Project Director
Dr. Scott is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Brunswick. She specializes in studies of stress and health in ancient populations through the biochemical analysis of protein. Dr. Scott is also currently involved in studies of skeletal growth and body size, mortuary behaviour, and identity and age in burials contexts.
Manager at Parks Canada
Maura is the cultural resource manager for Parks Canada Cape Breton Field Unit and is the project manager for the costal erosion bioarchaeological work.
Archaeologist
Mallory is currently the Parks Canada archaeologist for the Cape Breton Field Unit. She received her PhD in Anthropology from the College of William and Mary in 2020. Her dissertation examined historic First Nations travel networks in Maine and New Brunswick. Dr. Moran completed her field school in historical archaeology in 2009 at Pemaquid Point, Maine, and has gone on to work on excavations in French Polynesia, Maine, New Mexico, Nova Scotia, and Virginia.
Historian
Sarah MacInnes is the Historian at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site. Having worked with the field school since its inception, she provides access to documentary evidence from Louisbourg’s past and is a continued research collaborator.
Field Technician and Remote Sensing Specialist
Chris completed an BA in Anthropology in 2021 at UNB and completed a BSc in Environmental Geochemistry in 2022. In September 2023, Chris started a Master’s program in Anthropology at UNB exploring geophysical technologies and their application on bioarchaeological and archaeological sites.
