Senior Lecturer in Bioanthropology at UoA in Aotearoa/NZ. Infectious disease and epidemics; disability; history and memory.https://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.social/post/3msi3ixbt4c24Excited to see this article finally in print, in a special issue of Waka Kuaka on the theme of Tikanga, Kaumātua and Place: https://thepolynesiansociety.org/index.php/JPS/article/view/834 It comes out of Francesca's (Frankie's) Master's research, supervised by Prof. Marama Muru-Lanning and myself.07 Aug 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:rtjrl7tqqoxqldmtoxkc3npb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi3ixbt4c24https://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.social/post/3mqsxog4eck27Second New Zealand bird flu case confirmed in Wairarapa hawk https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361007666/second-new-zealand-bird-flu-case-confirmed-wairarapa-hawk17 Jul 2026 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:rtjrl7tqqoxqldmtoxkc3npb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsxog4eck27https://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.social/post/3mnvxpjphp22sTrust is key to epidemic prevention and response. Lessons from previous Ebola outbreaks, from @bbcmediaaction.bsky.social, on the importance of building relationships with local media outlets, journalists, and health authorities before a crisis develops: https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/where-we-work/africa/sierra-leone/lessons-fighting-ebola-amid-misinformation/10 Jun 2026 05:21 +0000at://did:plc:rtjrl7tqqoxqldmtoxkc3npb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvxpjphp22shttps://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.social/post/3mm6pc4b7lc2y‘Biggest diphtheria outbreak’ in decades spreads into Queensland, SA and WA https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/diphtheria-outbreak-australia-spread-vaccine-northern-territory?CMP=share_btn_url19 May 2026 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:rtjrl7tqqoxqldmtoxkc3npb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6pc4b7lc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.social/post/3mla3rb5ni22sCongratulations to my colleagues Judith Littleton, Caitlin Bonham Smith, and Lisa Bailey on their new article in Royal Society Open Science on catastrophic mortality on Bahrain during the time of the Plague of Justinian. Fantastic to see this finally out! https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.25241107 May 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:rtjrl7tqqoxqldmtoxkc3npb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mla3rb5ni22shttps://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.social/post/3mjnsv7nz5k2jGave a little plug for @aushumanbiology.bsky.social at the Canadian Association for Biological Anthropology (CABA-ACAB) webinar today! Maybe some scope for future collaborations? I hope some Canadians will consider joining us for the online ASHB conference this year in December!17 Apr 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:rtjrl7tqqoxqldmtoxkc3npb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnsv7nz5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.social/post/3mctdg4jlds2fMore than half of mpox patients in 2022 outbreak experienced lasting physical effects: Study https://abcnews.go.com/Health/half-mpox-patients-2022-outbreak-experienced-lasting-physical/story?id=12934392320 Jan 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:rtjrl7tqqoxqldmtoxkc3npb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctdg4jlds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.social/post/3m5hrgeg4622kWild form of polio found in German sewage sample, health institute says https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/wild-form-polio-found-german-sewage-sample-health-institute-tells-reuters-2025-11-12/12 Nov 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:rtjrl7tqqoxqldmtoxkc3npb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hrgeg4622khttps://bsky.app/profile/anthroetc.bsky.social/post/3m5crwu37as2tLess than one month until #ASHB2025 in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland! 💀🦷👣🗣🦧🐒🔬🩻🧬⚰️🪦 @aushumanbiology.bsky.social10 Nov 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:rtjrl7tqqoxqldmtoxkc3npb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5crwu37as2t