Marissa Ramsier

Marissa Ramsier is a Professor of Bioarchaeology and Biological Anthropology at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, serving as Department Chair and Co-Director of the Biological Anthropology Research Center. She leads the Poland Bioarchaeology Field Program and advises undergraduate/graduate students in biological anthropology and archaeology. Her research spans interdisciplinary studies of skeletal biology, health, diet, and migration in medieval populations, with fieldwork across Central/South America, Africa, the West Indies, and Europe.

Education:

• PhD in Anthropology (university not specified)
• Masters in Biological Anthropology (university not specified)

Her research integrates bioarchaeological methods with stable isotope ecology and zooarchaeology, focusing on medieval Prussian populations. Key topics include colonization impacts on health, dietary reconstruction via dental microwear, and skeletal trauma analysis. She also explores primate auditory systems and evolutionary biology.

Teaching specialties include biological anthropology, bioarchaeology, skeletal biology, and quantitative data analysis. She directs the Biological Anthropology Research Lab and collaborates with local forensic agencies.

Field Programs: Poland Bioarchaeology Field Program (medieval skeletal analysis) and international primatology studies.