Jack Watts

Department / Division

  • Archaeology

Title

  • Graduate Student

Jack graduated from University of Richmond in 2020 with a major in Anthropology and minors in Archaeology and Art History. After graduation he spent two years working as a Research Technician with the Museum of the North at the University of Fairbanks Alaska. His research interests include Public Archaeology and the use of photogrammetry and digital spaces to improve access to archaeology.

Daniel Watkins

Department / Division

  • Bioarchaeology

Title

  • Graduate Student

Daniel is a Mississippi State alum, receiving his B.A in Anthropology a minor in History there in 2023. He has worked at the Butler Mound excavation, as well as volunteering hours at the Old World Bone Lab under Dr. Anna Osterholtz. His interests are at the junction of bioarchaeology, medical history, and nuclear chemistry. 

Bailey Stephenson

Department / Division

  • Archaeology

Title

  • Graduate Student

My name is Bailey Stephenson and I'm from Eupora, MS. I got my bachelor's degree in Anthropology here at Mississippi State and now I am pursuing my master's in applied Anthropology. I'm interested in Mediterranean and household archaeology. 

Morgan Scallorn

Department / Division

  • Cultural Anthropology

Title

  • Graduate Student

My name is Morgan Scallorn, a graduate student study focused on Cultural Anthropology with topics based in historical anthropology, archival materials, oral history, and curation collections. Originally, I am from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, but I received my Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of South Alabama in 2023. I hope to work in collaboration with living communities with goals such as restoration and/or preservation of the peoples, cultures, and ways of life.

Katie Robbins

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Department / Division

  • Bioarchaeology

Title

  • Graduate Student

Katie graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2022 with a BA in Anthropology. In undergrad, she gained experience working with the collections for the University’s Center for Archaeological Research as well as gaining experience through one of the field schools at Mississippi State University. She is currently interested in the bioarchaeology, human osteology, paleopathology, and Mediterranean archeology. 

Aleisha Reynolds

Department / Division

  • Bioarchaeology

Title

  • Graduate Student

Aleisha Reynolds is a graduate student in the Mississippi State University Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures (AMEC), earning her MA in Applied Anthropology, specializing in Bioarchaeology. She earned her BA in Anthropology and Medical Humanities Certificate from MS State in 2022. Her research explores ecosocial understandings of health and disease through intersections of sex, stress, and structural violence experienced by anatomized individuals with syphilis in pre-antibiotic era Cleveland, Ohio. She is interested in how studies of structural violence can be leveraged to advocate for ethical research with human remains, medicolegal health parity, and social justice. 

Gregory Pratt

Department / Division

  • Bioarchaeology

Title

  • Graduate Student

Gregory received his B.A. in History from Texas A&M University in 2017, and a M.A. in Theology and Intercultural Leadership from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2022. He is currently focusing on Old World bioarchaeology.

Kimberly Perez

Department / Division

  • Archaeology

Title

  • Graduate Student

My name is Kimberly Perez. I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and went to the University of Central Florida for my undergraduate degree in Anthropology. I am studying archaeology with a focus in historical preservation and archaeological tourism. I am interested in public outreach and finding engaging programs to intestate to public in Anthropology.