Personal Statement
As an archaeologist specialising in Britain’s mortuary cultures from the 5th century AD onwards, I am passionate about our inherited dead. Completing my Leverhulme-funded PhD on 7th-21st century cathedral burials in 2016 at the University of Chester, followed by postdoctoral positions in mortuary archaeology and digital humanities at the universities of Chester, Exeter, and Lancaster, I combine archaeological, textual, and visual evidence with digital methods to explore long-term changes and continuities that impact our dead. I am always delighted to hear from anyone with similar interests, especially from prospective students in any of my research themes so please do contact me via email.

As a UKRI Future Leader's Fellow (Round 2) I lead the research programme "The Human Remains: Digital Library of British Historic Mortuary Science and Investigation" based in the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology (November 2019 - October 2026).

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Research Overview
I currently supervise the following doctoral candidates:

As primary supervisor: Thomas J. Fitzgerald, "Charnelling in Post-Medieval England: Encountering the Fragmented Body, 1500-1900AD" (Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology) with Professor Martin Heale.

As tertiary supervisor: Elizabeth West, "Women and Viking Army Camps in Northern Britain" (History) with Dr Clare Downham and Dr Eoghan Ahern.