Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E.
Archaeology Curator
0000-0002-3743-6188
Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E.
Archaeology Curator
Nicole E. Smith-Guzmán, PhD is a bioarchaeologist specializing in paleopathology, and currently holds positions as Archaeology Curator at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and National Researcher I at the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT)'s National Research System in Panama. Her research has focused on describing the lived experiences of prehispanic Panamanian populations through a biocultural lens, and on developing methods to identify evidence of the impacts of tropical infectious diseases like malaria on ancient human populations.
Positions
- National Researcher I, Sistema Nacional de Investigación, SENACYT 2019 -
- Archaeology Curator, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 2022 -
- Research Associate, Centro de Investigaciones Históricas, Antropológicas y Culturales 2024 -
Research Areas
Geographic Focus
- Panama Country
- central America Transnational Region
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Arkansas , Department of Anthropology 2015
- M.A. in Anthropology, Louisiana State University , Department of Geography and Anthropology 2010
- B.A. in Anthropology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill , Department of Anthropology 2008
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E., Rivera-Sandoval, Javier, Knipper, Corina, and Sánchez Arias, Ginés Alberto. 2020. "Intentional dental modification in Panamá: New support for a late introduction of African origin." Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 60 101226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101226. 2024
- Sánchez Aguilarte, Vanessa V., Rivera-Sandoval, Javier, and Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E. 2023. "Cambios temporales en la prevalencia de la exostosis del oído externo en Panamá precolombino." Chungará (Arica), 55, (3) 539–566. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-73562023005001601. 2023
- Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E. 2022. "A paleoepidemiological approach to the challenging differential diagnosis of an isolated 1500-year-old anomalous molar from Panamá." International Journal of Paleopathology, 39 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2022.07.002. 2022
- Sharpe, Ashley E., Smith-Guzmán, Nicole, Curtis, Jason, Isaza-Aizpurúa, Ilean, Kamenov, George D., Wake, Thomas A., and Cooke, Richard G. 2021. "A preliminary multi-isotope assessment of human mobility and diet in pre-Columbian Panama." Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102876. 2021
- Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E. 2021. "An isthmus of isolation: The likely elevated prevalence of genetic disease in ancient Panama and implications for considering rare diseases in paleopathology." International Journal of Paleopathology, 33 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2021.01.002. 2021
- Smith-Guzman, Nicole, Sanchez Herrera, L. S., and Cooke, Richard G. 2021. "Patterns of Disease and Culture in Ancient Panama: A Bioarchaeological Analysis of the Early Graves at Cerro Juan Díaz." Bioarchaeology International, 5, (1) 78–95. https://doi.org/10.5744/bi.2021.1004. 2021
- Rambaldi Migliore, Nicola, Colombo, Giulia, Capodiferro, Marco Rosario, Mazzocchi, Lucia, Chero Osorio, Ana Maria, Raveane, Alessandro, Tribaldos, Maribel, Perego, Ugo Alessandro, Mendizabal, Tomas, Monton, Alejandro Garcia, Lombardo, Gianluca, Grugni, Viola, Garofalo, Maria, Ferretti, Luca, Cereda, Cristina, Gagliardi, Stella, Cooke, Richard, Smith-Guzman, Nicole, Olivieri, Anna, Aram, Bethany, Torroni, Antonio, Motta, Jorge, Semino, Ornella, and Achilli, Alessandro. 2021. "Weaving Mitochondrial DNA and Y-Chromosome Variation in the Panamanian Genetic Canvas." Genes, 12, (12). https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12121921. 2021
- Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E., Rivera-Sandoval, Javier, Knipper, Corina, and Sánchez Arias, Ginés Alberto. 2020. "Intentional dental modification in Panamá: New support for a late introduction of African origin." Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101226. 2020
- Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E. and Cooke, Richard G. 2019. "Response to Todd and Graham's "Letter to the editor concerning external auditory bony growths in pre-Columbian inhabitants of Panama"." American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 168, (4) 810–811. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23792. 2019
- Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E., Toretsky, Jeffrey A., Tsai, Jason, and Cooke, Richard G. 2018. "A probable primary malignant bone tumor in a pre-Columbian human humerus from Cerro Brujo, Bocas del Toro, Panamá." International Journal of Paleopathology, 21 138–146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2017.05.005. 2018
- Smith‐Guzmán, Nicole E. and Cooke, Richard G. 2018. "Cold-water diving in the tropics? External auditory exostoses among the pre-Columbian inhabitants of Panama." American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23757. 2018
- Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E. and Cooke, Richard G. 2018. "Interpersonal Violence at Playa Venado, Panama (550-850 AD): A Reevaluation of the Evidence." Latin American Antiquity, 29, (04) 718–735. https://doi.org/10.1017/laq.2018.48. 2018
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Chapter
- Cooke, Richard G., Sánchez H, Luis A., Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E., and Lara-Kraudy, Alexandra. 2019. "Panamá prehispánico." In Nueva Historia General de Panamá, Tomo 1, Capítulo 1. Calvo, Alfredo Castillero and Aparicio, Fernando, editors. 39–114. Panamá: Editora Novo Art, S.A. 2019
- Smith‐Guzmán, Nicole E. 2018. "Metabolic Disease." In The Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences. 1–4. American Cancer Society. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119188230.saseas0372. 2018
- Smith-Guzman, Nicole, Rose, Jerome C., and Kuckens, Kathleen. 2016. "Beyond the differential diagnosis: new approaches to the bioarchaeology of the Hittie plague." In New directions in biocultural anthropology. Zuckerman, Molly K. and Martin, Debra L., editors. 295–316. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118962954.ch15. 2016
Contact
Location
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Department
