{"id":110,"date":"2015-05-14T10:52:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T17:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/anthro-isotope-lab\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:20:59","slug":"prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/anthro-isotope-lab\/prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tProspective Students\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<p>I am currently accepting graduate students (at the MA or Ph.D. level)\u00a0 interested in applying\u00a0 zooarchaeology and\/or stable isotope analysis to research questions within New World archaeology. I am open to working with students in many geographic or cultural areas, but I am particularly interested in recruiting students interested in Mesoamerican archaeology (my primary area of specialization).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5658-396x297.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5658\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5658-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5658-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5658-990x743.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5658-1188x891.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/Tikal-396x297.jpg\" alt=\"Tikal\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/Tikal-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/Tikal.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5646-396x297.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5646\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5646-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5646-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5646-990x743.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5646-1188x891.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column blue-darker-text\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Current projects with potential for graduate student research include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;Zooarchaeology at the Late Preclassic center of El Mirador (Peten, Guatemala)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zooarchaeology of ritual cave sites within the Cancuen region (Peten, Guatemala)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zooarchaeology at the inland salt-production site of Salinas de los Nueve Cerros (Peten, Guatemala)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various isotopic analyses of faunal remains (e.g., deer, quail) from Maya archaeological sites to assess potential animal husbandry and exchange, as well as past environmental conditions and hunting catchment zones.\n<ul>\n<li>[NOTE: The isotopic projects would require students to apply for outside funding through sources such as Sigma-Xi or NSF. I am very willing to help students generate these proposals.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that these are not the only opportunities for research in my lab, and that I encourage students to generate and pursue their own ideas for research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libarts.wsu.edu\/anthro\/Graduate%20Studies\/gradstudies.html\">WSU graduate program in Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span>. Serious students interested in working with me should also contact me directly before applying to the graduate program\u00a0(<a href=\"mailto:erin.thornton@wsu.edu\">erin.thornton@wsu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently accepting graduate students (at the MA or Ph.D. level)\u00a0 interested in applying\u00a0 zooarchaeology and\/or stable isotope analysis to research questions within New World archaeology. 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