Susan Sheridan, PhD

Co-Director

Associate Professor

University of Notre Dame

Sheridan’s research foci include analysis of ancient diet & disease w/particular interest in childhood health/adaptability, occupational stress, & female reproductive status.

Jaime Ullinger, MA

Co-Director

Ph.D. Candidate

Ohio State University

Jaime holds the Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship at Ohio State for her doctoral study of health at Bab edh-Dhra’. 

Lesley Gregoricka, MA

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Doctoral Student

Ohio State University

Lesley recently completed her MA using stable isotopes to reconstruct diet & weaning patterns.  She is now finishing coursework for her Ph.D.

Donald Ortner, PhD, DSc

Guest Scientist 2007  [Paleopathology]

Professor; Nat’l Museum of Nat. History, Smithsonian Institution

Prof. Ortner specializes in calcified tissue biology & the effect of disease on human evolution during the Holocene, w/particular interest in the advent of urbanism.

Clark Spencer Larsen, PhD

Guest Scientist 2008 [Activity Patterns]

Distinguished Prof. of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Ohio State Univ.

Prof. Larsen specializes in the areas of biomechanics, paleopathology, dietary reconstruction, and is a collaborator on the Global History of Health project.

Brenda Baker, PhD

Guest Scientist 2009  [Subadult Health]

Associate Professor,

Arizona State University

Prof. Baker's research interests are in bioarchaeology, human osteology and paleopathology, examining human skeletal remains to reconstruct past lifeways.

Terrance Akai, PhD

Professional Development

Associate Provost

University of Notre Dame

Dr. Akai is a math professor and Director of the Summer Session.  He will teach 2 professional development modules related to graduate school application.

Hugh Page, PhD

Speaker

Dean & Assoc. Prof. of Theology

University of Notre Dame

Prof. Page is the Dean of First Year of Studies and a professor in the Departments of Theology as well as Africana Studies.  He specializes in ancient Semetic languages and literature.

David Burr, PhD

Medical School Field Trip

Professor & Chair, Anatomy

Ind. Univ. School of Medicine

Prof. Burr is the Chair of Anatomy & Cell Biology, specializing in the structure & function of bone.  He has been a consultant to the US Congress, the American Inst. of Biological Sciences, & NASA.

Meredith Chesson, PhD

Speaker

Associate Professor,

University of Notre Dame

Prof. Chesson is a co-director of the Dead Sea Plain excavation project, who specializes in the archaeology of early urbanization, gender, and mortuary practices in the Ancient Near East.

Alex Robling, PhD

Medical School Field Trip

Assistant Professor

Ind. Univ. School of Medicine

Dr. Robling’s long term research goals include understanding the effects of mechanical loading on bone at the organ, tissue and cellular levels. w/pecific interest in bone cell mechanosensitivity.

John Spencer, PhD

Ethics Component

Professor. Religious Studies

John Carroll University

Prof. Spencer studies the history and religions of Israel/Palestine,  His participation provides a temporal depth to student projects, and teaches exegetical methods for using ancient sources.

Morag Kersel, PhD

Ethics Component

Post-Doc, Anthropology

University of Toronto

Prof. Kersel received her doctorate from Cambridge, studying the illicit antiquities market.  She is one of the ethics speakers for the Summer program.

Yorke Rowan, PhD

Speaker

Research Fellow

U. of Chicago’s Oriental Institute

Dr. Rowan is an anthropological archaeologist who studies craft specialization and mortuary practice in early complex societies from the southern Levant.

Emily Teeter, PhD

Oriental Institute Field Trip

Curator, Egyptian & Nubian Ant.

U of Chicago’s Oriental Institute

Dr. Teeter is a  curator and research associate at the OI who has authored numerous books & articles on Egyptian religion and history.

Edward Maher, PhD

Field Museum Field Trip

Research Associate

Field Museum - Chicago

Dr. Maher is a zooarchaeologist who specializes in collections from the Southern Levant.  He has worked on many archaeological projects throughout Israel/Palestine.

R. Thomas Schaub, PhD

Speaker

Professor Emeritus

Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania

Prof. Schaub was one of the principle excavators of the  Bab edh-Dhra’ collection.   He has published extensively on his work on the Dead Sea Plains.

Anne Underhill, PhD

Field Museum Field Trip

Boone Associate Curator

Field Museum - Chicago

Prof. Underhill is directing a project seeking to understand changes in regional economy over time, and the development of social stratification in Asia.

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