Welcome to my home page. I'm a forensic anthropologist at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) in the Department of Anthropology.  While I conduct traditional osteological research, I have also been actively involved in the Face Aging Group, working on biometrics and face identification:  http://www.faceaginggroup.com/ through UNCW's Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies in Identity Sciences http://uncw.edu/isis/

 At UNCW our undergraduate program offers the:

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree for Anthropology 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
   
  • Introduction to the subfield of physical/biological anthropology, with myriad topics covered:  Class Website (most recently taught Fall 2012)

• Human Osteology, ANT 326 & ANT 326L: 

  • A Hands-on lecture/lab course with online supplements: Class Website

  • Note:  Human osteology is typically taught each fall semester.

• Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology, ANT 211:  Spring 2013 (Instructor:  M. Torpey, MA, online for this semester). 
   
  • A lecture course surveying the role of human identification in US forensic science, history, methods, cases, basic osteology
  • Class Website (non-online; traditional classroom course, Fall 2011.  Coming again Fall 2013).

• Forensic Osteology Method and Theory, ANT 426:  Spring 2013 (no online component this semester; all discussion and hands-on in the lab).

  • An hands-on advanced course in forensic anthropology analyses and casework:  Class Website from Spring 2012

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

• Anthropology of Death, ANT 495:  New for Spring 2013; a seminar course.

• Revised:  Primate Biology and Behavior, ANT 322:  Coming Again ?
  • Class Website Spring 2010

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

• Forensic Accounting:  definition and overview, job description, and employment opportunities