Category Archives: Dissertation

Top Ten Dissertation Writing Tips (as illustrated by cats)

Posted on September 14, 2016 by JB

Ah, September. That time of the year when mornings become crisp, foliage is newly painted in scarlet and amber hues, and graduate students are gripped with a crippling sense of guilt in regards to all of the writing they did … Continue reading →

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Next Year: Visiting Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh

Posted on July 25, 2016 by JB

After defending my dissertation on June 03, I took a short trip to visit one of my close friends from university. I spent a week volunteering at the Hog Island Audubon Camp on the coast of Maine: On a day-to-day basis, … Continue reading →

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My Dissertation Defense

Posted on May 27, 2016 by JB

It’s been a quiet month on the blog. My absence has been due to the fact that I’ve been up to lots of different things, including: Participating in the University of Michigan Preparing Future Faculty program (through which I was … Continue reading →

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What I’m Doing With My Summer (Part I)

Posted on May 15, 2015 by JB

What’s that you say? Have I been absent from the blog for the past several weeks due to exciting journeys to exotic locales, traversing the desolate morains of Iceland, scaling the heights of Peruvian peaks, and exploring the stark desert beauty of … Continue reading →

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Terminado

Posted on October 19, 2014 by JB

After analyzing 4,784 human teeth (~3000 of which were loose), Identifying and examining 2,480 individual bones, Conducting a full bioarchaeological analysis of ~100 pounds of human bone and ≥80 individuals from two necropolises at Marroquíes Bajos, Screening >700 pounds of human … Continue reading →

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How to set up a spreadsheet like a boss

Posted on September 5, 2013 by JB

When I was applying to graduate school, I wish that someone had told me that it helps to either: (a) have an extensive command of the intricacies of office software, or (b) have a close friend who is an office … Continue reading →

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Pack your bags: equipment you’ll need for bioarchaeology data collection

Posted on August 13, 2013 by JB

This past Friday I finished my preliminary season of dissertation data collection here in Jaén. After staggering, zombie-like, out of the museum, devouring a bocadillo that was approximately the size of my head and staring blankly at the wall for a few … Continue reading →

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Hazards of Dissertation Data Collection

Posted on July 26, 2013 by JB

I’m about to enter Week 10 of data collection here in Spain, and over the past month or so I’ve started to notice some unsettling trends. I wear variations on the same two “nice-ish” outfits to the museum every day, … Continue reading →

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