Project: Stable isotope ecology of South American camelids from northern Peru

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Bio

Dorothy joined the lab in 2024 as a PhD student with the Environmental and Life Sciences graduate program. She began her academic career at the University of Ghana Legon where she completed a joint major degree in archaeology and political science; Dorothy won the Professor Merrick Posnansky Award for the Best Graduating Student in Archaeology. While at the University of Ghana she also worked as a student journalist with campus radio. Her undergraduate degree emphasised anthropological and ethnographic perspectives, but Dorothy took her Master’s in a decidedly scientific direction. As an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s scholar, she completed a two-year Master’s degree in archaeological materials science that took her all over Europe, studying at the University of Evora (Portugal), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), and Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). Her thesis used stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes to conduct a paleodietary examination of late antiquity and early Medieval Roman populations. For her PhD research, Dorothy will examine animal husbandry practices in Chile and Peru to answer questions about interactions between humans and their environment. In addition to her impressive academic resume, Dorothy is an avid volunteer, spending time with seniors and children. She also enjoys singing, dancing and experimenting in the kitchen. No doubt our potluck lunches will benefit from her culinary inquiries. Dorothy is TEAL's resident polyglot, being fluent in five languages! Bio by Jen Routledge

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TEAL Awards and Honours

🏆 2024 Best CN Analytical Session (shared with Moses Akogun)

🏆 2024 Best CN Sample Replciate (shared with 2024/25 Grad Class)

🏆 2024 Lowest δ13C Value (shared with 2024/25 Grad Class)

🥉 2025 Lab Olympics Bronze Medal: Bone Cutting