Experience

UBC Department of Anthropology

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Undergraduate research assistant at UBC MSAL (Multi-species Archaeology Lab). First combined stable isotope and Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS) approach to examining the management of llamas and alpacas, along with the consumption of guinea pigs and wild taxa in the Nasca region of Peru, investigating local strategies and responses to Wari state expansion. Using various biomolecular techniques, including ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry) and stable isotope analysis. The position includes training of peers and collaboration with UBC ADαPT Speller (Ancient DNA and Proteins Lab). Show less

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Undergraduate research assistant at UBC ADαPT (Ancient DNA and Proteins Lab) and MSAL (Multi-species Archaeology Lab), focusing primarily on the intertwined lifeways of humans and animals (mainly llamas, guinea pigs, and alpacas) through subsistence strategies and herd management in Southern Peru. Using various biomolecular techniques, including ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry) and stable isotope analysis. One month of collections, human osteology and sampling work in Lima, Peru, focusing on material from the Nasca site of Cocahuischo. Show less



Beaty Biodiversity Museum

• Canada
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paleontology Project Assistant

  • Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

  Collection technician role. Undertaking all aspects of collection revision through evaluation of paleontological specimens, rearrangement of collection cabinets, finding and digitally recording information associated with specimens through previously used accession numbers and associated materials, databasing, and assembly of teaching collections. Monthly inter-collection meetings. Collection technician role. Undertaking all aspects of collection revision through evaluation of paleontological specimens, rearrangement of collection cabinets, finding and digitally recording information associated with specimens through previously used accession numbers and associated materials, databasing, and assembly of teaching collections. Monthly inter-collection meetings.



UBC Department of Anthropology

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Archaeology Collection Project Worker

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Working on a collections project to re-box >1000 boxes of matrix samples, artifacts, belongings and faunal remains for future relocation. Accessioning belongings and artifacts using FileMaker PRO database alongside Excel. Use of faunal and lithic analyses to determine culturally sensitive materials. Resolving messy data. Working on a collections project to re-box >1000 boxes of matrix samples, artifacts, belongings and faunal remains for future relocation. Accessioning belongings and artifacts using FileMaker PRO database alongside Excel. Use of faunal and lithic analyses to determine culturally sensitive materials. Resolving messy data.



Starbucks

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Barista

  • Apr 2019 - Aug 2020

  Crafting quality beverages, handling change, ensuring maintenance of a clean workspace and customer satisfaction while creating meaningful customer experiences. Crafting quality beverages, handling change, ensuring maintenance of a clean workspace and customer satisfaction while creating meaningful customer experiences.