Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. Nicholas Paul Herrmann

  • Professor at Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts

Grants

2025

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul. Forensic Anthropology Training through GAFA in Georgia, Fulbright Specialist Program, Federal, $7000. (Funded: August 28, 2025 - September 14, 2025). Grant.
  • Robledo, Ivanna (Co-Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal). A Multi-Method Genetic, Craniometric, and Isotopic Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Unidentified Latinx Remains, National Institute of Justice, Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Federal, $180000. (Submitted: April 2024, Funded: January 1, 2025 - August 31, 2029). Grant.

2024

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul. Bioarchaeological Investigations of the Necropolis of Kition in Cyprus, Division of Research, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 2023, Funded: June 2024 - May 2025). Grant.

2023

  • 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), Percent Contribution: %90, Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5, Goldstein, Justin (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5. 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.
  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Banks, Petra M (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Doctoral Dissertation Research: Experimental and comparative research on skeletal trauma patterns and fracture behavior, National Science Foundation, Federal, $30091. (Funded: April 1, 2023 - April 1, 2025). 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.
  • 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, 2026). Grant.
  • Giordano, Alberto Giordano (Principal), Herrmann, Nick (Co-Principal). MIRG: Documenting, Mapping, and Analyzing Migrant Deaths at the Texas-Mexico Border: An Exploratory Study, Texas State University, $29997. (Funded: 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul. The Georgian Recovery, Documentation, Identification Project – 2022, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 2021, Funded: July 2022 - December 2022). Grant.
  • Roundtree, Aimee Kendall (Principal), Goldstone, Dwonna Naomi (Supporting), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Supporting), Eger, Elizabeth Kamman (Supporting), Blue, Sarah A (Supporting), Devine, Jennifer Ann (Supporting), Ashford-Hanserd, Shetay Nicole (Supporting), Martinez, Gloria P (Supporting), Mckiernan, John Raymond (Supporting). Engaged Humanities Research Accelerator, ACLS, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $157000. (Funded: June 2022 - June 2023). Grant.
  • Gocha, Timothy Paul (Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Supporting). Improving age-at-death estimates from human skeletal remains through spatial analysis of intracortical remodeling using geographic information systems software, National Instite of Justice, Federal, $349970. (Submitted: June 2021, Funded: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024). Grant.

2021

  • Gonashvili, Meri (Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Supporting), Hefner, Joseph T. (Supporting), Kamnikar, Kelly R. (Supporting). The Georgian Recovery, Documentation, Identification Project: Anthropological Analysis of Victims of the 1937-1938 Soviet Repressions in Adjara., American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center (HHRRC), Private / Foundation / Corporate, $14999. (Submitted: October 2021, Funded: December 2021 - December 2023). Grant.
  • Banks, Petra M (Co-Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal). Skeletal Blast Trauma: determining the effect of known and experimental blast events on trauma patterns, fracture behavior, and blast scene recovery approaches, National Institute of Justice, Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Federal, $150000. (Submitted: April 14, 2020, Funded: January 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Gonashvili, Meri (Principal), Kamnikar, Kelly R (Supporting), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Supporting), Hefner, Joseph T (Supporting). Anthropological Analysis of Victims of the Soviet-Era Terror in Georgia, American Academy of Forensic Sciences Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center (HHRRC), Private / Foundation / Corporate, $20000. (Submitted: September 30, 2020, Funded: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022). Grant.

2020

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul. Bioarchaeological and Geophysical Investigations at Ancient Eleon, Greece – 2020, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: June 2020 - December 2022). Grant.

2019

  • Mavroudas, Sophia (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Hamilton, Michelle D (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Wescott, Daniel J (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Falleur, David M (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5, Jacobson, Jodi Arlene (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5. Acquiring a Microscopy Suite for Forensic Anthropology, Archaeology, and Biology, NSF, Federal, $255000. (Submitted: 2019, Funded: September 1, 2019 - September 2021). Grant.
  • Mavroudas, Sophia Rose, Herrmann, Nicholas Paul, Wescott, Daniel J, Hamilton, Michelle D, Falleur, David M. Acquiring a Microscopy Suite for Forensic Anthropology, Archaeology, and Biology TXST supporting funds, Texas State University, Texas State University, $109346. (Submitted: January 2019, Funded: September 2019 - September 2021). Grant.
  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul. CAARI/CAORC Research Fellowship: Cypriot Lives in Transition: The Bioarchaeology of Lefkosia and Larnaka, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $5500. (Submitted: December 10, 2018, Funded: May 15, 2019 - August 15, 2019). Grant.

2018

  • Ahlman, Todd Michael, Percent Contribution: %34, McKeown, Ashley Hyatt, Percent Contribution: %33, Herrmann, Nicholas Paul, Percent Contribution: %33. REU Site: Exploring globalization through archaeology, National Science Foundation, Federal, $408620. (Submitted: August 2017, Funded: April 15, 2018 - April 14, 2022). Grant.
  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul. Ancient Eleon Bioarchaeological Project, Greece - 2018, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Research Enhancement Program (REP), Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 2017, Funded: January 2018 - Present). Grant.

2014

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal). Confronting challenges of commingled human remains from Hellenistic to Roman period tombs from Nicosia, Cyprus, Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program 2014-2015 Research Abroad Core Award entitled The Ayioi Omoloyites Bioarchaeological Project, Federal, $33310. (Funded: March 2014). Grant.

2013

  • Warner, M (Co-Principal), Plemons, A, Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal). Refining Hydrogen and Oxygen Isoscapes and Trace Elements for the Identification of Human Remains in Mississippi, Forensic Science Foundation, Inc. of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, $3000. (Funded: 2013). Grant.

2011

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Mahfouz, M (Co-Principal), Shirley, NR (Co-Principal). Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains, National Institute of Justice, $514495. (Funded: 2011 - 2014). Grant.

2009

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal). Assessment of the Nanih Waiya Mound and Earthwork for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Institutional (Higher Ed), $15324. (Funded: 2009). Grant.

2008

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal), Zheng-Hua, Li. Isotopic and Elemental Analysis of the William Bass entitled Donated Skeletal Collection and Other Modern Donated Collections, National Institute of Justice, $478500. (Funded: 2008 - 2013). Grant.
  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal), Ralston, Bruce. Development of a Web Based Geographic Information System for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, National Institute of Justice, $165509. (Funded: 2008 - 2010). Grant.

2003

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Sherwood, Sarah C. Fall Creek Falls Archaeological Survey and Saltpeter Mining Documentation, Tennessee Historical Commission Historic Preservation Survey and Planning Grant, State, $19082. (Funded: 2003). Grant.
  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal), Jantz, Lee Meadows. Evaluation of Stature Estimation from the Database for Forensic Anthropology in the United States, National Institute of Justice, $34978. (Funded: 2003). Grant.

2002

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Sherwood, Sarah C. A Preliminary Archaeological Survey and GIS Base Map Development of Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee, Tennessee Historical Commission Historic Preservation Survey and Planning Grant, State, $19051. (Funded: 2002). Grant.

2001

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal), L. Jantz, Richard. Three Dimensional Morphometric Analysis of Indian Knoll Crania from Ohio County, Kentucky, Kentucky Heritage Council State Planning Grant, State, $1672. (Funded: 2001). Grant.

1998

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal), Klippel, Walter E. Radiocarbon Dates from the Ward and Barrett Sites from McLean County, Kentucky, Kentucky Heritage Council Preservation Grant, State, $4672. (Funded: 1998). Grant.

1996

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Bennett, Joanne L. The Differentiation of Traumatic and Heat-Related Fractures in Burnt Bone, Lucas Research Grant, Forensic Sciences Foundation, $500. (Funded: 1996). Grant.

1987

  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Principal). Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Grant-In-Aid of Research from the Washington University Chapter of Sigma Xi. (Funded: 1987). Grant.