Research Team
A project by young researchers, for young researchers.
Our team brings together early-career scholars to share ideas, develop new skills, and shape the future of bioarchaeological research. Together, we are rewriting history and empowering the next generation of scientists to do the same.
Principal Investigator
Lucie Biehler-Gomez
Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology and Odontology, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan
After completing her academic training in France and the United States, she earned her PhD at the University of Milan in 2020. That same year, she won a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science research grant, and in 2022 she was awarded a Seal of Excellence by the European Commission. Her research focuses on bioarchaeology, reconstructing health in the past, the bioarchaeology of women, diachronic perspectives on health, exploring past experiences of care and disability, as well as the history of diseases and medicine. She has dedicated her entire career to developing the skills and expertise necessary to lead and realize the DOMINA project.
Paolo Morandini
PhD Student
Paolo has an MSc in Biogeosciences and his research focused on developing and validating anthropological methods for the biological profile (biological sex and age-at-death estimations). He is now a PhD candidate and, within the DOMINA project, investigates the evolution of the physical and occupational activities of Milanese women to understand how environmental and social changes have reshaped gender roles over the past 2,000 years.
Giulia Tagliabue
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Giulia trained in taphonomy and thanatology, specializing on biogeochemical evidence of decomposition processes in natural environments. Her PhD focused on forensic taphonomy and natural sciences applied to forensic research. Within DOMINA, she conducts chemical, microscopic, and ultramicroscopic analyses to reconstruct diachronic dietary patterns and lifestyle through skeletal remains.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
to be recruited
Post-Doctoral Fellow
to be recruited
Collaborators
- Beatrice del Bo, Associate Professor of Medieval History, University of Milan
- Cristina Cattaneo, Full Professor of Legal Medicine and Anthropology, University of Milan
- Douglas Crews, Full Professor of Anthropology, Ohio State University
- Sharon DeWitte, Full Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder
- Domenico Di Candia, Associate Professor of Forensic Toxicology, University of Milan
- Gaia Giordano, Archaeotoxicologist
- Emily Holt, Project Officer, Cardiff University, Cardiff Earth Laboratory for Trace Elements and Isotope Chemistry
- Richard Madgwick, Associate Professor of Archaeological Science, Cardiff University, Cardiff Earth Laboratory for Trace Elements and Isotope Chemistry
- Kathryn Marklein, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Louisville
- Clare McFadden, Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
- Sammuel Sammut, Senior Heritage Consultant, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Australia
- Samantha Yaussy, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, James Madison University