This project examined the effects of weathering processes on the minimal force required to
fracture long bones exposed in a coastal microhabitat located in Southeastern …

Mammalian scavenging, disarticulating, scattering and removal of human remains can alter
and obscure both soft tissue and skeletal remains which are essential to making …

Forensic taphonomy is an essential research field; however, the decomposition of human
cadavers at forensic science facilities may lead to nutrient loading and the introduction of …

The first step after the recovery of human remains is postmortem interval (PMI) determination—
in other words, verification of the time since death. This task becomes very difficult as the …

Isolated death (ID)(ie, dying alone without anyone noticing for several days) has been
suggested to be related to social isolation, mental disorder, and alcohol and/or drug abuse …

The purpose of this PhD project was to create a new method of sex assessment for crania
using 3D point cloud data and machine learning. Through the process of investigating …

The processes by which clandestine remains are scattered and destroyed by vertebrate
necrophagus scavenging behaviors are significant to forensic death investigations, in terms …

The discovery of a decomposing human corpse in an outdoor environment presents
investigators with an abundance of medicolegal questions. Accurate estimation of time-since …

The interest to study aquatic insects has exhibited exponential growth from early roots it
limnology and sport-fishery types of inquiry almost five decades ago (Merritt et al. 2008a) …

Taphonomy can be defined as the study of postmortem processes which affect (1) the
preservation, observation, or recovery of dead organisms,(2) the reconstruction of their …