I am a forensic anthropologist with numerous research interests, most of which focus on the nature and practice of forensic anthropology as a discipline. As such, much of my research is centered on ethics and professionalism and how forensic anthropology operates within those concepts.

At OSU I am an Associate Professor and the Director of the Forensic Anthropology laboratory at The Ohio State University. I am also a co-founder and a current editor of the journal Forensic Anthropology. I have served as the Vice President of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology (ABFA), the Chair of the Anthropology Consensus Body of the American Academy of Forensic Science Standards Board (ASB), and the co-Chair of the Anthropology Subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC).

I was the winner of the 2021 American Academy of Forensic Sciences Outstanding Emerging Forensic Scientist Award and I have co-authored the award-winning textbook: Forensic anthropology: Current methods and practice, which is currently in its third edition. I have also co-authored the books: Ethics and professionalism in forensic anthropology, and A laboratory manual for forensic anthropology, in addition to numerous publications in such journals as: Forensic Anthropology, The American Journal of Physical Anthropology, The International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, and The Journal of Forensic Sciences, as well as chapters in such books as: Skeletal trauma analysis: Case studies in context, The analysis of burned human remains, Age estimation of the human skeleton, and A companion to forensic anthropology.

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