Investigator [with J. Schultz (PI), J. Walker] $9,965

2006 The Learning Institute for Elders at University of Central Florida Inc. Grant Co-Principal Investigator [with J. Schultz (PI)] $2,000

2006 UCF Undergraduate Teaching Materials Grant Co-Principal Investigator [with J. Schultz (PI)] $16,800

2005 UCF Undergraduate Teaching Materials Grant Principal Investigator [with J. Schultz] $9,460

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2003 UCF Undergraduate Teaching Materials Grant Principal Investigator [with J. Schultz, D. Chase] $17,646

2001 National Center for Forensic Science & National Institute of Justice Principal Investigator [with J. Schultz] Course Development Grant: Short Course in the Recovery of Human Remains for Law Enforcement $16,680

Invited Lectures – National & International

2017 “On the Fringe of the Empire: Bioarchaeological Investigations of a Romano-Christian Cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt.” Department of Anatomy, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand. May.

2017 Diet, Disease, and Mobility in Childhood: The Reconstruction of Life Histories of Children from Roman Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt and Meroitic Sai Island, Nubia. Journée doctoral EDOCSA workshop. University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Keynote Speaker. March.

2014 Desert Dwelling and Living on the Fringe: A Bioarchaeological Approach to the Interpretation of Ancient Lives in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Alumni lecture – Department of Archaeology & SFU-JLU Joint Centre for Bioarchaeological Research. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. October.

2014 Bioarchaeology and the Old Kingdom Period, Egypt. 3-part lecture series at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. September.

2014 Life on the Fringe: A Bioarchaeological Approach to Dying, Death, and Deposition in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. McMaster University Department of Anthropology Lecture Series. March. Hamilton, Canada. March.

2013 Stable Isotope Analysis and Interpretation of Disease in the Past. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University. October.

2013 Desert Dwellers: Reconstructing the Lives of the People of the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Centre for Archaeology & Ancient History at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) and The Egyptology Society of Victoria. July.

2013 Life on the Fringe: Reconstructing the Lives of the Ancient Peoples of the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Visiting Research Scholars Lecture Series, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University. May.

2012 Dying, Death, and Deposition in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. New York University. October.

2007 Bioarchaeological Research in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Anthropology Club, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers. October.

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2006 Forensic Archaeology and its Uses in Homicide Investigations. American Identification Association annual meeting, Tampa. October.

2006 Being a Kid in Ancient Egypt. Lecture given at the King Tut exhibit, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. January.

2005 Life on the Fringe: Excavations in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Far Away Places Lecture Series, University of Western Kentucky. November.

2002 Life on the Fringe. Lecture for the Anthropology Dept. at Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, Florida) February.

2002 Diet and Isotopic Analysis. Lecture for the Anthropology Dept. at University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) March.

2001 Search and Recovery of Evidence in Forensic Anthropology. Lecture given as part of the PRISM [Partnership for Research in Spatial Modelling] program at Arizona State University. (Tempe, Arizona) October.

2001 Dining in the Desert: Diet, Documents and the Dead. Lecture for the Dept. of Anthropology, Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona) April.

2000 Dining in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Lecture for the Tampa Bay chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America. September.

Invited Lectures – Local

2020 You Are What You Eat: Reconstructing Diet, Origins, and Mobility in Ancient Nubia. UCF Learning Institute for the Elderly. November.

2018 "Ta-Seti" or the Mysterious "Land of the Bow": Bioarchaeological Investigations of ancient Nubia on Sai Island, Sudan. UCF Learning Institute for the Elderly. August.

2018 The Mysterious Land of the Bow: Exploring the Bioarchaeology of Ancient Nubia on Sai Island, Sudan. Central Florida Anthropological Society. February.

2017 Bioarchaeological Investigations in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. UCF Learning Institute for the Elderly. March.

2015 Bioarchaeological Investigations and Interpretations of Ancient Life in Egypt. Science Café, College of Sciences, ORC, and EHS at University of Central Florida. March.

2011 Forensic Anthropology. Four-part lecture series presented to the UCF Learning Institute for the Elderly. October.

2010 Disease in Ancient Egypt: Examples from Dayr al-Barsha. Movable Feast Society of Orlando. April.

2008 What is Forensic Anthropology? Teach-in at Howell Lake High School for three classes. November.

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2008 Living on the Fringe: Bioarchaeology in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Archaeological Institute of America, Orlando Chapter. February.

2007 Life after Cleopatra: The Romans in Egypt. Central Florida Anthropological Society, Orlando. May.

2007 Living and Dying in Ancient Egypt. Four-part lecture series presented to the UCF Learning Institute for the Elderly. January.

2005 Forensic Anthropology and the Identification of the Dead. Lecture for the Honor’s Symposium at UCF. November.

2005 Religion and Mythology in Ancient Egypt. Lecture for the Orlando Opera Society. March.

2004 Who is it? Identification from the Human Skeleton. Lecture for the Honors Symposium at UCF. November.

2004 New Finds in the Dakhleh Oasis. Alpha Theta Rho (Professional Anthropology Fraternity) at University of Central Florida. February 13.

2001 Forensic Anthropology. Four-part lecture series presented to the UCF Learning Institute for the Elderly. October.

2001 Excavations in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Lecture for the Orlando Chapter of the Florida Anthropological Association. October.

2000 Anthropology at UCF. Lecture at the Annual Red Rose Banquet for the local chapter of Pi Gamma Alpha. (Orlando, Florida) April.

1999 Diet in the Desert: Determining Diet using Stable Isotope Analysis. Chemistry Department (UCF) Symposium Series. October.

1997 The Bare Bone Facts: Forensic Science. Lecture for Grades 11 and 12 at the Rehoboth Christian High School. Lecture given as part of the McMaster University Recruitment Program. November.

1997 Dining in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Diet, Documents and the Dead. Inaugural lecture for the Hamilton Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America. October.

1997 Forensic Anthropology at McMaster University. Lecture for the Engineering and Science Open House at McMaster University. April.

1994 From the Mouths of Babes: An overview of Forensic Anthropology in Canada. Lecture for the 24th Human Biology/Kinetics Annual Symposium, University of Guelph. April.

Conference Presentations (* denotes graduate students)

2021 Holmstrom, J*., Dupras, T., Ardagna, Y., Vidal, L. Change in Cuisine: A First Look at the Shift in Childhood and Adult Diet at Saint-Jean de Todon. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, Virtual. April 7-28.

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2021 Holder, S*., Reitsema, L., Dupras, T.L., Jankauskas, R. Exploring the Impact of Anemia on Bone Collagen and Carbonate Stable Isotope Ratios among Soldiers in Napoleon’s Grand Army. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, Virtual. April 7-28.

2021 Raisor, B*., Dupras, T., Ardagna, Y., Francigny, V. Meroitic Childhood Diet and Weaning at Sai Island, Sudan: A Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Study of Site 8-B-52.B. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, Virtual. April 7-28.

2020 Holmstrom, J*., Dupras, T., Ardagna, Y, Vidal, L. Diet of the Saint-Jean de Todon Elite: A Pilot Study Using Stable Isotope Analysis. International Medieval Congress Conference, Leeds, UK. Virtual. July 5-9.

2019 Dupras, T., Apland, A*., Jankauskas, R., Schultz, J., Williams, L. An Exploration of the Influence of Age, Sex, and Social Hierarch on Diet of Individuals from the Iron Age Site (3rd-7th century AD) of Plinkaigalis, Lithuania, using Stable Isotope Analysis. Investigating Bone: Diet, Health, Environment in the Baltic Region Conference, Vilnius, Lithuania, October 4-5.

2019 Walter, B.S., DeWitte, S.N., Dupras, T., Beaumont, J. Dietary Variation in an urbanizing city: A temporal analysis of diet in Late Medieval London using stable isotopes. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH March 27-30.

2019 Holder, S*., Reitsema, L., Dupras, T., Jankauskas, R. Exploring Cooperation and Hierarchy among Napoleonic Soldiers by Reconstructing Dietary Variation using Stable Isotope Analysis. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM April 10-14.

2018 Dupras, T. Non-Adult Osteology and Life History: Lessons Learned from Sai Island, SudanForensic Anthropology Society of Europe, Marseilles, France Sept 17-22.

2018 Dupras, T., Whitmore, K*., Francigny, V., De Voogt, A. Bioarchaeological Investigations of the SAP-1 Napatan Cemetery on Sai Island, Northern Sudan. 14th International Conference for Nubian Studies, Paris, France Sept 10-15.

2018 Dupras, T., Sheldrick, P., Wheeler, S., Williams, L. Bones of the Ancestors: 40 years of Bioarchaeology in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Ninth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Prato, Italy June 11-13.

2018 Williams, L., Baudelet, M., Wheeler, S., Dupras, T. Aging is Elemental: defining biomarkers of disease using LA-ICP-MS on human hair. Ninth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Prato, Italy June 11-13.

2018 Wheeler, S., Williams, L., Dupras, T. Entering the “Valley of Death”: mother-infant interactions and disruptions in nutrition Ninth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Prato, Italy June 11-13.

2018 Dupras, T., Sheldrick, P., Williams, L., Wheeler, S. Arthur C. Aufderheide and the Study of Mummies in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Extraordinary World Mummy Studies Congress, Tenerife, Spain May 20-26.

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2018 Wheeler, S., Williams, L., Dupras, T. Entering the “Valley of Death”: Isotopic Evidence of Vulnerable Survivors at Roman Period Kellis, Egypt. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC April 11-15.

2018 Holder, S*., Miliauskienė, Ž., Jankauskas, R., Dupras, T. Childhood Growth Disruptions and Adult Stature: A Biological Investigation of Life History in Napoleonic Soldiers. Human Biology Association Meetings, Austin, TX April 11-12

2018 Walter, B.S., DeWitte, S.N., Beaumont, J., Dupras, T. Isotopes and Famine: An Isotopic Comparison of Famine and Attritional Burials in a Late Medieval London Cemetery. Analysis. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX April 9-14. 2017 Barber, S.B., Joyce, A.A., Rumberger, J.*, Mayes, A.T., King, S.M., Butler, M., Dupras, T.L., Williams, L. Dieta, Migración, y Cambios Sociales en la Zona Costera de Oaxaca del Periodo Preclásico Terminal al Periodo Posclásico Temprano. Paper presented at the XIX Coloquio Internacional de Antropología Física “Juan Comas.” Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico October 15-20. 2017 Vanthuyne, B., Dee, M., Dupras, T., McGin-Roberts, C., Cooke, A., Criscenzo-Laycock, G. Early Old Kingdom tombs in Nuwayrat and Zawiyet Sultan. Seventh Conference of Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology, Milan, Italy July 3-7.

2017 Dupras, T., Francigny, V., Groff, A., de Voogt, A. The Elite Meroitic Necropolis of Sai Island, Part II: Bioarchaeological Interpretations. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada March 29 – April 2.

2017 Rumberger, J*., Barber, S., Joyce, A., Dupras, T., King, S. Diet and Migration in Coastal Oaxaca: Identifying Effects of Political and Social Collapse through the Utilization of Stable Isotope Analysis. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada March 29 – April 2.

2016 Wheeler, S.M., Dupras, T.L., Williams, L.J. Entering the “Valley of Death”: Isotopic Evidence of Disruption in the Mother-Infant Nexus at Roman Period Kellis, Egypt. Society for the Study of Children in the Past Annual Conference. Durham, U.K. September 20-22.

2016 Dupras, T., Francigny, V., Groff, A., de Voogt, A. Ritual Mutilation or Curative Therapy? A Rare Case of Dental Ablation in a Meroitic Child from Sai Island. 12th International Conference for Meroitic Studies. Prague, Czech Republic September 5-9.

2016 Dupras, T., Wheeler, S., Williams, L. Maternal Mortality and Orphans: A Bioarchaeological Assessment of Growing up Motherless in Ancient Egypt. Growing up Motherless in Antiquity. Basel, Switzerland May 26-28. (Invited)

2016 Groff, A., Dupras, T. Leprosy, Segregation, & Burial Context: Remote Desert Living in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL April 6-9.

2016 Dupras, T., Piliciauskas, G., Jankauskas, R., Piliciauskiene, G. Understanding the Neolithic Transition: Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis of Subneolithic Inhabitants of the SE Baltic Coast (3200-2500 cal BC). Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL April 6-9.

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2016 Gugora, A*., Dupras, T., Fóthi, E. Childhood and Adulthood Mobility at Medieval (1240s AD) Solt-Tételhegy, Hungary Reconstructed from Stable Oxygen Isotope Analysis. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL April 6-9.

2016 Pelier, S*., Dupras, T., Jankauskas, R. Stable Isotope Evidence for the Geographic Origins and Military Movement of Napoleonic Soldiers during the March from Moscow in 1812. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL April 6-9.

2016 East, K.E*., Dupras, T.L., Williams, L., Wheeler, S.M. Better with Age: Diet and Social Identity of the Elderly at Kellis, Egypt through Stable Isotope Analysis. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA April 13-16.

2016 Holder, S*., Reitsema, L.J., Dupras, T., Jankauskas, R. Women in War: A multi-isotopic analysis of females discovered in a mass grave with Napoleonic soldiers. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA April 13-16.

2016 Gugora, A.D*., Dupras, T.L., Fothi, E. Childhood diet at medieval (1240s AD) Solt- Tetelhegy, Hungary as reconstructed from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA April 13-16.

2016 Groff, A., Dupras, T.L. Investigating the Relationship between Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Migration using Stable Isotope Analysis: A Pilot Study. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA April 12-13.

2015 Piličiauskas, G., Dupras, T., Piličiauskienė, G., Jankauskas, R., Daubaras, M. Revisiting Lithuanian Late Mesolithic-Early Bronze Age (7000-1000 BC) Human Remains: Chronology and Paleodiet. 9th International Conference on the Mesolithic in Europe. Belgrade, Serbia. Sept. 14th-18th.

2015 Piličiauskas, G., Jankauskas, R., Dupras, T., Piličiauskienė, G. Reconstructing Subneolithic and Neolithic Diets of the Inhabitants of the SE Baltic Coast (3200-2500 cal BC) using stable isotope analysis. 21st Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists. Glasgow, Scotland. Sept. 2nd-5th.

2015 Aravecchia, N., Dupras, T., Dzierzbicka, D., Williams, L. The Funerary Crypt and Other Burials inside the Church of Amheida. DOP International Conference: Archaeology of the Egyptian Western Desert: New Ideas and Concepts. Krakow, Poland, July 6-8.

2015 Dupras, T.L., East, K*., Sheldrick, P., Williams, L., Wheeler, S. Reconsidering Two Cases from North Tomb 1, Kellis, Dakhleh Oasis: Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis? DOP International Conference: Archaeology of the Egyptian Western Desert: New Ideas and Concepts. Krakow, Poland, July 6-8.

2015 Williams, L.J., Wheeler, S.M., Sheldrick, P., Dupras, T.L. Growing Older in the Oasis: Skeletal and Archaeological Evidence from Kellis, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. DOP International Conference: Archaeology of the Egyptian Western Desert: New Ideas and Concepts. Krakow, Poland, July 6-8.

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2015 Groff, A.*, Dupras, T.L., Krigbaum, J. Take Me Home Desert Roads…Stable Oxygen Isotope Analysis and Migration in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Poster Presentation at the 80th Annual Meetings of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, CA. April 15-19.

2015 Page, K.E.*, Dupras, T.L., Jankauskas, R., Williams, L. Eleazer, C. Deviance in Youth: Anomalous Nitrogen and Carbon Isotopic Values among Individual Subadults at Medieval Alytus, Lithuania. Poster presented at the 80th Annual Meetings of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, CA. April 15-19.

2015 Wheeler, S.M., Williams, L.J., Dupras, T.L. Death at Birth: Changing Mortuary Practices from the Late Ptolemaic to the Romano-Christian Period in Egypt. Paper presented at the 80th Annual Meetings of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, CA. April 15-19.

2015 Page, K.E.*, Dupras, T.L., Jankauskas, R., Williams, L.J., Eleazer, C.D., Schultz, J.J., Wheeler, S.M. Changes Between Femoral to Humeral Nitrogen and Carbon During Growth from a Sample of Subadults at Alytus, Lithuania. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, St. Louis, MO. March 25-29.

2015 Schotten, K.*, Dupras, T.L., Jankauskas, R., Williams, L.J., Holder, S.*, Schultz, J. The Crypt People from the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and Vladislaus, Vilnius, Lithuania: Reconstruction of Life Histories Using Stable Isotope Analysis. Poster presentation at the American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. March 25-29.

2015 Dupras, T.L., East, K*., Sheldrick, P., Williams, L., Wheeler, S.M. Two Possible Cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Poster presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Paleopathology Association, St. Louis, MO. March 24-25.

2015 Groff, A., T.L. Dupras, and J. Krigbaum. The Road to Wellville: Investigating the Relationship between Migration and Leprosy in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Podium presentation at the annual Paleopathology Association meeting. St. Louis, MO. March 24-25.

2014 Whitmore*, K.M., Dupras, T., Williams, L., Jankauskas, R., and Schultz, J. Eating Like a Catholic?: The Use of Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis of Bone and Dentin Collagen from Medieval Alytus, Lithuania to Assess the Incorporation of Marine Resources. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. April 23-27.

2014 Kozakaitė*, J., Dupras, T.L., Williams, L.J., and Jankauskas, R. Child Abuse Case in Lithuanian Bioarchaeological Materials. 3rd Baltic Bioarchaeology Meeting. Riga, Latvia. April 15-16.

2014 Skipitytė*, R., Dupras, T.L., Whitmore*, K., Page*, K., and Jankauskas, R. First Results of Stable Isotope Analysis in Lithuanian Medieval Samples. 3rd Baltic Bioarchaeology Meeting. Riga, Latvia. April 15-16.

2014 Wheeler, S.M., Dupras, T., and Williams, L. Broken Body: A case of multiple skeletal fractures in a juvenile from ancient Egypt. Paleopathology Annual Meeting. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. April 8-9.

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2014 Whitmore*, K.M., Dupras, T., Williams, L., Jankauskas, R., and Schultz, J. Diet in medieval Lithuania: Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of bone and dentin collagen from the site of Alytus. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. April 9-12.

2014 Page*, K.E., Dupras, T.L., Jankauskas, R., Williams, L.J., Eleazer, C.D., Schultz, J.J., and Wheeler, S.M. Growing up in Medieval Alytus, Lithuania: Dietary reconstruction and biocultural analysis. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. April 9-12.

2013 Williams, L., Norris*, A., Dupras, T., Wheeler, S., and Tocheri, M. Isotopic Measures of Intra-Individual Variation in Fetal Bone Collagen and Apatite. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. April 11-13.

2013 Norris*, A.L., Williams, L., Dupras, T., and Wheeler, S. Age as a Factor in Inter-tissue Spacing of Stable Carbon Isotopes in Juvenile Human Remains. American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. April 11-13.

2013 Robin*, J., and Dupras, T.L. A Paleopathological Assessment of Osteoarthritis in the Lower Appendicular Joints of Individuals from the Kellis 2 Cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. April 9-11.

2013 Dupras, T.L., Williams, L., Sheldrick, P., Walter*, B. VanThyune*, B., Wheeler, S., and Willems, H. Breast Cancer in Antiquity? Differential Diagnosis of Two Cases from Ancient Egypt. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. April 9-11.

2013 Stansfield*, S., Dupras, T., Maboudou, E., Wheeler, S., and Williams, L. Fetal-Pelvic Disproportion and Pelvic Asymmetry as a Potential Cause for High Maternal Mortality in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. April 9-11.

2013 Branson, J*., Williams, L., and Dupras, T.L. Desert Rehydration: Testing Paleohistological Field Methodology of Mummified Tissues from Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. April 9-11.

2013 Walter*, B.S., Williams, L., Dupras, T.L., Sheldrick, P., VanThuyne*, B., Wheeler, S., and Willems, H. Too Much Macro, Not Enough Micro, and No Radiography at All: An Objective Lesson in Characteristics of Differential Diagnosis of Breast Cancer from Ancient Egypt. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. April 9-11.

2013 Holder*, S., Dupras, T., Jankauskas, R., and Williams, L. Famine in the Midst of Retreat: An Isotopic Analysis of Dietary Variation and Starvation in Napoleon’s Grant Army. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. April 9-11.

2013 Williams, L., Wheeler, S., and Dupras, T. Solar or Social? The Seasonal Birthing Cycle of Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. April 3-7.

2013 Wheeler, S., Dupras, T., and Williams, L. The Largest Percent: Bioarchaeological Analysis of Children & Childhood from the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. April 3-7.

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2013 Norris*, A.L., Williams, L., Dupras, T., and Wheeler, S. The Use of Multiple Tissues in Stable Isotope Analysis: An Example from the Dakhleh Oasis. Bioarchaeology in Egypt Conference. Cairo, Egypt. Jan. 30 – Feb. 2.

2013 Dupras, T.L., Wheeler, S., Williams, L., and Sheldrick, P. Birthing in Ancient Egypt: Timing, Trauma, and Triumph? Evidence from the Dakhleh Oasis. Bioarchaeology in Egypt Conference. Cairo, Egypt. Jan. 30 – Feb. 2.

2013 Dupras, T.L., Williams, L., Sheldrick, P., Walter*, B., VanThyne*, B., Wheeler, S., and Willems, H. Cancer, a Disease of Modern Industrial Society? Not Likely! A Review of New Evidence from Ancient Egypt. Bioarchaeology in Egypt Conference. Cairo, Egypt. Jan.

2013 Williams, L., Dupras, T.L., Wheeler, S., and Sheldrick, P. Mortuary Mixtures: Botanicals Used in Body Treatment within the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Bioarchaeology in Egypt Conference. Cairo, Egypt. Jan. 30 – Feb. 2.

2013 Williams, L., Norris*, A.L., and Dupras, T.L. The Long and Short of It: Biomechanical Effects of Leg Length Disparity from a Tibial/Fibular Fracture. Bioarchaeology in Egypt Conference. Cairo, Egypt. Jan. 30 – Feb. 2.

2012 Dupras, T., Wheeler, S., Williams, L., and Sheldrick, P. Timing and Process of Birth in Kellis 2 Cemetery. International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Leiden, Holland. June 21-24.

2012 Williams, L., Dupras, T., Wheeler, S., and Sheldrick, P. A Woman’s Richest Ornament: Hair Analyses from the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Leiden, Holland. June 21-24.

2012 Williams, L., Wheeler, S., Dupras, T., and Sheldrick, P. Unusual Modes of (Re)Production: The Seasonal Birthing Cycle of Women from Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Leiden, Holland. June 21-24.

2012 Jardine*, B., Wheeler, S., Dupras, T., and Williams, L. Differential Diagnosis of Temporal Bone Defects in Fetal and Infant Remains from the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon. April 10-12.

2012 Wheeler, S., Jardine*, B., Dupras, T., and Williams L. Differential Diagonsis of Zygomatic Bone Lesions in Fetal and Infant Remains from the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon. April 10-12.

2012 Munizzi*, J., Cowgill, L., Dupras, T., and Schultz, J. A Comparative Study of the Occurrence of Transverse Radiopaque Lines in Archaic, Early Modern, and Holocene Human Populations. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon. April 10-12.

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2011 Dupras, T.L. Bioarchaeological Investigations in Growth and Development and Stable Isotope Analysis. The Joint University of Central Florida and Vilnius University Auxology and Forensic Anthropology Planning Meeting. Vilnius, Lithuania. May 9-11.

2011 Williams, L., Dupras, T.L., and Wheeler, S.M. The Richest Ornament: Hair Analyses of Women from the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. 7th World Congress on Mummy Studies, San Diego, California. June 12-16.

2011 Dupras, T.L., Wheeler, S.M., Williams, L.J., and Sheldrick, P. Complications of Childbirth: Evidence of Birth Trauma from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 11-13.

2011 Williams, L., Norris*, AL., and Dupras, T.L. From Head to Toe: The Biomechanical Effects of a Limp Resulting from a Tibial/Fibular Fracture. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 11-13.

2010 Dupras, T.L. and Williams L.J. The Long and Short of It: An Example of Brachydactyly from Dayr al-Barsha, Egypt. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico. April 13-14.

2009 Dupras, T.L., and Wheeler S.M. Children and Childhood in Kellis: A Bioarchaeological Approach. International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Lecce, Italy. Sept 20- 25.

2009 Mathews*, S.L, Cope*, D., Wheeler, S. and Dupras, T.L. Neural Tube Defects in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: An Analysis of Three Examples. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. March 31-April 3.

2008 Dupras, T.L. and Williams, L.J. The Oldest Evidence of Diabetes Mellitus? Canadian Associate of Physical Anthropology Annual Meetings, Hamilton, Canada. Nov 5-8.

2008 Wheeler, S. and Dupras, T.L. Skeletal growth in a Roman Period skeletal sample of juveniles from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, Hamilton, Canada. Nov 5-8.

2008 Dupras, T.L., Williams, L.J., De Meyer*, M., Peeters*, C., Depraetere*, D., Van Thuyne*, B., and Willems, H. Evidence for Amputation in Ancient Egypt: A Bioarchaeological Approach. Conference for Holistic Approaches in Archaeology, Leuven, Beligum. June 21-24.

2008 Britton*, L., and Dupras, T.L. Biocultural Analysis of Nubian Fetal Pot Burials from Askut, Sudan. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meetings, Columbus, Ohio. March 10-12.

2008 Dupras, T.L., Mathews*, S., De Meyer, M*., Peeters*, C., and Vanthuyne*, B. Just Cut it Off: Amputation in Ancient Egypt. Paleopathology Annual Meetings, Columbus, Ohio. April 8-10.

2008 Cope*, D.J., and Dupras, T.L. Skeletal Dysplasias from the Dakhleh Oasis, Kellis 2 Cemetery Site. Paleopathology Annual Meetings, Columbus, Ohio. April 8-10.

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2008 Mathews*, S., and Dupras, T.L. Anencephaly: A Differential Diagnosis of Nine Clinical Specimens from the National Museum of Natural History, and One from the Archaeological Site of Kellis 2 Cemetery in Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Paleopathology Annual Meetings, Columbus, Ohio. April 8-10.

2008 Wallace*, E., Wheeler, S., and Dupras T.L. Distributions of Age and Pathology of Juvenile Skeletons from the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: A GIS Analysis. Society for American Archaeologists, Vancouver, Canada. March 26-29.

2008 Dupras, T.L., Wallace*, E., and Williams, L. GIS Analysis of Stable Carbon Isotopes and Seasonality in the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Society for American Archaeologists, Vancouver, Canada. March 26-29.

2007 Dupras, T.L., Tocheri, M.W., and Shin, Y. The Youngest Mummy? A Naturally Mummified Fetus from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. World Congress on Mummy Studies, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. Feb 19-24.

2006 Dupras, T.L., and Tocheri, M*. Determination of Infant Diet from Dentition. International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project, Cairo, Egypt. June 3-6.

2006 Wheeler, S.M*., Williams*, L.J., and Dupras, T.L. Children and Childhoods: Bioarchaeology at the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh. International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project, Cairo, Egypt. June 3-6.

2005 Wheeler*, S.M., Williams*, L.J., Dupras, T.L., Tocheri* M.W., and Molto, J.E. The Children of Kellis 2: Bioarchaeology of a Roman Period Cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Nov 2-5.

2005 Wheeler*, S.M., Dupras, T.L., Tocheri*, M.W., and Molto J.E. Childhood in Roman Egypt: Mortuary Evidence from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. The Archaeology of Infant and Childhood Conference, University of Kent, Canterbury, England May 6-8.

2004 Dupras, T.L. and Tocheri*, M.W. A Test of the Mortality Bias using Stable Isotope Analysis of Juvenile Dentition. Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology. London, Ontario October 23-26.

2004 Dupras, T.L., Sheldrick, P. and Molto, E. All Bent Out of Shape: A Potential Case of Osteogenesis Imperfecta from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology. London, Ontario October 23-26.

2004 Williams*, L., and Dupras, T.L. Mortuary Mixing? Evidence of Body Treatment in a Roman/Early Christian Cemetery. Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology, London, Ontario October 23-26.

2004 Wheeler*, S., Dupras, T.L. and Molto, E. Child Abuse in Roman Egypt. Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology. London, Ontario October 23-26.

2004 Tocheri*, M.W., Dupras, T.L., Sheldrick, P., and Molto, J.E. Roman Period Fetal Skeletons from the East Cemetery (Kellis 2) of Kellis, Egypt. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Tampa, Florida. April 14-17.

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2003 Dupras, T.L., and Tocheri*, M.W. Determination of Infant Weaning Patterns from Juvenile Dentition in Roman Egypt. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Tempe, Arizona. April 23-26.

2003 Maggiano*, C.M., Dupras, T.L., and Biggerstaff, J. Ancient Antibiotics: Evidence of Tetracycline in Human and Animal Bones from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Tempe, Arizona. April 23-26.

2003 Dupras, T.L., Beach*, T., Tocheri*, M.W., Molto, J.E., and Sheldrick, P. A Naturally Mummified Fetus from Egypt. Paleopathology Association. Tempe, Arizona. April 21-22.

2003 Lang*, J.E., and Dupras, T.L. Dissolving Dentition: The Effects of Corrosive and Caustic Agents on Teeth. American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Chicago, Illinois. Feb 17-22.

2002 Tocheri*, M.W., Razdan A., Dupras T.L., Bae, M.S., and Liu, D. 3-D Analysis of Human Pubic Symphyses and Its Application to Paleodemographic Studies. Invited presentation at the biennial meetings of the Paleodemography Association. Rostock, Germany. June.

2002 Dupras, T.L., Tocheri*, M.W., Maggiano*, C.M., and Molto, J.E. The Fetal Skeletons of Kellis: The Isotopic, Fluorescent Microscope, and Osteometric Evidence. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Buffalo, New York. April 10-13.

2002 Tocheri*, M.W., Razdan, A., Dupras, T.L., Bae, M.S., and Liu, D. Three Dimensional Quantitative Analyses of Human Pubic Symphyseal Morphology: Can Current Limitations of Skeletal Aging Methods be Resolved? American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Buffalo, New York. April 10-13.

2002 Maggiano*, C.M., Biggerstaff, J., and Dupras, T.L. Ancient Antibiotics: The use of 3-D Confocal Laser Microscopy to Detect Tetracycline in Prehistoric Bone. Annual Conference for Florida Microscopy. Orlando, Florida. March 12.

2002 Dupras, T.L., Lang*, J., Reay*, H., Falsetti, A.B., and Palma, N. Masking Identity: The Effects of Household Corrosive Agents on Bone, Soft Tissue and Dentition. American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Atlanta, Georgia. Feb 17-21.

2002 Tocheri*, M.W., Razdan, A., Dupras, T.L., Bae, M., and Liu, D. Quantitative Analyses of Human Pubic Symphyseal Morphology Using Three Dimensional Data: The Potential Utility for Aging Adult Human Skeletons. American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Atlanta, Georgia. Feb 17-21.

2001 Dupras, T.L., Tocheri*, M.W., and Molto, J.E. Is Eight Enough? A comparison of Eight Aging Methods on a Juvenile Sample from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Kansas City, Missouri. March 28-31.

2000 Tocheri*, M.W., Dupras, T.L., and Molto, J.E. In or Out of the Womb? The Analysis and Interpretation of Fifteen Fetal and Perinatal Skeletons from Roman Period Egypt. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Kansas City, Missouri. March 28-31.

2001 Dupras, T.L., and Williams*, L. This Little Piggy Never made it to Market: Active Learning and the Simulated Crime Scene in Forensic Anthropology. American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Seattle, Washington. Feb 19-24.

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2000 Dupras, T.L., Schwarcz, H.P., Fairgrieve, S.I., and Molto, E. Timeless Tomb: Stable Carbon Evidence for Tomb Reuse in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. San Antonio, Texas. April 12-15.

1999 Dupras*, T.L. Diet in the Desert: Isotopic Evidence for Food Preferences of Ancient Egyptians. Geological Society of America. Denver, Colorado. October 24-28.

1999 Dupras*, T.L., Schwarcz, H.P., and Fairgrieve, S.I. Infant Feeding Practices in Roman Egypt: Evidence from the Dakhleh Oasis. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Columbus, Ohio. April 26-30.

1998 Dupras*, T.L. Computer Presentations in the Classroom: Friend or Foe? Using PowerPoint as a Lecture Tool. Presented at the Instructional Development Centre Symposium entitled “New Tools for Teaching and Learning”, McMaster University, Ontario, March 23.

1998 Parr R.L., Dupras*, T.L., Walters, S., Capricci*, J., and Molto, E. A Tale of Two Lepers from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: A Preliminary Report on Chemical and Molecular Analyses. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 1-3.

1997 Dupras*, T., Schwarcz, H., and Fairgrieve, S. Nitrogen Isotope Enrichment in Arid Regions: New Thoughts from the Dakhleh Oasis. 5th Advanced Paleodietary Conference, Valbonne, France. September 5-8.

1997 Dupras*, T., Schwarcz, H., and Fairgrieve, S. Dining in the Dakhleh Oasis: Dietary Reconstruction using Stable Isotope Analysis. Presented at the 2nd Dakhleh Oasis Project Research Seminar. Toronto, Canada. June 4-6.

1996 Abonyi*, S., Dupras T*., Garlie*, T., Gray*, A., McVeigh*, C., Prowse*, T., and Torchetti*, T. The Hamilton Spectator Study. Part I: Seasonal Trends in Birth. Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Oct 30 – Nov 1.

1996 Dudar*, J.C., and Dupras*, T.L. Sex Estimation from Adult Human Ribs: What to Use? Discriminant Function or Logistical Regression Analysis. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Research Triangle, North Carolina. April 9-13.

1995 Dupras*, T.L., and Pratte*, D.G. Crania of Contention: Do the Parson Site Skulls Represent Captives of War? Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology, Las Vegas, Nevada. November 3-6.

1995 Dupras*, T.L., and Pfeiffer, S.K. Determination of Sex from Adult Human Ribs. Canadian Society of Forensic Science, Toronto, Ontario. October 3-6.

1994 Skinner, M.F., Dupras, T.L*., and Moya-Sola, S. Periodicity of Linear Enamel Hypoplasia among Miocene Dryopithecus from Spain. Paleopathology Association Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado. March 25-29.

Research and Field Experience

2019 Sai Island, Sudan: Excavation and osteological analysis of skeletal remains from Meroitic cemetery 8B52B (October & November)

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2019 Aix-Marseille University: Osteological research and sample collection from the St. Jean de Todon skeletal collection for stable isotope research.

2018 Sai Island, Sudan: Excavation and osteological analysis of skeletal remains from Meroitic cemetery 8B52B (October & November)

2017 Sai Island, Sudan: Excavation and osteological analysis of skeletal remains from an elite Meroitic cemetery and Napatan Cemetery (October & November)

2016 Sai Island, Sudan: Excavation and osteological analysis of skeletal remains from the elite Meroitic cemetery (October & November)

2015 Sai Island, Sudan: Excavation and osteological analysis of skeletal remains from the elite Meroitic cemetery (October)

2014 American Museum of Natural History, NYC: Osteological research and sample collection for stable isotope research (March)

2013 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt (Director): Osteological analysis of skeletal remains from the Kellis 2 cemetery, Deir Abu Metta, and Amheida (January)

2012 Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania: Osteological research and sample collection for stable isotope research (January & July)

2012 Dayr al Barsha, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains recovered from Old Kingdom and 1st Intermediate Period cemeteries (March)

2011 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt (Director): Excavation and osteological analysis of skeletal remains from the Kellis 2 cemetery (December/January)

2009 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt (Co-director): Osteological analysis of skeletal remains from the Kellis 2 cemetery and Deir Abu Matta (December)

2009 Dayr al Barsha, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains recovered from Old Kingdom and 1st Intermediate Period cemeteries (March)

2008 Dayr al Barsha, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains recovered from two Middle Kingdom Cemeteries (invited by Leuven University, Belgium) (April)

2007 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Excavation and Osteological analysis of skeletal remains from Kellis 2 cemetery (December)

2007 Dayr al Barsha, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains recovered from two Middle Kingdom Cemeteries (invited by Leuven University, Belgium) (April)

2006 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Osteological analysis and curation of skeletal remains from Kellis 2 cemetery (December)

2006 Dayr al Barsha, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains recovered from two Middle Kingdom cemeteries (invited by Leuven University, Belgium) (March-April)

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2004 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains and excavation of Kellis 2 cemetery (Nov-Dec)

2004 Dayr al Barsha, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains recovered from two Middle Kingdom cemeteries (invited by Leuven University, Belgium) (April-May)

2003 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains (Nov-Dec)

2000 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains from Kellis 2 (Nov-Dec)

2001 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains from Kellis (Nov-Dec)

2000 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains and excavation of Kellis 2 cemetery (Nov-Dec)

1999 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains (Nov-Dec)

1997 Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Osteological analysis of skeletal remains and excavation of Kellis 1 and 2 cemeteries (Jan-Mar)

1992 Sigatoka & Suva, Fiji: Archaeological Excavation of cemetery at the Sigatoka sand dune site and organization of museum collections in Suva (July-Aug)

1992 Kingdom of Tonga, South Pacific: Archaeological excavations (May-June)

Courses Taught (* indicates course that was developed and added to curriculum)

Undergraduate ARKY203: Introduction to Physical Anthropology, University of Calgary ARKY555: Human Osteology, University of Calgary ANT2511: The Human Species, University of Central Florida ANT2000: General Anthropology, University of Central Florida ANT4251c: Forensic Anthropology, University of Central Florida* ANT4528c: Advanced Forensic Anthropology, University of Central Florida* ANT4525c Human Osteology, University of Central Florida* ANT3930h: Forensic Anatomy & Death Analysis, University of Central Florida* ANT3550: Primatology, University of Central Florida* ANT4586: Human Origins, University of Central Florida* ANT 3558: Life and Death in Ancient Egypt, University of Central Florida* ANT 3993: Study Abroad in Lithuania: Bioarchaeological Approaches to Paleopathology*

Graduate ANG6466c: Advanced Human Osteology, University of Central Florida* ANG6123: Forensic Archaeological Field Methods, University of Central Florida* ANG6586: Seminar in Biological Anthropology, University of Central Florida* ANG6002: Proseminar in Anthropology, University of Central Florida*

Continuing Education Courses 2004 Death Investigation Course – “Forensic Anthropology & Forensic Archaeology” (UCF)

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2002 Short Course in Forensic Archaeological Field Methods – 4-day course designed for law enforcement. Organizer/lecturer (UCF)

2001 Short Course in Forensic Archaeological Field Methods – 5-day course designed for law enforcement. Organizer/lecturer (UCF)

2000 Short Course in Forensic Archaeological Field Methods – 3-day course designed for law enforcement. Organizer/lecturer (UCF)

Ph.D. Degree Committees – Committee Chair

Alexandria Brock, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. – Commenced program in 2019, officially ABD in 2020. (Chair)

Stephanie Fuehr, Department of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Commenced degree in 2019 (Co-Chair)

Melissa Gomez, Department of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. – Commenced program in 2020. (Co-Chair)

Jane Holmstrom, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. – Commenced program in 2018, officially ABD in 2019 (Chair)

Ph.D. Degree Committees – Committee Member/External Examiner

Pres. Angela Goh, Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Australia (External Member) – began program in 2020.

Pres. Sammantha Holder, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Georgia (External Member) – officially ABD 2019.

2021 Annie Laurie Norris, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University. From the Womb to the Tumulus: Stress, Growth, and Diet at the Qinifab School Site. (External Committee Member) – Degree conferred May 2021.

2020 Avril Meffray, Faculté des Sciences Médicales et Paramédicales, Aix-Marseille Université, France. Infections of Past Populations: Development and Application of an Original Approach of Integrative Paleoepidemiology. (External Examiner) – degree conferred April 2020.

2020 Luisa Marinho, Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Canada. The Relationship between Fracture Morphology and Bone Biomechanics: A Study of Changes Occurring in Juvenile Porcine Ribs over the Early Postmortem Interval. (External Examiner) – Degree conferred May 2020.

2019 Marine Chkadua, Dept. of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Impact of Urbanization on Population’s Health in Mtskheta Region – Georgia, from Late Bronze Age to Early Middle Ages. (External Co-Advisor) – Degree conferred December 2019.

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2017 Dawn Mills, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Central Florida. A Universal Electrochemical Biosensor for the Detection of Nucleic Acids Based on a Four-Way Junction Structure. (Committee Member) – Degree conferred December 2017.

2017 Brittany Walter, Dept. of Anthropology, University of South Carolina. Paleodemographic and Biochemical Analysis of Urbanization, Famine, and Mortality. (External Member) – Degree conferred August 2017.

2015 Amanda Groff, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Florida. Evaluating Migratory Aspects of Adults from Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt through Oxygen Isotope Analysis to Address Social Organization and Disease Stigma. (External Member) – Degree conferred August 2015.

2015 Sarah Kindschuh, Dept. of Anthropology, SUNY Binghamton. “Between Two Worlds”: A Biological Distance Study of an Egyptian Frontier Population. (External Member) – Degree conferred May 2015.

2012 Nicole Burt, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Alberta. Reconstructing Individual and Population Diet at Fishergate House: Application of a New Microsampling Method for Stable Isotope Analysis. (External Examiner) – Degree conferred May 2012.

Master’s Degrees in Progress – Committee Chair

Emily Barron Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida Austin Jacobs Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida Zachary Kennard Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida Rachel Lotze Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida

Master’s Degree Committees – Conferred Degrees - Committee Chair (35 students)

2020 Brenna Raisor, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Meroitic Childhood Diet and Weaning at Sai Island, Sudan: A Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Study of Site 8- B-52.B. Accepted offer to matriculate in Anthropology Ph.D. program at the University of Central Florida (2021).

2019 Alexandria Brock, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; The Elite Meroitic Experience on Sai Island, Sudan: Using Stable Isotope Analysis to Identify Patterns related to Sex and Age for the Interpretation of Social Identity. Matriculated in Anthropology Ph.D. program at the University of Central Florida (2019).

2019 Rachel Gregoire, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida: Estimation of Weaning Patterns in the Elite Meroitic Population (8-B-5.A) from Sai Island, Sudan using Stable Nitrogen and Carbon Isotopes. Working full time at Cogstate as a Rater Training Coordinator.

2018 Victoria Izzo, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Revisiting the Postclassic Burials at Lamanai, Belize: A Second Look at the Unique Ventrally Placed, Legs Flexed Burials. Matriculated in Anthropology Ph.D. program at Texas A&M University (2018).

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2018 Tiffany Lee, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Trace Element Analysis of Human Dentition from the Elite Meroitic Cemetery at Sedeinga, Sudan. Matriculated in Anthropology Ph.D. program at the University of Hawaii (2018).

2017 Kacie Cole, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Intrinsic Factors Affecting Decomposition Changes in Archaeological Head Hair from Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt.

2016 Elizabeth Mills, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. An Investigation of the Biomechanical Implications of Lower Limb Fractures and Leg Length Disparity. Working fulltime as freelance writer for educational companies.

2016 Jacklyn Rumberger, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Diet and Migration in Coastal Oaxaca: Identifying Effects of Political and Social Collapse through the Utilization of Stable Isotope Analysis. (Co-chair). Matriculated in Anthropology PhD program at the University of Washington (2018).

2016 Abigail Woltering, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Preliminary Investigation into Biological Sex Estimation using Trace Element Analysis in Human Hair. Employed fulltime – Admissions Specialist, Florida International University.

2015 Kaitlin East, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Exploring Social Identity through Stable Isotope Analysis in the Kellis 2 Cemetery. Matriculated in Anthropology PhD program at McMaster University (2015), graduated (2021). Employed fulltime as Forensic Anthropologist at Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Central Identification Laboratory, Omaha, Nebraska.

2015 Ariana Gugora, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Childhood Diet and Mobility at Medieval (1240s AD) Solt-Tetelhegy, Hungary as Reconstructed from Stable Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Isotope Analysis. Matriculated in PhD program at Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary (2017).

2015 Kaylee Schotten, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. The Crypt People from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Vladislaus, Vilnius, Lithuania: Reconstruction of Life Histories using Stable Isotope Analysis.

2014 Katherine Page, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Bioarchaeological Assessment of Diet and Changes in Femoral and Humeral Stable Isotope Values among Subadults at Medieval Alytus, Lithuania. Working fulltime at Orlando Museum of Art.

2014 Katie Whitmore, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Diet at Medieval Alytus, Lithuania: Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis of Bone and Dentin Collagen. Matriculated in Anthropology PhD program at Purdue (2014), graduated 2020. Employed fulltime as Forensic Anthropologist at Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Central Identification Laboratory, Omaha, Nebraska.

2013 Jennifer Branson, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Evaluation of a Field Histology Technique and Its Use in Histological Analyses of Mummified Tissues from Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Employed Fulltime, Department of Statistics, UCF.

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2013 Sammantha Holder, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Interpreting Diet and Nutritional Stress in Napoleon’s Grand Army using Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis. Matriculated in PhD program at University of Georgia (2013)

2013 Jordon Munizzi, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Changes in Neolithic Subsistence Patterns on Flores, Indonesia Inferred by Stable Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Isotope Analyses of Sus from Liang Bua. Matriculated in Anthropology PhD program at Western Ontario University (2013), graduated fall 2018, Research Facility Manager, Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky.

2013 Sarah Stansfield, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Fetal-pelvic disproportion and pelvic asymmetry as a potential cause for high maternal mortality in archaeological populations. Matriculated in Anthropology PhD program at University of Washington (2013). Graduated with Ph.D. Summer 2019.

2012 Noel Johns, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Stable Isotopes and Multiple Tissue Analysis: Reconstructing Life Histories for Individuals from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Employed fulltime high school History teacher.

2012 AnnieLaurie Norris, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Age as a Factor in Inter-tissue Spacing of Stable Isotope Values in Subadult Human Remains from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Matriculated in PhD program in Anthropology at Arizona State University (2012), graduated (2021).

2012 Elizabeth Okrutny, Dep. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Postcranial Assessment of Korean Ancestry. Matriculated in PhD program in Anthropology at University of Missouri-Columbia (2015).

2012 Lindsey Thomas, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Non-thesis option. Working fulltime at Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

2011 Heba Abdel Salam, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Spatial Analysis of Mortuary Practices in the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Matriculated in PhD program in Public History at Middle Tennessee State University (2012), graduate spring 2018. Works fulltime as the US Programs Advisor for the American Research Center in Egypt in Alexandria, VA.

2011 Kelly Anderson, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analyses of Subfossil Rats from Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia). Matriculated in Educational Leadership MA program at Stetson University (2016). Graduated 2017. Works fulltime as a teacher at University High School, Orange City, FL.

2011 Brittany Jardine, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Differential Diagnoses of Temporal Bone Defects and Zygomatic Bone Lesions Found in Fetal and Infant Individuals from the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Works fulltime at Florida Hospital.

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2011 Joshua Robin, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. A Paleopathological Assessment of Osteoarthritis in the Lower Appendicular Joints of Individuals from the Kellis 2 Cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Matriculated in Nursing School at Rush University, Chicago, IL (2015). Graduated 2017. Employed as a fulltime RN at Advocate South Suburban Hospital.

2010 Richard Chamberlin, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Non-Thesis Option. Self-employed, owner of Autumn Moon Tai Chi Fitness, Orlando, FL.

2010 Cindy Malnasi, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Paleopathology in Ancient Egypt: Evidence from the Sites of Dayr al-Barsha and Sheikh Said. Works fulltime at University of Basel, Switzerland as program coordinator.

2009 Lauren Britton, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Biocultural Analysis of Nubian Fetal Pot Burials from Askut, Sudan. Matriculated in Anthropology PhD program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (2009). Left program 2010.

2009 Charles Dionne, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Detecting Buried Metallic Weapons in a Controlled Setting using a Conductivity Meter. (Co-Chair) Matriculated in PhD program at the University of South Florida (2009). Left program 2011. Employed fulltime as Crime Scene Investigator for New Orleans PD.

2009 Tamara Grindle, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Non-Thesis Option. Works fulltime as Manager for Banfield Animal Hospital.

2009 Sarah Kindschuh, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Determining Sex and Ancestry of the Hyoid from the Robert J. Terry Anatomical Collection. Matriculated in Anthropology PhD program at Binghamton University (2009). Graduated 2015. Employed fulltime as Forensic Anthropologist at Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Central Identification Laboratory, Omaha, Nebraska.

2008 Darcy Cope, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Bent Bones: The Pathological Assessment of Two Fetal Skeletons from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Employed fulltime as Crime Scene Investigator, Seminole County.

2008 Stevie Mathews, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Diagnosing Anencephaly in Archaeology: A Comparative Analysis of Nine Clinical Specimens from the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, and One from the Archaeological Site of Kellis 2 Cemetery in Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Matriculated in Anthropology PhD program at University of Pittsburgh (2008). Left program in 2011.

2005 Corey Maggiano, Dept. of Biology, University of Central Florida; Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy as a Tool for the Investigation of Tetracycline Labels in Archaeological Human Bone. (Co-Chair) Matriculated in PhD Anthropology Program at Ohio State University. Graduated 2012. Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Western Ontario (2012-15). Assistant Professor, University of West Georgia (2015).

Master’s Degree Committees – Degrees Conferred - Committee Member (30 students)

2021 Erin Martin, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Forensic Implications for the Diagenetic Alteration of the Stable Isotopic Composition of Pig Ribs Following Exposure to Aqueous Conditions.

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2018 Georgina Chase, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Investigations of possible cases of scurvy in juveniles form the Kellis 2 cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, through stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of multiple tissues.

2018 Samantha Michell, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; Animals of the cloud forest: isotopic variation of archaeological faunal remains from Kuelap, Peru.

2018 Zorina Manzoni, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida; A bioarchaeological study of osteoarthritis of agro-pastoralists from Mistihalj, Bosnia and Herzegovina: a lifestyle set in time.

2016 Alexander Mitchell, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Vulture Scavenging of Child-Sized Pig Carcasses in Central Florida: Utilizing GIS to Analyze Site Variables Affecting Skeletal Dispersal.

2016 Laure Spake, Dept. of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University. Selecting an Appropriate Reference Sample for Juvenile Age Estimation Methods in a Forensic Context.

2016 Vu Tran, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Social Variability and Patterns in Dental Health: Investigating Dental Disease at the Archaeological Site of Kuelap in Chachapoyas, Peru.

2015 Wesley Garrett, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Community Identity and the Archaeological Complex of Tucume, Peru: A Synthesis of Cranial and Dental Nonmetric Variation.

2015 Ashley Green, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. An Examination of the Progression of Fracture Propagation in Long Bones during the Post-Mortem Period in Central Florida.

2015 Mikayla Overholtzer, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Diagenic Changes in Long Bone in Central Florida: A Preliminary Macro and Microscopic Comparison of Sun and Shade Environments.

2014 Shella Mercado, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Non-Thesis Option.

2012 Carrie Healy, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Detecting Submerged Remains: Controlled Research using Side Scan Sonar to Detect Proxy Cadavers.

2012 Brittany Walter, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Integrating Differential Global Positioning Systems and Geographic Information Systems for Analysis and Mapping of Skeletal Dispersals.

2011 Keith Edwards, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. A Proposed Method for Predicting the Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Measures of K’inich Yax K’uk Mo’, Copan Dynastic Founder.

2011 Joanna Fletcher, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Monitoring Shallow Controlled Graves Containing Small Cadavers Using Ground Penetrating Radar.

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2011 William Hawkins, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Detecting Various Burial Scenarios in a Controlled Setting Using Ground Penetrating Radar and Conductivity.

2011 Beth Keller, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. The Origins of Lactase Persistence and Ongoing Convergent Evolution.

2010 Michael Martin, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Detecting Various Burial Scenarios in a Controlled Setting Using Ground-Penetrating Radar and Conductivity.

2010 Sarah McManus, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Influence of the CSI Effect on Education and Mass Media.

2010 Lauren Novak, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Sexual Dimorphism of the Posterior Pelvis of the Robert J. Terry Anatomical Collection and William M. Bass Donated Skeletal Collection.

2010 Andrew Tetlow, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Linear Enamel Hypoplasia at Santa Rita Corozal, Belize.

2009 Misty Del Hierro, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Non-Thesis Option.

2009 Mary Rezos, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Controlled Research Utilizing Geophysical Technologies in the Search for Buried Firearms and Miscellaneous Weapons.

2009 Hillary Sparkes, Dept. of Biology, Lakehead University. Examining Childhood Diets in a Caribbean Population using Dentin and Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis.

2009 Dennis Wardlaw, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Central Florida. Geophysical Survey of the Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Florida.

2005 Jennifer Jackson, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida. Estimating Postmortem Interval from the Intervertebral Disc through Visoelastic Properties.

2004 Alison Achey, Dept. of Biology, University of Central Florida. Non-Thesis Option.

2003 Myra Sitchon, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Manitoba. Estimation of Age from the Pubic Symphysis: Digital Imaging versus Traditional Observation.

2002 Sandra Wheeler, Maya Studies/Liberal Arts, University of Central Florida. Porotic Hyperostosis among the Ancient Maya: A Regional Perspective.

2002 Lana Williams, Maya Studies/Liberal Arts, University of Central Florida. Regional Modelling of Bone Diagenesis and its Application to Paleodietary Analysis in the Vaca Plateau, Belize.

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Honors in the Major Thesis Committees – Committee Chair (13 students)

2015 Serenela Pelier, Stable Isotope Evidence for the Geographic Origins and Military Movement of Napoleonic Soldiers during the March from Moscow in 1812. Awarded 2nd place in Showcase of Undergraduate Research.

2012 Kendall McCollough, Establishing the Biological Age of Juveniles based upon the Primary Dentition. Awarded 2nd place in Showcase of Undergraduate Research

2010 Jordon Munizzi, A Comparative Study of the Occurrence of Transverse Radiopaque Lines in Archaic, Early Modern, and Holocene Human Populations.

2009 Jessica Lowell, Dental Disease in Ancient Egypt.

2008 Sarah Baker, Human Preservation and Mummification: Past, Present and Future.

2008 Kathryn Roberts, Bioarchaeology: Digging for the Truth.

2008 Lindsey Thomas, Skeletal Manifestations of Child Abuse and Associated Sociological Risk Factors.

2005 Mark Putchinski, Miocene Hominid Ancestors.

2004 Emily Gollnick, Leprosy in the Dakhleh Oasis (Egypt) During Roman Rule.

2002 Joy Lang, Masking Identity: The Use of Corrosive and Caustic Agents on Bone and Dentition.

2002 Corey Maggiano, Ancient Antibiotics: Tetracycline in Human and Animal Bone from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Awarded UCF Best Undergraduate Thesis Award (2003)

2002 Heather Reay, The Effects of Child Abuse: A Skeletal and Soft Tissue Analysis.

2000 Alexa Barraclough, The Origins, Rise, and Demise of Mummification in Ancient Egypt. (Co-chair)

Honors in the Major Thesis Committees – Committee Member (8 students)

2018 Marley Denierio, Feeding their Children: A Paleodietary Reconstruction of Juveniles from Kuelap, Peru.

2011 Pamela Kacerosky, What is the Importance of Age at Menarche on Adult Height Relative to Other Known Factors?

2010 Michael Napolitano, Power Relation and Dominance Hierarchy Correlations in Primates.

2009 Valeri Madigan, A Comparison of Tomb Art from New Kingdom Egypt and Classic Period Oaxaca, Mexico.

2008 Sarah Doerr, The Man and the Creation: An Inquiry into the Modern Fascination of King Tutankhamun.

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2007 Roberta Murphy, Fraternal Grave Stone Iconography in the Greenwood Cemetery.

2006 Heather Rankin, Evolution of Female Homosexuality.

2006 Mary Rezos, Santaria: Associated Evidence.

RAMP (Research and Mentoring Program) Students

2004-2006 Darcy Cope, Effects of Caustic Agents on Human Bone and Teeth UCF Showcase for Undergraduate Research – 2nd place 2005 UCF Showcase for Undergraduate Research – 1st place 2006

National Merit Scholar Mentor

2008-2012 Jessica Davis

Service to the University

University: 2021 Dean & VP 5-Year Review Committee for Elizabeth Klonoff – Co-Chair

2018 UCF Chairs and Directors’ Council – Co-Chair

2017-2018 Task Force on Faculty Excellence and UCF Global

2017 Dean 5-Year Review Committee for Michael Johnson – COS Chairs’ representative

2014 College of Graduate Studies, Graduate Research Week – Faculty Panellist for “To Plan for Success in Graduate School” Open Forum

2014 Office of Academic, Faculty, and International Affairs’ Cross Campus Leadership Development Series (Dean Nominated)

2013 University Laboratory Safety Committee

2013-2014 Faculty Senate (College of Science representative)

2013-2014 University Graduate Council – Curriculum Committee – Chair

2013-2014 University Graduate Council – Vice President

2012-2014 University Laboratory Safety Committee

2010-2012 University Graduate Council – Curriculum Committee – Chair

2010-2012 University Graduate Council – Vice President

2010-2012 Faculty Senate (College of Science representative)

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2008-2009 University Graduate Council – Program Review Committee

2007-2008 University Field Research Safety Taskforce

2007-2008 University Graduate Council - Curriculum Committee

2001 Invited - development of a video for the State-wide instruction of WebCT

2001 Invited - development of the President’s Video for prospective donors to UCF

College: 2016-2018 College of Sciences Sabbatical Selection Committee (2 years)

2014 Dean-Appointed College Committee – Scientific Misconduct

2014 College of Sciences Sabbatical Selection Committee

2013 College Divisional Review Committee for Undergrad and Graduate Assessment

2013 College of Sciences Teaching Incentive Program Criteria Committee 2011 College of Sciences Research Incentive Award Selection Committee

2007-2009 College of Sciences Graduate Research and Awards Committee (2 years)

2006 College of Sciences Teaching Incentive Program Criteria Committee

2005 College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Committee

2005 College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in University Service Award Committee

2005 College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Incentive Award Committee

2003 Search Committee for Deputy Director of National Center for Forensic Sciences

2003 College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Committee

2002 College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in University Service Award Committee

2003 Search Committee - Director of Digital Evidence, National Center for Forensic Sciences

Department: 2012 Departmental Chair Review Committee

2005-2014 Promotion & Tenure Committee

2010-2011 Hiring Committee Chair (faculty hire for Biological Anthropology)

2008 Promotion & Tenure Committee - Chair

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2007 Anthropology Faculty Search & Hiring Committee Co-Chair

2006 Hiring Committee member (administrative assistant & program assistant)

2006 Anthropology Faculty Search & Hiring Committee Chair

2006 Recruitment Enhancement Program Committee Chair

2005 Merit Criteria & Promotion and Tenure Revision Committee

2005-2006 Anthropology Chair Search Committee

2005 Department Budget Committee

2005 Ad Hoc Space Committee

2005 Anthropology MA Proposal Committee

2003-2005 Anthropology GEP Assessment Coordinator

2001-2003 Departmental Library Representative

2001-2002 Anthropology Search Committee

2002 Diversity Search Committee

2002 Office Manager Search Committee

2001 Anthropology representative on Sociology Search Committee

2001 Development of Anthropology White Paper for M.A. Program

1999-2000 Computer Committees

2001-2005 Undergraduate Advisor for Graduate School Applications

Service to Profession

2018 Session Chair – Dakhleh Oasis Project International Conference, Prato, Italy

2017 Session Organizer & Chair – Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, Canada (March)

2012-2016 Associate Editor - American Journal of Physical Anthropology

2012-2015 Section Editor – International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition (Elsevier) - Social and Behavioral Sciences (Area 1)

2012 Session Chair - Paleopathology Association Meetings, Portland, Oregon (April)

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2009- 2012 President - Archaeological Institute of America – Central Florida Society

2008 Session Chair - Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meetings, Hamilton Canada

2008 Session Chair - Paleopathology Association Meetings, Columbus, Ohio (April)

2006-pres Professional & Academic Advisor - Egypt Lost Travelling Exhibit – Columbus Science Center, Columbus, Ohio. Exhibit opened in May 2009. Will travel to 10 cities over 3 years. http://www.lostegypt.org

1998 Conference Session Organizer - “Diet and Nutrition in Past and Present Populations” held at the Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology annual meeting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

External Reviewer - Promotion to Full Professor - Lakehead University (Canada), Simon Fraser University (Canada), University of Waterloo (Canada), Reading University (UK), Illinois State University Carbondale, SUNY New Paltz, University of Edmonton (Canada)

External Reviewer - Promotion & Tenure to Associate Professor – Illinois State University, George Mason University, Mississippi State University, Yarmouk University (Jordan), University of West Florida

Journal Manuscript reviews - American Journal of Physical Anthropology; Journal of Archaeological Sciences; International Journal of Osteoarchaeology; Homicide; Quaternary Studies; Paleoecology, Paleoclimatology; Social Science; UCF Undergraduate Journal; Journal of Forensic Sciences; Science, Medicine & the Law; Human Biology; HOMO; Bioarchaeology of the Mideast; Anthropologischer Anzeiger; International Journal of Paleopathology

Grant Reviews – European Council; National Science Foundation; Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada

Public Relations – Research Related 2017 COS News, University of Central Florida (May 19th) – “UCF Anthropology Alumna Attracts International Attention”. https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/ucf-anthropology-alumna- attracts-international-attention/?platform=hootsuite

2017 Australian National Radio interview (May 4th) – “Secrets of Napoleon’s Grand Army Revealed”. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/napoleons-grand- army/8481448

2015 Napoleon’s soldiers’ bones yield death secrets – CNN Video, CNN.com (July 28th) – http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/07/28/napoleon-troops-armee-mass-grave- starvation-lithuania.cnn

2015 Skeletons of Napoleon’s Soldiers Discovered in Mass Grave Show Signs of Starvation – Forbes Science (July 25th) - http://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/07/25/skeletons-of-napoleons- soldiers-in-mass-grave-show-signs-of-starvation/#b33ac0fa0923

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2009 Woodstock Sentinel-Review Newspaper article, “Now it’s up to forensics” (July 21st) – article on the disappearance and discovery of the remains of Victoria Stafford (Ontario, Canada) http://oxfordreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1665536

2009 derStandard (Austrian Newspaper) article, “Wenn an Skeletten Knochen fehlen” (In the Absence of Skeletal Bone) (March 31st) http://derstandard.at/1237228872170

2008 CBC program, The Nature of Things: “The Adventurers – The Everlasting Oasis” (Nov 6th)

2008 COSI – Columbus Science Center – Segment for “Lost Egypt” traveling exhibit (Apr)

2007 Central Florida Future article, “Forensic Archaeology Course” (Sept 12th)

2006 Central Florida Future article, “Pig projects tell tales of decay” (Feb 16th)

2006 Central Florida Future article, “Theories and Theology” (January 6th)

2004 Orlando Sentinel article, “UCF’s bone detectives are on the case” (July 4th)

2004 Channel 13 News segment on Forensic Anthropology and the recovery of Joshua Bryant’s remains

2003 Discovery Channel segment for the program Daily Planet, featuring interdisciplinary research in forensic anthropology

2003 Washington Post article, “Discovery of Chandra Levy’s remains”

2002 Commercial for PBS for the opening of the Forensic Exhibit at the Orlando Science Center

2002 Orlando Sentinel article, “Timeline in the spine would be breakthrough” (Dec 3rd)

2002 Orlando Sentinel article, “Clued In” (Dec 3rd)

2002 Knight Watch (UCF publication) article “Interesting Fact – Pig Dig” (fall)

2001 Channel 13 – news coverage of Pig Dig

2001 Knight Future (UCF Student Paper) article, “Professor and students help unearth remains” (Sept)

2000 Channel 13; Channel 7; Channel 23 – news coverage of Pig Dig

2000 Visions (UCF Publications) article, “Anthropologist offers Students Hands-on Forensic Work” (Fall)

2000 UCF Report article, “A creative approach to teaching” (Sept)

2000 UCF Report article “Pig Dig” (April 17th – 21st)

2000 Orlando Sentinel article, “Reality Check” (April 9th)

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2000 UCF Press Release, “Hands-on Forensic Lesson”

2000 Maxim Magazine, “Am I Dead Yet?”

Service to the Community

Executive Board Member 2020 -pres Orlando Science Center

Workshops, Training and Courses 2013 Office of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, Melbourne, Australia – Three 2-day workshops (2 in Melbourne, 1 in Mildura) on the Identification of Human Remains (July)

2008 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Human vs Non-Human Bone Identification (Sept)

2006 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Lecture and Field Training Session, Part II (Nov)

2006 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Lecture and Field Training Session, Part I (July)

2006 Orange County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Forum – The Basics of Forensic Archaeology (April)

2005 Orange County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Forum – The Do’s and Don’ts of Search and Excavation

2003 Training Session (Skeletal Recovery Methods) – Orange County Sheriff’s Office

Forensic Archaeology & Skeletal Analysis 2014 Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office – skeletal analysis

2013 Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office – skeletal analysis of cold cases

2010 Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office – analysis of skeleton

2009 Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office – analysis of skeleton

2008 Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office – analysis of skeleton

2008 Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office – analysis of fragmentary human remains

2008 Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office – analysis of human mandible

2007 Amsterdam (Netherlands) Police Department – forensic consultation on the effects of hydrochloric acid on skeletal remains.

2007 Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office – analysis of 7 skulls (cold cases)

2007 Rockland Police Department – Assistant in identification of non-human remains

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2006 Seminole County Sheriff’s Office – Assistance in identification of non-human remains

2006 Orange County Sheriff’s Office - Assistance in identification of non-human remains

2006 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Recovery of surface scattered skeleton (Orlando)

2006 Lake County Police Department – Assistance in the search for buried remains with GPR

2006 UCF Police Department – Assistance in identification of non-human remains

2005 Orlando Police Department – Assistance in the search for buried remains (Orlando)

2004 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Assistance in the search for buried remains (Orlando)

2004 Established formal community partnership between UCF and Orange County Sheriff’s Office (for joint research, teaching and assistance on forensic cases).

2004 Volusia County Medical Examiner/Sheriff’s Office – Assistance in the search and recovery of skeletal remains of Joshua Bryant (Deltona, Florida)

2004 Orlando Police Department – Assistance in identification of non-human remains (Orlando)

2003 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Assistance in the search for buried remains (Claremont)

2003 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Assistance in the search for skeletal remains in sealed holding station (Orlando, Florida)

2002 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Recovery and examination of remains found on Orange Blossom Trail (Orlando, Florida)

2002 Sanford Police Department – examination of skull found in attic (Sanford, Florida)

2001 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Search, Recovery and identification of remains of Darrel Chamberlain in Bithlo, Florida (received letter of commendation from Sheriff Kevin Beary) Trial expert witness (Sept 2002; June 2003)

2001 Lake Mary Police Dept/Seminole County Sheriff’s Office – Search, excavation and recovery of remains of Kathy Engels (letter of appreciation from Chief Richard Beary)

2001 Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office – examination of remains buried in backyard for 15 months (Orlando, Florida)

2001 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – recovery and examination of surface scattered remains found on John Young Parkway (Orlando, Florida)

2001 Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office – Cold Case, examination of skeletal remains discovered in 1990 (Orlando, Florida)

2000 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Search for remains on Alafaya Trail (received letter of appreciation from Sheriff Kevin Beary)

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2000 Orange County Sheriff’s Office – recovery and examination of remains on University Blvd

2000 West Palm Beach Medical Examiner’s Office – Examination of remains (Expert Witness August 2003)

2000 Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office – Examination of remains. Examination conducted at C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory.

2000 Jacksonville Medical Examiner’s Office – Archaeological/historical remains (skull). Examination conducted at C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory.

2000 Jacksonville Medical Examiner’s Office – Archaeological/historical remains (skull). Examination conducted at C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory.

2000 Jacksonville Medical Examiner’s Office – Archaeological/historical remains (skull). Examination conducted at C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory.

2000 Jacksonville Medical Examiner’s Office – Archaeological/historical remains (infra- cranial). Examination conducted at C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory.

2000 Tallahassee Medical Examiner’s Office – Skeletal analysis (trauma). Examination conducted at C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory.

2000 Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office, Texas – Examination of unidentified remains found on train tracks. Examination conducted at C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory.

2000 Tallahassee Medical Examiner’s Office – examination of hyoid for trauma. Examination conducted at C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory.

Other Community Service 2007 Orlando Science Center, “Meet the Scientist”, opening IMAX film “Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs”.

2003 Orlando Science Center – “Meet the Scientist” – opening of Forensic Science Exhibit.

2004 Partin Cemetery Project – Project involving UCF students. Locating unmarked graves in a local historical cemetery (1878) using ground penetrating radar.