Join Professor Amy Michael as she discusses the work she and her UNH students do to help solve cold cases in New Hampshire and beyond. Dr. Michael will also discuss her recent collaboration that resulted in the identification of Illinois  "Ina Jane Doe" case that will appear in the upcoming Hachette book Lay Them To Rest (release date October 2023).

Amy Michael is a biological anthropologist and Director of the Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery Lab (F.A.I.R. Lab) at UNH. She is interested in gender identity and diversity in forensic casework, human bone and tooth histology, search and recovery methods in northern New England, and collaborative approaches to resolving unidentified cold cases. With training in bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology and historical archaeology, Amy has worked on archaeological field projects in the United States, Belize and Albania. She is increasingly working with experts outside of anthropology (e.g., anatomists, psychologists, professional writers/researchers, and genealogists) to investigate challenging cases with long postmortem intervals, gender diverse decedents, and/or few remaining skeletal elements for analysis.

For more background on Dr. Michael's work please see a recent write up in the UNH Magazine.
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This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wiggin Memorial Library. Thanks, Friends!