Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Research fellow for Southern Pacific Archaeological Research, University of Otago
Monica Tromp is a microbioarchaeologist who specializes in plant micro particle analysis. Most of her work has focused on the extraction and identification of starch granules and phytoliths from dental calculus and sediments in the Pacific.
Currently, her main interests include:
– The role of plants throughout human migration into and the settlement of the Pacific region
– Arboriculture in Southeast Asia, Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific region
– Method development for extraction of multiple data sets from dental calculus
– Using ancient dental calculus to examine the health and migration of humans
– Exploring environmental and dietary markers found in dental calculus
Experience
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2021–presentResearch fellow, University of Otago
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2018–2020Associate research scientist, University of Otago
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2016–2018Postdoctoral research fellow, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Education
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2017University of Otago, PhD
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2012Idaho State University, MS
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2010Idaho State University, BA
- Dunedin, New Zealand
- Website
- @Monica_Tromp
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