2015 Curriculum Vitae Natalie R. Langley, PhD, D-­‐ABFA BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Natalie R. Langley, Ph.D., D-­‐ABFA (Other names: Natalie R. Shirley, Natalie R. Langley-­‐Shirley) Email: natalie.shirley@lmunet.edu, Phone: 423-­‐869-­‐6363 Office: 430 MANS Building Associate Professor of Anatomy, Lincoln Memorial University-­‐DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Program Director, Master of Anatomical Sciences, LMU-­‐DCOM Director, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Anatomy Fellowship 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate, TN 37752 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Department of Anthropology 250 South Stadium Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996 Forensic Anthropology Consultant for the state of Georgia at large, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Research Interests: skeletal maturation, secular change, age and sex estimation, modern human skeletal variation, geometric morphometric methods, integrity and currency of forensic standards Teaching Philosophy: To have a positive impact on my students’ academic and professional lives by encouraging exploration, promoting a deeper understanding of science, and emphasizing tolerance and respect; to maintain an enthusiastic classroom environment; to foster the development of effective communication and analytical thinking skills EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Ph.D., 2009, University of Tennessee, Anthropology, Summa Cum Laude (GPA: 4.0) Dissertation: Age and Sex Estimation from the Human Clavicle: An Investigation of Traditional and Novel Methods M.A., 2001, Louisiana State University, Anthropology, Summa Cum Laude (GPA: 4.0) Thesis: An Anthropological Analysis of Gunshot Wounds to the Chest B.A., 1998, Louisiana State University, Anthropology and German, Summa Cum Laude (GPA: 3.98), Phi Beta Kappa Junior Year Abroad, 1997, Universität Bonn; PNDS certification for German fluency PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, SERVICE, AND EMPLOYMENT: 2015, Diplomate #110, American Board of Forensic Anthropology 2015, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine Professor SPRING 2014-­‐2015, LMU-­‐DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Course Director Course: Introduction to Radiographic and Clinical Imaging. Class size: 28 students. Responsibilities: course organization, scheduling, lecturing, exams SPRING 2014, LMU-­‐DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Course Director Course: Methods of Curriculum Development and Teaching Human Gross Anatomy. Class size: 28. Responsibilities: course organization, scheduling, lecturing, exams SPRING & FALL 2014-­‐2015, LMU-­‐DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Course Director Course: Graduate Anatomy Project. Class size: 15 Responsibilities: mentor master’s student research. FALL 2011-­‐2014 LMU-­‐DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Faculty Course: Medical Gross Anatomy. Class size: 260 students. Responsibilities: facilitate anatomy labs (8 contact hrs/wk), lab practical formatting and set-­‐up. Present formal lectures to class (head, abdomen, pelvis, embryology). SPRING 2012-­‐SPRING 2015 LMU-­‐DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Co-­‐Course Director Course: Neuroanatomy Class size: 220 students. Responsibilities: assist lead course director with course organization. SUMMER 2012-­‐2015 LMU DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Co-­‐Course Director Course: Anatomy Boot Camp Class size: 40 students. Responsibilities: course organization, lecture. This course is a crash course in gross anatomy to get students ready for their first year in medical school. SPRING 2011 LMU DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Assisting Faculty Course: Post-­‐baccalaureate Dissection Course. Class duration: 6 hours/week. Class size: 20 students. Responsibilities: Assisted primary course instructor. Developed dissection protocols, supervised dissections, assisted with dissection check-­‐offs, prosected a cadaver. SUMMER 2011 LMU DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Assisting Faculty Course: Physician Assistant Gross Anatomy. Class duration: 24 contact hrs/wk. Class size: 75 students. Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities were in the anatomy lab: demonstrated anatomical structures to students, assisted with lab practical formatting and set-­‐up. Presented two formal class lectures. Instructor/Graduate Teaching Associate JULY/AUGUST 2010 ICITAP (International Criminal Investigative Training and Assistance Program, a US Department of Justice Program) in Bogota, Columbia, Instructor Course: Human Osteology. Class duration: 8 hours a day. Class Size: 17 students. Responsibilities: Course development, lecturing, directing lab activities, grading. This course was designed to teach human osteology and best practices in forensic anthropology to working professionals in various forensic laboratories in Bogota, Columbia. SUMMER 2010 South College, Adjunct Faculty Classes: Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab, Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab. Class duration: 4 hours. Class Size: 20 Responsibilities: Course development, lecturing, directing lab activities, grading SPRING 2009-­‐ SPRING 2010 Pellissippi State Community College, Adjunct Faculty Classes: Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab. Class duration: 3 hours. Class Size: 25/lab section Responsibilities: Lecturing, directing lab activities, grading FALL 2008 East Tennessee State University, Adjunct Faculty Class: Introduction to Physical Anthropology. Class duration: 1 hr, 20 mins. Class size: 30 Responsibilities: Course development, lecturing, grading MINITERM 2006 UT Department of Anthropology, Staff Class: Introduction to Physical Anthropology. Class duration: 4 hrs. Class size: 25 Responsibilities: Course development, lecturing, grading FALL 2006 – FALL 2007 UT Department of Anthropology, Graduate Teaching Associate Class: Introduction to Physical Anthropology. Class duration: 1 hr, 15 mins. Class size: 250 Responsibilities: Course development, lecturing, grading SUMMER 2004 – 2010 UT Math and Science Center, Instructor and Project Mentor The UT Math and Science Center is part of Upward Bound Programs, which are designed to provide low-­‐income, potential first-­‐generation college students with a college-­‐like experience that will prepare them to make a decision regarding higher education. Classes Taught: Forensic Anthropology, Human Osteology. Class duration: 1 hr, 30 mins. Class size: 10-­‐15 high school students. Program duration: 4 weeks each summer. Instructor responsibilities: teach human osteology; teach forensic anthropology case analysis, methods, and field recovery Mentor responsibilities: guide students through a scientific research project; help design a poster, PowerPoint presentation, and scientific paper to present the research Field Experience SUMMER 2009-­‐11 UT Forensic Anthropology Center, Human Remains Recovery Course Job Description: Burial Recovery Team Leader; Instructor Tasks: Led a team of law enforcement trainees through the discovery, recovery, and mapping of a clandestine human burial SUMMER 2005 UT Department of Anthropology, Archaeology Field Assistant Site: Brimstone Hill National Park in St. Kitts Research goal: to determine the role that slavery played in the daily operation of the fort Daily tasks: excavate structures, screen for artifacts, artifact analysis, site mapping FALL 2003 – FALL 2004 UT Forensic Anthropology Center, volunteer Description: Volunteered 2 days/week for collecting and processing skeletal remains from the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility Tasks: used surgical instruments and appropriate processing techniques to prepare skeletal remains for curation in the William M. Bass Donated Collection 2000 Coastal Environments, Inc., Field Assistant Site: 18th century French cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi Duties: excavated and mapped burials SUMMER 1998 – FALL 2000 LSU FACES Laboratory and Forensic Anthropology Laboratory, Lab Assistant. Responsibilities: forensic case recovery and analysis, inputting cases into NCIC computer, crime scene processing Committee Work 2015-­‐present, President, LMU-­‐DCOM Faculty Executive Committee 2013-­‐2015, Vice President, LMU-­‐DCOM Faculty Executive Committee 2012-­‐2013, Officer, LMU-­‐DCOM Faculty Executive Committee 2012-­‐2014, member, LMU-­‐DCOM Rank Advancement and Multi-­‐year Appointments Committee 2013-­‐2016, member, LMU-­‐DCOM Admissions Committee 2012-­‐2014, member, LMU-­‐DCOM Handbook Committee 2013-­‐2016, member, LMU-­‐DCOM Learning Resource Committee Forensic Anthropology Casework 1999-­‐2001 Assisted with casework at the LSU FACES laboratory (field recovery, remains processing and analyses of approximately 10 forensic cases). 2003-­‐2011 Assisted with casework at the UT Forensic Anthropology Center (field recovery, processing, analyses, and report writing of approximately 10-­‐15 cases) 2012-­‐present Forensic anthropology consultant for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (~10-­‐15 cases annually) Guest Lecturing and Keynote Speaking: 2015 Masters Medicolegal Death Investigators Training Course, St. Louis University Lecture Title: A Multidisciplinary Forensic Effort Unwraps the Mystery of a Mummified Case 2015 Tennessee Annual Laboratory Conference, Keynote Speaker Lecture Title: Tennessee on the Cutting Edge of Research to Shore Up Forensic Anthropology 2012 Boston University Forensic Sciences Society Lecture Series, BU School of Medicine Lecture Title: Isaac Newton meets Sherlock Holmes: Incorporating Bone Biomechanics into Skeletal Trauma Interpretation 2012 TEDx LMU. TED Talk Title: Race. Event Theme: “Think Bigger, Think Better” 2012 University of Tennessee Gross Anatomy Guest Lecture Series, Invited Lecturer Lecture Title: Fusing Anatomy and Osteology: Skeletal Maturation in Modern Americans 2011 Main Conference on Trauma Annual Meeting, Keynote Speaker Maine Medical Center Grand Rounds (Trauma Center) Lecture Title: Skeletal Trauma Analysis in Forensic Anthropology 2011 LMU Women of Service, Keynote Speaker Lecture Title: Serving Humanity: The ICITAP Effort in Colombia 2010 Sigma Zeta National Honor Society Annual Convention, Keynote Speaker Lecture Title: The Anthropological Research Facility at the University of Tennessee 2009 Iowa Association of Public-­‐Safety Communications Officials, Featured Lecturer for Continuing Education Seminar Morning Lecture Title: The University of Tennessee’s Forensic Anthropology Facility Afternoon Lecture Title: Forensic Anthropology: Skeletal and Crime Scene Analysis 2009 Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers, Featured Lecturer Lecture Title: The UT Anthropology Research Facility: Pioneering Discoveries in Human Decomposition Research 2009 Arkansas Board of Funeral Directors, Featured Guest Lecturer Lecture Title: The Body Donation Program at the UT Forensic Anthropology Facility 2009 Pellissippi State University, Invited Lecturer Lecture: Secular Change in Skeletal Maturation in the American Population 2008-­‐2014 UT Forensic Anthropology Center, Human ID Short Course, Advanced Methods in Human Identification Short Course, and Forensic Taphonomy Short Course Lecturer Lectures: (1) Sex Estimation from the Post-­‐Crania (2) Age Estimation of Skeletal Remains (3) Skeletal Trauma (4) The Biological Profile 2008 East Tennessee State University, Invited Lecturer Lecture: Age and Sex Estimation from the Human Clavicle 2008 American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Young Forensic Scientist’s Forum, Invited Lecturer Presentation: Measuring Up to Secular Change: Re-­‐evaluating and Updating in Forensic Anthropology Description: Invited to speak as the recipient of the 2007 Emerging Forensic Scientist Award
2004-­‐ 2007 UT Dept of Anthropology and Forensic Anthropology Center, Volunteer Lecturer Lectures: Introduction to Forensic Anthropology; Careers in Forensic Anthropology Description: Present lectures to visiting middle and high school classes. Lectures are designed to educate the students about forensic anthropology and the Forensic Anthropology Center and to inform them about employment opportunities in forensic anthropology. These lectures are a public service of the UT Forensic Anthropology Center. 1999-­‐2000 LSU FACES Laboratory, Volunteer Lecturer Lectures: Introduction to Forensic Anthropology and the FACES Lab; Careers in Forensic Anthropology Description: Presented lectures to elementary, middle, and high school classes. Lectures were designed to educate the students about forensic anthropology and the FACES Lab and to inform them about employment opportunities in forensic anthropology. These lectures were a public service of the FACES Lab. Successful Grant Writing: 2007 NIJ Grant Number 2007-­‐DN-­‐BX-­‐0004, Author and Ph.D. Recipient Amount: $20,000 Grant Title: Age and Sex Estimation from the Human Clavicle: An Approach Using Novel Methods Description: Dissertation grant Principal Investigator: Richard Jantz Co-­‐Principal Investigator: Mohamed Mahfouz 2008 NIJ Grant Number 2008-­‐NIJ-­‐1793, Co-­‐author, Research Assistant, and Postdoctoral Researcher Amount: $300,000 Grant Title: Improving Sex Estimation from Crania Using 3-­‐dimensional CT Scans Description: Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology Principal Investigator: Richard Jantz Co-­‐Principal Investigator: Mohamed Mahfouz Post-­‐doctoral Researcher: Natalie Shirley 2011 NIJ Grant Number 2011-­‐DN-­‐BX-­‐K537 Amount: $514,000 Grant Title: Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Remains Description: Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Lead Principal Investigator: Mohamed Mahfouz Co-­‐Principal Investigator: Natalie Shirley Co-­‐Principal Investigator: Nicholas Herrmann 2013 NIJ Grant Number 2013-­‐DN-­‐BX-­‐K038 Grant Title: Evaluation of Osteometric Measurements in Forensic Anthropology Grant Performance Period: January 1, 2014 -­‐ December 31, 2015 Award Amount: $207,624 U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Principal Investigator: Natalie R. Shirley, Ph.D. Co-­‐Principal Investigator: Lee Meadows Jantz, Ph.D. 2014, NIJ Grant Number 2014-­‐DN-­‐BX-­‐K010 Grant Title: Postmortem Interval Determination: A Metabolomics / Lipidomics Approach Grant Performance Period: January 1, 2015 -­‐ December 31, 2016 Award Amount: $193,079 U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Principal Investigator: Natalie R. Shirley, Ph.D. Co-­‐Principal Investigator: Paul Wood, Ph.D. Co-­‐Principal Investigator: Dawnie Steadman, Ph.D. SELECTED ACADEMIC HONORS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS: 2015 2010 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2004-­‐07 2003 2000 1999-­‐2000 1993-­‐2001 Diplomate #110, American Board of Forensic Anthropology Upward Bound Teaching Excellence Award UT Department of Anthropology Kneberg-­‐Lewis Scholarship, $1500 Bass Endowment Research Grant, $1500 National Institute of Justice Dissertation Grant (2007-­‐DN-­‐BX-­‐0004), $20,000 American Academy of Forensic Sciences Emerging Forensic Scientist Award (academy-­‐wide award for a 2008 annual meeting stipend) University of Tennessee GSS Travel Award, $500 University of Tennessee Graduate Assistantships University of Tennessee Hilton Smith Fellowship, $15,000 LSU Department of Anthropology Robert C. West Research Grant, $500 Louisiana State University Graduate Assistantships Tulane University and Louisiana State University Dean’s List 1998 1998 1998, 2001 1998 1994 1994 Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honor Society Phi Beta Kappa Louisiana State University Summa Cum Laude graduate Outstanding Senior Scholarship in German studies Sidney E. & Ruby Shayn Blumenthal Honors Scholarship at Tulane University Tulane University Academic Excellence Scholarship MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Member, American Association of Anatomists Member, American Association of Clinical Anatomists Member, American Association of Physical Anthropologists Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences Member, Phi Beta Kappa Member, LSU Geography & Anthropology Society (Secretary, 1999-­‐2000; President, 2000-­‐2001) Member, President LSU German Club (1997-­‐98) Member, Delta Phi Alpha German Honor Society Member, University of Tennessee Anthropology Graduate Student Association (President and Student Representative before the Faculty, 2006-­‐2007) SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS: Podium Presentations (Published Abstract*) Langley, NR. (2002). An anthropological analysis of gunshot wounds to the chest. American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meetings in Atlanta, GA. Shirley, NR and RL Jantz. (2006). Age determination from the medial and lateral clavicle: A re-­‐evaluation of present scoring systems. Mountain, Swamp, and Beach Regional Forensic Anthropology Meetings in Radford, VA. Shirley, NR and RL Jantz (2007). Age determination from the medial and lateral clavicle: A re-­‐evaluation of present scoring systems. American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meetings in San Antonio, TX. Shirley, NR and RL Jantz (2007). Basilar Suture Fusion in the American Population. Mountain, Swamp, and Beach Regional Forensic Anthropology Meetings in Knoxville, TN. Shirley, NR (2008). Measuring Up to Secular Change: Re-­‐evaluating and Updating in Forensic Anthropology. Forum Paper at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meetings in Washington, DC. Shirley, NR and RL Jantz (2008). Spheno-­‐occipital Synchondrosis Fusion in the American Population. American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meetings in Washington, DC. Shirley, NR and RL Jantz (2008). Age and Sex Determination from the Human Clavicle: An Approach Using Innovative Methods. Presentation at the 2008 AAFS-­‐NIJ Grantees Meeting in Washington, DC. Shirley, NR, B Merkl, and RL Jantz (2009). Sex Estimation from the Clavicle in Modern Americans: Traditional Versus Alternative Approaches. American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meetings in Denver, CO. Mahfouz, MR, NR Shirley, and EE Abdel Fatah (2009). CT Scanning the William M. Bass Donated Collection. Presentation at the 2009 Mountain, Swamp, and Beach Regional Forensic Meetings in Knoxville, TN. Shirley, NR, A Kutyla, and RL Jantz. Statistical History of Forensic Anthropology (2010). American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meetings in Seattle, WA. Shirley NR and S Cridlin (2010). Secular Change in Clavicle Dimensions in the American Population from 1850-­‐1980. Presentation at the 2010 Mountain, Swamp, and Beach Regional Forensic Meetings in Chattanooga, TN. Shirley NR, EE Abdel Fatah, RL Jantz, and MR Mahfouz (2011). Improving Sex Estimation from the Human Cranium Using 3D CT Scans. American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2011 Annual Meetings in Chicago, IL. Shirley NR. (2011)The Medial Clavicular Epiphysis: Evidence for Secular Change in Skeletal Maturation. Invited Platform Presentation for the Biological Anthropology Platform Session on April 11. American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Shirley NR, RW Taylor, and L Meadows Jantz (2011). Trauma Interpretation in UT09-­‐09F. Presentation at the 2010 Mountain, Swamp, and Beach Regional Forensic Meetings in Clemson, SC. Shirley NR and Dudzik B (2012). Investigating Macroscopic Changes of the Pubic Symphysis at the Young End of the Age Spectrum. Oral Presentation at the Mountain, Swamp, and Beach Regional Forensic Meetings in Knoxville, TN. Valesco A, Shirley, NR, Acero, MA (2012). Skeletal Maturation of the Medial Clavicle and First Sacral Segment in Modern Colombians. American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta, GA. Shirley NR and Dudzik B (2013). Investigating Macroscopic Changes of the Pubic Symphysis at the Young End of the Age Spectrum. Oral Presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2013 Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. Feb. 18-­‐23. Jantz RL, Shirley NR, Abdel Fatah EE, Mahfouz MR (2013). Improving Sex Estimation from Crania Using 3-­‐dimensional Models from CT Scans. Oral Presentation at the 2013 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Grantees Meeting in Washington, D.C. Feb. 19th. Mahfouz MR, Abdel Fatah EE, Shirley NR, Herrmann NP, Mustafa A (2013). Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains. Oral Presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2013 Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. Feb. 18-­‐23. Shirley NR, Brown DK. (2014). A Multidisciplinary Forensic Effort Unwraps the Mystery of a Mummified Case. Oral Presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2014 Annual Meetings in Seattle, WA. Feb. 18-­‐23. Shirley NR, Ramirez-­‐Montes PA. (2014). Enough is Enough!? What are Validation Studies of Age Estimation Methods Really Telling Us? Oral Presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2014 Annual Meetings in Seattle, WA. Feb. 18-­‐23. Patel S, Sachdeva S, Shirley NR (2014). Osteophytic Lipping as a Response to BMI in the Tibio-­‐talar Joint. Oral Presentation at the Mountain, Swamp, & Beach Regional Forensic Anthropology Meetings. Chattanooga, TN, August 2014. Sachdeva S, Patel S, Shirley NR (2014). Osteophytic Lipping as a Response to BMI in the Tibio-­‐femoral Joint. Oral Presentation at the Mountain, Swamp, & Beach Regional Forensic Anthropology Meetings. Chattanooga, TN, August 2014. Shirley NR, Jantz LM, McNulty S, Maijanen H, Jantz RL, Ousley SD (2014). Evaluation and Reformation of Osteometric Data in Forensic Anthropology: The Foundations of DCP 2.0. Oral Presentation at the Mountain, Swamp, & Beach Regional Forensic Anthropology Meetings. Chattanooga, TN, August 2014. Auyeung E, Akunna B, Shirley, NR. (2014). Is there a Relationship between Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna and Body Mass Index? Oral Presentation at the Mountain, Swamp, & Beach Regional Forensic Anthropology Meetings. Chattanooga, TN, August 2014. Ousley SD, Shirley NR, Jantz RL (2015). One Hundred Years Since Martin’s Lehrbuch: Measurement Confusion and DCP 2.0. American Academy of Forensic Sciences 67th Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. February 16-­‐21. Jantz LM, Shirley NR, McNulty S, Maijanen HMK, Ousley SD, Jantz RL (2015). Evaluation and Reformation of Osteometric Data in Forensic Anthropology: The Foundations of DCP 2.0. American Academy of Forensic Sciences 67th Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. February 16-­‐21. Shirley NR, Dudzik B (2015). The Anatomy of Age Estimation. American Academy of Forensic Sciences 67th Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. February 16-­‐21. Mahfouz MR, Abdel Fatah EE, Shirley NR, Herrmann NP, Mustafa A (2015). Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains. American Academy of Forensic Sciences 67th Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. February 16-­‐21. Poster Presentations (Published Abstract*) Langley, NR, RL Jantz (2004). Sex determination of infants and juveniles from the clavicle. American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meetings in Dallas, TX. Shirley, NR and JD Bethard (2007). A test of the Buckberry and Chamberlain revised method for age estimation from the auricular surface using a modern sample. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meetings in Philadelphia, PA. AJPA 132(S44):217-­‐18.* Bethard, JD and NR Shirley (2007). A test of the Igarashi et al. method for estimated age-­‐at-­‐death from the auricular surface of the ilium. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meetings in Philadelphia, PA. AJPA 132(S44):74.* Shirley, NR and RL Jantz (2009) Epiphyseal union in the medial clavicle: evidence for secular change in skeletal maturation. Poster Symposium at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meetings in Chicago, IL. AJPA 138(S48):238-­‐9.* Shirley, NR and EE Abdel Fatah (2010). Ancestry Estimation from the Tibia: Size and Shape Differences between American Blacks and Whites. Poster Symposium at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meetings in Seattle, Washington. Shirley, NR, BFB Algee-­‐Hewitt, and RJ Wilson (2010). The reality of aging virtually: a test of transition analysis on pelvic laser scans. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meetings in Albuquerque, NM.* Shirley NR and S Cridlin. Secular change in clavicle length in the American population (1840-­‐1970). American Association of Physical Anthropologists 2011 Annual Meetings in Minneapolis, MN. Abdel Fatah EE, Mahfouz MR, Bowers L, Shirley NR (2011). Three-­‐dimensional radial analysis using sex specific statistical atlases. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA. Fojas C, Shirley NR, Passalacqua N (2012). Investigation into human sacral fusion with regard to skeletal age. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meetings in Portland, OR. * Shirley NR and Cridlin S (2012). Documented Secular Change in Epiphyseal Union Timing and Dimensions of the Clavicle. Symposium Poster at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meetings in Portland, OR. Symposium Title: Examining the Big Picture: Working towards a Holistic Understanding of Secular Change in Modern Populations. Symposium Organizers: Natalie R. Shirley, Richard L. Jantz, Stephen D. Ousley. * Fatah EA, Shirley NR, Auerbach B, Mahfouz MR (2012). Bilateral Directional Assymetry in the Human Clavicle. American Anatomy Association at EB Annual Meeting in San Diego. Shirley NR, Abdel Fatah EE, Jantz RL, Mahfouz MR. (2013). A Head for Cranial Analysis: 3D Investigation of Endo-­‐ and Ectocranial Sex Dimorphism. Invited symposium presentation at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists 2013 Annual Meeting in Knoxville, TN. Symposium Title: From Paleoamericans to Recent Americans: A Celebration of Richard L. Jantz’s Contributions to Physical Anthropology. April 9-­‐13.* Shirley NR. (2013). Developmental morphology and age at fusion of the lateral clavicle epiphysis in modern Americans. American Association of Anatomists 125th Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. 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24. Wheeler R, Hampton A, Shirley NR (2014). The effects of body mass index on cross-­‐sectional properties of the femoral neck. American Association of Clinical Anatomists 2014 Annual Meetings in Orlando, FL. *Baumgarten SE, Ousley SD, Decker SJ, Shirley NR. (2015). A Transparent Method for Sex Estimation Using Refined DSP Measurements of the Innominate. American Association of Physical Anthropologists 2015 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO, March 25-­‐29. Herling P, Mohseni B, Shirley NR, Leo J (2015). Assessment of Gross Anatomy Boot Camp on First Year Medical Student Performance. American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Cloutier A, Lampley C, Shirley NR (2015). Morphology of sexually dimorphic cranial traits in post-­‐
menopausal females. American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Fojas C, Collins S, Shirley NR (2015). Radiographic versus dry bone assessment of sacral epiphyses. American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Kuik J, Shirley NR (2015). A study of obesity: the relationship between BMI and heel spurs. American Association of Clinical Anatomists Annual Conference in Henderson, NV. Colvin, Lacey D., Nicholas C. Elwert, and Natalie R. Shirley (2015). Secondary Pathologies Of Clavicle Fractures: Length Discrepancies and Osteoarthritic Changes. American Association of Clinical Anatomists Annual Conference in Henderson, NV. Vass, Caleb A., Samuel Anthony, Natalie R. Shirley (2015). The Effects Of Total Hip Arthroplasty On Femur Length and Enthesopathy. American Association of Clinical Anatomists Annual Conference in Henderson, NV. Patel, Sunay, Shireen Sachdeva, and Natalie R. Shirley (2015). Osteophytic Lipping in Response to BMI in the Tibio-­‐femoral and Tibio-­‐talar Joints. American Association of Clinical Anatomists Annual Conference in Henderson, NV. Published Reports Shirley NR, Jantz RL, and Mahfouz MR. NIJ Grant 2007-­‐DN-­‐BX-­‐0004 Final Report. Jantz RL, Mahfouz MR, Shirley NR, Abdel Fatah EE. (2012). NIJ Grant 2008-­‐DN-­‐BX-­‐K182 Final Technical Report (peer refereed). Improving Sex Estimation from Crania Using 3-­‐dimensional CT Scans. Available at https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/240688.pdf. DiGangi EA, Shirley NR, Bethard JD, Moore MK, Sanabria Medina C. (2012). Análisis Antropológico Completo de la Colección de Restos Contemporáneos bajo la Custodia del Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. A report prepared for the Institute of Legal Medicine in Bogota, Colombia to disseminate the results of an interdisciplinary research workshop. Dissertation Shirley, NR. (2009). Age and sex estimation from the human clavicle: An investigation of traditional and novel methods. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Peer-­‐Reviewed Journal Articles Langley, NR. (2007). An anthropological analysis of gunshot wounds to the chest. Journal of Forensic Sciences 52(3): 532-­‐537. Langley-­‐Shirley, NR and RL Jantz. (2010) A Bayesian Approach to Age Estimation in Modern Americans from the Clavicle. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 55(3):571-­‐83. Shirley, NR and RL Jantz. (2011) Spheno-­‐occipital Synchondrosis Fusion in the American Population. Journal of Forensic Sciences 56(3):580-­‐85. Shirley, NR, Wilson, RJ, and Jantz LM. (2011) Cadaver Use at the University of Tennessee’s Anthropological Research Facility. Journal of Clinical Anatomy 24(3):372-­‐380. Abdel Fatah EE, Shirley NR, Mahfouz MR, Auerbach BM. (2012) A Three-­‐Dimensional Analysis of Bilateral Directional Asymmetry in the Human Clavicle. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 149(4):547-­‐59. Abdel Fatah EE, Shirley NR, Jantz RL, Mahfouz MR (2014). Improving Sex Estimation from Crania Using a Novel Three-­‐dimensional Quantitative Method. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 59(3):590-­‐600. Wood PL and Shirley NR (2013). Lipidomics Analysis of Postmortem Interval: Preliminary Evaluation of Human Skeletal Muscle. Metabolomics. 3:3. Shirley NR, Ramirez-­‐Montes P (2015). Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology: Quantification of Observer Error in Phase versus Component-­‐Based Methods. Journal of Forensic Sciences 60(1):107-­‐
111. Dudzik, B and Shirley NR. (2015) Estimating Age from the Pubic Symphysis: A New Component-­‐Based System. Forensic Science International. Accepted January 2015. Colvin L, Dubin R, Langley Shirley NR. Gorham-­‐Stout Syndrome: A case study of massive glenohumeral osteolysis. Am J Clin Path. In review. Langley Shirley NR. The Lateral Clavicular Epiphysis: Fusion Timing and Age Estimation. Int J Legal Med. In review. Shirley NR, Ousley SD, Jantz RL, et al. In process. The Effect of Novel Environments on Modern American Skeletons. Special Issue, Human Biology. Wheeler R, Hampton A, Langley NR. The Effects of Body Mass Index on Cross-­‐Sectional Properties of the Femoral Neck. In process. Herling P, Mohseni B, Langley NR, Leo J. Assessment of Gross Anatomy Boot Camp on First Year Medical Student Performance. In process. Books and Book Chapters Shirley, NR, EE Abdel Fatah, and MR Mahfouz. 2014. Beyond the Cranium: Ancestry Estimation from the Femur and Tibia. In Human Biological Affinity in Forensic Identification of Human Skeletal Remains: Beyond Black and White. Edited by GE Berg and SC Ta’ala. Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley, editors. 2012. Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Shirley, NR and MT Tersigni-­‐Tarrant. 2012. Introduction: History of Forensic Anthropology. In Tersigni-­‐
Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction. Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley. 2012. Forensic Anthropology Today. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley. 2012. Human Osteology. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Shirley, NR and MT Tersigni-­‐Tarrant. 2012. Identifying Forensic Context. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Shirley, NR, Fazlollah AE, and Tersigni-­‐Tarrant MT. 2012. Age Estimation Methods. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley editors. Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Shirley, NR. 2012. The Biological Profile: Stature Estimation. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Berryman HE, NR Shirley, and AK Lanfear. 2012. Basic Gunshot Trauma Interpretation in Forensic Anthropology. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Berryman HE, Shirley NR, and AK Lanfear. 2012. Low Velocity Trauma Interpretation in Forensic Anthropology. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Shirley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Berryman HE, AK Lanfear, and NR Shirley. The Biomechanics of Gunshot Trauma to Bone. In Dirkmaat D, editor. A Companion to Forensic Anthropology. Wiley-­‐Blackwell Publishing. 2012.
In Process: Tersigni-­‐Tarrant MT and Langley NR. Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction, 2nd edition. TF Group Publishing. Estimated publication date: Fall 2016 Langley, NR and MT Tersigni-­‐Tarrant. Introduction. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Langley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction, 2nd edition. Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Langley. Human Osteology. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Langley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction, 2nd edition. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Langley, NR. The Biological Profile: Stature Estimation. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Langley editors. Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction, 2nd edition. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Langley, NR, Fazlollah AE, and Tersigni-­‐Tarrant MT. The Biological Profile: Age Estimation. In Tersigni-­‐
Tarrant, MT and NR Langley editors. Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction, 2nd edition. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Berryman HE and NR Langley. Skeletal Trauma Analysis. In Tersigni-­‐Tarrant, MT and NR Langley, editors. Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction, 2nd edition. Taylor and Francis Group Publishing. Langley NR and Dudzik B. The Anatomy of Age Estimation. In Boyd and Boyd, special volume editors. Wiley-­‐Blackwell’s Forensic Science in Focus book series. Television Appearances SPRING 2012, National Geographic Channel Series Title: The Great American Manhunt Role: presenter, forensic anthropologist Episodes: California Hot Shot – April 19 Miracle Man – April 26 Captain Courage – May 3 Enigma Man – May 10 Adrenaline Junkie – May 17 The Daredevil – May 31 Big Dog – June 7 Superwoman – June 14