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AAFS 2023 Keynote Speaker - K. Scott Griffith
K. Scott Griffith is the founder and managing partner of SG Collaborative Solutions, LLC.He is the author of the world's first Collaborative High Reliability® and Collaborative Just Culture® improvement programs, independently audited and certified by DNV, a world-leading ...
Exploring the value of microorganisms in the appendix for inferring postmortem interval in...
Various microorganisms play an important role in daily functions in the body and continue to flourish after death. Our prior investigation using frozen cadavers revealed that the appendix, rather than the transverse colon, was a superior sampling site for intestinal bacteria beca...
Investigating error in saw mark minimum kerf width measurements
Minimum kerf width (MKW) is often assessed in medicolegal cases of skeletal sharp force trauma and can provide information about the tool used. Previously published saw MKW research focuses on the relationship between MKW and saw blade set width (width of the saw blade including ...
Effects of 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine and methamphetamine on motor vehicle driving...
Methamphetamine (METH) and 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) are common drugs of abuse and driving under their influence may occur in 1 million people yearly in the United States. This systematic review fills the currently unmet need in understanding the effects of METH an...
In Memoriam—James Horan, MS
President Laura Fulginiti Invites You To AAFS 2023
AAFS Board Box – FY23 Budget Update
FEPAC Welcomes New Commissioners
ABC Newsletter—Fall 2022
Some “Red Flags” in an Active Shooter
Characteristics of skin injuries caused by power drill
Skin injuries caused by power drills have been rarely reported. A case is described of a 51‐year‐old woman who was found dead on a motorway after committing suicide by jumping from a bridge. The body showed a total of nine circular/oval penetrating injuries of the chest and abdom...
Reaching new heights: Testing the performance of metric approaches to estimate stature...
Bone heat‐induced changes complicate osteometric stature estimation of human remains from forensic settings. The validity of current methods has not been tested to a great extent. Our aim was to determine how precise are stature estimations obtained from three different approache...
Evaluation of the (hu)MANid program for sex and ancestry estimation in a diverse,...
Human remains from forensic and bioarcheological contexts are often fragmentary, requiring methods for estimating a forensic profile that are based upon limited skeletal features. In 2017, Berg and Keryhercz created an online application, (hu)MANid, that provides sex and ancestry...
Effects of a low‐velocity fluvial environment on saw mark evidence in bone
Saws are common tools used in postmortem dismemberment to alter human remains. Dismemberment may coincide with other concealment methods such as disposal in aquatic environments, so forensic anthropologists must recognize how taphonomy affects saw mark preservation. This study fo...
Dental hygiene students' matching accuracy when comparing antemortem dental radiographs...
Matching dental antemortem (AM) and postmortem (PM) data for human identification is especially challenging when the workforce is limited. Dental hygienists have served mass fatality incidents (MFIs) due to dental‐related expertise. However, forensics within dental hygiene educat...
HHRRC Documentary and Poster Session
After attending this presentation, attendees will have a greater understanding of the role of and need for forensic science in human rights investigations as well as learn of new initiatives to involve AAFS members in such projects.