The PPA Student Group (SG) is open to all student members of the PPA. 

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Congratulations to Haagen Klaus winner of the award that celebrates the article that has most advanced the study of Paleopathology since the launch of our Journal in in 2011:

 Klaus, H. 2017. Paleopathological rigor and differential diagnosis: Case studies involving terminology, description, and diagnostic frameworks for scurvy in skeletal remains. IJPP 19: 106-110.

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Abstracts for contributions presented at the Paleopathology Association Meetings in 2023 (Reno, Nevada and Cochabamba, Bolivia)

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Congratulations to this the Winners of the European PPA Conference Presentation Prizes:

Cockburn Student Award

Best podium presentation: Maia Casna

A study into the impact of tobacco consumption on the respiratory health of two Dutch skeletal samples (1600-1829 CE)

Best Poster Presentation: Mathilde Sehested Thormann

Respiratory health along the Lowe Nubian Nile Valley: a prevalence study on chronic maxillary sinusitis between 4-2nd millennium BCE and its correlation to dental disease.

IJPP Early Career Conference Award

Dr Anna Barrett-Davis

An 'index of oro-dental disease': a holistic method for understanding the impacts of different risk factors on oral health in archaeological populations.

Don't forget to enter for a PPA conference prize in Baltimore 2025 (members only)

    Dr David Hunt

For over two decades, David Hunt held the role of Biological Anthropology Collections Manager at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMHM), overseeing the Terry Collection and other well-studied skeletal collections. In this position, Dr. Hunt guided hundreds of undergraduates, graduates, young professionals and peers through the steps of their research.

His attention was the same, whether you were a new intern just learning skeletal biology, or an established professional studying for ABFA board certification. He is always encouraging: gently asking questions, eagerly helping with a differential diagnosis, and consistently providing resources for better data collection and analysis.

Kristine Pearlstein

I am humbled to be considered part of a list of extraordinary mentors present in the Eve Cockburn Mentorship Award. This list holds such esteemed members of the paleopathology scientific community.  It is overwhelming to be linked with people whom I saw as my mentors during my professional development.  Eve Cockburn was a highly respected figure and a fine lady. I was fortunate to know Professor Cockburn and had the privilege to spend time with her at PPA meetings in the past.   

Respectfully, Dave Hunt

RECENT BOOKS BY MEMBERS

The Highlighted paper for Volume 45 of the IJPP has now been selected!

CONGRATULATIONS to Jack Eggington, Rebecca Pitt, and Claire Hodson for their superb contributions!

Check the IJPP page for more information

The paper is OPEN ACCESS and are freely available to all readers.

Lita will join the PPA Executive Board in April 2025 as our new Director-at-large I: Student Liaison - helping the student community get the most out of the Association!

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Paleopathology: The next 50 years
 Celebrating the 50^th Anniversary of the  Association

Check out the Guidelines and Processes

Open for new submissions from April 2024-April 2025 

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for information on how to be considered for the Jane E. Buikstra Early Career Award 2023

We run regular webinars on topics important to paleopathology and our membership. Attendance to the live event is free to all. Recordings of these events are  available on the 'Members Only' page.

Taster! Watch one of our PPA webinars on Colonialism and Bioarchaeology

All recording of our whole PPA Webinar series are available on the 'Members Only' Page:

• Paleopathology and Climate Change
• On the Edge: Emerging scholarship of Paleopathology and Marginalization
• Cancer as an ancient disease: past and implications to the present
• Rare diseases: Good words make good science
• From paleopathological diagnosis to the biocultural approach: The contribution of hospital archives
• Non-adult paleopathology: current understandings and debates.

The need for a consensus and accuracy in the use of descriptive terms in palaeopathology has been a longstanding concern of the PPA. Learn more about adopting appropriate terms in all communications and publications.

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