From Jesse James to the Berdella serial homicides: Lessons Learned from 47 years of Forensic Anthropology Consulting in Kansas

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Date:

Thursday, 29 September 2016

Time:

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Room:

42-216,

UQ Location:

Prentice Building (St Lucia)

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Full Description:: Dr Michael Finnegan is a Professor of Anthropology at Kansas State University and a consultant in Forensic Anthropology. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Colorado and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution, studying paleopathology and non-metric variation for population studies and forensic science application. He is a Fellow and past Vice President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences; a Diplomate, and past President, of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Inc.; and is a recipient of the 'Kansas Attorney General's Certificate of Merit' in recognition of outstanding service rendered to law enforcement in and for the State of Kansas by a private citizen. Dr. Finnegan is a recipient of the 'William L. Stamey Teaching Award' in undergraduate instruction, the 'John C. Hazelet Award' as the outstanding member of the Kansas Division of the International Association for Identification, the 'Bartucz Lajos Award' from Jozsef Attila University and the 'T. Dale Stewart Award' from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.