Thesis title:
Mortuary Practices of the British Beaker People: an osteological assessment of bacterial diagenesis in bone tissue microstructure to investigate postmortem burial treatments using Micro-CT
Research Area
Publications
- Goren, H. P. (2023). An investigation of the inter and intra post-mortem microstructural change seen in an experimental series of pigs exposed to a marine environment. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 99, 102588.
- Goren, H. P., Agarwal, S. C., & Beauchesne, P. (2020). Interpreting Mortuary Treatment from Histological Bone Diagenesis: A Case Study from Neolithic Çatalhöyük. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology.
Conferences
Presentation at American Association of Physical Anthropology Conference (2020):
2020 Goren, H.P. & Bell, L.S. “An investigation of the inter and intra post mortem microstructural change seen in a experimental series of pigs exposed to a marine environment” (Abstract). American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Volume 171, Issue S69: [105].
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.24023
AAPA2020 .24023.pdf
Poster Presentation at Western Bioarchaeology Group Conference (2016):
2016 Goren, H.P., Agarwal, S. C., & Beauchesne, P."Interpreting Mortuary Treatment from Histological Bone Diagenesis: A Case Study from Neolithic Çatalhöyük" (Abstract & Poster Presentation). 4th Western Bioarchaeology Group Conference, Sonoma, California.
https://bioanth.org/news/791/
WeBiG2016ProgramFinal.pdf
WeBig Poster 2016103_GorenFinal .pdf
Public Engagement & Impact
Forensic and Bio-Anthropological Repatriation Casework:
- Center for American Archaeology: Kampsville, IL - Human Osteology Laboratory
- Texas State University, San Marcos- Forensic Archaeological Reseach Facility
- Adam Mickiewicz University Slavia Foundation & First Piasts Museum, Geicz Poland -Human Anatomy and Osteological Laboratory
- Hollman and Associates Archaeological Consultants, Bioarchaeologist at Oak Knoll II, San Jose
- New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Anthropology Unit, Skeletal Histology Laboratory
- United Nations Committee on Missing Persons Anthropological Laboratory (CAL), Cyprus
- San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Forensic Laboratory Division Histopathology Laboratory - Histotechnologist
- Cranfield Forensic Institute (CFI) Cranfield Recovery and Identification of Conflict Casualties Team (CRICC) in Italy in partnership with USA Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA) and Henry Jackson Foundation
Memberships
- American Association of Biological (previously Physical) Anthropologists
- American Association of Forensic Science
- The International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners
- National Society for Histotechnology
Teaching Experience
Simon Fraser University | Centre for Forensic Research
Teaching Assistant
- CRIM 402c: Biological Explanations of Crime (Distance Education)
- CRIM 356: Forensic Anthropology
- CRIM 355: Forensic Science
- CRIM 355c: Forensic Science (Distance Education)
- CRIM 103: Psychological Explanations of Crime
- CRIM 301: Crime in Contemporary Society
- CRIM 359: Forensic Entomology Lab (lab assistant)
Lectures in Human Osteology and Forensic Anthropology delivered at:
- Science AL!VE Summer Academy
- The Science Odyssey Science Rendezvous
Museum Conservation
Museum Archive Experience
- University of California, Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology - Osteology Collections Assistant
- San Francisco State University, Adan E. Treganza Anthropology Museum - Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation (NAGPRA) Program Collections Assistant
- Simon Fraser University, Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology - British Columbia Coroner's Human Osteology Identification Assistant
Commercial Repository Experience
- Canterbury Archaeological Trust
- Trust for Thanet Archaeology
- Wessex Archaeology
- Thames Valley Archaeological Services
- University of Kent Osteological Research Association (KORA)
- Pre-Construct Archaeology
- University of Reading Archaeology
