Previous Student Thesis Titles
2022
Gender and Sex Estimation in Forensic Casework. 2022
Stable Isotope Analysis of Oxygen, Carbon, and Strontium in Modern Tooth Enamel. 2022
Effects of Quicklime on the Decomposition Process in a Tropical Climate. 2022
Examination of the Effects of Household Corrosive Substances on the Dissolution of Complete Pig (Sus scrofa) Carcasses. 2022
The Weathering Hypothesis in the Dentition and Its Impact on Positive Identification. 2022
Metastatic Skeletal Lesions from Breast and Prostate Cancer and their Role in Positive Identification. 2022
2019
Non-Metric Cranial Trait Expression in Pre-Contact Southwest Native Americans and Modern Asians. 2019
A Comparison of Compound Bow and Crossbow Osseous Trauma. 2019
Analyzing Ancestry: Craniometric Variation in Two Contemporary Caribbean Populations. 2019
The Effects of Orthopedic Pathologies on the Prevalence of Hip Osteoarthritis. 2019
The Recovery of Skeletal Remains from a Burned Vehicle Scenario. 2019
The Applicability of Accumulated Degree-Day Calculations on Enclosed Remains in a Lotic Aquatic Environment. 2019
A Taphonomic Study of Black Bear (Ursus americanus) and Grizzly Bear (U. arctos) Tooth Marks on Bone. 2019
2018
The Effects of Household Corrosive Substances on Restored and Non-Restored Teeth. 2018
An Experimental Clandestine Grave: Analysis of Postmortem Fractures and Remains Distribution of an Intentional Backhoe Re-interment. 2018
The Effect of Different Water Types on the Survival and Eclosion Rate of Submerged Lucilia Sericata Pupae. 2018
The Progression of Vertebral Osteoporosis: The Correlations Between Vertebral Pathologies and Sociodemographic Risk Factors. 2018
Comparison of Volatile Organic Compound Profiles of Various Sources of Decomposition. 2018
Determining Tool Class Macroscopically on Bone from Varying Levels of Force of Hacking Trauma. 2018
Insect Succession on Decomposing Remains: The Effects of Burning. 2018
Cranial and Post Cranial Metric Sex Estimation In Modern Thai and Native American Individuals. 2018
Ancestry Assessment in Subadult Skeletons. 2018
Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Taphonomy: Analysis of Gnawed and Digested Bone. 2018
2017
Age Estimation Using the Sacral Auricular Surface, Sacral Vertebral Body Fusion, and Sacral Vertebral Ring Incorporation. 2017
Long-term Cocaine Use and its Potential Effect on Bone Morphology. 2017
Reciprocating Saws as Tools of Dismemberment: Analysis of Class Characteristics and Practical Utility. 2017
Macroscopic observations of the effects of corrosive substances on bone and soft tissue when subjected to heating. 2017
Sex and Age at Death Estimation from the Os Pubis: Validation of Two Methods on a Modern Autopsy Sample. 2017
Using Oxygen Isotope Analysis and a Multi-Isotopic Approach in Determining the Region of Origin of Human Remains. 2017
The Applicability of Dental Wear in Age Estimation for a Modern American Population. 2017
Suitcase Concealment: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Taphonomic Processes and Their Effect on PMI Estimation. 2017
Environmental Stresses and Its Effect on Craniofacial Growth and Development. 2017
The Effects of Standard Household Chemicals Containing Acids on Bone and Soft Tissue of Complete Pig (Sus scrofa) Heads. 2017
The Utility of Acorn Barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Sessilia) in Forensic Investigations in Marine Environment. 2017
Organic Staining on Bone from Exposure to Wood and Other Plant Materials. 2017
Quantification of the Dental Arch and its Use in Estimating Ancestry. 2017
The Impact of Training and Experience on the Recovery of Evidence in Outdoor Forensic Scenes: Implications for Human Remains Recovery.
2016
Population History and Dispersal of Taiwanese Indigenous People. 2016
Percent Intracortical Porosity as a Means of Estimating Age of Older Individuals. 2016
Detection of Cocaine and Its Major Metabolites in Bone Following Outdoor Decomposition After Chronic Cocaine Administration Using 2D-LC/MS/MS. 2016
Age Estimation Using the Sternal End of the Clavicle: A Test of the Falys and Prangle (2014) Archaeological Method for Forensic Application. 2016
Accuracy of Dental Age in Non-Adults: A Comparison of Two Methods for Age Estimation Using Radiographs of Developing Teeth. 2016
The Impact of Cognitive Bias in Skull Sexing. 2016
2015
Odontometric Differentiation Between Southwest Hispanics, Native Americans, and European Americans. 2015
The Height of the Pubic Tubercle as an Indicator of Parturition. 2015
The Utility of Histomorphometrics in Distinguishing Between Human and Non-Human Rib Bone: Osteon Area, Perimeter, and Circularity. 2015
Validation Study of the Proposed Seventh Phased of the Suchey-Brooks Age Estimation Method for the Pubic Symphysis. 2015
An Evaluation of a Metric Method for Sex Estimation Using the Clavicle, Humerus, Radius, and Ulna. 2015
The Effect of Rainfall on Blowfly (Calliphoridae) Activity and Decomposition on Recently Deposited Animal Remains. 2015
Observations of the Impacts of Mechanical Plowing on Buried Remains in Forensic and Archaeological Contexts. 2015
The Identification of Blunt Force Trauma in Thermally Altered Remains Using Reconstruction and Computed Tomography. 2015
The Estimation of Body Mass From Human Skeletal Remains. 2015
A Comparison of Pubic Symphysis Aging Methods to Analyze Elderly Female Individuals in the Lisbon Skeletal Collection. 2015
Masculinization of Postmenopausal Female Crania: Fact or Fiction? 2015
2014
Metric, Nonmetric, and Geometric Morphometric Methods of Sex Estimation Using the Distal Humerus. 2014
Estimation of Osteoarthritis for Age-At-Death Estimation in a Modern Population. 2014
The Effects of Thermal Alteration on Saw Mark Characteristics. 2014
Utility of the Sternum to Estimate Sex and Age. 2014
Estimation of Body Mass Index From the Metrics of the First Metatarsal. 2014
The Reproducibility of Incomplete Skulls Using Freeform Modeling Plus Software. 2014
Trace Element Analysis of Human Tooth Enamel by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry For Estimation of Region of Origin. 2014
Buried Within the Abbey Wall: Paleopathological Examination of Leprosy Frequencies of a Rural Monastic Population in Medieval Denmark. 2014
Bone Preservation in an Archaeological Burial Assemblage: The Effects of Time, Soil pH, Age, and Sex .2014
Correlation Between Chainsaw Type and Tool Marks in Sectioned Bone. 2014
Foreigners in Fröjel?: A Study of Mobility on a Viking Age Post of Trade in Gotland, Sweden. 2014
A Validation Study of the Newly Developed Calce Method for Determining Age-At-Death Using the Acetabulum. 2014
Sexual Dimorphism at the Proximal Tibia: A Geometric Morphometric Analysis. 2014
Three-Dimensional Image Technology in Forensic Anthropology: Assessing the Validity of Biological Profiles Derived from CT-3D Images of the Skeleton. 2014
2013
Biodistance Analysis of Hispanic Skeletons. 2013
Distinguishing Homicides and Suicides in Firearm Fatalities: The Role of Skeletal Trauma Analysis. 2013
The Effects of Insect Repellant on Soft Tissue Decomposition. 2013
Sex Estimation Through Discriminant Function Analysis of an Archaeological Population From Mistihalj, Montenegro. 2013
Subaerial Bone Weathering and Other Taphonomic Changes in a Temperate Climate. 2013
A Study of the Impact of Weathering Upon the Minimal Force Required to Fracture Bone. 2013
Using Strontium Isotope Analysis on Modern Populations to Determine Geolocation Reliability in a Forensic Context. 2013
Suppression of Insect Activity Due to Gunpowder Residue on Decomposing Remains. 2013
Modification and Dispersal of Bones in a Multi-Scavenger Environment. 2013
The Use of Craniometrics in the Estimation of Juvenile Sex by Means of Discriminant Function Analysis: A Revised Method. 2013
Sex Estimation Method Using Cervical Canine Diameters: A Validation Study. 2013
2012
Examination of the Effects of Obesity on Weight-Bearing Extremities: CT Scan Analysis and Comparison of Modern European American and African American Male Samples. 2012
Normal and Taphonomic Arthropod Population Survey in Holliston, Massachusetts. 2012
The Temporal Degradation of Bone Collagen. 2012
Reburial of Mass Graves: A Study of the Resulting Disturbed Remains. 2012
The Analysis of Rodent Gnawing. 2012
The Detection of Sharp Force, Blunt Force and Gunshot Trauma on Whole Pigs Recovered from a Fire Environment. 2012
Use of Computed Tomography in Conjunction with X-Rays For Positive Identification of Individuals Using the Frontal Sinus. 2012
Underwater Decomposition: An Examination of Factors Surrounding Freshwater Decomposition in Eastern Massachusetts. 2012
2011
Determining The Presence of Secular Change Using Geometric Morphometrics: An Analysis of the Craniofacial Morphology in South African European males of the Raymond A. Dart and Pretoria Skeletal Collections. 2011
The Origins of the Human Remains From Perrins Ledge Crematorium: Strontium Isotope Ratio Assessment of Archaeological Cremains. 2011
Craniometric and Nonmetric Assessment of Skulls of Hispanic Decent. 2011
Time Line of Decomposition of Porcine Bone Marrow. 2011
Macroscopic Evidence of Healing in Civil War Specimens. 2011
Application of Anthropological Aging-Methods to Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of Clinical CT Scans of the Adult Pelvis. 2011