Postdoctoral Researchers

I am interested in human anatomy, contemporary human morphological variation, and human evolution. My research interests focus primarily on questions relating to the identification of skeletonized human remains, including the creation of biological profiles, the recognition of skeletal pathologies, and the analysis of trauma. My PhD research uses whole-body, three-dimensional computed-tomography (CT) scans of documented individuals to reassess the methods used by biological anthropologists to estimate body mass from skeletal material.

My primary research interests lie in the Viking Age and the archaeology of conflict, violence and warfare. My postgraduate research focused primarily on the archaeology of Viking Age England. Since then I have been expanding my interests to investigate themes such as conflict, identity and religion within the wider context of the Viking world. As part of HESP I am currently investigating the biocultural effects of religious change among Scandinavian societies during the Viking Age.