Student Spotlight

Karen St. George

Karen St. George, a first year student in the program, was recently awarded the Ruth Levine Scholarship. Karen is currently completing the first year curriculum in the Forensic Anthropology program and working on developing her thesis project. Her project involves a study to examine the degree of accuracy in estimating human body mass using a suite of traits, including documented biomechanical analysis of obese individuals involving gait and sit-to-stand (STS) movements.  Her methods will include both quantitative and qualitative analysis with a focus on efficient and non-invasive techniques that would be applicable in a variety of laboratory and in the field settings. Karen will be traveling to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville this summer to utilize the William M. Bass Donated Skeletal Collection to gather data for her thesis. Karen is an exceptional, hard working and dedicated student. Congratulations Karen!

Emily Peschel

1st Year Student, Forensic Anthropology GMS 2014

Emily, a graduate from McGill University in Montreal, has just received The Malmberg Scholarship from the American Swedish Institute for Scholars.The Malmberg Scholarship for Study in Sweden is awarded yearly for scholars or students whose research can be enhanced by conducting data collection in Sweden. Emily’s thesis project involves investigating the origins of Ridanäs Vikings buried at a port of trade in Gotland, Sweden.  She will be traveling to Sweden in July 2013 to complete her data collection. Congratulations Emily!