Hello! 

I am an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. 

August 2020-Present

Assistant Professor

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

I am looking forward to joining the faculty in the Anthropology and Sociology Department in the fall. I'm excited to teach Origins of Civilization and Introduction to Forensic Anthropology. And I can't wait to involve students in my research!

2018-2020

Forensic Anthropologist

SNA INTERNATIONAL IN SUPPORT OF DPAA

I am employed as a forensic anthropologist for SNA International in support of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). My primary position is as a member of the Cabanatuan Project. The Cab Project represents DPAA’s effort to identify unknown service members from a POW prison camp cemetery in the Philippines.  I also work on forensic anthropology, commingled human remains, and material evidence reports.

2017-2018

Post-Doctoral Faculty

MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY

At Mercyhurst, I was involved in forensic anthropological casework in a leadership role, which consisted of anthropological analysis, report writing and review, and supervision of graduate and undergraduate students . I also taught several introductory and graduate level anthropology and anatomy courses, including Skeletal Trauma Analysis, Human Growth and Development, and Anatomy and Physiology.

EXPERTISE

EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

2013-2019

Doctoral Degree

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Division of Anatomy, College of Medicine

Dissertation: Variables Influencing Time Since Injury of Pediatric Healing Fractures: Radiographic Assessment and Implications for Child Physical Abuse

2011-2013

Master's Degree

MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY

Department of Applied Forensic Sciences

Master's Thesis: Human Craniometric Sexual Dimorphism: Assessing Rensch's Rule and Its Implications for Forensic Classification (e-mail to request copy)

2006-2010

Bachelor's of Science Degree, with honors

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Anthropology

Honor's Thesis: The Pathological Consequences of Cranial Vault Modification: An Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains from Cuzco, Peru

RESEARCH

FORENSIC SERVICES