Students

Kat Lane

Kat is a forensic anthropologist and bioarchaeologist who received her Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Central Florida. She also holds an M.A. in Anthropology from Georgia State University and B.S. in Anthropology from Kennesaw State University. Kat currently works as a Bioarchaeologist with Chronicle Heritage, where she conducts burial excavations and skeletal analysis of historic remains. 

Kat’s research interests include osteological sex estimation and the application of fuzzy logic to model human variation. Her work critically engages with concepts of biological normalcy (feedback loop between research and culture that defines what is “normal”) and seeks to reconceptualize how sex is framed in forensic anthropology—not only in the methods for the estimation of sex, but in the language, assumptions, and classificatory frameworks that structure the field. By emphasizing complexity, uncertainty, and inclusivity, her work advocates for more ethical and representative approaches, particularly in relation to transgender and gender-diverse individuals.

C Trent

C is a bioarchaeologist who received dual B.A. degrees in Anthropology and Criminology from University of South Florida in 2021. They received their MA in Anthropology from the University of Central Florida in 2023. They are a current Anthropology Ph.D. student under the advising of Dr. Donovan Adams. Their thesis research centered around the lived experiences of juveniles in ancient Anatolia through a biocultural lens. They utilize dental anthropology, the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease model, and stress to interpret the effects of changing demographic and social processes during the Early Bronze Age on local populations. Their work contributes to a greater body of research regarding kinship, community, juvenility and childhood, and lived experience in ancient Anatolia. They are also involved in collaborative work investigating the weaning practices and lived experience of Medieval Szeklers through isotopic and paleopathological analyses.

Additionally, they serve as a Graduate Research Assistant to Dr. Adams as a part of a Wenner-Gren funded project (Gr. 10255) investigating the use of anthropological ideas by racial and gender extremists on social media platforms.