Nearly 20 George Mason faculty, students and alumni attended and 14 presented at one of these two conferences, which were scheduled back-to-back in Los Angeles, California in March 2024.
The Paleopathology Association (PPA) Conference was held from March 18th-20th, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. Paleopathology is the study of ancient human diseases and animals recovered from archaeological sites, and a large component of the field of bioarchaeology.
The American Association of Biological Anthropologists (AABA) Conference was held from March 21st-23rd, 2024 at the JW Marriot Live in Los Angeles, CA. Biological anthropology is a science that deals with the adaptations, variability, and evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives.
Both conferences provide the opportunity for bioarchaeology students and professionals to present work, attend workshops and symposiums, and to network with each other. Below are photos of GMU students, faculty, and alumni who participated in this year's events in Los Angeles:
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Henrike Fiedler (George Mason University) presenting her work: "Biological Interaction Patterns in the Colonial Lambayeque Valley Complex, Peru: New Perspectives on Colonial-Era Population Structures from Dental Phenotypic Variation", pictured here with Dr. Klaus, at the AABA Conference. |
Kayley McPhail (George Mason University) presenting their work: "Periodontitis prevalence and severity in Colonial Peru: a first approximation from Mórrope and Eten, Lambayeque Valley Complex (1535-1750 CE)" at the PPA Conference. |
Celia Cleary (Baylor University) presenting her work: "Ancient Mitogenomes from Belize Provide Insights into the Mobility and Migration of Ancient Communities in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean" at the AABA Conference. |
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Elyse Adams (George Mason University) presenting her work: "Periostosis prevalence, activity, and severity in the colonial Andes: a new look at inflammation and stress in Mórrope and Eten, Lambayeque Valley complex, Peru (1535-1750 CE)"at the PPA Conference. From left to right: Dr. Haagen Klaus, Kaley McPhail, Elyse Adams, Dr. Fabian Crespo. |
Camille Cronkhite (George Mason University) presenting her work: "Exploring life course through diet: Breastfeeding and weaning in medieval Croatia" at the AABA Conference. |
Jordan Shaeffer (George Mason University) presenting her work: "The effects of selective mortality on stature on the north coast of Peru" at the AABA conference. Pictured with Dr. Clark Larsen. |
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Gréta Kühne (George Mason University) presenting her work: "Fertility and Stress in Colonial Peru: A Transition Analysis-Based Paleodemographic Reconstruction of Birthrates and Female Health in the Lambayeque Valley Complex"at the AABA Conference.
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Megan Hardie (University of Colorado Boulder) presenting her work: "Introducing an “Indigenous-Life-History” approach: Supporting informed and informative bioarchaeology" at the AABA Conference. |
Maria Sellers (University of Florida) presenting her work: "Emerging resilience and patterns of stress: Microscopic evaluations of LEH defects among individuals from colonial Mórrope and Eten" at the AABA Conference. |
 Melinda Elser (George Mason University) presenting her work: "Early childhood stress and puberty: Assessing the relationship between linear enamel hypoplasia and delayed pubertal timing in medieval London" at the PPA Conference. |
George Mason Students, Faculty, and Alumni Attending the 2024 Conference Series |
Kristina Cockerille (George Mason University) presenting her work: "Stress Chronologies in a Late Ottoman Bedouin Cemetery from Tall Hisban, Jordan: A Histological Evaluation of Stress during the Tanzimat Land Reforms" at the AABA Conference. |
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Dr. Daniel Temple (George Mason University) presenting his work: "Inequality Emerging: Habitual Activity in Relation to Diet and Mortuary Practices at Zvejnieki, Lake Burtnieks, Latvia" at the AABA Conference. |
Dr. Rick Smith (George Mason University) presenting his work: Paleogenomic and "Isotopic Evidence of Maya Persistence at Late Postclassic and Early Colonial Chactemal (Santa Rita Corozal), Belize" at the AABA Conference. |
Dr. Haagen Klaus (George Mason University) presenting as a discussant at the HBA/AABA Joint Symposium: "Terminology, Theory, and Method for the Study of Inequality of Health: Breakthroughs or Barriers?" at the AABA Conference. |
May 01, 2024