Catherine Gaither

Catherine Gaither is a bioarchaeologist and forensic anthropologist currently living and working in Costa Rica. She has conducted extensive bioarchaeological research in Peru since 1996. Additionally, she has worked in Colombia, Ecuador, Colorado, Louisiana, and Florida as an archaeologist, bioarchaeologist, and forensic consultant. She formerly worked as a professor of anthropology with Metropolitan State University of Denver where she ultimately served as Chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department. She also founded and was the director of the Metropolitan State University of Denver Human Identification Laboratory until 2015 when she moved to Costa Rica. She is currently working as an online professor of anthropology, an author, and forensic consultant. She has numerous publications in professional journals and regularly gives educational lectures. She is currently working on a series of educational ebooks about the many mummies and skeletons she has been privileged to meet!