Rachel Dickerson

Postdoctoral Scholar of Bioinformatics and Biological Data Analysis

Computational Geneticist and Anthropologist

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Education

B.S. in Anthropology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests

My research interests are specifically in the use of ancient DNA sequencing techniques in tracking migrations in prehistory. I am specifically interested in the peopling of French Polynesia.

Graduation Year

2025

Subfield

Dissertation Title

GENETIC HISTORY OF POLYNESIAN INDIVIDUALS WITH ANCESTRY FROM PUKAPUKA, COOK ISLANDS

Graduate Status

Alumni Whereabouts

Penn State University Department of Biobehavioral Health