Michigan State University Forensic Anthropology Laboratory

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  • Student Spotlight: Kelly Kamnikar

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    Introducing PhD candidate, Kelly Kamnikar! Fifth year student, Kelly Kamnikar, is currently finishing her dissertation here at Michigan State University. Her dissertation research aims to estimate ancestry for Hispanic individuals to even finer levels of resolution, specifically for southeastern Mexico and Guatemala. With cranial variation being influenced by the environment, history, culture, and genetics, these…

  • Student Spotlight: Mari Isa

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    Introducing PhD candidate Mari Isa! Mariyam ‘Mari’ Isa is in her final year here at the MSUFAL, and while we will be sad to see her leave, we are excited for her future endeavors! Mari’s research focuses on blunt force trauma in the skull and femora. She studies how bones break to better understand fracture…