Research Summary

I use zooarchaeological and paleoecological methods to reconstruct past ecosystems, primarily in Quaternary South Africa. My research explores the influence that ecosystem change has on mammal distributions and human behavior/evolution.

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Anthropology- Evolutionary Anthropology, University of New Mexico. Project: Tracking patterns of weaning in wild chimpanzees using stable isotopes
• Master of Science, Biological Anthropology, University of Utah. Project: Do grazers equal grasslands? Building stronger inferences about the past through understanding the environmental tolerances of present-day African mammals