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Anthropology

Kaylee Hinds

Contact

Office
SS 236
Email
kaylee.hinds@umontana.edu
Office Hours

Summer 2025: 

Tuesdays: 9:30am-2pm 

For Zoom Appointments:

https://calendly.com/kh179545-umconnect/30min 

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Kaylee Hinds

Education

2023 91ÊÓƵ: Master of Arts in Forensic & Biological Anthropology, Comprehensive Case Report UMFC #12

2020 Arizona State University: Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Minor in Psychology

Courses Taught

ANTY 595: Forensic Caseowork. Preceptor/Group Lead. 

  • Fall 2024, Spring 2025

BIOM 251N: Microbiology for the Health Sciences Lab. Bitterroot College. 

  • Spring 2025

BIO 310/310L: General Genetics. Lincoln University. Co-Instructor with Lacy Hazelwood.

  • Fall 2024

ANTY 510: Human Variation. 91ÊÓƵ. Preceptor for Dr. Meradeth Snow.

  • Fall 2024

CJUS 125N: Fundamentals of Forensic Science. Missoula College.

  • Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Summer 2025, Fall 2025

ANTY 595: Biomolecular Anthropology. 91ÊÓƵ. Summer 2024. Preceptor for Dr. Meradeth Snow.

  • Summer 2024

Research Interests

DNA Degradation and Preservation, Taphonomic Changes, Tuberculosis, Paleopathology, Naturally Occurring Mummification, Microbial Activity, Microbiology, Romania

Field of Study

Current PhD Candidate in the General Anthropology Track 

Publications

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Post-Mortem Microbial Dynamics: Insights from Anthropology & Microbiology. Kaylee Hinds, MA. Harvard University. Collaborations Afield: Work across Ecologies and Disciplines. Oral Presentation Panel “Ecologies of Decay”. (March 2025)

Expectations in the Preservation of DNA & Bacterial Organisms in Differential Montana Burials. Kaylee M Hinds. 91ÊÓƵ GradCon. Poster. (March 2025)

Unveiling Missoula's Past: Molecular Insights into the Enigmatic UMFC 35. Kaylee Hinds, Lacy Hazelwood, Meradeth Snow. Montana History Conference. Poster. (2024)

Jakob Sedig, Meradeth Snow, Michael Searcy, José Luis Punzo Diaz, Steven LeBlanc, Frank Ramos, Laurie Eccles, David Reich, Kaylee Hinds, Atlantis Baron. “Exploring the Past Through Ancient DNA: A Paquimé Child’s Story”. (2024). 91ÊÓƵ. Brochure.

Snow, M.​, Hinds, K.​, Hofland, S., Baron​. A. THE DIRT ON DNA: UTILIZING SOIL AS EVIDENCE OF CLANDESTINE BURIALS AND MASS GRAVES. 91ÊÓƵ. American Association of Forensic Anthropology 76th Conference. ​Presentation. (2024).