Lee Lyman

I view my most important public activity as using paleozoological data to help inform decisions in conservation biology. This may include determination of whether a taxon is indigenous or exotic to a particular area, identification of (pre)historic immigration corridors, or ascertainment of why taxa are threatened and how that threat may be eliminated. Secondly, I am often consulted to assist wildlife scientists and forensic scientists with the taxonomic identification of bones and teeth that may become evidence in legal proceedings. And third, at least once (often twice) a month, a member of the public will phone, email, or come in to visit me and ask for an identification of a rock, a fossil, or an artifact. This is perhaps the most general public outreach work I do, as it reaches many members of the general public.

Craig Palmer

In my two years at Mizzou I have been asked by local groups to provide the perspective of a cultural anthropologist on various aspects of human social behavior. These topics have included the role of rituals (e.g., parades, initiation rites)in modern socities, and the influence of chat rooms and "face books" on the development of social skills among young people in the community. I have also been interviewed by the media concerning my research on such topics as health and children's stories.

Lisa Sattenspiel

My public outreach activities reflect both my research interests and my role as an educator.In the research realm I am often contacted by professionals, students, and the general public to comment on how infectious diseases spread in the modern world, on how humans influence that spread, and on what we can do to help limit their spread. In the educator role, I am the department contact for prospective freshmen and transfer students who are interested in anthropology. As such, I regularly meet with the students and their parents and occasionally have contact with high school counselors. I also regularly give presentations on either my research or more general aspects of biological anthropology to school groups at various levels.

Reed Wadley

For the past decade I have been acting as advisor to an indigenous environmental NGO (Yayasan Riak Bumi) based in West Kalimantan, & I routinely help with English language editing of funding proposals & promotional brochures. Although 'public', my work is also a small part of my obligation to generous people who have helped my own research.

Daniel Wescott

I regularly act as a consultant for medical examiners, lawyers, and law enforcement agents in medicolegal investigations involving skeletonized or badly decomposed bodies. I also provide training workshops on body recovery techniques, estimating time-since-death, and differentiating human from non-human bones for local forensic scientists and law enforcement agencies. I act as a consultant and skeletal analyst for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Department of Transportation, and Missouri Unmarked Human Burial Committee in matters associated with the Missouri Unmarked Human Burial Law (RSMO 194.400 et seq). I often identify bones and artifacts for members of the public that visit my office or send photographs via email.

 

 

 

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