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I'm Meg Hardie, a PhD student and teaching assistant researching bioarchaeology under Dr. Lauren Hosek at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I've had the privilege to learn and develop in the field of anthropology over the past eight years, beginning at The Ohio State University in 2015, double majoring in Anthropological Sciences and English with a minor in Forensics. I graduated from the Honor's College of OSU in 2019. I then completed my MA in Anthropology at George Mason University, advised by Dr. Daniel Temple.Ìý
As a student, intern, and researcher, I’ve engaged in a variety of anthropological, literary, and professional roles in several academic departments. My involvement in departments, laboratories, and museums have provided me with extensive experience, alongside experts and pioneers in the fields of bioarchaeology and forensics. My personal research involves braiding critical theory and developing models for collaborative research and repatriation using Indigenous, feminist, and queer theories within decolonial and life history frameworks.Ìý
My aspirations in bioarchaeology involve facilitating the repatriation of Ancestral remains to Indigenous/Native, descendant, and care communities within the United States, a motivation which has guided all three of my theses. I hope to produce research that contributes to the restitution of Indigenous life and land, fulfilling this goal through activism and advocacy in applied venues of anthropology. If I am given the opportunity to produce new knowledge through bioarchaeological study, this will be conducted collaboratively with the guidance of descendant communities. In these research endeavors, I aim to demonstrate the application of Indigenous, feminist, and queer knowledge to understanding the past and promoting decolonial action. I intend to develop more holistic methods for assessing bioarchaeological remains by braiding consented community knowledge, oral history, life history context, and concepts of embodiment for accurate visions of deep history within a restorative science.