Curriculum Vitae
I am an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Trent University. My academic CV lists research outputs, teaching, service and awards.
I am a member of TUARC, the AABA, PPA and CABA.
I am available for media interviews, forensic consultation and to act as external reviewers for department/program, thesis defenses, academic publications and grant applications.
Select publications
For a full listing and links to my academic publications please visit my googlescholar page
2025
Williams, JS, G Smith, H Haines. Macroscopic evidence for partial sacral agenesis in an ancient Maya individual from Ka’kabish, Belize. Mexicon XLVII:1
2023
Nelson, AJ, J Motley+, LC Watson, JS Williams, P Kirgis, J Huchet, S Gauld, L Poeta, A Ward, TN Najahodod, K Woodley, H Andersen, S Rountree, R Succee, J Baldeos, S Fuentes, D Pozzi-Escot. Headless burials from Pachacamac, Peru: A taphonomic approach to reconstructing mortuary ritual. International Journal of Biolarchaeology 7(4) 328-342. DOI: 10.5744/bi.2023.0020
2022
Watson, L, S Fuentes, A Nelson, JS Williams, S Gauld, J Motley, L Poeta, L Gomez, J Baldeos, J, & D Pozzi-Escott
Envolviendo al muerto a orillas del mar: análisis de escaneos tomográficos computarizados de fardos de Ancón y Pachacamac (1100 d. C. - 1532 d. C.). Boletín de Arqueología Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú 31: 81-101.
2022
MacConnachie, M, S Lu, Y Wang, JS Williams, D Beauchemin
Sex Determination of Mummies through Multi-Elemental Analysis of Head Hair using Electrothermal Vaporization Coupled to Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances 12: 27064-27071.