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Looking at hippo fossils in Kenya
(1996).
Conference Papers:
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June 1997 - Hair phobia in the Middle
East. Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Tucson,
AZ.
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April 1998 - A biomechanical
analysis of femoral cross-sections from population SJO-91.
Southwestern Anthropological Association, Sacramento,
CA.
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April 1999 - Sexual
differences in activity patterns of a central Californian
hunter-gatherer population. American
Association of Physical
Anthropologists, Columbus, OH.
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July 1999 - Sexual differences
in activity patterns of a hunter-gatherer population. International
Society for the Study of Individual Differences, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada.
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April 2000 - Temporal
differences in quality of life in two Native American populations.
American Association of Physical Anthropologists, San Antonio,
TX.
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June 2000 - Inferring
Kennewick Man's behavior from CT-scans. Human Behavior and Evolution
Society, Amherst, MA.
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August 2000 - Kennewick Man's funeral: the burying of scientific evidence. Association for Politics
and the Life Sciences, Washington, DC.
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March 2001 - Kennewick Man's behavior: a CT-scan analysis. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Kansas City, MO.
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April 2002 - The mystery of muscle markers:
aggregation and construct validity. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Buffalo, NY.
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October 2002 - Humeral cross-sectional
morphology from 18th Century Quebec prisoners of war: Activity pattern
or biology? Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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April 2003 - Humeri do not behave like
femora when it comes to travel. Southwestern Anthropological
Association, Bakersfield, CA.
Elizabeth Weiss at the Paleopathology Association Meeting
(2003).
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April 2003 - Humeral cross-sections and pathology: A comparison of 18th C. Quebec
prisoners of war with 20th C. New Mexico suburbanites. Paleopathology Association Meeting, Tempe, AZ.
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April 2004 - When size does not matter: An examination of aggregate osteoarthritis.American Association of Physical Anthropologists,Tampa, FL.
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April 2005 - Out of Joint: What patterns of osteoarthritis might tell us about activity (with R. Jurmain). American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Milwaukee, WI.
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April 2005 - Humeral Bilateral Asymmetry in Four Populations: Effects of sex, subsistence, and rowing. Southwestern Anthropological Association, San Jose, CA.
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February 2006 -
NAGPRA: Before and After. American Association for the Advancement of Science, St. Louis, MO.
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March 2006 - Developmental influences on upper limb asymmetry in a skeletal population from central California (with R. Jurmain). American Association of Physical Anthropologists,
Anchorage, AK.
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August - September 2006 - Osteoarthritis, Trauma, and Patterns of Asymmetry of the Upper Limb (with R. Jurmain). Paleopathology Association, Santorini,Greece.
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November 2006 - Craniofacial Trauma in a Prehistoric California Population: Patterns and comparisons. American Anthropological Association, San Jose, CA.
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February 2007 -
Congenital Anomalies of the Sacrum in a Prehistoric Central California Population. American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, CA.
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April 2007 - Lower back stress fractures in a skeletal population from central California: Sex and age patterns (with L. Corona). Southwestern Anthropological Association, Sacramento, CA.
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April 2008 - When it rains it pours: Multiple congenital pathologies in single individuals. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Columbus, OH.
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November 2008 - Reasons behind reburial: Religion, respect, and human rights. American Anthropological Association , San Francisco, CA.
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February 2009 - Separation of Church and State: The NAGPRA Exception. American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.
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April 2009 - Cranial muscle markers: A preliminary examination of size, sex, and age effects. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Chicago, IL.
In San Francisco (2007).
Links:
- Curriculum Vitae
(Microsoft Word format)
- My SJSU
Anthropology Department Website
- My
SJSU Faculty Website
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Education:
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University of California,
Santa Cruz (B.A. Anthropology 1996).
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California State University,
Sacramento (M.A. Anthropology 1998).
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University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville (Ph.D. Environmental Dynamics 2001).
Employment:
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Assistant Professor, San Jose State
University, 2004-present.
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Post-Doctoral Research
Associate, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2002-2004.
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Teaching/Laboratory Assistant,
University of Arkansas, 1998-1999.
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Teaching Assistant, California
State University Sacramento, 1997-1998.
Field
Experience:
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Summer 1994 - Cabrillo
Community College Field School at Big Sur, California.
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Summer 1996 - Koobi Fora Field
School (Harvard University) at Koobi Fora, Kenya.
At San Jose State University, August 2007.
M.A. Thesis: Sexual
differences in activity patterns of a central Californian hunter-gatherer
population. Unpublished M.A. Thesis, California State University,
Sacramento (1998).
Ph.D. Thesis: A
cross-cultural study of humeri: environmental causes of morphology.
Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
(2001).
Measuring bones in Ottawa,
Canada (2002).
Books:
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Reburying the Past: The Effects of Repatriation and Reburial on Scientific Inquiry. Nova Science Publishers. (2008).
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Bioarchaeological Science: What We Have Learned From Skeletal Remains. Nova Science Publishers. (in press).
Articles:
Book Chapters:
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When it Rains it Pours: Multiple Congenital Pathologies in Single Individuals. In: Archeology Research Trends. Alex R. Suarez and Marc N. Vasquez, Editors. (2008).
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Basic physical anthropology and assessment of the 'Kennewick Man' skeleton. (with J.F. Powell and J.C. Rose) In: Kennewick Man. Francis P. McManamon, Editor. (in press).
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Age and Sex influences on aggregate upper limb asymmetry in a central California skeletal population: Activity Patterns and Ontogeny. In: Physical Anthropology Research Trends. Frank Columbus, Editor. (in press).
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