Meet the TEAL Alumni
Banting Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-20) Postdoctoral Fellow (2023-25)
Dr. Eric Guiry
Ph.D. University of British Columbia, 2016
M.A. Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2012
B.Sc. (Honours) Lakehead University, 2009
Anthropology M.Sc. Student (2023-25)
Rachel Dickenson
M.Sc. Trent University, 2025
B.Sc. Trent University, 2023
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Thesis Title: A stable isotope-based reconstruction of the dietary patterns of Birnirk individuals from the North Slope of Alaska
Anthropology M.Sc. Student (2023-25)
Ryan Pawlowski
M.Sc. Trent University, 2025
B.Sc. University of Toronto at Mississauga, 2023
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Thesis Title: Stable Isotope Analyses of Skin: Implications for Laboratory Protocols and Human Decomposition
Anthropology M.Sc. Student (2022-24)
Anthropology B.Sc. Student (2021-22)
Olivia Hall
M.Sc. Trent University, 2024
B.Sc. Trent University, 2022
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Thesis Title: Assessing human bone collagen turnover rate
Anthropology M.Sc. Student (2022-24)
Alexis Rausch
M.Sc. Trent University, 2024
B.A. Grand Valley State University, 2022
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Thesis Title: Uprooted: C, N, S, Sr Stable Isotope Analysis of Dentition at Kingston General Hospital’s Irish Emigrant Mass Grave​
Anthropology M.Sc. Student (2022-24)
NSERC USRA (2022)
Anthropology B.Sc. Student (2021-22)
Julia McCuaig
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2023-​
M.Sc. Trent University, 2023
B.Sc. Trent University, 2021
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Thesis Title: Agro-Politics and the Moche: A Stable Isotope Analysis of Moche Agricultural Management During the Early Intermediate Period
Anthropology M.Sc. Student (2021-23)
Nicole Hultquist
Ph.D. Boston University, 2023-​
M.Sc. Trent University, 2023
B.Sc. University of Maryland, 2021
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Thesis Title: Strontium Isotopes and The Geographic Origins of Camelids in the Virú Valley
Anthropology M.Sc. Student (2021-23)
Mariah Miller
Ph.D. University of Toronto, 2023-
M.Sc. Trent University, 2023
B.A. University of Lethbridge, 2019
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Thesis Title: Changes in Inuit Hunting Practices Associated with the Introduction of Firearms in Nunatsiavut: Evidence from a Stable Isotope Analysis of Ringed Seals
Anthropology M.A. Student (2021-23)
Brooke Driscoll
Ph.D. University of New Brunswick, 2023-​
M.A. Trent University, 2023
B.A. Trent University, 2021
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Thesis Title: Working like a Dog: δ13C and δ15N analysis of canids from the Canadian Arctic
Anthropology M.Sc. Student (2021-24)
Anahi Maturana
M.Sc. Trent University, 2023
B.A. Universidad de Chile, 2012
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Thesis Title: Investigating Agricultural Intensification Through Stable Isotope Analysis in The Atacama Desert, Northern Chile
Anthropology M.Sc. Student (2020-22)
Adrián González Gómez de Agüero
M.A. Trent University, 2022
M.A. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2019
B.A. Universitat de Barcelona, 2016
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Thesis Title: Agricultural Intensification at Cerro de Oro (Cañete Valley, Peru): Exploring the Use of Fertilizers through Stable Isotope Analysis
Anthropology M.A. Student (2019-23)
Tessa Grogan
M.A. Trent University, 2023
B.A. The University of British Columbia, 2019
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Thesis Title: Camelids on the Coast? Investigating Trade and Early Camelid Herding through Stable Isotope Analysis of Formative to Late Intermediate Period Textiles from the Atacama Desert, Chile
Anthropology M.A. Student (2018-20)
Michael Scott
D.Phil. University of Oxford, 2020-
M.A. Trent University, 2020
B.A. (Honours) Simon Fraser University, 2018
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Thesis Title: Chew the fat: An examination of the preservation of fatty acids in archaeological bone.
Anthropology M.A. Student (2018-20)
Anthropology B.Sc. Student (2017-18)
Dr. Corrie Hyland
D.Phil. University of Oxvord, 2025
M.A. Trent University, 2020
B.Sc. (Honours) Trent University, 2018
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Thesis Title: Why fish when you could farm? A stable isotope analysis of changing diet and ritual killing in the Viru Valley, Peru.
Anthropology B.Sc. Student (2023-25)
Dashiell Ives
B.Sc. Trent University, 2025​
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Thesis Title: Stable Isotope Analysis of Canids from Cape Espenberg, Alaska
Archaeology B.Sc. Student (2022-23)
Jenna Milner
B.Sc. Trent University, 2023​
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Thesis Title: Optimizing Reflux Time in Bone Collagen Extraction
Anthropology B.Sc. Student (2021-22)
Madison Curran
B.Sc. Trent University, 2022​
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Thesis Title: Comparing the Effects of Demineralization Temperature on the Isotopic and Elemental Composition of Bone Collagen
Archaeology B.Sc. Student (2021-22)
Melissa Merchant
B.Sc. Trent University, 2022
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Thesis Title: Isotopic Reconstruction of Guinea Pig Diets at Cerro de Oro, Peru
NSERC URA (2021)
Forensics B.Sc. Student (2020-21)
Tess Wilson
Ph.D. McMaster University 2021-
B.ScFS. Trent Univesity, 2021
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Thesis Title: Examining the impact of demineralization methods on the stable isotope composition of bone collagen
Anthropology B.Sc. Student (2019-21)
Delaney Parent
B.Sc. Trent University, 2021​
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Thesis Title: Stable isotope analysis of macrobotanical remains from the Colonial occupation at Carrizales, Peru
Archaeology B.Sc. Student (2018-19)
Melissa Mertsis
B.A. Trent University, 2019
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Thesis Title: Assessing Camelid Management Practices in Northern Chile: Evidence from Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analyses