Resume

• 2012

  Leiden

  The Netherlands

  Teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in Osteoarchaeology

  Human Osteology

  Paleopathology and Human Ecology. Supervision of student research projects and thesis writing.

  Lecturer

  Faculty of Archaeology

  University of Leiden

  I currently hold two concurrent postdoc positions at Leiden University and the VU University Amsterdam

  conducting isotope research on ancient human and animal skeletal remains from the Circum-Caribbean to disentangle ancient patterns of human migration and diet and the exchange and circulation of animals and artifacts.

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  Amsterdam Area

  Netherlands

  Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences

  VU University Amsterdam

• 2008

  Spanish

  Dutch

  English

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Archaeology

  Leiden University

• 2006

  I have extensive archaeological fieldwork experience excavating various prehistoric and historic period sites in North and South America

  Europe

  and in the Caribbean. The main focus of my PhD dissertation research was the investigation of patterns of human mobility in the ancient Antilles. This was accomplished via the integration of isotope data from human remains with multiple lines of archaeological and bioarchaeological evidence. I also have broad experience with an array of biogeochemical

  biomolecular

  and bioarchaeological methods and techniques for the study of ancient migrations including; Mass Spectrometry (TIMS

  ICP-MS)

  Ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis

  and Dental Morphology (non-metric traits). More recently

  my research has expanded to include the development

  application

  and integration of archaeological science approaches to investigations of human and animal paleomobility

  paleodiet

  and provenance studies spanning various regions

  time periods

  and cultural contexts.\n\nSpecialties: Isotope Archaeology

  Migration Studies

  Bioarchaeology

  Archaeometry

  Caribbean Prehistory

  Physical Anthropology

  Mortuary Archaeology

  Jason

  Laffoon

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  Faculty of Archaeology

  University of Leiden

  Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences

  VU University Amsterdam

  Faculty of Archaeology

  Leiden University

  Leiden

  The Netherlands

  In September 2016

  I began an appointment as Assistant Professor (Universiteit Docent = UD) in the Archaeology of the Americas specialization of the Department of World Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  Leiden University. In terms of education

  this position primarily entails the coordination and instruction of various BA level courses pertaining to the Archaeology of the Americas as well as supervision of bachelor student projects and theses. I am also serving on the Faculty's Research Committee for the coming years in addition to continuing work on my own research projects and publications.

  Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  Leiden University

  Leiden

  The Netherlands

  I applied multiple isotope analyses to ancient human skeletal remains from the Caribbean to investigate patterns of paleomobility.

  PhD. Researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  University of Leiden

  Leiden

  the Netherlands

  I currently hold two concurrent postdoc positions at Leiden University and the VU University Amsterdam

  conducting isotope research on ancient human and animal skeletal remains from the Circum-Caribbean to disentangle ancient patterns of human migration and diet and the exchange and circulation of animals and artifacts.

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  Leiden University

  I taught courses in Introductory Geography for undergraduate students.

  Graduate Student Instructor

  Greater Chicago Area

  University of Illinois at Chicago

• 2001

  BA

  MA

  Anthropology

  University of Illinois at Chicago

• Editing

  Teaching

  History

  Human Osteology

  Osteological analysis

  Ancient History

  Stable Isotope Analysis

  Field Work

  Cultural Anthropology

  Academic Writing

  Research

  Anthropology

  Bone chemistry

  Science

  Geochemistry

  Excavation

  Archaeology

  Museums

  Archival Research

  Non-metric dental traits

  Laffoon