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Craniometric Analysis of South American Samples to Aid in Migrant Identification
(2021-08)The ongoing humanitarian aid crisis at the US-Mexico border has experienced an increase of individuals “Other Than Mexico” apprehended in the past couple of years. In 2019, Mexico was surpassed as the nationality with ... -
The Moth and the Moonflower: Datura and Hawk Moth Iconography Across Ancient America
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Geoarchaeological Approach to Resolving the Origins of Bison Bone Beds at Bonfire Shelter, 41VV218, Val Verde County, Texas
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The Impact of Fat Mass on Decomposition Rate and Postmortem Interval Estimation
(2022-08)It is unclear whether body mass, or fat mass, affects the rate of human decomposition. This study is aimed at further investigation of the true effect of fat mass on the rate of early to advanced human decomposition in ... -
Western Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) Use of Microclimates in a Savanna-Woodland Environment: Behavioral Thermoregulation
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Craniomorphological Variation in the Mexican Population: A Comparison of the Northern, Central and Southern Regions
(2020-05)Due to the current migrant crisis along the US-México border, numerous human remains remain unidentified due to the lack of proper data or information for the identification on the Hispanic population. Craniometric comparison ... -
College (Un)Affordability: Exploring How University Students Pay for College and the Impact Of COVID-19
(2022-05)The price of higher education in the United States has increased significantly since the 1980s, while family incomes have failed to keep pace. Young people are taught early that earning a postsecondary degree is necessary ... -
Signatures of Vulture Scavenging on Human Remains in the Forensic Anthropological Context
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Fluctuating Facial Asymmetry as a Stress Marker in Historic and Contemporary African American Populations
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Voices of the Past: Epigraphic Exploration of the Dolores-Poptun Corridor
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From Foster Care to University: An Ethnography of Academic Challenges
(2022-05)Students who experience foster care (SEFC) face unique challenges when they attend college, and little is known about their struggles in higher education. Childhood trauma, economic instability, and lack of support from ... -
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on College Students’ Vaccination Risk Perceptions and Decision-Making
(2022-05)Widespread COVID-19 vaccination among college students is critical to reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 on campuses and within communities. Without mandates, however, some students remain unvaccinated. In this study I used ... -
Effects of Chemotherapy on Bone Mineral Density in a Post-Mortem Context
(2022-05)Chemotherapy has been shown to have a significant impact on bone mineral density and bone quality in cancer patients. This research aims to study the impact of chemotherapy on bone mineral density and bone quality as seen ... -
Validating Isoscaping Methods: A Study of Oxygen, Strontium, and Sulfur
(2020-08)Isotopic analysis can be a useful tool for forensic anthropologists when trying to identify unknown persons. Specifically, oxygen, strontium, carbon and nitrogen from teeth, bone, and hair have been used to evaluate and ... -
The ceramics of Washington Mounds (3HE35): An analysis of whole pots and decorated ceramic sherds from an early to middle Caddo Mound site In Southwestern Arkansas
(2018-08)Washington Mounds (3HE35) is an Early to Middle Caddo mound site located in Hempstead County, Arkansas near the historic town of Washington. First excavated in 1916 by Harrington, it is one of the sites featured in his ... -
A Study of Growth and Resilience Among Historic African American Populations at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
(2017-12)A child’s growth rate is perhaps the best means to gauge a population’s health and nutritional status. The growth and development of human populations is a direct result of genetic and non-genetic factors acting in conjunction ... -
Quantitative age-at-death estimation: A three-dimensional morphological analysis of the sternal extremity of the rib
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The Human Rights Impacts of Burial Practices on Forensic Investigations of Unidentified Migrant Deaths in South Texas
(2020-05)No abstract prepared.
