Mariah graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. in Religious Studies and from the University of Northern Iowa with a B.A. in Anthropology. She is interested in using geographic information systems and remote sensing, specifically ground penetrating radar, magnetometry, and LiDAR data in archaeological investigations. Additional interests include geoarchaeology, landscape archaeology, and public outreach.

Kiersten Gilmore is a current master's student from Panama City, Florida. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Mississippi State University in May of 2024, after working on the Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons under Dr. Jesse Goliath. She is continuing her education at MSU focusing in Forensic Anthropology with research interests in Skeletal Identification, Trauma Analysis, and Medical Devices in Forensic contexts.

Elizabeth attended The University of Tulsa where she received a B.A. in anthropology with a minor in history. She is currently studying bioarchaeology with Dr. Anna Osterholtz. Elizabeth’s interests include atypical mortuary practices and interpersonal violence.

Morgan is from Versailles, Kentucky and graduated with her B.S. in Anthropology with minors in Criminal Justice and Creative Writing from the University of Louisville in 2024.  She is interested in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology, particularly in approaching both from a biocultural perspective with an emphasis on community/advocate involvement in osteological research.

Jaime received her B.S. degree in Sociology and Anthropology with a concentration in Anthropology from Millsaps College in 2022. She has worked as an intern at Mississippi State University at the curation laboratory. She has experience excavating in Yucatan, Mexico and surveying in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Her research interests include ceramic analysis, colonization, identity and gender, and North American Archaeology.

Kendall is from Pensacola, Florida. In 2024, she received a B.S. in Anthropology and B.S. in Geology from the University of Florida. She has had experience working at the Florida Museum and the Laboratory of Southeastern Archaeology in Gainesville, Florida. She is interested in Southeastern archaeology, human responses to climate change, and lithic technology. 

Audrey earned a B.A. in Anthropology and a B.A. in History from Mississippi State University in December of 2023. She has worked in several labs within the Cobb Institute and as a student research assistant with the Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi project. Audrey has participated in excavations in Natchez, Mississippi and southern Israel.

Lexi is from Philadelphia, PA. She attended Drew University for Undergraduate with a double major in Anthropology and Art History. After doing archival work at the United Methodist Archives, working in museums, and attending the ArchaeoTek Ossuary Excavation as part of the Lost Churches Project in Romania, Lexi is interested in continuing her work in bioarchaeology - focusing on health & disease. Her research interests include: paleopathology/anthropology, health & disease, public health and working with commingled/fragmentary remains.

Hello! My name is Regan Crider and I am originally from Edmond, Oklahoma. I graduated with a B.A in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma in May 2024 . My academic focus is on Southeastern Archaeology, with particular interests in remote sensing technologies, GIS applications in archaeology, and collaborative approaches to archaeological research.

I've developed experience through diverse roles, including working as a NAGPRA collections assistant at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, assisting the Louisiana Division of Archaeology as a part of the USFWS Directorate Fellowship Program, and working as a cultural resource management field technician in Oklahoma.