Directors Dr. Laurie Reitsema reitsema@uga.edu Dr. Reitsema is a bioarchaeologist who studies the interaction between biology, diet, and culture using stable isotope analysis of archaeological human remains. Dr. Susan Tanner stanner1@uga.edu Dr. Tanner is a biological anthropologist who uses a biocultural approach to undertand how human heath and disease are shaped by the environment and culture. Dr. Roberta Salmi rsalmi@uga.edu Dr. Salmi is a primatologist who studies primate behavior, ecology, and conservation. Students Edgar Alarcon alarcon.tinajero@uga.edu Edgar studies the diets, physical activity and subsistence practices of individuals from Neolithic Mesoamerica. Adviser: Dr. Laurie Reitsema Adam C.S. Kazmi asckazmi@uga.edu Adam studies migration histories of humans buried in the Roman necropoleis of Dyrrachium (modern Durrës, Albania). Adviser: Dr. Laurie Reitsema Christina Lee christina.lee26@uga.edu Christina studies physical activity in childhood in lowland and highland Bolivia. Adviser: Dr. Susan Tanner Mariana Matos mariana.dpmatos@uga.edu Kristen Morrow ksmorrow@uga.edu Kristen studies human-other primate interactions in Indonesia, focusing in particular on the trade-offs of coexisting in shared landscapes. Adviser: Dr. Roberta Salmi Katherine Reinberger klreinberger@uga.edu Katie studies how warfare connects spatially and geographically diverse populations through the analysis of remains from the Greek colony of Himera. Adviser: Dr. Laurie Reitsema Rhiannon Schultz rlschultz@uga.edu Rhiannon studies the nutrition and physiology of gorillas housed in North American zoological institutions, focusing primarily on how their nutrition and physical activity impact their metabolic and cardiovascular health. Adviser: Dr. Roberta Salmi Postdoctoral Research Associates Raíssa Nogueira de Brito raissa.brito@uga.edu Alumni April Kristen Smith akdobbs@uga.edu April studies the relationship between early childhood stress and infectious disease mortality among 19th century cholera victims from Italy. Adviser: Dr. Laurie Reitsema Carey Garland carey.garland@uga.edu Carey studies the effects of Spanish contact on early childhood stress and diet among individuals interred at multiple sites from St. Catherine's Island, Georgia. Adviser: Dr. Laurie Reitsema Sammantha Holder sammholder@uga.edu Samm studies embodiment and structural violence through the analysis of the remains of Napoleonic soldiers and civilians. Adviser: Dr. Laurie Reitsema Jessie Dyer jessie.dyer25@uga.edu Franchesca Judd fdjudd@uga.edu Madalena Monteban Asher Rosinger
