Faculty and staff

Pre-masters'

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Masters'

Musah Adam (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
musaha@myumanitoba.ca
Experimental Dating Methods for Historically Recent Sites in Southern Africa: Towards the Rehydroxylation (RHX) of the dating of fired clays.

Shadia Afrin (Advisor: Dr. Lara Rosenoff Gauven)
afrins1@myumanitoba.ca
Focusing on how historical and ongoing displacement and land loss shape Indigenous resistance to development projects in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, particularly within the Mro community, emphasizing the complex interactions of political and corporate power dynamics that influence their resistance strategies.

Sharmin Afrose (Advisor: Dr. Fabiana Li)
afroses1@myumanitoba.ca
Examining the implications of culturally informed food choices and dietary restrictions for displaced women in South Asia, particularly the Rohingya people in Bangladesh.

Aklima Akter (Advisor: Dr. Derek Johnson)
aktera@myumanitoba.ca
Exploring womens' engagements in dried fish value chains in Bangladesh, the patriarchal constraints that women encounter, and their efforts to negotiate those gendered obstacles to their social wellbeing. 

Ashley Austin (Advisor: Dr. Stacie Burke)
austina1@myumanitoba.ca
Using archival records, such as cemetery records and death certificates, to study changes in mortality trends over time, with a specific focus on infectious diseases. Related interests: population demography, epidemiology, local history.

Christian Barritt-Cleary (Advisor: Dr. Rob Hoppa)
umbarri3@myumanitoba.ca
Age-related cortical bone loss in medieval Denmark. Related interests: osteology, forensic archaeology, paleopathology, anthropogenic bone modification, paleo art.

Michal Blechman (Advisor: Dr. Emily Holland)
blechmam@myumanitoba.ca
I am interested in research within the forensic anthropology field. My thesis topic is regarding taphonomy in cold weather.

Alexis Brooks (Advisor: Dr. Julia Gamble)
brooksa5@myumanitoba.ca 
Current research is on identifying Tuberculosis and Brucellosis in Medieval Avar populations using skeletal analysis and lab methods. Research interests include Osteology, Forensic Anthropology, Bioarcheology, Paleopathology, Skeletal Analysis and Activity Markers 

Francisca Picoto Carneiro Ribeiro Correia (Advisor: Dr. Fabiana Li)
correiaf@myumanitoba.ca

Nic Catalano (Advisor: Dr. Lara Rosenoff Gauvin)
Catalan3@myumanitoba.ca
The design and rollout of critical human rights education aimed primarily at public/non-expert audiences, rather than formal academic circumstances. Museum and educational institution-relevant knowledge translation and dissemination.

Thomas Doran (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
dorant3@myumanitoba.ca
The settlement patterns of Late Iron Age people in the Babanango Plateau area of South Africa. 

Marcella Dyck (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
umdyc264@myumanitoba.ca

Kevin Edbert (Advisor: Dr. Derek Johnson)
edbertk@myumanitoba.ca
Subjective and objective well being of small/micro scale fishing communities in rural Indonesia. Related interests: cultural anthropology, social psychology, Southeast Asian studies, East Asian studies, cross culture anthropology

Sumaiya Ferdous (Advisor: Professor Derek Johnson)
ferdous6@myumanitoba.ca 
"How are fisherfolk communities living in boats, known as "Bede" or "Manta," gradually facing threats from climate change, and what are the key barriers to gaining access to mainstream occupations, such as producing and selling dried fish, to ensure their dignified lives?"

Shaghayegh Ghasemi (Advisor: Dr. Lara Rosenoff Gauvin)
ghasemi2@myumanitoba.ca

Katya Godwin (Advisor: Dr. Rob Hoppa)
godwink1@myumanitoba.ca
Exploration of the ethics of acquisition, current use, and future of skeletal collections in a Canadian context.

Selina Heidinger (Advisor: Dr. Lara Rosenoff Gauvin)
heiding4@myumanitoba.ca
Identity creation and ideas of the self within the furry fandom.

Savannah Kisilowsky (Advisor: Dr. Lara Rosenoff Gauvin)
kisilows@myumanitoba.ca
How repatriation is tied to meaningful reconciliation and healing, and how to do so respectfully within academic institutions.

Jihui Kuang (Advisor: Dr. Fabiana Li)

Drenna Lameg (Advisor: Dr. Laura Kelvin)
lamegd@myumanitoba.ca
Reimagining the archaeological field school by addressing issues of academic exclusivity through community-based practices.

Madeline Lischka (Advisor: Dr. Mirjana Roksandic)
lischkam@myumanitoba.ca
Using dental morphology to examine the chronological and spatial patterning of population variation within early Caribbean populations. Related interests: Population demography and early human migrations in the Caribbean.

Alexandre Monin (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
monina@myumanitoba.ca

Savannah Moon Kisilowsky (Advisor: Dr. Lara Rosenoff-Gauvin)
kisilows@myumanitoba.ca
Using ceremony, how Indigenous Ancestors can be returned respectfully within institutions; and how rematriation and repatriation is tied to meaningful reconciliation and healing in Canada.

Tanzina Nazia (Advisor: Dr. Derek Johnson)
naziat@myumanitoba.ca

Sara Nur (Advisor: Dr. Derek Johnson)
nurs1@myumanitoba.ca
Exploring the intersections of gender dynamics and power structures, with a particular focus on feminist theory and visual representations. Critically examine how gender roles are constructed, contested, and redefined within diverse cultural and social frameworks.

Joshua Obot (Advisor: Dr. Lara Rosenoff Gauvin)

Richmond Opoku-Prempeh (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
opokuprr@myumanitoba.ca
Archaeometallurgy study of iron production during the Zulu Kingdom period. A geochemical analysis of ore, slag, bloom and metal artefacts to establish ore sourcing.

Stanley Oyiga (Advisor: Dr. Warren Clarke)
oyigas@myumanitoba.ca
My research explores the intersections of youth culture, identity politics, and anti-Black racism, with a particular focus on the experiences of Black African immigrants in Canada.

Michelle Rudner (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
Rudnerm@umanitoba.ca
Using archaeometry for provenance sourcing of pottery.

Melanie San Filippo (Advisor: Dr. Mirjanna Roksandic)
sanfilmc@myumanitoba.ca
Investigating the origins of mortuary behaviours in human and non-human animals.

Cameron Scott (Advisor:  Dr. Rob Hoppa)
Umscot27@myumanitoba.ca
Exploring techniques in the study and identification of Commonwealth soldiers killed during the World Wars.

Kayla Shaganash (Advisor: Dr. Laura Kelvin)
umshagak@myumanitoba.ca 
Dismantling and challenging colonial narratives within the sub-discipline of Zooarchaeology. The inclusion of Anishinaabeg knowledge and understandings, such as the Seven Sacred Teachings, Clan Systems, and Mino Bimaadiziwin.

Miguel Valverde-Yetman (Advisor: Dr. Linda Larcombe)

Jiamin Wang (Advisor: Dr. Haskel Greenfield)
wangj33@myumanitoba.ca
Archaeological chemistry, organic residue analysis.

Abdul-Lateef Awodele (Advisor: Dr. Warren Clarke)
awodelea@myumanitoba.ca
Anti-blackness, identity, masculinity, immigration mechanisms and social experiences of African men in Canada.

Thomas Aduah Quarcoo (Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Buddle)
aduahqut@myumanitoba.ca
Exploring obstacles to women’s pursuit of leadership positions in local government in Ghana.

Heather Bidzinski (Advisor Dr. Lara Rosenoff-Gauvin)
pitcherh@myumanitoba.ca

Annie Brown (Advisor: Dr. Haskel Greenfield)
umbro392@myumanitoba.ca

Camille Callison (Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Buddle)
calliscl@myumanitoba.ca

Delia Chartrand (Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Buddle)
chartdgg@myumanitoba.ca
The impacts of working with records of trauma on Indigenous staff who work in heritage institutions, specifically archives. I am hoping to conduct research which develops culturally proficient supports towards this.

Francis Darko (Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Buddle and Dr. Warren Clarke)
darkof@myumanitoba.ca
Anthropological research approaches to race, anti-Black racism and discrimination among Afro-Caribbean Canadians, immigrants and newcomers.

Kristel Doran (Advisor: Dr. Mirjana Roksandic)
dorank@myumanitoba.ca
The Upper Paleolithic in Europe. Related interests: archaeology of childhood, Neanderthals, archaeological theory.

Gifty Dzorka (Advisor: Dr. Fabiana Li)
dzorkag@myumanitoba.ca
How the introduction of rice production in a predominantly maize producing and consuming society in Ghana by a commercialized corporate company, influencing smallholder farmers' food system.

Juan Gómez de la Torre Barúa (Advisor: Fabiana Li)
gomezdej@myumanitoba.ca
Interest in the intersections of society, culture and nature. Focusing on knowledge systems, colonial practices and historical perspectives for the comprehension of diverse human dynamics.

Mary Grace Golfo Barcelona (Advisor: Dr. Shelley Sweeney and Dr. Brooke Milne)
golfomg@myumanitoba.ca

Grace Holmes (Advisor: Dr. Julia Gamble)
holmesg1@myumanitoba.ca
Diet through dental microwear texture analysis on cremated and burnt teeth through experimental archaeology. Related interests: 3D teeth scanning, repatriation, Indigenous archaeology, epiphyseal fusion, LEXT microscope.

Elizabeth Hydesmith (Advisor: Dr. Linda Larcombe)
umhydesm@myumanitoba.ca

Gerhard Jordaan (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
jordaang@myumanitoba.ca

Wae Win Khaing (Advisor: Dr. Derek Johnson)
khaingww@myumanitoba.ca
The link between development, migration, work in dried fish value chains and wellbeing of actors participating in dried fish value chains in Myanmar.

Mahyar Khademibami (Advisor: Dr. Haskel Greenfield)
khademim@myumanitoba.ca

Ishaan Khot (Advisor: Dr. Derek Johnson)
ikhot@myumanitoba.ca

Joshua Lindal (Advisor: Dr. Mirjana Roksandic)
lindalj@myumanitoba.ca
Variability in molar root morphology in Neanderthals and mid-Pleistocene "Homo".

Alexandra Mackay-Brown (Advisor: Dr. Emily Holland)

Kristjan Mann (Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Buddle)
ummannkw@myumanitoba.ca

Felicia Masenu (Advisor: Dr. Lara Rosenoff Gauvin)
masenuf@myumanitoba.ca​​​​​​​

Isaack Otieno (Advisor: Dr. Lara Rosenoff Gauvin)
otienoi@myumanitoba.ca

Desmond Owusu-Ansah (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
owusuand@myumanitoba.ca
German colonialism and archaeology in Africa, development anthropology, ethnoarchaeology, landscape archaeology, complex societies in Africa, cultural resource management and museums studies and education.

Shahrzad Parsaei (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
parsaeis@myumanitoba.ca
Mortuary archaeology, death, burial patterns, and the connection between death and religion.

Krystal Payne (Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Buddle)
paynek3@myumanitoba.ca
Settler-colonial archives and archival violence; Indigenous archival sovereignty; archival rematriation and repatriation; trauma-informed and healing-centred engagement in archives. 

Md Mahfuzar Rahman (Advisor: Dr. Derek Johnson)
rahman15@myumanitoba.ca

Jordan Scholfield (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
scholfij@myumanitoba.ca
The change in the technological aspects of ceramic production between the Early Iron Age and Late Iron Age in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Garth Sutton (Advisor: Dr. Kent Fowler)
umsuttog@myumanitoba.ca

Tracey Turner (Advisor: Dr. Maureen Matthews)
umturne5@myumanitoba.ca

Jessie Varquez (Advisor: Dr. Derek Johnson)
varquejj@myumanitoba.ca
I explore the assemblage elements in human-rabbitfish relations through boneless danggit, a dried fish commodity on Bantayan Island in the Philippines, through the intersecting themes of knowledge, values, and power.