Biography

I was born in France but grew up in the Bay Area in California. I have always been interested in combining social and biological sciences to study past human populations. After completing a BA & BSc in Anthropology and Molecular Biology from McGill University, I studied at University College London to do a MSc in Bioarchaeological and Forensic Anthropology. I then decided to undertake a second MA in Anthropology at San Francisco State University where I researched the feasibility and potentials of carrying out palaeopathological analyses of human remains found in looted Prehispanic communal tombs. During my fieldwork in the village of Pamparomas in Peru, I witnessed the many challenges faced by local communities due to worsening water scarcity issues caused by climate change. Therefore, my PhD at Cambridge will focus on analysing the biocultural effects of climate change and human-environmental interactions during the Late Prehispanic Period in the North-Central Andes of Peru. I will explore the health and disease patterns of populations living in this region and study the potential impacts of environmental variability but also of culture and technology on people’s adaptability and resiliency to climate and environmental changes.

Previous Education

San Francisco State University Anthropology - bioarchaeology 2023
University College London Bioarchaeology & Forensic Anth 2019
McGill University Anthropology and Biology 2018