Welcome to my home page. I'm a forensic anthropologist at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) in the Department of Anthropology.  Our undergraduate program offers the:

• Bachelor or Arts (BA) degree for majors

• Anthropology minor

Students of any major interested in forensic science may consider our:

• Interdisciplinary Forensic Science Minor

See also:

• Forensic science links at the bottom of this page.  New links added from time to time; please visit again for an update!

This website provides 3 main items of interest:    

1. Anthropology:  Definition, Subfields
   Forensic Anthropology:  Definition, FAQ's
    
2. Education, Career Planning Guidelines in Forensic Anthropology ; be sure to also check out UNCW career development counselor Mark Werbeach's forensic science career planning and information site.  See also UNCW Randall Library's Forensic Sciences Resources site.

   For general forensic science information on planning your education or career, visit the American Academy of Forensic Sciences' Young Forensic Scientists Forum by clicking here.  See also the links below (or click here).
    

3. My UNCW Course Offerings:  Descriptions, Course Websites (below)
                                                                                                                                        

• Physical Anthropology, ANT 210:  Spring 2008
  • ANT 210

• Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology, ANT 211:  Spring 2008

  • An introduction to forensic anthropology and its integration with other forensic sciences:  ANT 211

• Forensic Osteology Method and Theory, ANT 426:  Spring 2008

  • An hands-on advanced course in forensic anthropology analyses and casework:  ANT 426

  • Pre-requisites are ANT 326/326L (see below).  

• Human Osteology, ANT 326 & ANT 326L:  Coming again Spring 2009
  See the Fall 2008 course website below:

  • A Hands-on lecture/lab course with online supplements; ANT 326 & ANT 326L

  • Note:  Human osteology is taught each fall semester. See a sample online Video Lecture of the ribs, or a sample online Video Lecture 2 of the some of the features and bones of the skull.

• Summer Ventures Science and Math Education:  Forensic Anthropology Course Summer 2006