assisting in research that will enhance forensic anthropological methods for determining post-mortum interval, ancestry, and individual identity using human remains.
The main part of my internship at the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS), other than processing and labeling remains, has been to document rates of decomposition using two different scoring techniques. The data collection is going to be used to create a paper or poster showing the trends and rates of decomposition in… Continue Reading Carissa Spady, Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State
During the fall of 2013, I participated in an internship with the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State. FACTS is a multidimensional forensic anthropological research, teaching, and outreach center within the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University. FACTS is composed of three components, including two labs and an outdoor decomposition facility. The mission of… Continue Reading Jessica Gutierrez, the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State
It is important for a student of any field to gain experience in that field before they enter into that profession. That is why, as graduate students of forensic anthropology, we wanted to get an internship at one of the most highly touted forensic anthropology laboratories in the country. That lab is called the Joint… Continue Reading Amelia Hessey and Rachel Canfield, JPAC
I chose to pursue an internship at the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS). The FACTS staff includes: Dr. Daniel Wescott, Director; Drs. Kate Spradley and Michelle Hamilton, Faculty; and Ms. Sophia Mavroudas, Coordinator. Interns typically work most directly with the lab coordinator, Ms. Mavroudas, who assigns tasks, performs all required training, and provides… Continue Reading Chrissy White, Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State
I interned at the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State University (FACTS) from May-December 2012. Interning at FACTS was essentially an exercise in participant-observation for my thesis research examining the motivations of donors to FACTS. In my time at FACTS I have gained a better understanding of the donation process, the utilization of donations for… Continue Reading Hilary Martinez, the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State