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 of 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)
                                                                                                                                        

• Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology, ANT 211:  Spring 2010
  • A lecture course surveying the role of human identification in US forensic science, history, methods, cases, basic osteology:  Class Website

• Physical Anthropology, ANT 210: Spring 2010
  • Class Website

• Newly Revised:  Primate Biology and Behavior, ANT 322:  Spring 2010
  • Class Website

• Human Osteology, ANT 326 & ANT 326L:  Coming again Fall 2010

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

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

• Forensic Osteology Method and Theory, ANT 426:  Coming again Spring 2011

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

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

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