Curriculum Vitae
Education
2023 - Present
PhD Researcher
University College Dublin
Dublin, Co. Dublin,
Ireland
Researcher in Bioarchaeology of Disability
Working Title: Examining the Life Course of Disabled and Chronically Ill Individuals and their Access to Healthcare in Roman Britain.
Key words: Bioarchaeology, Paleopathology, Osteoarchaeology, Impairment and Disability, Life Course, Index of Care.
2018 - 2019
MSc Student
Leiden University
Leiden, Zuid-Holland,
The Netherlands
MSc in Osteoarchaeology
Thesis: The Dutch Distemper: Testing a New Diagnostic Method for Scurvy on a 19th Century Rural Dutch Population.
Key words: Osteoarchaeology, Paleopathology, Metabolic Disease, Famine and Food Shortages.
Second Specialisation in the European Paleolithic
2015 - 2018
BSc Student
Reading University
Reading, Berkshire,
United Kingdom
BSc in Archaeology
Dissertation: Investigating Birth Seasonality in Roman Exeter through the Stable Isotope Analysis of Sheep/Goat Dental Enamel.
Key words: Dental Sequential Isotope Analysis, Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes, Animal Diet, Husbandry Practices, Social Change.
Experience
2021 - 2023
Laboratory Technician
University of Leicester
Leicester, Leicestershire,
United Kingdom
Technician for the Tobacco Health and History Project
Supported post-docs in both osteoarchaeological and chemical lab-based analyses, managed project databases, responsible for sampling and photography, co-organised conferences and symposia, and managed social media profiles for the project.
2019 - 2020
Volunteer Lab Assistant
Leiden University Osteology Laboratory
Leiden, Zuid-Holland,
The Netherlands
Volunteer Laboratory Assistant
Helped in organising and digitalising the Osteology Laboratory's archaeological collections and recording forms, supported current students during laboratory internships, and helped in overall organisation of the lab space.
2018 - 2018
Laboratory Intern
Leiden University Osteology Laboratory
Leiden, Zuid-Holland,
The Netherlands
Osteology Internship
Three-month-long laboratory-based internship analysisng recently excavated Dutch skeletal human remains of adults and non-adults, recording on standardised skeletal forms, and organisation of information into online database
2016 - 2018
Student Fieldworker
University of Reading Archaeology Fieldschool
Silchester Roman Town,
Hampshire, U.K.
&
Marden Henge, Vale of Pewsey
Wiltshire, U.K.
Summer Fieldschool Student Worker
Yearly month-long archaeological fieldschool with increasing levels of responsibility each year, eventually becoming co-leader of environmental science team. Included organising and managing team tasks, informal teaching of environmental and safety procedures, as well as explaining techniques to visitors and contributing to social media posts for the general public.
Professional skillset
Microsoft Office Package
Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access
Macintosh Programs
Keynote, Pages
Google Programs
Drive, Sheets, Docs, Slides
IBM SPSS Statistics Program
R Programming Language
Online Communications Programs
Teams, Zoom, Skype
Social Media Applications
Twitter (X), Instagram, Facebook
Languages
English (native)
Dutch (native)
Spanish (native)
French (B2 level)