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McKenna Waite

McKenna Waite

Graduate Student
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Education

BA in Anthropology, UGA (University of Georgia)
MA in Anthropology from UGA (University of Georgia)

Professional Bio

Professional Bio

I am a PhD student working out of the SHEL Lab under Dr. Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz. I am an environmental archaeologist with experience in zooarchaeology and stable isotope analysis. Before coming to Penn State, I worked at UGA's Laboratory of Archaeology aiding in curation/collections management and NAGPRA compliance. My Master's research focused on using tooth enamel from a modern herd of elk to establish the species as a local environmental proxy. I plan on continuing this research on cervids to provide a local climatic reconstruction for Southeastern archaeological sites.