University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Faculty Member, Department of Anthropology
Associate Professor
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The growth and development of immature individuals provides a measure of the quality of the social, economic, political, as well as ecological environment in which they were raised. The study of immature individuals from prehistoric contexts can provide information on levels of nutritional stress and disease affecting a population and therefore are a reflection of the ability of that population to adapt to a particular environment. Also of interest is the ability of the remains of children and adolescents to reveal patterns of behavior and provide insights into when the transition to adulthood took place. My interest is to study immature individuals in a comparative and recent prehistoric context to provide a broader picture of the “modern pattern” of growth and development and help deepen our understanding of what it meant to be a juvenile in prehistory. I welcome students who want to study similar and/or complementary areas of research.
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