Faculty Profiles

2025

• Spradley, Martha K. MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization., National Institute of Justice, Federal, $244194. (Funded: January 2025 - January 2028). Grant.

2023

• Spradley, Martha K. Exhumation and DNA submission of unidentified human remains in South Texas, International Committee of the Red Cross, Non-profit Humanitarian Organization, $30860. (Funded: January 2023 - December 2023). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K (Principal), Hamilton, Michelle D (Supporting), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Supporting), Fancher, James Patrick (Supporting), Canales, Eduardo (Supporting), Crowder, Christian (Supporting), Huston Katsanis, Sara (Supporting). Centralizing and Increasing the Reporting, Identification, and Repatriation of Unidentified Migrants in Texas Border Counties, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Federal, $996045. (Submitted: 2023, Funded: January 1, 2023 - September 30, 2025). Grant.

2022

• Giordano, Alberto (Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Spradley, Martha K (Supporting). HNDS-I: Migrant Mortality Mapping Portal Project (M3P2), National Science Foundation, Federal, $1001109. (Funded: September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025). Grant.
• Edgar, Heather JH (Principal), Spradley, Martha K (Supporting). Improving identification of unknown American Indians and Hispanic/Latinx Americans, National Institute of Justice, Federal, $532833. (Funded: June 2022 - May 2024). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K. Exhumation and DNA submission of unidentified human remains in South Texas, International Committee of the Red Cross, $30000. (Funded: January 2022 - December 2022). Grant.

2021

• Spradley, Martha K (Principal), Taylor, Nicole (Co-Principal). Migrant Death Practices: Understanding Institutional Decision-making in the Treatment of Unidentified Human Remains, Texas State University, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: 2021 - 2022). Grant.
• Gocha, Timothy Paul (Principal), Percent Contribution: %6.25, Spradley, Martha K (Co-Principal), Moe, Mariah Elaine (Co-Principal). Finding the Missing and Unidentified: The Application of Predictive Modeling, Ground Penetrating Radar, and Small Unmanned Aircraft-Mounted Infrared Imagery for the Detection of Unmarked Graves, National Institute of Justice, Federal, $150000. (Submitted: April 14, 2020, Funded: January 2021 - August 2024). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K. Exhumation and DNA submission of unidentified human remains in South Texas, International Committee for the Red Cross, Non-governmental/Civil Society: International Committee of the Red Cross, $28470. (Funded: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021). Grant.

2020

• Spradley, Martha K, Siegert, Courtney Coffey. A Multifactorial Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Hispanics Using Cranial and Dental Data, National Institute of Justice, Federal, $150000.00. (Submitted: 2019, Funded: June 2020 - Present). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Stull, Kyra E (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Pilloud, Marin (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Scott, Richard (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25. Subadult ancestry estimation using craniometrics, macromorphoscopics, odontometrics, and dental morphology, National Institute of Justice, Federal, $785827.00. (Funded: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022). Grant.

2019

• Spradley, Martha K. Operation Identification, State of Texas Office of the Governor Homeland Security Grant, State, $200000.00. (Funded: September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2021). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K. Exhumation and DNA submission of unidentified human remains in South Texas, International Committee for the Red Cross, Non-governmental/Civil Society, $24165.05. (Funded: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019). Grant.

2018

• Spradley, Kate (Principal). Operation Identification NGO liaison, South Texas Human Rights Center, Non-governmental Organization, $31000. (Funded: October 2018 - September 2019). Grant.
• Spradley, Kate (Principal). Operation Identification: Student Enhancement, Rachal Foundation, Private Foundation, $32500.00. (Submitted: May 2018, Funded: September 2018 - August 2019). Grant.

2017

• Spradley, Martha K (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Gocha, Timothy P, Percent Contribution: %30. Exhuming Migrant Remains in South Texas, American Academy of Forensic Sciences Humanitarian Human Rights Resource Center, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $19512.00. (Funded: 2017 - 2018). Grant.
• Spradley, Kate (Principal). Identifying Migrant Remains In South Texas (Operation Identification), Homeland Security Grants Division Office of the Governor, State, $100000.00. (Funded: September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K. Identifying Migrant Remains in South Texas, Rachal Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $30000. (Funded: April 2017 - May 2018). Grant.

2016

• Spradley, Martha K (Principal). State of Texas Grant. “Identification of Migrant Remains”, $53384. (Funded: 2016 - 2017). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K. Locate and Map Unidentified Human Burials in South Texas, Texas State University, $8000.000. (Funded: 2016 - 2017). Grant.

2015

• Spradley, Martha K (Principal). Rachal Foundation Grant 2015, Research Associate for Operation Identification, $80000. (Funded: 2015 - 2016). Grant.

2014

• Spradley, Martha K (Principal). Mapping Migrant Burials in South Texas, REP grant, $8000. (Funded: 2014). Grant.

2012

• Wescott, D J (Principal), Spradley, Martha K (Co-Principal), Upchurch, G (Co-Principal). Acquisition of a High-Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner for Non-Destructive Imaging of Anthropological and Paleontological Specimens for Research, Education, and Preservation Purposes, National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program 2012, $705383. (Funded: 2012). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K, Giordano, A (Co-Principal). Towards the Development of a Spatial Analytical Model and Taphonomic Reference for Use in Animal-Scavenged Death Scenes, REP grant, $14137.50. (Funded: 2012 - Present). Grant.
• Spradley, M K (Principal). Grant for Instructional Technology (GIT) to create teaching videos "3D Landmarks in the Human skull: Location, Collection, and Archival". (Funded: 2012). Grant.

2008

• Spradley, Martha K (Principal), Hamilton, M D (Co-Principal). Isotopic and Elemental Analysis of the William Bass Donated Skeletal Collection and Other Modern Donated Collections, Mississippi State University, $19312.48. (Funded: 2008). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K. Increasing Positive Identification Rates for Hispanic Individuals, REP grant, $8000. (Funded: 2008). Grant.
• Spradley, Martha K (Principal). National Institute of Justice Award No. 2008-DN-BX-K464: Project IDENTIFICATION: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals, $151323. (Funded: 2008 - 2012). Grant.
• Spradley, M K (Principal), Curtin, J A (Co-Principal). PACE Academic Development Award, The University of West Florida, $16559.10. (Funded: 2008). Grant.

• Katsanis, Sara (Principal), Farahany, Nita (Co-Principal), Spradley, Martha K (Co-Principal). Genomics, Biometrics, and Identity, NIH, Federal, $195034. (Submitted: November 2017). Grant.