Author: cvisaac
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Spring 2022 Semester in Review
Spring has sprung and another semester is done here at MSU! The end of this semester marks our first academic year in Giltner Hall and we are loving the new space. This past winter was a whirlwind of activity at the MSUFAL with plenty of research, publications, and graduatuations! We would like to share just…
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Dr. Amy Michael
“I’m just a person who is offended by injustice and I think I can, in my small niche way, do something about it.” – Dr. Amy Michael This week we are very excited to feature our next MSU alumna, Dr. Amy Michael. This quote perfectly encapsulates Dr. Michael’s work ethic, motivation, and all that she…
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MSUFAL & AAFS 2022
Each year, the Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) hosts a conference for all things forensic science, boasting eleven different sections: criminalistics, digital and multimedia sciences, engineering and applied sciences, general, jurisprudence, odontology, pathology/biology, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, questioned documents, toxicology, and, of course, anthropology! Although, this is soon to be twelve sections with the addition…
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Introducing the Repository of Antemortem Injury Response
Since its inception, the MSUFAL has been a leading contributor to research in forensic anthropology. From dynamic exploration of skeletal variation through cranial and postcranial nonmetric traits and innovative skeletal trauma and fractography studies, anthropological and osteological research is at the heart of the MSUFAL. In 2019, the lab was fortunate to add a new…
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Student Spotlight: Clara Devota
This week, we are excited to feature our first-year PhD student, Clara Devota! Although Clara is only in her first year as a graduate student, she’s been part of our lab for the last four years as an undergraduate student here at MSU, and we’re all thrilled that she chose to stay in East Lansing…
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Experience of a Visiting Scientist at NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner
In November 2021, I had the opportunity to participate in the Visiting Scientist Program at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (NYCOCME). The Forensic Anthropology Unit at the NYCOCME offers between one and nine visiting scientist positions each year to graduate students and professionals in forensic anthropology. These positions are one month…
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A Semester in Review
Another semester gone calls for another semester review! This fall makes two years of the MSUFAL blog and being active on social media. Our hope when creating these outlets was to increase transparency of the importance of the work we do here at the lab for the public, our friends, families, and colleagues in academia.…
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The London Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification Study Abroad Program
As the weather keeps getting colder here in mid-Michigan, many across campus are already looking forward to the warmer months of Summer, but here at the MSUFAL we are looking forward to the Summer of 2022 for a whole different reason: the Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification study abroad program is back! This upcoming trip…
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Dr. Jared Beatrice
In this week’s alumni spotlight, we are thrilled to feature PhD alum Dr. Jared Beatrice! Dr. Beatrice is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at The College of New Jersey. In this role, he teaches courses in biological anthropology, mentors students, and engages in research. The MSUFAL has been very fortunate…
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International Collaboration in Guatemala
In this week’s blog post, I (Kelly) would like to feature one of the international collaborations with Michigan State University’s Forensic Anthropology Laboratory— the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Forenses (INACIF) in Guatemala City. This collaboration began when the current lead forensic anthropologist at the INACIF and I worked together in Guatemala in 2013. We got…