Courtneay Hopper, University of Alberta

Research

paleoproteomics organic residue analysis zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry (ZooMS)early herding early farming subsistence decisions ceramics herd management strategies

Latest funding

Early herding in arid landscapes: Human-environment interaction and lessons for climate resilience in southern Africa and beyond
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$480,395
Disentangling the diets of early South African food producers through biomolecules preserved in ancient pottery
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$44,015

All 2 grants and awards

Early herding in arid landscapes: Human-environment interaction and lessons for climate resilience in southern Africa and beyond

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hopper, Courtneay E.

$480,395

Disentangling the diets of early South African food producers through biomolecules preserved in ancient pottery

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hopper, Courtneay

Keywords: paleoproteomics; organic residue analysis; zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry (ZooMS); early herding; early farming; subsistence decisions; ceramics; herd management strategies; southern Africa; Holocene

$44,015

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: paleoproteomics Dear Professor Hopper, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on paleoproteomics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Early herding in arid landscapes: Human-environment interaction and lessons for climate resilience in southern Africa and beyond" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]