Education

Spring 2016, BA in Biological Anthropology- Concentration: Anatomy, Colorado State University

Spring 2019, MA in Forensic Anthropology, University of Montana, “Human vs. Non-human Bone: A non-destructive histological method” Committee Chair: Dr. Meradeth Snow

Fall 2023, PhD in Anthropology, University of Montana, “Bone Fraggles for Days: A Minimally Destructive Technique for Taxonomic Identification of Faunal Specimens” Committee Co-Chairs: Drs. Meradeth Snow & Anna Prentiss

Courses Taught

ANTY 413: Osteology

CJUS 125: Fundamentals of Forensic Science

CJUS 488: Forensic Science: The Crime Lab & Beyond

Field of Study

Forensic Anthropology & Zoorachaeology with a focus on the identification/analysis of human vs. non-human bone in forensic and archaeological contexts

Publications

Journal of Human Ecology Special Issue, Dogs in the Archaeological Record: October 2021. "The Record of Dogs in Traditional Communities of the Mid-Fraser Canyon, British Columbia: Ethnological and Archaeological Evidence". Anna Marie Prentiss, Matthew J. Walsh, Thomas A. Foor, Haley O’Brien, Hannah Cail.

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology: May 2020. Article Publication. "Malthusian cycles among semi-sedentary Fisher-Hunter-Gatherers: The socio-economic and demographic history of Housepit 54, Bridge River site, British Columbia". Anna Marie Prentiss, Matthew J. Walsh, Thomas A. Foor, Kathryn Bobolinski, Ashley Hampton, Ethan Ryan, Haley O'Brien.