2013 Forensic Anthropology Short Course Flyer [pdf] - Mercyhurst ...

Course
Instructors
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
2013 SUMMER SHORT COURSES
Dr. Dennis C Dirkmaat, Ph.D, D-ABFA
(814) 824.2105 ~ ddirkmaat@mercyhurst.edu
Death Scene Archaeology: Field
Methods in the Location, Recovery
& Interpretation of Human Remains
from Outdoor Contexts
This five-day course will introduce participants
to the principles and methodologies of
Forensic Archaeology. Lectures and mock
outdoor crime scenes will be used to
describe state-of-the-art methods available
to investigators during the documentation
and recovery of physical evidence—including
human remains—from a variety of outdoor,
contexts, including surface scattered sites
& buried body features.
JUNE 3 - 7, 2013 ($795)
Laboratory Methods in the
Identification of Human
Skeletal Remains
The goal of this five-day short course is to
familiarize students and professionals with
the best methods of analyzing human
skeletal remains in the laboratory in light of
the Daubert decision. The emphasis will be
on personal identification through statistical
estimation of age, sex, ancestry, and stature,
as well as recognition of personalizing
features. Taphonomic changes to the human
skeleton under various conditions will also
be covered. Extensive hands-on opportunities
with demonstrations, casts, and case studies
will supplement the detailed lectures
and presentations.
JUNE 10 - 14, 2013 ($795)
Dr. Steven A Symes, Ph.D, D-ABFA
(814) 824.3369 ~ ssymes@mercyhurst.edu
Analysis of Bone Trauma
and Pseudo-Trauma in Suspected
Violent Deaths
The goal of this five-day short course is to
familiarize students and professionals with
current analytical methods in the interpretation
of bone trauma. Focus will be on the
differentiation of ante-, peri-, and postmortem
trauma to bone, beginning with recognition
and preliminary interpretation at autopsy
through biomechanical interpretations in
the laboratory. Students will be provided
with extensive hands-on opportunities with
demonstration, cast, and case-study specimens
which will supplement the detailed lectures
and presentations.
JUNE 17 - 21, 2013 ($795)
Recovery and Interpretation
of the Fatal Fire Scene
Fatal fire scenes represent the most difficult of
forensic scenes to process effectively because
of the destructive nature of fire and heat on
both the scene and the victim. In this course,
we will first discuss the role that forensic
anthropology and forensic archaeology play in
the proper location, recovery, and interpretation
of the fatal fire victim. A large-scale mock fire
scene (house structure or car fire) will then be
processed using newly developed protocols.
In addition, significant hands-on opportunities
analyzing heat altered human remains in the
laboratory will be provided.
JUNE 24 - 28, 2013 ($795)
Dr. Steve Ousley, Ph.D,
(814) 824.3116 ~ sousley@mercyhurst.edu
SEE REGISTRATION FORM ON REVERSE SIDE