She earned her PhD in Anthropology from The Ohio State University in 2012. Britney is a biological anthropologist who seeks to understand how humans respond and adapt to their environments in settings undergoing rapid change, often under social, cultural, and environmental disruption. Britney’s recent research has primarily focused on the eastern Mediterranean basin, investigating the impacts of Greek colonization of the Balkans from the 8th-6th centuries BC by studying human skeletal remains from a series of archaeological sites in Albania. In her free time, Britney enjoys skiing, hiking, and camping with her husband and dog.