Research areas: Sociocultural, Medical and Biological, Archaeology, Bioarchaeology. Current faculty research: Archaeology of the Maritime Peninsula from human occupation of the North American continent up to the early Historic Period, with Dr. Sue Blair, Dr. David Black and Dr. Gabriel Hrynick. Graduate students in archaeology work closely with Cultural Resource Management in the consulting field, particularly with consulting companies like Stantec and Wood Group. Working with Maritime communities (including First Nations) to adapt to socio-environmental change, including the impact of climate change, aquaculture, and tidal power on the fisheries with Dr. Melanie Wiber. Dr. Wiber's work involves Fundy North Fishermen’s Association, the Canadian Independent Fish Harvester's Federation, the St. Andrews Biological Research Station, and the Huntsman Marine Centre. Working on resource extraction in Latin America and the Maritimes with Dr. Daniel Tubb. Dr. Tubb's research addresses the political economy of natural resources (mining, biofuels, and forestry) in Colombia from the perspective of environmental and economic anthropology. He works with Afro-descendant communities in the Colombian Pacific, and is interested in supervising student research in Latin America and the Maritimes. etc.

International applicants who are applying from outside Canada should apply at least six months in advance of the intended start date to be sure to have all permits processed before their programs are scheduled to begin. Applicants should hold an Honours BA in Anthropology with a minimum GPA 3.0 (B) Average. Applicants are required to submit a complete application, a one-page statement describing their interest, and a writing sample(e.g. and undergraduate paper) International Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to submit language scores of a minimum of IELTS band 7.