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Alison Galloway

Anthropology

#151

World Rank

#233

Historical Rank

#85

USA Rank

Forensic Anthropology

#5

World Rank

#5

Historical Rank

#5

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Alison Galloway's Degrees

PhD Anthropology University of Arizona
Masters Anthropology University of Arizona
Bachelors Anthropology University of Arizona

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According to Wikipedia, Alison Galloway is a forensic anthropologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is best known for her work in identifying the physical remains of Laci Peterson in the Scott Peterson Trial. She co-edited a book called The Evolving Female: A Life History Perspective with Mary Morbeck and Adrienne Zihlmann. She is also editor of "Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force Trauma" and co-editor of the second edition of that volume. She is also co-author of "Practicing Forensic Anthropology: an eResource" with Susan Kuzminsky.

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Alison Galloway's Published Works

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The Process of Decomposition: A Model from the Arizona-Sonoran Desert (1996) (144)
Bone mineral density and survival of elements and element portions in the bones of the Crow Creek massacre victims. (1997) (84)
Human Bone Mineral Densities and Survival of Bone Elements: A Contemporary Sample (1996) (75)
The Evolving Female: A Life History Perspective (1996) (63)
Stature loss among an older United States population and its relation to bone mineral status. (1990) (40)
Getting Old at Gombe: Skeletal Aging in Wild-Ranging Chimpanzees (2002) (38)
Human Aquatic Taphonomy in the Monterey Bay Area (1996) (32)
Female primates: fat or fit? (1997) (28)
Utility of dorsal pits and pubic tubercle height in parity assessment. (2003) (28)
Skeletal Trauma Analysis of the Lower Extremity (2005) (27)
Biological and chemical hazards of forensic skeletal analysis. (1998) (25)
Physical anthropology and the law: Legal responsibilities of forensic anthropologists (1990) (25)
Poliomyelitis and skeletal asymmetry in Gombe chimpanzees (2006) (24)
A Simulation for Exploring the Effects of the “Trait List” Method’s Subjectivity on Consistency and Accuracy of Ancestry Estimations * (2011) (21)
Skeletal asymmetry and hand preference during termite fishing by gombe chimpanzees (2006) (15)
Human growth in the past: Studies from bones and teeth (2001) (14)
EDUCATION IN FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY : APPRAISAL AND OUTLOOK (1997) (13)
The evolutionary biology of aging. By Michael R. Rose. New York: Oxford University Press. 1991. ix + 221 pp. ISBN 0-19-506133-0. $35.00 (cloth) (1993) (8)
Sex differences in the vertebral column of gombe chimpanzees (1996) (7)
Gombe chimpanzee sex differences in the pelvis and observations of pubic and preauricular areas (2006) (7)
10. The Cost of Reproduction and the Evolution of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (1996) (5)
Recovery of Anthropological, Botanical, and Entomological Evidence from Buried Bodies and Surface Scatter (2009) (4)
Recovering Buried Bodies and Surface Scatter: The Associated Anthropological, Botanical, and Entomological Evidence (2001) (4)
An investigation of ancient Maya intentional dental modification practices at Midnight Terror Cave using anthroposcopic and paleogenomic methods (2020) (4)
Forensic analysis of the skull: Craniofacial analysis, reconstruction, and identification. Edited by Mehmet Yasar Iscan and Richard P. Helmer. New York: Wiley‐Liss. 1993. 258 pp. ISBN 0‐471‐56078. $64.95 (cloth) (1994) (3)
Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence: Living on the sidelines of death: anthropologists and violence (2014) (3)
The Evolving Female (2017) (3)
Meningococcal disease in healthcare workers. Long term effects and costs are unclear. (2000) (2)
Implications of age and sex determinations of ancient Maya sacrificial victims at Midnight Terror Cave (2020) (2)
Skull shots: forensic photography for anthropologists (2019) (2)
Commentary on Tomczak PD, Buikstra JE. Analysis of Blunt Trauma Injuries: Vertical Deceleration Versus Horizontal Deceleration Injuries. J Forensic Sci 1999; 44(2):253–62 (1999) (2)
Forensic Anthropology and the United States Judicial System (2019) (2)
Long term effects of reproductive history on bone mineral content in women. (1988) (2)
What Is Life History (1996) (1)
Refined Classification System for Thermally Damaged Human Remains by Body Segment (2022) (1)
Report writing and case documentation in forensic anthropology (2019) (1)
Institutional , Evolutionary , and Demographic Contexts of Gender Roles : A Case Study of ! (2013) (0)
Book Review:Patterns of Injury and Illness in Great Apes: A Skeletal Analysis. Nancy C. Lovell (1992) (0)
Introduction: Life History, Females, and Evolution (1996) (0)
Recovering Buried Bodies and Surface Scatter (2019) (0)
Introduction: What It Means to Be a Mammal (1996) (0)
The Anthropology of Aging (1995) (0)
The peer review process: expectations and responsibilities (2019) (0)
Valuing your time: appropriate calculation of fees and expenses as an expert witness (2019) (0)
Book Review: Forensic Anthropology: Contemporary Theory and Practice (2008) (0)
Women in Human Evolution. Lori D. HagerGender and Archaeology. Rita P. Wright (2000) (0)
Introduction: What It Means to Be a Catarrhine (1996) (0)
Review of: The Juvenile Skeleton in Forensic Abuse Investigations (2012) (0)
Maintaining independence in an adversarial system: expert witness testimony in forensic anthropology (2019) (0)
Introduction: What It Means to Be a Primate (1996) (0)

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