Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. Kate Spradley

  • Professor at Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, NIST Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science - Forensic Anthropology Committee. January 2021 - Present.
  • Officer, American Association of Forensic Sciences Diversity Outreach Committee (officer). October 2020 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Estudio de Antropologia Biologica. 2017 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Forensic Anthropology. January 2017 - Present.
  • Principle Investigator, Operation Identification. 2013 - Present.
  • North American Coordinator, ForensicOsteology.org (FOROST). August 2013 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner Research Review. May 2012 - Present.
  • Case Manager, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System for Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State. August 2011 - Present.
  • Faculty, Forensic Anthropology Center. 2008 - Present.

2020

  • Member, IACUC. 2010 - 2020.

2019

  • Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences. February 2018 - February 2019.

2018

  • Officer, American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 2017 - 2018.

2017

  • Secretary, Section Secretary American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 2016 - 2017.
  • Attendee / Participant, National Institute of Justice Panel Peer Reviewer. 2013 - 2017.

2016

  • Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Sciences International. 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Texas Archaeology. 2016.
  • Member, Analysis of skeletal remains from Comal County. March 2, 2016.

2015

  • Chair, Departmental Speaker Series. 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Archaeological Science. 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, NSF grants. 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Science International. 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 2015.
  • Member, Merit Committee. 2015.
  • Member, Scientific Working Group in Anthropology (SWGANTH). July 2012 - January 2015.

2014

  • Chair, Graduate Program Poster Committee. 2014.
  • Member, Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship Committee. 2014.
  • Program Officer, American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Grant for LSB Leakey Foundation. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Biomechanics. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Science International. 2014.
  • Moderator, American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 2014.
  • Speaker, All about bones presentation to Hoffman Lane Elementary School Kindergarten class. December 2014.
  • Member, All about bones presentation to Texas State Child Development Center. July 17, 2014.

2013

  • Chair, Search Committee. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Article for Forensic Science International. 2013.

2012

  • Member, Summer Teaching Policy Committee. 2012.
  • Chair, Acting Department Chair. 2012.
  • Moderator, American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Technical report draft for the National Institute of Justice. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation grant proposal. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Article for North American Archaeologist. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Article for Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Article for Forensic Science International. 2012.
  • Member, Forensic Anthropology talk at High School. 2012.
  • Other, Skeletal analysis of isolated human crania for Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office. 2012.

2011

  • Reviewer / Referee, Article for Journal of Clinical Anatomy. 2011.
  • Member, Skeletal analysis of isolated human skull for McKinny Medical Examiner’s Office. 2011.
  • Other, Skeletal analysis of isolated human skull for Georgetown Sheriff’s Office. 2011.
  • Member, Biological Anthropology Search Committee. 2010 - 2011.
  • Member, Program Committee for the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Physical Anthropology Section. 2010 - 2011.
  • Interim Director, Forensic Anthropology Center. June 2011 - August 2011.

2010

  • Reviewer / Referee, Article for American Journal of Human Biology. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Article for Human Biology. 2010.
  • Other, Skeletal analysis and courtroom testimony for Llano County Sheriff’s. 2010.
  • Member, MA Non-thesis committee. 2010.
  • Member, Biological Anthropology Search Committee. 2009 - 2010.
  • Director, Forensic Anthropology Research Facility. 2008 - 2010.

2009

  • Reviewer / Referee, Article for the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Article for the American Journal of Human Biology. 2009.
  • Member, Skeletal analysis of isolated human skull for Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office. 2009.
  • Member, Recovery of human remains from Floresville, Texas for Texas Rangers. 2009.
  • Member, Skeletal analysis of isolated crania. 2009.
  • Member, Skeletal analysis of isolated human cranium for Texas Rangers. 2009.

2008

  • Member, Skeletal analysis of human remains for Webb County Medical Examiner’s Office. 2008.
  • Member, Skeletal analysis of isolated human cranium for Texas Rangers. 2008.
  • Member, Analysis of rib trauma for Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. 2008.