MSU Forensic Anthropology

MSU Forensic Anthropology Michigan State University Forensic Anthropology The Forensic Anthropology program and laboratory are part of Physical Anthropology at Michigan State University.

Our scholarly foci include: skeletal biology, human osteology, human identification, and skeletal trauma.

Congratulations to MSUFAL’s very own Holly Long on successfully defending her dissertation proposal, making her ABD (all...
04/27/2026

Congratulations to MSUFAL’s very own Holly Long on successfully defending her dissertation proposal, making her ABD (all but dissertation). For the next couple of years, Holly will be working in Peru in the Huarmey Valley. Congratulations Holly!

You are cordially invited to join us for an MSUFAL reunion during AAFS week at the Ghost Bar on Thursday, February 12 at...
01/14/2026

You are cordially invited to join us for an MSUFAL reunion during AAFS week at the Ghost Bar on Thursday, February 12 at 7PM. We hope to see you there!

(Come and go as you please!)

11/17/2025
I spy with my little eye the MSUFAL Director! Join us in congratulating Dr. Carolyn Isaac on becoming board certified!
10/27/2025

I spy with my little eye the MSUFAL Director! Join us in congratulating Dr. Carolyn Isaac on becoming board certified!

We are pleased to announce our newest Board-Certified Forensic Anthropologists! Join us in congratulating them on this accomplishment! 🎉🎉Stay tuned to our page in upcoming weeks as we feature our new Diplomates!

🚨New Article Alert🚨Join MSUFAL graduate student Amelia Konda-Harper and her colleagues who explore two types of vertebra...
08/15/2025

🚨New Article Alert🚨

Join MSUFAL graduate student Amelia Konda-Harper and her colleagues who explore two types of vertebral body augmentations.

Article link - https://journals.upress.ufl.edu/fa/article/view/3084
Link is also available in the LinkTree in our bio

A huge thank you to Savannah Holcombe for all her hard work this past year as lab manager for the MSUFAL. Savannah not o...
07/30/2025

A huge thank you to Savannah Holcombe for all her hard work this past year as lab manager for the MSUFAL. Savannah not only helped manage case work in the lab but also oversaw undergraduate volunteers, worked on two conference presentations, and recently had an article published. Great job Savannah!

🚨New Article Alert🚨MSUFAL graduate student Savannah Holcombe and Dr. Joe Hefner have just published their research asses...
07/10/2025

🚨New Article Alert🚨

MSUFAL graduate student Savannah Holcombe and Dr. Joe Hefner have just published their research assessing sexual dimorphism of the scapula utilizing geometric morphometric analyses. This article is a culmination of work that Savannah started during her time as an undergraduate as a Dean’s Assistant for Dr. Hefner in the MSUFAL and as a Master’s student at Mercyhurst University.

Article link - https://doi.org/10.5744/fa.2024.0015
Link is also available in the LinkTree in our bio.

Check out this news article on Dr. Isaac’s recent research!
06/13/2025

Check out this news article on Dr. Isaac’s recent research!

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Forensic anthropologists and computer scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a way to use artificial intelligence to identify human remains much faster and …

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