Jesse R. Goliath

Mississippi State University | MSU · Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures

High-resolution computed tomography images were acquired for 31 proximal human tibiae, age 8 to 37.5 years, from Norris Farms #36 cemetery site (A.D. 1300). Morphometric analysis of subchondral cortical and trabecular bone architecture was performed between and within the tibial condyles. Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to e...

Popular renditions on the history of forensic anthropology have traced the discipline’s roots back to early European anatomy and nineteenth to twentieth-century American research and applications to the legal system, often highlighting the works of several recurring figures. These forebearers are overwhelmingly composed of white men to the exclusio...

Violence and trauma are nestled in human rights violations worldwide. Since the 1980s, several international and domestic organizations have formed to conduct investigations following instances of political unrest and sociocultural violence. These inhumane events are evidenced by structural violence, an invisible trauma that exacerbates societal di...

Implicit and explicit barriers to building a culture of belonging persist in U.S. forensic anthropology. These barriers create and exacerbate vulnerabilities, especially among marginalized groups, that need to be addressed. The lack of diversity in U.S. forensic anthropology is well documented. At the same time, there has been a significant upswing...

Forensic anthropologists have been involved in investigating genocide and crimes against humanity for many decades. Raphael Lempkin first coined the term “genocide” in 1944, and in 1946, the United Nations General Assembly codified it as an independent crime. However, there has not been a systematic review available to better understand the history...

This presentation will address the persistent implicit and explicit barriers to building a culture of belonging in the field of forensic anthropology. These barriers create vulnerabilities, especially among marginalized groups, that need to be addressed as the field expands and diversifies. The lack of diversity in biological, and specifically fore...

ABSTRACT: Human anatomical teaching specimens have been used in a variety of U.S. institutions for centuries; however, their provenience is rarely documented or acknowledged. While the illegal trade of human remains was banned in 1985, remnants of the trade still exist between impoverished Eastern Asian countries and U.S. institutions. In classroom...

Cranial depression fractures (CDFs) are often associated with violence in a forensic and bioarchaeological context. Interpretations of CDFs, using a structural vulnerability framework, allow for examination of possible socioeconomic and sociocultural factors that influence an individual's life history. Placement of CDFs in relation to traumatic bra...

This presentation will impact the forensic science community by demonstrating the value demographic factors have for interpreting skull trauma in relation to accidental trauma versus interpersonal and structural violence. Data from 40 individuals associated with fatal skull trauma were collected from the NMDID and categorized by whether the trauma...

Though the National Institute of Justice has recognized missing persons cases as “The Nation’s Silent Mass Disaster,” a lack of missing and unidentified repository data at both state and national levels continues to impact the identification of missing and unidentified people, and in particular BIPOC women (Ritter 2007). In April 2022, the National...

The benefits of a diverse and inclusive working environment are well documented. This study examined forensic science literature, demographic data reported from professional organizations, and demographic surveys to compile information regarding racial and ethnic diversity within different subdisciplines of forensic science. Results showed that pra...

Learning Overview: After attending this presentation, attendees will better understand the important contributions of early non-White forensic anthropologists and related scientists and their contributions to the field. Impact Statement: The goal of this presentation is to impact the forensic science community by highlighting the lack of diversity...

Learning Overview: After attending this presentation, attendees will better understand the important contributions of early non-White forensic anthropologists and related scientists and their contributions to the field. Impact Statement: The goal of this presentation is to impact the forensic science community by highlighting the lack of diversity...

The objective of this study was to test the hypotheses that ontogenetic patterns of change in tibial subchondral trabecular and cortical bone microstructure are age and condyle site-specific due to differential loading associated with changing joint kinematics and body mass.

Understanding the developmental patterns of trabecular bone in the epiphyseal and metaphyseal regions of the proximal tibia.

Histomorphometric studies have reported relations between osteon size and age; however, data focused on the shape of osteons is sparse. The purpose of this study was to determine how osteon circularity (On.Cr) varies with age in different skeletal elements. Regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between age and osteon shape and s...

Histomorphometric and cross-sectional geometric studies of bone have provided valuable information about age at death, behavioral and activity patterns, and pathological conditions for past and present human populations. While a considerable amount of exploratory and applied research has been completed using histomorphometric and cross-sectional ge...

Stature Estimation for Thai skeletal remains from Khon Kaen.

The Forensic Anthropology Case Team (FACT) at The Ohio State University is a volunteer organization that serves the Ohio community by assisting law enforcement agencies, coroner’s offices, and local communities in searching for, recovering, and analyzing/identifying human remains. In March 2014 members of the FACT team, at the behest of local offic...

  Although many variables that skeletal biologists examine have been standardized, the actual techniques used to collect these data from bone thin sections vary. This project compares different methods of obtaining data (relative cortical area values) for histomorphometric research. One visual and three digital methods of histomorphometric data col...

This finding may be useful to refine our ability to estimate age in older individuals.