AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC
ANTHROPOLOGY, INC.
Marcella H. Sorg, President
Phone: (207) 581-2596
David M. Glassman, Vice President
Phone: (812) 464-1855
Leslie Eisenberg, Secretary
Phone: (608) 264-6503
Turhon A. Murad, Treasurer and Webmaster
Phone: (530) 898-6192
Diane L. France
Phone: (970) 221-4044
Madeleine J. Hinkes
Phone: (619) 221-0282
Thomas D. Holland
Phone: (808) 448-8032
Elizabeth A. Murray
Phone: (513) 244-4948
Norman J. Sauer
Phone: (517) 353-2950
Steve A. Symes
Phone: (814) 824-3369
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The unequivocal need to identify forensic scientists qualified
to provide essential professional services for the nation's judicial
and executive branches of government has long been recognized.
In response to this professional mandate, the American Board of
Forensic Anthropology was organized in 1977 to provide, in the
interest of the public and the advancement of the science, a program
of certification in forensic anthropology. In purpose, function,
and organization, the ABFA is thus analogous to the certifying
boards in various medical specialities and scientific fields.
The objectives of the Board are: (a) to encourage the study of,
improve the practice of, establish and enhance standards for,
and advance the science of forensic anthropology; (b) to encourage
and promote adherence to high standards of ethics, conduct, and
professional practice in forensic anthropology; (c) to grant and
issue certificates, and/or other recognition, in cognizance of
special qualification in forensic anthropology to voluntary applicants
who conform to the standards established by the Board and who
have established their fitness and competence thereof; (d) to
inform the appropriate branches of federal and state governments
and private agencies of the existence and nature of the ABFA and
the professional quality of its Diplomates for the practice of
forensic anthropology; (e) to maintain and furnish lists of individuals
who have been granted certificates by the Board. In this way the
ABFA aims to make available to the judicial system, and others,
a practical and equitable system for readily identifiying those
persons professing to be specialists in forensic anthropology
who possess the requisite qualifications and competence.
Certification is based upon the candidate's personal and professional
record of education and training, experience, and achievement,
as well as on results of formal examinations.
The Board is a non-profit organization incorporated in the District
of Columbia. Its initial sponsors are the
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
and the Forensic Sciences Foundation.
The Board is composed of officers and other directors, who serve
staggered terms and are elected from among nominees of designated
nominating organizations, or serve at-large.
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Forensic anthropology is the application of the science of
physical anthropology to the legal process. The identification
of skeletal, badly decomposed, or otherwise unidentified human
remains is important for both legal and humanitarian reasons.
Forensic anthropologists apply standard scientific techniques
developed in physical anthropology to identify human remains,
and to assist in the detection of crime. Forensic anthropologists
frequently work in conjunction with forensic pathologists,
odontologists, and
homicide investigators
to identify a decedent, discover evidence of foul play, and/or the postmortem
interval. In addition to assisting in locating and recovering
suspicious remains, forensic anthropologists work to suggest the
age, sex, ancestry, stature, and unique features of a decedent
from the skeleton.
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The Application:
Information regarding certification is currently being revised. Applicants should contact the ABFA Secretary for details.
Preliminary Qalifications:
* An applicant must be a permanent resident of the United States,
Canada, or their territories.
* The applicant must possess an earned Doctoral degree in Anthropology
with an emphasis in Physical Anthropology. Since forensic anthropologists
are often involved in the identification of unknown individuals
from an examination of their bones and teeth, advanced study in
human osteology, human anatomy, and dental anthropology is required.
* Following receipt of the Doctoral degree, applicants must possess
at least three years of full-time professional experience, all
or in part devoted to the practice of forensic anthropology.
* Applicants must document a record of appropriate professional
activities in forensic anthropology.
Diplomate Status:
* The right to deny Certification is reserved by the ABFA.
* Succesful candidates are issued a Certificate of Qualification
in Forensic Anthropology by the Board to attest to their status
as Diplomates of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology,
and are listed in the next revision of the Directory of Diplomates.
* Certificates of Qualification in Forensic Anthropology are valid
for three (3) years, and are renewable according to standards
and conditions established by the ABFA, at an appropriate fee.
* Persons holding a valid Certification of Qualification issued
by the ABFA are entitled to use the designation "Diplomate
of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology" and the initials
"DABFA" whenever professionally appropriate.
* Certificates issued by the Board are not transferable, and remain
the property of the ABFA. Every person to whom a Certificate has
been properly issued is entitled to its continued possession unless
and until such Certification is revoked.
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Diplomates of the ABFA, their Certification Number,
and how they can be reached. To send an e-mail to a particular Diplomate click on the e-mail address after their name.
Austin, Dana, Ph.D, No. 65
Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office
200 Feliks Gwozda Place
Fort Worth, TX 76104-4919
E-mail: daustin@tarrantcounty.com
(817) 920-5700
FAX: (817) 920-5713
Bass, William M., III, Ph.D, No. 6
University of Tennessee
Anthropology Department
Knoxville, TN 37996
E-mail: wbass@utk.edu
(423) 974-4408
FAX: (423) 974-2686
Belcher, William Ph.D, No. 66
Joint POW/MIA Command (JPAC)
Central Identification Laboratory
310 Worchester Road
Hickam AFB, HI 96853-5530
E-mail: william.belcher@DS.jpac.pacom.mil
(808) 448-1729
FAX: (808) 448-1982
Berryman, Hugh E., Ph.D, No. 31
228 Bluegrass Circle
Lebanon, TN 37090
E-Mail: hughberryman@charter.net
(615) 449-0840
FAX: (615) 449-0840
Birkby, Walter H., Ph.D, No. 7
Forensic Science Center
2825 E. District St.
Tucson, AZ 85714
E-Mail: wbirkby@aol.com
(520) 296-4366
Brooks, Sheilagh T., Ph.D, No. 10
711 Bonita Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702) 739-3831 or 732-9169
Bunch, Ann Webster, Ph.D. No. 60
State University of New York at Oswego
Department of Anthropology
310 Mahar Hall
Oswego, NY 13126
E-mail: bunch@oswego.edu
(315) 312-3170
FAX: (315) 312-5423
Buikstra, Jane E., Ph.D, No. 11
Department of Anthropology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1086
E-mail: buikstra@unm.edu
(505) 277-3004
FAX: (505) 277-0874
Craig, Emily A., Ph.D., No. 63
Medical Examiner's Office
100 Sower Boulevard, Suite 202
Frankfort, KY 40601
E-mail: Emily.Craig@ky.gov
(502) 564-4545
FAX: (502) 564-4545
Dirkmaat, Dennis C., Ph.D, No. 50
Mercyhurst College
Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute
501 East 38th Street
Erie, PA 16546
E-mail: dirkmaat@mercyhurst.edu
(814) 824-2105 or 825-0571
FAX: (814) 824-2594
Eisenberg, Leslie E., Ph.D, No. 53
Burial Sites Preservation Program
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
E-mail: leeisenberg@whs.wisc.edu
(608) 264-6503
FAX: (608) 264-6542
Falsetti, Anthony B. Ph.D, No. 47
C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-2035
E-mail: falsett@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
(352) 392-6772 or 392-2031
FAX: (352) 392-2071
Finnegan, Michael, Ph.D, No. 13
Kansas State University
Osteology Laboratory
204 Waters Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
E-mail: finnegan@ksu.edu
(785) 532-4982
FAX: (785) 532-6978
France, Diane L., Ph.D, No. 41
1713 Willcox Court, Unit A
Ft. Collins, CO 80524
E-mail: dfrance@verinet.com
(970) 221-4044
FAX: (970) 482-4766
Fulginiti, Laura C., Ph.D, No. 67
Maricopa County Forensic Science Center
701 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
E-mail: drfulgi@cox.net
(602) 506-3322
FAX: (602) 506-1546
Galloway, Alison, Ph.D, No. 45
Anthropology Board
University of California
Social Science One
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
E-mail: gallow@cats.ucsc.edu
(831) 459-3360
FAX: (831) 459-5900
Giles, Eugene, Ph.D, No. 14 (Retired)
Anthropology Department
University of Illinois
607 South Mathews
Urbana, IL 61801
E-mail: e-giles1@uiuc.edu
(217) 333-0801
Gill, George W., Ph.D, No. 15
University of Wyoming
Department of Anthropology
Laramie, WY 82071
E-mail: ggill@uwyo.edu
(307) 766-6282 or 766-5136
Gill-King, H., Ph.D, No. 46
Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification
Department of Biological Sciences
University of North Texas
P.O. Box 305220
Denton, TX 76203-5220
E-mail: harrell@unt.edu
(940) 565-2011
FAX: (940) 565-3821
Glassman, David M., Ph.D, No. 44
Dean, School of Liberal Arts
University of Southern Indiana
8600 University Blvd.
E-mail: dglassman@usi.edu
(812) 464-1855
FAX: (812) 465-7152
Hinkes, Madeleine J., Ph.D, No. 38
Dept of Behavioral Sciences
San Diego Mesa College
7250 Mesa College Drive
San Diego, CA 92111
E-mail: mhinkes@aol.com
(619) 388-2294
FAX: (619) 221-0282
Hoffman, J. Michael, MD, Ph.D, No. 33
Colorado College
Department of Anthropology
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
E-mail: mhoffman@ColoradoCollege.edu
Holland, Thomas D., Ph.D, No. 51
Joint POW/MIA Command (JPAC)
Central Identification Laboratory
310 Worchester Road
Hickam AFB, HI 96853-5530
E-mail: Thomas.Holland@JPAC.PACOM.mil
(808) 448-1725
FAX: (808) 448-7813
Hunt, David, Ph.D., No. 62
Department of Anthropology / MRC 112
National Museum of Natural History
10th and Constitution Ave., NW
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C. 20560-0112
E-mail: hunt.david@nmnh.si.edu
(202)786-2501
FAX: (202) 357-2208
Kennedy, Kenneth A.R., Ph.D, No. 16
Ecology and Systematics
E-231 Corson Hall
Cornell University
Ithica, NY 14853
E-mail: kak10@cornell.edu
(607) 254-4214
FAX: (607) 255-8088
Klepinger, Linda L., Ph.D, No. 26
Department of Anthropology
University of Illinois
109 Davenport Hall
607 South Mathews
Urbana, IL 61801
E-mail: klepinge@uiuc.edu
(217) 244-3513
FAX: (217) 244-3490
Leppo, Lisa M., Ph.D, No. 54
US Army Mortuary Affairs Center
1201 22nd Street
Fort Lee, VA 23801
E-mail: Lisa.Leppo@lee.army.mil
(804) 734-3748
FAX: (804) 734-4758
Lundy, John. K., Ph.D, No. 39
Medical Examiner Division
Oregon State Police
13309 SE 84th Avenue, Suite 100
Clackamas, OR 97015
E-mail: john.lundy@state.or.us
(503) 451-2200 or (530) 830-0181
FAX: (503) 280-6041
Marks, Murray K., Ph.D, No. 61
University of Tennessee
Anthropology Department
252 South Stadium Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996
E-mail: mmarks1@utk.edu
(615) 974-4408
FAX:
Melbye, Jerry, Ph.D, No. 55
Department of Anthropology
Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, TX 786668
E-mail: Dr4n6@TXState.edu
(512) 245-2472
FAX: (512) 245-8076
Moore, C. Elliott, II, Ph.D., No.58
Joint POW/MIA Command (JPAC)
Central Identification Laboratory
310 Worchester Road
Hickam AFB, HI 96853-5530
E-mail: chester.moore@ds.jpac.pacom.mil
(808) 449-5451
FAX: (808) 448-7813
Murad, Turhon A., Ph.D, No. 42
Department of Anthropology
California State University
Chico, CA 95929-0400
E-mail: tmurad@csuchico.edu
(530) 898-6192 or 343-0738
FAX: (530) 898-6143
Murray, Elizabeth A., Ph.D., No. 59
College of Mount St. Joseph
Department of Biololgy
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233-1670
E-mail: elizabeth_murray@mail.msj.edu
(513) 244-4948
Nawrocki, Stephen P., Ph.D, No. 52
University of Indianapolis
Biology Department
1400 East Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46227
E-mail: snawrocki@uindy.edu
(317) 788-3486
FAX: (317) 788-3569
Perzigian, Anthony J., Ph.D, No. 34
Senior Vice President and Provost of
Baccalaurate and Graduate Education
University of Cincinnati
P.O. Box 210097
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0097
E-mail: anthony.perzigian@uc.edu
(513) 556-2588
FAX: (513) 556-7861
Pietrusewsky, Michael, Ph.D, No. 37
University of Hawaii
Department of Anthropology
2424 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822
E-mail: mikep@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-6653
FAX: (808) 956-9541
Pokines, James, Ph.D, No. 68
Joint POW/MIA Command (JPAC)
Central Identification Laboratory
310 Worchester Road
Hickam AFB, HI 96853-5530
E-mail: james.pokinesj@ds.jpac.pacom.mil
(808) 448-1757
FAX: (808) 448-7813
Rathbun, Ted A., Ph.D, No. 29
University of South Carolina
Department of Anthropology
Columbia, SC 29208
E-mail: RathbunT@gwm.sc.edu
(803) 777-2533
FAX: (803) 777-0259
Reichs, Kathleen J., Ph.D, No. 36
Department of Sociology/Anthropology
University of North Carolina
Charlotte, NC 28223
E-mail: kjreichs@email.uncc.edu
(704) 547-4199
FAX: (704) 547-3091
OR
Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Medecine Legale
Ministere de la Securite Publique
1701 rue Parthenais
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 4K6
(514) 873-3300
FAX: (514) 873-4847
Rhine, J. Stanley, Ph.D, No. 18
Department of Anthropology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87110
E-mail: srhine@unm.edu
(505) 277-0604
FAX: (505) 277-0874
Rodriguez, William C., III, Ph.D, No. 40
Office of the Armed Force Medical Examiner
1413 Research Blvd. Bldg. 102
Rockville, MD 20850
E-mail: rodrigue@afip.osd.mil
(301) 319-0000
FAX:
Sauer, Norman J., Ph.D, No. 20
Department of Anthropology
354 Baker Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
E-mail: nsauer@msu.edu
(517) 353-2950
Saul, Frank P., Ph.D, No. 21
Lucas County Coroner's Office
2595 Arlington Avenue
Toledo, OH 43614-2674
E-mail: saul@dmort.org
(419) 213-3908, or 3909
FAX: (419) 213-3941
Simmons, Tal, PhD, No. 56
Department of Forensic and Investigative Science
Universtiy of Cental Lancashire
Preston PR1 2HE, UK
E-mail: tsimmons@yahoo.co.uk
FAX:
Skinner, Mark, Ph.D, No. 30
Department of Archeology
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia
Canada V5A 1S6
(604) 291-3135
FAX: (604) 291-4727
Snow, Clyde, Ph.D, No. 3
2230 Blue Creek Parkway
Norman, OK 73071
E-mail: clydesnow@aol.com
(405) 364-7471
FAX: (405) 239-2430
Snyder, Richard G. PhD, No. 2
BioDynamics International
3720 North Silver Drive
Tuson, AZ 85749
E-mail: rgsbiodyn@msn.com
(520) 749-2699
FAX: (520) 760-0794
Sorg, Marcella H., Ph.D, No. 32
Margret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy
5715 Coburn Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5715
OR
Department of Anthropology
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
E-mail: mhsorg@maine.edu
(207) 581-2596
FAX (207) 581-4797
Suchey, Judy M., Ph.D, No. 22
Professor Emeritus
California State University, Fullerton
2200 Braeburn Ave, Fullerton, CA 9283l
E-mail: jmsuchey@aol.com
(714) 524-1265
FAX: (714) 524-5150
Sundick, Robert, I., Ph.D, No. 23
Professor Emeritus
Western Michigan University
Nachlat Zadok 19
Rechavia, Jerusalem, Israel
E-mail: bobcar@012.net.il
02-624-7943
Symes, Steve A., Ph.D, No. 57
Mercyhurst College
Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute
501 East 38th Street
Erie, PA 16546-0001
E-mail: ssymes@mercyhurst.edu
(814) 824-3369
FAX: (814) 824-2594
Tyrrell, Andrew J., Ph.D, No. 69
Joint POW/MIA Command (JPAC)
Central Identification Laboratory
310 Worchester Road
Hickam AFB, HI 96853-5530
E-mail: AndrewTyrell.uk@ds.jpac.pacom.mil
(808) 448-1770
FAX: (808) 448-7813
Ubelaker, Douglas H., Ph.D, No. 25
Department of Anthropology / MRC 112
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC 20560-0112
E-mail: ubelaker.doug@nmnh.si.edu
(202) 786-2505
FAX: (202) 357-2208
Willey, P., Ph.D, No. 43
Department of Anthropology
California State University
Chico, CA 95929-0400
E-mail: pwilley@csuchico.edu
(530) 898-4793 or 898-6192
FAX: (530) 898-6143
Williams, John A., Ph.D, No. 49
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Western Carolina University
101 Mckee Hall
Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723
E-mail: jawilliams@wcu.edu
(828) 227-2430
Wols (Dockall), Helen M., Ph.D, No. 64
4226 Gallery Knoll Court
Fayetteville, NC 28306-9358
E-mail: wolsh@cilhi.army.mil
(808) 448-8062 ext. 152
FAX: (808)448-7813
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Austin, Dana, Ph,D.
Bass, William M., III, Ph.D
Belcher, William, Ph.D.
Berryman, Hugh E., Ph.D.
Birkby, Walter H., Ph.D.
Brooks, Sheilagh T., Ph.D.
Bunch, Ann Webster, Ph.D.
Buikstra, Jane E., Ph.D.
Craig, Emily A., Ph.D.
Dirkmaat, Dennis C., Ph.D.
Eisenberg, Leslie E., Ph.D.
Falsetti, Anthony B., Ph.D.
Finnegan, Michael, Ph.D.
France, Diane L., Ph.D.
Fulginiti, Laura, C., Ph.D.
Galloway, Alison, Ph.D.
Giles, Eugene, Ph.D.
Gill, George W., Ph.D.
Gill-King, H., Ph.D.
Glassman, David M., Ph.D.
Hinkes, Madeleine J., Ph.D.
Hoffman, J. Michael, M.D.,Ph.D.
Holland, Thomas D., Ph.D.
Hunt, David, Ph.D.
Leppo, Lisa M., Ph.D.
Kennedy, Kenneth A.R., Ph.D.
Klepinger, Linda L., Ph.D.
Lundy, John K., Ph.D.
Marks, Murray K., PhD.
Melbye, Jerry, Ph.D.
Moore, C. Elliott, II, Ph.D.
Murad, Turhon A., Ph.D.
Murray, Elizabeth A., Ph.D.
Nawrocki, Stephen P., Ph.D.
Perzigian, Anthony J., Ph.D.
Pietrusewsky, Michael, Ph.D.
Pokines, James, Ph.D.,
Rathbun, Ted A., Ph.D.
Reichs, Kathleen J., Ph.D.
Rhine, J. Stanley, Ph.D.
Rodriguez, William C., III, Ph.D.
Sauer, Norman J., Ph.D.
Saul, Frank P., Ph.D.
Simmons, Tal, Ph.D.
Skinner, Mark, Ph.D.
Snow, Clyde C., Ph.D.
Snyder, Richard, Ph.D.
Sorg, Marcella H., Ph.D.
Suchey, Judy M., PhD.
Sundick, Robert I., Ph.D.
Symes, Steve A., Ph.D.
Tyrrell, Andrew J., Ph.D.
Ubelaker, Douglas H., Ph.D.
Willey, P., Ph.D.
Williams, John A., Ph.D.
Wols (Dockall), Helen M., Ph.D.
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