Research Interests
Biocultural anthropology; medical anthropology; poverty and nutrition; obesity; growth stunting in children; indigeneity; rural health; Native North America; Appalachia; skeletal pathologies.

Excavation at Amato, Acari Valley, Peru
Current Employment
- University of Kentucky, Research Assistant, Department of Behavioral Science, Lexington, KY.
- Northern Kentucky University, Adjunct Instructor of Anthropology, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Philosophy, Highland Heights, KY.
- Gateway Community and Technical College, Anthropology Instructor, Edgewood, KY.