Research

3d Modelling of Amphoras // Yassi Ada Shipwreck

Stanford University
Remote work, 2019-2024
Freelance Consultant

I provide ongoing data analysis and 3D modelling support to Stanford University’s
Maritime Archaeology & Digital Heritage Lab under direction of Dr. Justin Leidwanger.

Shickluna Shipyard Excavation

Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, 2019-2022
Research Assistant

An SSHRC funded project led by Dr. Kimberly Monk. Local shipbuilding legend Louis Shickluna built St. Catharines’ economy in the mid-1800s. With the help of archival research, archaeological excavation, and lots of public interest, our team brought the past to the present. (See links for social media and news coverage).

Profiling of Ecstasy Tablets

University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland, 2015
Master’s Thesis

I used chemical and physical profiling of ecstasy tablets taken into evidence by Police Service of Scotland to advocate for forensic intelligence in ongoing drug investigations. All testing and research was performed in an ISO 17025-compliant lab.

Exploring barium levels in bone using XRF

McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, 2014
Research Assistant

This was a collaboration between the Department of Medical Physics and the New York State Department of Health to determine levels of barium in biological samples.

Analysis of Ancient Roman coins using XRF

McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, 2010
Research Assistant

An undergraduate research project under supervision of Dr. Michael Farquharson, Dr. Fiona McNeill, and the McMaster Museum of Art to determine the metal content of ancient coins from the McMaster Antiquities’ Collection. (See link for news coverage).