LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology

LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology

Mary Manhein

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Instructor; Director of the LSU FACES Laboratory
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-6084 ~ Fax: 225-578-4794
E-mail: gaman@lsu.edu

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
M.A., Louisiana State University, 1985.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Forensic Anthropology
Bioarchaeology
Historic Cemeteries
Paleopathology

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Manhein, Mary H., G.A. Listi, R.E. Barsley, R. Musselman, N.E. Barrow, and D.H. Ubelaker. 2000. "In Vivo Facial Tissue Depth Measurements For Children and Adults." Journal of Forensic Sciences; 45 (1):48-60.

Manhein, Mary H. 1999. The Bone Lady. Baton Rouge: LSU Press.

Manhein, Mary H. 1997. "Decomposition Rates of Deliberate Burials: A Case Study of Preservation." In: Forensic Taphonomy Haglund, W. and M. Sorg, eds. pp. 469-78. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

SUPPORTED RESEARCH
Louisiana State Legislature: Support for Operation of FACES Laboratory.
Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement: Five-year Grant for Support of FACES Laboratory.
LEQSF Grants for Tissue-depth Study and Development of FACES Laboratory.

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
1999 and 2000. Lecturer at New Scotland Yard.
1999. LSU Golden Key Honor Society Honorary Member.
1998. LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
Deputy Coroner, East Baton Rouge Parish.

COURSES TAUGHT
Introduction to Physical Anthropology and World Prehistory
Forensic Anthropology
Paleopathology

Department of Geography & Anthropology
Louisiana State University
227 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4105
Phone: (225) 578-5942
Fax: (225) 578-4420

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