Upon completely her BA in Anthropology at SIUE, Christine Boston pursued and completed a Master of Arts degree in Bioarchaeology at the University of Western Ontario. Her thesis involved a growth and development and paleopathological study on ancient northern Chilean populations in regards to possible arsenic poisoning. Ms. Boston is
continuing her graduate studies at the University of Western Ontario in the fall of 2007 where she will be pursuing a PhD in Archaeological Sciences under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Nelson.

Ms. Boston has collaborated in research with several professionals in the fields of both archaeology and physical anthropology, including Dr. Bernardo Arriaza, Dr. Marvin Allison, and Dr. Jean-Francois Millaire. She has completed field work in Chile and Peru and pursues side projects in Canada and the US. She has presented at several
conferences and been published in both Encyclopedia editions and conference proceedings. Ms. Boston plans to continue her work as a bioarchaeologist concentrating on growth and development in either Chile or Peru.