Department: Injury Biomechanics Research Center

Research Interests: Injury assessment, forensic anthropology, skeletal trauma, skeletal biology, injury biomechanics, human identification, human osteology, histology 

My research, career, and publications are characterized by the theme of injury assessment. I am a forensic anthropologist by education, training, and professional practice; however, my perspectives and research are strongly interdisciplinary in nature.  My primary research focus is to comprehensively understand skeletal trauma, specifically the investigation into linking fracture characteristics with injury mechanisms. My overall aim is to identify sources of variation in fracture patterns, with a particular emphasis on validating classic assumptions in forensic anthropology and injury biomechanics. My expertise is in forensic anthropology and skeletal biology with a holistic perspective bringing together the fields of anthropology, anatomy, and biomedical engineering, all of which contribute to the framework of my research, undergraduate and graduate mentoring, as well as establishing me as an expert in my field.