Faculty Profile for Dr. Sophia Rose Mavroudas
Dr. Sophia Rose Mavroudas
Laboratory Manager — Anthropology
ELA 266
phone: (512) 245-1900
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Gocha, T. P., Mavroudas, S. R., & Goldstein, J. Z. (2024). Age-at-Death Estimation from Bone Microstructure. In Bone Histology: An Anthropological Perspective. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/Bone-Histology-A-Biological-Anthropological-Perspective/Stout-Crowder/p/book/9781032473277?srsltid=AfmBOooTdbW4wmTHhwpGSw__pqMmKDFFnzgcBNrIA7yr0D-E6YCQvCsp
- Meckel, L. A., Mavroudas, S. R., Goldstein, J. Z., Garza, S. L., & Gocha, T. P. (2024). Histotaphonomic Signatures of Thermally Altered Human Skeletal Remains: Implications for Archaeological Interpretation. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.3371
- Mavroudas, S. R., French, K., & Dominguez, V. (2024). Prevalence of drifting osteons distinguishes human bone. Plos One, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298029
- Mavroudas, S. R., Pavlidis, P., & Karakasi, M.-V. (2023). A retrospective of deaths related to migration along the southeastern-most land borders of Europe: an update encompassing the years 2015-2022. Disasters. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12620
- Mavroudas, S. R., Alfsdotter, C., Bricking, A., & Madgwick, R. (2023). Experimental investigation of histotaphonomic changes in human bone from whole-body donors demonstrates limited effects of early post-mortem change in bone. Journal of Archaeological Science, 154, 105789. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105789
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: PEO Scholar, Philanthropic Woman's Organization. May 2020 - May 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Forensic Science Foundation and CRC Press Top Prize Award, AAFS Forensic Science Foundation and CRC Press. February 2020
Selected Grants
- Mavroudas, Sophia (Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Hamilton, Michelle D (Co-Principal), Wescott, Daniel J (Co-Principal), Falleur, David M (Co-Principal), Jacobson, Jodi Arlene (Co-Principal). Acquiring a Microscopy Suite for Forensic Anthropology, Archaeology, and Biology, NSF, Federal, $255000. (Submitted: 2019, Funded: September 1, 2019 - September 2021). Grant.
- Flouri, Despoina (Principal), Mavroudas, Sophia Rose (Co-Principal), Kranioti, Elena, Moraitis, Konstantinos, Karydi, Christina, Biker, Jan. Capacity Building for Missing and Unidentified Persons in Greece Exploring the Potential of Data Digitization and Centralization, Forensic Sciences Foundation Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $9800. (Submitted: October 2023, Funded: June 2024 - October 2024). Grant.
- Herrmann, Nicholas Paul, Mavroudas, Sophia Rose. The Application of PIX4D in Forensic Anthropology and Humanitarian Forensic Action, Pix4D S.A., Private / Foundation / Corporate, $3000. (Submitted: October 15, 2023, Funded: December 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024). Grant.
- Mavroudas, Sophia Rose (Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Goldstein, Justin (Co-Principal). The novel application of machine learning models to microstructural age indicators of human midthoracic ribs, Forensic Sciences Foundation, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $4935.82. (Submitted: June 2023, Funded: October 2023 - Present). Grant.
- Wescott, Daniel J (Principal), Gocha, Timothy Paul (Co-Principal), Mavroudas, Sophia Rose (Co-Principal), Seddig, Steve (Co-Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal). Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Cross-Disciplinary Research and Performance Standards Development for Structural, Vehicle, and Open-Pit Fire Scenes, National Institute of Justice, Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Federal, $1087985. (Submitted: May 9, 2022, Funded: January 2023 - December 2025). Grant.