Linda Larcombe (PhD) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Manitoba.
She is a broadly trained archaeologist and anthropologist whose research interests include archaeology, molecular anthropology, infectious diseases in contemporary and ancient human populations and cultural resource management. She has worked as a researcher and a consultant specializing in the prehistory and history of Arctic and subarctic First Nation and Inuit populations. Linda received her PhD in anthropology from the University of Manitoba in 2005. Her research focused on the analysis of the immunogenetics of contemporary and ancient Indigenous populations in the context of the changes that occurred in the disease environment in North America during the historic period.
Currently, Linda works closely with First Nation’s groups on community-based research projects involving archaeological investigations and research into genetic and environmental factors contributing infectious disease outbreaks in northern Canadian communities.
I knew in high school that I wanted to be an archaeologist. The University of Manitoba offered programs, mentors and opportunities for honing and broadening my skills as an anthropologist/archaeologist. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine everyday is different and challenging. As a co-founder and senior archaeologist for White Spruce Archaeology Inc. I stay in touch with the archaeological industry in Manitoba and northern Ontario and with First Nation communities.
My Weblinks
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
WHITE SPRUCE ARCHAEOLOGY INC.
Research group affiliations
- At Home in the North: New Partners in Northern Housing and Home
- CIHR Centre for REACH in HIV/AIDS (REACH 3.0)
- MB HIV Collective Impact Network
- The Prairie Indigenous Knowledge Exchange Network (PIKE-Net)
- University of Manitoba Centre for Human Rights Research
- Women in Science; Development, Outreach and Mentoring
