Amy Scott, University of New Brunswick

Research

bioarchaeology excavation mortuary practices coastal erosion skeletal health skeletal stress migration stable isotopes

Latest papers

Childhood Lead Exposure in North Atlantic Fisheries: Concentration and Isotopic Analyses of Tooth Enamel From 18th to 19th Century Fishing Communities.
American journal of biological anthropology · 2025

All 1 publications

Latest funding

From Womb to Tomb: An Bioarchaeological Exploration of Childhood Health in 18th and 19th century Halifax, Canada
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$69,911
Skeletal stories: a bioarchaeological exploration of the lived experience at the fortress of Louisbourg in 18th century Atlantic Canada
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$175,070
The subtleties of stress: using biochemical signatures in archaeological bone to assess health in past populations
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$57,019

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Childhood Lead Exposure in North Atlantic Fisheries: Concentration and Isotopic Analyses of Tooth Enamel From 18th to 19th Century Fishing Communities.

Munkittrick TJA, Scott A, Varney TL, Grimes V

American journal of biological anthropology2025

DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.70048 PMID: 40231566

From Womb to Tomb: An Bioarchaeological Exploration of Childhood Health in 18th and 19th century Halifax, Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Scott, Amy

Keywords: bioarchaeology; health and well-being; children; isotopes; human osteology; ancient disease; Atlantic Canada

$69,911

Skeletal stories: a bioarchaeological exploration of the lived experience at the fortress of Louisbourg in 18th century Atlantic Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Scott, Amy B.

Keywords: bioarchaeology; excavation; mortuary practices; coastal erosion; skeletal health; skeletal stress; migration; stable isotopes; parasites; Atlantic Canadian history; 18th century

$175,070

The subtleties of stress: using biochemical signatures in archaeological bone to assess health in past populations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Scott, Amy

Keywords: (1) biological anthropology; (2) bioarchaeology; (3) skeletal stress and health; (4) physiological stress response; (5) biomolecules; (6) osteocalcin; (7) cortisol; (8) skeletal diagenesis; (9) medieval England; (10) Battle of Towton

$57,019

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: bioarchaeology Dear Professor Scott, 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]. I read your paper "Childhood Lead Exposure in North Atlantic Fisheries: Concentration and Isotopic Analyses of Tooth Enamel From 18th to 19th Century Fishing Communities." (2025), and it 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 "From Womb to Tomb: An Bioarchaeological Exploration of Childhood Health in 18th and 19th century Halifax, Canada" (2020), 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]