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UNIVERSITIES WITH FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAMS OR DEGREES
The ABFA certifies individual practitioners; it does not accredit universities or educational programs.
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There are many universities that offer a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in Physical/Biological Anthropology. Any program with an emphasis on Forensic Anthropology and the opportunity for hands-on training will best prepare graduates for a career in Forensic Anthropology. Although not an exhaustive list of all available programs in Physical/Biological Anthropology, the following programs (masters or PhD) include an ABFA Diplomate on the Faculty.
Binghamton University (SUNY) (Binghamton, NY)
Faculty: Liz DiGangi, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: MS in Biomedical Anthropology
https://www.binghamton.edu/anthropology/academics/graduate/ms-biomed/index.html
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Boston University (Boston, MA)
Faculty: James Pokines, PhD, D-ABFA; Sean Tallman, PhD; Murray Marks, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: MS, Forensic Anthropology
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/gms/forensic-anthropology/
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California State University – Chico (Chico, CA)
Faculty: Eric Bartelink, PhD, D-ABFA; Colleen Milligan, PhD, D-ABFA; Ashley Kendell, PhD
Graduate program: MA, Anthropology
https://www.csuchico.edu/anth/programs/graduate/index.shtml
Des Moines University (Des Moines, IA)
Faculty: Heather Garvin, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: MS, Anatomy – Thesis track, Forensic Anthropology focus
https://www.dmu.edu/msa/curriculum/thesis-track/
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Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL)
Faculty: Heather Walsh-Haney, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: MS, Forensic Studies, concentration in Human Identity and Trauma Analysis
https://www.fgcu.edu/cas/departments/js/fsms/
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George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
Faculty: Anthony Falsetti, PhD, D-ABFA; Angi Christensen, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: MS, Forensic Science
https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/science/forensic-program/forensic-science-ms/
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Faculty: Ginesse Listi, PhD, D-ABFA; Teresa Wilson, PhD
Graduate program: MA, PhD Anthropology
https://www.lsu.edu/ga/programs/graduate.php
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Mercyhurst University (Erie, PA)
Faculty: Dennis Dirkmaat, PhD, D-ABFA; Joe Adserias-Garriga, PhD; Luis Cabo-Perez, MS
Graduate program: MS, Anthropology, Forensic and Biological track; Graduate certificate program in Forensic and Biological Anthropology
https://www.mercyhurst.edu/academics/grad/forensic-biological-anthropology
North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)
Faculty: Ann Ross, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: PhD, Biology with concentration in forensic sciences
https://biologygraduateprogram.wordpress.ncsu.edu/concentrations/forensic-sciences/
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Radford University (Radford, VA)
Faculty: Donna Boyd, PhD, D-ABFA
Undergraduate degree: B.S. in Anthropology with a concentration in Forensic Anthropology
https://www.radford.edu/content/csat/home/anthropological-sciences.html
Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
Faculty: Todd Fenton, PhD, D-ABFA; Joseph Hefner, PhD, D-ABFA; Carolyn Isaac, PhD
Graduate program: PhD, Physical Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology specialty
https://anthropology.msu.edu/graduate/
Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)
Faculty: Hugh Berryman, PhD, D-ABFA; Tiffany Saul, PhD
Undergraduate degree: BA and BS, Anthropology; Minor in Forensic Anthropology
https://www.mtsu.edu/programs/anthropology/degrees
Texas State University – San Marco (San Marco, TX)
Faculty: Michelle Hamilton, PhD, D-ABFA; Tim Gocha, PhD; Kate Spradley, PhD; Daniel Wescott, PhD
Graduate program: MA, Anthropology; PhD, Applied Anthropology
https://www.txstate.edu/anthropology/grad-program.html
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University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)
Faculty: Krista Latham, PhD, D-ABFA; Stephen Nawrocki, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: MS, Human Biology
http://www.uindy.edu/cas/ms-human-biology/
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University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
Faculty: William Belcher, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: MA, Forensic Anthropology
https://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/academics/programs/FORA-GCER
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University of Nevada – Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
Faculty: Jennifer Byrnes, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: MA and PhD, Anthropology
https://www.unlv.edu/anthro/grad-programs
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University of Nevada – Reno (Reno, NV)
Faculty: Marin Pilloud, PhD, D-ABFA; Kyra Stull, PhD, D-ABFA; G. Richard Scott, PhD
Graduate program: MA, Anthropology, Biological Anthropology track; PhD, Anthropology, Biological Anthropology track
https://www.unr.edu/anthropology/degrees/masters-program
https://www.unr.edu/anthropology/degrees/doctoral-program
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University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
Faculty: Jonathan Bethard, PhD, D-ABFA; Erin Kimmerle, PhD
Graduate program: PhD, Anthropology; Concentration in archaeological and forensic sciences
https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/graduate/index.aspx
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Faculty: Joanne Devlin, PhD, D-ABFA; Lee Meadows Jantz, PhD; Amy Mundorff, PhD; Dawnie Steadman, PhD, D-ABFA; Giovanna Vidoli, PhD
Graduate program: MA, Anthropology; PhD, Anthropology
https://catalog.utk.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=25&poid=10760
https://catalog.utk.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=25&poid=10761
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University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL)
Faculty: Allysha Winburn, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate program: MA, Anthropology
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Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)
Faculty: Tal Simmons, PhD, D-ABFA
Graduate degree: MS, Forensic Science