MISS IRMINE ROSHEM

Biography

Irmine graduated from the University of York where she obtained a BSc in Archaeology in 2019 and an MSc in Bioarchaeology the following year. Her undergraduate dissertation aimed to contextualise and interpret a newly excavated Anglo-Saxon deviant burial from Sussex. Her masters dissertation focused on determining the impact of modern climate change on the preservation of in situ human remains using the sites of Laig and Dunkeld as main study areas. Following her interest in climate change and osteoarchaeology, she began a PhD in November 2020 at the University of Aberdeen under the supervision of Dr Rebecca Crozier. Her research aims to determine the effects of the climate changes surrounding the Little Ice Age on Scottish and Irish Medieval populations’ respiratory health.

External Memberships

Membership of External Bodies

European Association of Archaeologists (EAA)

British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO)

Paleopathology Association (PPA)

Prizes and Awards

Students’ Union & the University of Aberdeen Excellence Awards: Best Student Class Rep 2023.

Teaching Responsibilities

Irmine contributes to the teaching of the undergraduate course ‘Death!’ as well as to the MSc courses 'Human Osteology' and ‘Ancient Health and Disease’ in the Archaeology department. She is also part of the team of coaches on the ‘Team leadership and management’ module from the MSc course ‘Rural And Environmental Policy And Law’ in the Geography department. She achieved the status of Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) in 2023.