Rate My Professor Baylee Smith

Smith has authored and co-authored several significant publications demonstrating her expertise in both New Zealand and international contexts. Notable among them is 'A nineteenth century settlers’ graveyard: preliminary report on the excavation of St. John’s cemetery, Back Road, Milton, Otago' (2017, Archaeology in New Zealand 60(1): 19-30, co-authored with P. Petchey, H. Buckley, and R. Kinaston), which details findings from a key excavation project revealing aspects of 19th-century settler life and health through bioarchaeological evidence, amassing 22 citations. Another key contribution is 'Spatial and social variables in the Bronze Age Phase 4 cemetery of Ban Non Wat, northeast Thailand' (2015, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 4: 362-370, with T.M. Davies and C.F.W. Higham), analyzing cemetery data to explore social dynamics, cited 21 times. She also co-authored 'Survey of the Canton Battery Site, Waipori, Otago' (2016, Archaeology in New Zealand 59(2): 39-45, with F. Allen and J. Hurford). In recognition of her research, Smith received the Best Student Conference Paper Award at the 2016 New Zealand Archaeological Association Conference for her presentation on population-adjusted spatial analysis of pā distribution. Additionally, she participated directly in the St. John's Cemetery excavation, enhancing her practical experience in historical archaeology. Currently, Baylee Smith holds the position of Collections Assistant at the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, managing special collections pertinent to New Zealand's cultural and historical heritage, which complements her archaeological background.