I received a B.S. in Anthropological Sciences with a minor in Forensic Sciences from The Ohio State University in 2016. In 2019, I earned my M.S. in forensic anthropology from Boston University's School of Medicine. My master’s thesis used dental measurements and morphological observations to assess differences and similarities between modern Japanese and Seminole Native American populations. For my dissertation, I would like to focus on prehistoric Jomon populations in Japan and their environments. Specifically, I am interested in understanding how environmental manipulation and construction can shape the phenotypic expressions of the Jomon. 

 

Research interests: biological distance, niche construction, population histories, Japan, East Asia