Faculty Profiles

Connor, M., Belcher, W. R., Dabbs, G. R., Falsetti, A., Forbes, S., Gocha, T. P., … Zedjlik, K. (2025). From a Small Plot in Knoxville to a Worldwide Footprint. Forensic Anthropology, 7, 267–289. https://doi.org/10.5744/fa.2024.0002

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

Connor, M., Belcher, W., Dabbs, G., Falsetti, A., Forbes, S., Gocha, T. P., … Zedjik, K. (2024). From a small plot in Knoxville to a world-wide footprint: an overview of human decomposition facilities. Forensic Anthropology, 7(4), 267–281.

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

Mavroudas, S. R., & Dominguez, V. M. (2022). High-resolution computed tomography to visualize human rib microstructure and explore age-related trabecular change for forensic contexts. Forensic Imaging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fri.2022.200509

Goldstein, J. Z., Moe, M. E., Wiedenmeyer, E. L., Banks, P. M., Mavroudas, S. R., & Hamilton, M. D. (2022). Humanitarian Action in Academic Institutions: A Case Study in the Ethical Stewardship of Unidentified Forensic Cases. Forensic Sciences Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2022.2035063

Crowder, C., Dominguez, V., Pinto, D., Heinrich, J., & Mavroudas, S. R. (2022). PAPER Analysis of histomorphometric variables: Proposal and validation of osteon definitions. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 67, 80–91. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14949

Mavroudas, S. R., & Wescott, D. J. (2022, November). Outdoor taphonomic resarch facilities. In Encycloipedia of Forensic Sciences, 3rd Edition (Vol. 4, pp. 44–54).

Mavroudas, S. R., Meckel, L. A., Gocha, T. P., Goldstein, J. Z., & Garza, S. L. (2022). The Effects of Experimental Whole-Body Burning on Histological Age-at-Death Estimation from Human Cortical Bone and Dental Cementum. Biology, 11(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11111569

Mavroudas, S. R. (2022). 50 Years of Taphonomic Research: From Death’s Acre to A Global Footprint.

Mavroudas, S. R. (2022). Practitioner Attitudes Toward Management of Unidentified Human remains in the United States.

Mavroudas, S. R. (2022). State Policy Regarding the Treatment of Unidentified Human Remains and the Need for Scientific Advocacy.

Crowder, C., Dominguez, V., Pinto, D., Heinrich, J., & Mavroudas, S. R. (2021). Analysis of histomorphometric variables: Proposal and validation of osteon definitions. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 67, 80–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14949

Gocha, T. P., Mavroudas, S. R., & Wescott, D. J. (2021). The Texas State Donated Skeletal Collection at the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State. Forensic Sciences, 2(1), 7–19. https://doi.org/10.3390/forensicsci2010002

Siegert, C. C., Mavroudas, S. R., Gleiber, D. S., Herrmann, N. P., & Spradley, M. K. (2020). The application of GIS to the migrant crisis in South Texas: modeling migration in Brooks County, Texas.

Mavroudas, S. R. (2020). Anthropological Histological Analysis of Human Bone for the Institute of Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science (F15-2020).

Mavroudas, S. R., & Gocha, T. P. (2020). Anthropological Analysis of Cremains for The Cole Law Firm (F05-2020).

Mavroudas, S. R., & Wescott, D. J. (2020). Case No. HCSO-204539 Forensic Signficance.

Mavroudas, S. R., & Wescott, D. J. (2019). Anthropological analysis of human fetal remains from Johnson City, Texas (F09-2019).

Mavroudas, S. R., Siegert, C. C., & Wescott, D. J. (2019). Anthropological analysis of burned human remains from Poteet, Texas (F08-2019).

Wescott, D. J., & Mavroudas, S. R. (2019, July). Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State: Supporting the Texas criminal justice system. Victim’s Informer, 24(2), 6–9. Retrieved from https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/publications/victim_informer_newsletter.html

Gocha, T. P., Cruz, K. A., High, S. B., Mavroudas, S. R., & Herrmann, N. P. (n.d.). Histological Analysis of New Salem Cemetery Femoral Samples  and Update on other Histological Samples.

Mavroudas, S. r. (2019). Bone Histology for Skeletal Age Estimation. In Age Estimation: A Multidisciplinary Approach. An Introduction to Anthropological, Odontological, Histological and Biochemical Methods for Assessment of Age. Academic Press.

Mavroudas, S. R., Siegert, C. C., Gleiber, D. S., & Wescott, D. J. (2019). Recovery and skeletal analysis of New Braunfels Case 19-04168 (F03-2019).

Wescott, D. J., & Mavroudas, S. R. (2017). Estimation of Postmortem Interval for the Remains of Virginia Ybarra.

Mavroudas, S. R. (2017). Time-Since-Death Natchitoches, LA.

Wescott, D. J., Herrmann, N. P., Spradley, M. K., & Mavroudas, S. R. (2016). Anthropological Analysis of partial skeleton found in Guadalupe County.

Wescott, D. J., & Mavroudas, S. R. (2016). Anthropological Analysis of Skeletal Remains: Kerr County Sheriff’s Office Case 2016-11465.

Mavroudas, S. R., Duecker, H., & Siegert, C. (2016). Anthropological Analysis of unidentified human remains exhumed from Brooks County Texas.

Wescott, D. J., & Mavroudas, S. R. (2016). Anthropological Analysis of Skeletal Remains: Kerr County Sheriff’s Office Case 2016-11465.