My research interests include skeletal biology, paleopathology, functional morphology, biomechanics, forensic anthropology & human rights. My dissertation was entitled Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton.

Some of my strengths stem from my extensive work in human anatomy and biomechanics, which provide a bridge between research in biocultural evolutionary theory and applied anthropological research with modern populations. My current research is exploring orthopedic pathologies in obese adolescents and is a collaboration with the Center for Bone and Joint Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.