Skip to main content Dr. Elaine Yih-Ning Chu
- Assistant Professor at Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
- Program Faculty at Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Chair, AAFS Anthropology Section Caroline Bond Day Award Committee.
2026 - Present.
- Member, Anthropology AI Committee.
August 2026 - Present.
- Member, Anthropology MA Thesis Research Scholarship Committee.
2024 - Present.
- Member, Workload Policy Committee.
2024 - Present.
- Graduate Advisor, R Working Group / StatsChats.
2024 - Present.
2026
- Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Anthropology Journal.
July 10, 2026.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Legal Medicine.
July 3, 2026.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Legal Medicine.
June 30, 2026.
- Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Sciences.
June 30, 2026.
- Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Sciences.
June 8, 2026 - June 9, 2026.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Legal Medicine.
May 31, 2026.
- Reviewer / Referee, American Association of Biological Anthropology.
December 2025 - March 2026.
- Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Anthropology Journal.
February 2026.
- Reviewer / Referee, Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences.
February 24, 2026.
- Consultant, Oregon State Police.
January 15, 2026.
2025
- Member, Archaeology Hiring Committee.
2024 - 2025.
- Student Prizes Coordinator, Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists.
November 8, 2025.
- Member, Associate Director (FACTS) Hiring Committee.
May 5, 2025 - July 2025.
- Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Anthropology Journal.
June 2025.
- Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
April 2025.
- Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
March 2025.
- Reviewer / Referee, American Association of Biological Anthropology.
January 2025 - March 2025.
- Judge, Texas State German Contest.
March 1, 2025.
2024
- Member, 3MT Preliminary Judging.
October 11, 2024.
- Speaker, Austin Police Department STAR Program.
September 21, 2024.
- Participant, New Tenure Track Orientation.
August 21, 2024.
- Volunteer, Operation Identification.
August 12, 2024 - August 16, 2024.
- University Mentor, Graduate Student Research Conference.
April 2, 2024.
- Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Anthropology Journal.
February 2024.
- Member, Ad-Hoc Committee on Membership, Anthropology Section, American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
August 2022 - February 2024.
2023
- Consultant, Austin Police Department.
November 29, 2023.
- Consultant, Austin Police Department.
November 29, 2023.
- Consultant, Austin Police Department.
November 11, 2023.
- Participant, Bioanthropology Band and Wildlife Bio Society.
October 25, 2023.
- Reviewer / Referee, Forensic Anthropology Journal.
October 5, 2023.
2022
- Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
June 12, 2022.
