Project: Organic Residues in Middle to Early-Late Woodland Ceramics in the Kawartha Lakes Region.

 

Bio

Kate Dougherty is our resident baker extraordinaire. She truly bleeds Trent green, having done her Bachelor of Science at Trent, as well as working in the university’s Department of Anthropology for over 20 years. Kate began her career at Trent as a teaching assistant, and is now the curator, demonstrator, and lab technician, a job with many responsibilities, including handling collections and helping to run the Department’s field school. Her doctoral research investigates the transition from hunter-fisher-forager foraging to food production in the Woodland Period in the Great Lakes region through residue analysis of ceramics. A Jack of all trades, Kate’s hobbies are numerous, and include reading (anything from Jane Austen to science fiction, to historical non-fiction), growing unusual produce in her garden (one day she will make quince jam!), sewing quilts and clothes, and playing D&D. She is perhaps best known for baking delicious cakes for the lab, and enjoys having TEAL members as taste testers for baking experiments. Bio by Alex Derian.

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TEAL Awards and Honours

🏆 2021 Best Analytical Session (Shared with Jen Routledge)

🎖️ 2021 Special Recognition for Achievement in Social Media (Lab Coat of Arms)