Katie Waterhouse
kbwaterh@ualberta.ca
The Department of Anthropology
13-15 HM Tory Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
T6G 2H4
Current Research
For my PhD project, supervised by Prof. Owen Beattie, I am looking into the forensic taphonomy of burnt human remains. I will be conducting decomposition experiments using human analogue material to map the rates and patterns of decomposition looking at a number of different variables affecting decay. Additionally, my research will look into the faunal disturbance and soft tissue injury identification in burnt remains. A final aspect to my work will involve a critical assessment of methods of recovery of burnt remains with the view to developing systems to enhance information recovery.
Degrees
MSc Forensic Archaeological Sciences, University College London, UK
BSc Hons Physiology, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK