McKenna Waite
Graduate Student
209 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building
University Park, PA 16802
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.