PhD. in Anthropology, in progress, University of Oregon
M.A. in Anthropology (First Class Honors), 2015, University of Auckland, New Zealand
B.A.Hons in Anthropology, (First Class Honors), 2014, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Higher Education:
B.A. in Anthropology and Ancient History, 2013, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Research Interests
Social zooarchaeology, human-animal interactions, diet and health, morphometrics and functional morphology, Domestication, Animal Husbandry, Human Palaeoecology, human-animal studies
Research
Sophie (pronouns: they/she) is a zooarchaeologist and doctoral candidate specialising in ancient human-animal relationships in Post-Ice Age Southwest Asia.
Their dissertation research investigates ancient human-cat relationships from early interactions with humans, to the domestication of early African wildcats, to the modern-day role that domestic cats play in human society.