Dr. Rose's Students
Trey Batey Trey received his B.A. in anthropology from Louisiana State University in 1999 and M.A. in anthropology from Wichita State University in 2003. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. in the Anthropology Department at the University of Arkansas. Throughout his academic career, he has had the opportunity to teach biological anthropology, forensic anthropology, and human osteology. Trey's primary interests are in the fields of skeletal biology, human variation, and bioarchaeology. His dissertation research involves a paleodemographic analysis of predynastic sites in Egypt and broader demographic changes in that region and the Levant.
Melissa Zabecki Melissa graduated from Mount Holyoke college with her B.A. in anthropology in 1997 and received her M.A. from the University of Arkansas in 2001. She is currenty working on her Ph.D. with her dissertation focusing on activity patterns in ancient Egypt as told by musculoskeletal markers. She teaches an introductory course in Egyptology and has also taught introductory courses in cultural and physical anthropology. With much archaeological experience and true interest in human osteology, Melissa hopes to teach at a small college and help undergraduates become aware of the many opportunities that exist for budding anthropologists.
Delisa Phillips Delisa Phillips is from Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She received her bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of Arkansas in 2003. She is currently in the second year of her masters program. Her main interest is bioarchaeology, specifically paleopathology. For her thesis, she is writing a bioarchaeological site report on Tel Ibrahim Awad, which is in the Nile Delta in Egypt.
Julianna Linsay Julianna was born in Newport Beach, California. After a brief time in Bloomington, Indiana, she grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She received B.A. degrees in English and history with minors in German, medieval studies and archaeology--concentration in French--from Middle Tennessee State University in 2002. Julianna is currently pursuing a M.A. degree at the University of Arkansas with a focus in bioarchaeology. Her primary areas of interest are paleopathology, trauma, and mortuary practices in North Africa, the Middle East, and western Europe through the late Middle Ages.
Mendy Bond Mendy is an undergraduate in the Anthropology Department at the University of Arkansas. She is also pursuing minors in Medieval and Renaissance Studies as well as Religious Studies. Mendy is currently working with Dr. Rose on a project analyzing Byzantine church architecture.
Nica Murphy I received my B.A. in anthropology and psychology with a minor in criminology from Western Kentucky University in 2001. I am currently pursuing my M.A. degree at the University of Arkansas with a focus in bioarchaeology. My main areas of interest include trauma and paleopathology. My thesis project pertains to decapitation evidenced by cervical vertebrae cut marks from Hierakonpolis, a predynastic Egyptian cemetery. When I am not playing with bones, I enjoy spending my free time playing my electric guitar.
