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The Injury Biomechanics Research center is comprised of qualified forensic experts that serve the Ohio community by assisting law enforcement agencies in searching for, recovering, and identifying human remains. These individuals have thoroughly studied and trained professionally to get experience in forensic anthropology, forensic archaeology, skeletal biology, human anatomy, and injury biomechanics to create an interdisciplinary approach to forensics. The work done by the forensic experts have contributed to prehistoric, historic, and modern investigations involving human and non-human remains.
Archaeological field methods are applied to outdoor sites ranging from small surface searches to mass disasters (e.g. aircraft crash site).
Macroscopic and microscopic osteological methods are utilized to aid in the determination of human or non-human skeletal remains.
Macroscopic and microscopic osteological methods are utilized to aid in the determination of human or non-human skeletal remains.
Determination of age, sex, stature, and ancestry, as well as traits of individuation of unidentified skeletal remains. Histological analysis can be used to determine the age at death.
An assessment of trauma timing (ante-mortem, peri-mortem, or post-mortem) and interpretation of type of trauma.
An assessment of trauma timing (ante-mortem, peri-mortem, or post-mortem) and interpretation of type of trauma.
Amanda M. Agnew, PhD, Director, Forensic Anthropologist Director, Skeletal Biology Research Laboratory
Associate Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Angela L. Harden, PhD, Team Leader, Forensic Anthropologist
Research Assistant Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Amanda M. Agnew, PhD, Director
amanda.agnew@osumc.edu