I am Graduate student in the Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences at Stony Brook University.  My research interest is the Middle Stone Age Archaeology of East Africa with particular emphasis on the origin of modern humans.  I intend to conduct my doctoral research in my homeland, Eritrea, where there is high prospect for new paleoanthropological discoveries.  Through this research I hope to answer important questions about human evolution.

Major Advisor: Dr. John Shea

 Previous Training
I earned my first degree in Archaeology from Asmara University (Eritrea) in 2001. While at Asmara University, I participated in several survey and excavation projects as part of my academic training.  My other training include Museum conservation of artefacts, such as cataloguing and cast making for fossil remains.