Graduate student

Cassie Sellers

MA Student

Cassie completed her undergraduate degree in Criminology at Saint Mary’s University, with minors in French and Anthropology. Before attending the University of Waterloo to study under the supervision of Dr. Alexis Dolphin, she worked as a fingerprint technician. Her research interests lie in paleopathology, skeletal estimation methods, and bioarcheology. 

Carita Tham

MA Student

Carita completed her BSc in Honours Science at the University of Waterloo with minors in Biology and Anthropology. She is continuing her education in Public Issues Anthropology under Prof. Robert Stark. Her research interests include exploring the relationships between trauma, stress, and pathology, and their manifestations on bone.

Jessica Mah

MA Student

Jessica completed her undergraduate degree in 2022 at the University of Alberta in Anthropology with a minor in Biological Sciences. Her research interests include chemical analysis of bone, dental anthropology, and bioarchaeology. She is pursuing her MA under the supervision of Dr. Alexis Dolphin.

Aicha Lariani

MA Student

Aicha received her bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Sociology from the University of Malaya in Malaysia. Her research interests include migration, identity, and the dynamics of border communities. She is particularly focused on how geopolitical and social forces shape subjectivities, identities and lived experiences.

Rosie Schwarz

MA Student

Rosie received her bachelor's degree in Geography and Environmental Management with a minor in Anthropology from the University of Waterloo. She is currently studying under Dr. Alexis Dolphin. Her academic interests include bioarchaeology and GIS. She has done fieldwork including excavating and surveying in Jordan and the east coast of Canada.