Christina Giovas, Simon Fraser University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Simon Fraser University profile.

Zooarchaeology environmental archaeology historical ecology foraging theory island and coastal archaeology sustainable fisheries species introductions migration and island settlement Caribbean Oceania stable isotope analysis zooarchaeological methodology and quantification

Latest funding

Lessons and Biodiversity Legacies of Curaçao's Cultural Landscapes
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$70,190
Reconstructing Curaçao's Cultural Landscapes for Long-Term Records of Biodiversity
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$73,594

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

Lessons and Biodiversity Legacies of Curaçao's Cultural Landscapes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Giovas, Christina M.

Keywords: Caribbean archaeology; Zooarchaeology; Paleoecology; Historical Ecology; Cultural Landscapes; Island archaeology; Biodiversity; Conservation Paleobiology

$70,190

Reconstructing Curaçao's Cultural Landscapes for Long-Term Records of Biodiversity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Giovas, Christina

Keywords: Caribbean; Biodiversity; Archaeology; Curaçao; Culltural landscapes; Landscape history; Historical ecology; Paleoecology; Species introductions

$73,594

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: Zooarchaeology Dear Professor Giovas, 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 zooarchaeology 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 "Lessons and Biodiversity Legacies of Curaçao's Cultural Landscapes" (2024), 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]