Ashley Atkins
Current Position: Osteologist
Location: From Chicago, Illinois now living in Dallas, Texas
Degrees: Bachelors of art in anthropology from Lee University
Masters of science in forensic anthropology from Liverpool John Moores University
PhD Candidate in anthropology at university of Hawaii at university (5th year)
Areas of Interest: I study musculoskeletal stress markers of prehistoric and modern Japanese hunter-gatherer-fishers and farmers in the hopes of using my new methods in forensics to help identify unidentified skeletal remains
Identifiers: African-American
Mentorship Status: Yes, I'd like to mentor someone else
Publications and/or Presentations: Publications
Pinsonneault, M., Atkins, A., McElroy, W. 2021. Burial Site Component of an Archaeological Data Recovery Plan for TMK:(1) 5-6-001:084 in Mālaekahana Ahupua‘a, Koʻolauloa District, Island of O‘ahu. Keala Pono Archaeological Consulting, LLC.
Atkins, A. 2020. The Human Family. In: Lee University, editors. Anthropology from the Heart. Lee University, TN. Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Professional Presentations
Atkins, A. 2021. Replanting Knowledge: The Politics and Praxis of Teaching and Studying Anthropology at Manoa. Panelist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Anthropology 2021 Colloquium Series. November 4, 2021.
Atkins, A. 2020. Habitual activity induced musculoskeletal stress markers. Lecture at Lee University. November 2020.
Atkins, A. 2020. Habitual Activities of prehistoric hunter-gatherer-fishers and farmers: A case study from Japan. Lecture at Hokkaido University. July 28, 2020.
Atkins, A. 2019. Habitual Activities of prehistoric hunter-gatherer-fishers and farmers: A case study from Japan. Lecture at Lee University. November 14, 2019.
Atkins, A. 2019. Habitual Activities of the Jomon and Yayoi. Lecture at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Spring 2019.
Atkins, A. 2019. Population Genetics. Lecture at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Spring 2019.
Atkins, A. 2019. Genetics Today. Lecture at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Spring 2019.
Atkins, A. 2018. Habitual Activities of prehistoric hunter-gatherer-fishers and farmers. Lecture at Hokkaido University. July 2018.
Atkins, A., De Groote, I. 2018. Aging the Aged: A Modified Method to Age Elderly Individuals Using Osteoarthritis of the Sternoclavicular Joint. Poster of thesis presented at the annual conference of American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Austin, TX. April 2018.
