Bailey Palamar
MA Student – Archaeology
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About Bailey
Bailey is a third year Master’s student in archaeology, specifically mortuary archaeology. She is interested in what we can learn from cemeteries and her research investigates trends in the monumental commemoration of older adults over the age of 70 in Cambridgeshire, England in the period 1845-1925.
Much of her time is spent working in her supervisor’s database of over 72,000 burials and conducting statistical analyses in it, reading literature on her context under study, and sitting at her desk writing. She has also been involved in many outreach activities in the Department, including being one of the developers of an outreach module on mortuary archaeology and cemeteries.
Background
Before embarking on her Master’s at McMaster, she earned her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at the University of Manitoba in Anthropology with a minor in Psychology. As part of her degree and also through her volunteer work with the Manitoba Archaeological Society, she has participated in fieldwork at a few precontact Indigenous sites in southwestern Manitoba.
Bailey has also worked in the museum sector, where she excited and educated people about Manitoba’s history and took part in the stewardship of collections that are part of that history.
Outside of Academics
When she is not engaged in academic pursuits, you can find Bailey at a coffee shop with a warm beverage in hand, at trivia night with her friends, or exploring a local cemetery.
Can Help With:
- Transitioning to graduate school
- Graduate school applications
- Scholarships and funding
- Graduate-level research and writing