Dr. Monica Ramsey

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Monica Ramsey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. She specializes in the field of Palaeoethnobotany and is known for her extensive research on microbotanical analysis including phytoliths, starches, starch spherulites, and microcharcoal. Dr. Ramsey's work focuses on the interactions between humans and their environments, particularly among hunter-gatherer societies and the origins of agriculture. She is particularly interested in the processing of plant food and the implications of paleoenvironmental research on understanding anthropogenic environments and Niche Construction Evolution, spanning periods such as the Epipaleolithic and Pre-Pottery Neolithic in the Southern Levant and Canadian Plateau.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology