Fredericton Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts is excited to have quite a few new faculty members joining our community. Over the next weeks, we will be introducing them on our blog so you can learn a bit more about each of them! Find out about their background, their research interests, what courses they are teaching in the upcoming year, and what advice they have for new students joining us this fall. 

Meet Dr. Amy Scott - Assistant Professor in Anthropology

(Above - Dr. Amy Scott and 2nd year MA Anthropology student Jess White examining some skeletal remains from Fort Louisbourg.)

BIO
Dr. Scott is originally from southern Ontario where she completed a BA in Anthropology at Trent University and an MA at Western. Scott completed her PhD at the University of Manitoba. She completed her PhD in 2015 and was a sessional instructor at University of Manitoba prior to joining Arts at UNB Fredericton. In her spare time, Dr. Scott plays roller derby and over the past 5 years she has played for Team Manitoba, the Winnipeg All-Stars and has now recently joined the Lumbersmacks based out of Moncton.

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND UPCOMING PROJECTS
Dr. Scott's research interests include biological anthropology, human osteology, skeletal health and stress, ancient proteins and biochemistry and focus on the regions of medieval Denmark and England, post-medieval Poland and 18th century Atlantic Canada. Her MA research focused on skeletal body size and development between temperate and cold climate Canadian populations. Her PhD research at the University of Manitoba focused on how stress is incorporated into skeletal tissues both macroscopically and chemically. She has also been actively involved in field programs abroad and is currently participating in ongoing mortuary research into deviant burials and the formation of identity after death.

Dr. Scott is currently developing a mortuary archaeology field program in Atlantic Canada which will be a unique program offered to both graduate and undergraduate students across North America. She also currently holds a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for a biochemical project with the University of York, UK to assess levels of stress in the soldiers who fought and died during the Wars of the Roses. 

COURSES SHE WILL BE TEACHING IN 2016/2017

ANTH 2505 Biological Anthropology and the Human Skeleton

ANTH 3525 Bones: The Human Skeleton

ANTH 3524 Paleopathology

FAVOURITE PART OF FREDERICTON SO FAR...

"The friendly atmosphere of the city and the university has made Fredericton feel like home very quickly. There is a great vibe here."

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO NEW STUDENTS JOINING US THIS FALL?

"Take the time to find your passion. Choose the path that makes you want to get out of bed and participate, not the one expected of you. Enjoy these years of exploration."

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