Charlotte Roberts Explained

Charlotte Roberts
Honorific Suffix:FBA
Birth Name:Charlotte Ann Roberts
Birth Date:25 June 1957
Birth Place:Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nationality:British
Professor of Archaeology
Discipline:Archaeology
Sub Discipline:Bioarchaeology
Palaeopathology
Medical history
Medical anthropology
Alma Mater:University of Leicester
University of Sheffield
University of Bradford
Thesis Title:Trauma and its treatment in British antiquity: An osteoarchaeological study of macroscopic and radiological features of long bone fractures from the historic period with a comparative study of clinical radiographs
Thesis Year:1988
Doctoral Students:Mary Lewis
Workplaces:University of Bradford
Durham University

Charlotte Ann Roberts, FBA (born 25 May 1957) is a British archaeologist, academic and former nurse. She is a bioarchaeologist and palaeopathologist, whose research focuses on health and the evolution of infectious disease in humans.[1] From 2004 to 2020, she was Professor of Archaeology at Durham University: she is now professor emeritus.[2]

Early life and education

Roberts was born on 25 May 1957 in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. She trained as a nurse at St James's University Hospital in Leeds, becoming a State Registered Nurse (SRN) in 1978. She then worked as a staff nurse on the burns unit of St Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow.[3]

In 1979, Roberts left her nursing career and matriculated into the University of Leicester to study archaeology.[4] She graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) degree. She had originally intended to return to nursing after completing her degree, but instead continued to study archaeology.[5] From 1982 to 1983, she studied environmental archaeology and palaeoeconomy at the University of Sheffield,[6] graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree. She undertook postgraduate research in bioarchaeology, palaeopathology and medical history on a part-time basis at the University of Bradford, and completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1988. Her doctoral thesis was titled "Trauma and its treatment in British antiquity: An osteoarchaeological study of macroscopic and radiological features of long bone fractures from the historic period with a comparative study of clinical radiographs".[7]

Academic career

From 1983 to 1988, Roberts was a research assistant at the University of Bradford "on a project focusing on human remains". She was appointed a lecturer in palaeopathology in 1989 and made a senior lecturer in medical anthropology in 1994. While at Bradford, she supervised Mary Lewis' doctoral thesis.[8] In 2000, she moved to Durham University where she had been appointed Reader in Archaeology. She was appointed Professor of Archaeology in 2004. She was also a Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellow from 2006 to 2008, and a Nuffield Foundation Research Fellow from 2006 to 2007. She retired in October 2020, and was appointed professor emeritus.[9]

Roberts is deputy editor of the International Journal of Paleopathology.[10] She was president of the Paleopathology Association from 2011 to 2013.[11] From 2010 to 2014, she served as a member of the Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology sub-panel for the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014).[12] [13] In 2015, she was elected president of the British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO); she will serve a three-year term.[14]

She led the research on the 7th and 8th century Bowl Hole cemetery at Bamburgh Castle.[15]

Personal life

In 2003, Roberts married Stewart James Gardner. She is a member of the Women's Institute (WI).

Honours

In July 2014, Roberts was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the UK's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.[16]

Selected works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professor Charlotte Roberts. Centre for the Ethics of Cultural Heritage. Durham University. 23 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Department of Archaeology . Prof CA Roberts – Durham University . Dur.ac.uk . 31 July 1999 . 20 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809001805/https://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/?id=163 . 9 August 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: ROBERTS, Prof. Charlotte Ann, (Mrs S. J. Gardner). Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. 23 October 2016. November 2015.
  4. Web site: Prof Charlotte Roberts, BA (Hons), MA, PhD, SRN. Department of Archaeology. Durham University. 23 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427120720/https://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/?id=163. 27 April 2016. live. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Farnell. David N.. An Interview With Charlotte Roberts. The Post Hole. 23 October 2016. November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024090540/http://www.theposthole.org/read/article/95. 24 October 2016. live. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Professor Charlotte Roberts . britac.ac.uk . The British Academy . 24 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161025050644/http://www.britac.ac.uk/users/professor-charlotte-roberts . 25 October 2016 . live . dmy .
  7. Roberts . C. A. . Trauma and its treatment in British antiquity: An osteoarchaeological study of macroscopic and radiological features of long bone fractures from the historic period with a comparative study of clinical radiographs . E-Thesis Online Service . The British Library . 24 October 2016 . 1988 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161025111255/http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.384271 . 25 October 2016 . Ph.D . live . dmy .
  8. The impact of urbanisation and industrialisation in medieval and post-medieval Britain : an assessment of the morbidity and mortality of non-adult skeletons from the cemeteries of two urban and two rural sites in England (AD 850-1859). University of Bradford. 1999. Ph.D.. Mary Elizabeth. Lewis. 10454/4196.
  9. Web site: Professor Emeritus CA Roberts . Department of Archaeology . Durham University . 26 February 2021.
  10. Web site: International Journal of Paleopathology Editorial Board . Journals.elsevier.com . 21 November 2013 . 20 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002140523/http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-paleopathology/editorial-board . 2 October 2013 . live . dmy .
  11. Web site: Paleopathology Association Executive Committee . Paleopathology Association . 2 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141031222351/http://www.paleopathology.org/PPA%20BOD%201999-present.doc . 31 October 2014 . dead . dmy .
  12. Web site: Panel membership. ref.ac.uk. Research Excellence Framework. 24 October 2016. 19 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161102000213/http://www.ref.ac.uk/panels/panelmembership/. 2 November 2016. dead.
  13. Web site: Main Panel C . ref.ac.uk . Research Excellence Framework . 2 November 2016 . 21 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161102132244/http://www.ref.ac.uk/media/ref/content/expanel/member/Main%20Panel%20C%20-%20Final%20List%20%28Jan%202015%29.pdf . 2 November 2016 . dead . dmy .
  14. Web site: Charlotte Roberts . babao.org.uk . The British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology . 24 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161025050245/http://www.babao.org.uk/committee/view/charlotte-roberts . 25 October 2016 . dead . dmy .
  15. Web site: Henderson . Tony . 2022-05-19 . Bamburgh Bones project casts a light on village's rich history . 2022-06-12 . ChronicleLive . en.
  16. Web site: British Academy announces 42 new fellows . Times Higher Education . 18 July 2014 . 18 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725135505/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/british-academy-announces-42-new-fellows/2014585.article . 25 July 2014 . live . dmy .

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