Anthropology

• Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida, in progress.
• M.A. Applied Archaeology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2025
• B.A. Archaeology, State University of New York at Potsdam, 2020

Subfield

Chair

Dr. David Daegling  and Dr. Phoebe Stubblefield

Research Interests

Forensic Anthropology, Taphonomy, Bioanthropology, Bioarchaeology, Archaeology, Medical Anthropology

Selected Publications

Dickerson, D. 2025. Fetal Pig Decomposition in Western Pennsylvania: Characterization of Burial Environment and Decomposition Processes in a Western Pennsylvania Non-Human Outdoor Decomposition Facility. Master’s Thesis. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.

Dickerson, D. 2020. This belt is Too Tight: An Inside Look into the Community Perception of Meningitis within Africa’s Meningitis Belt. Collegiate Anthropologist 2020 edition.

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

• Outstanding Poster Award. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Scholars Forum, 2025
• Three Minute Thesis Judge’s Award. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2025
• Best ethnographic short. State University of New York at Potsdam Digital Anthropology Awards, 2019
• Lambda Alpha Honor Society, 2018