Katelyn Bolhofner, PhD, D-ABFA

Dr. Bolhofner’s research in forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology links skeletal biology to issues of social identity, health and human interactions in historical and archaeological contexts, as well as in contemporary society. She has degrees in Anthropology from the University of Florida and Arizona State University, as well as a certificate in Museum Studies. Dr. Bolhofner is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology.

In collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of experts, Bolhofner is the PI of A Skeletal Atlas of Elder Abuse: Establishing Markers of Physical Abuse and Developing a Digital Diagnostic Tool for Education and Screening, an NIJ-funded project aiming to employ skeletal trauma analysis to improve diagnostic criteria that will address and curb the rising trend of physical elder abuse.

Bolhofner is also the PI of The Sonoran Desert Decomposition Project, a long-term, multi-disciplinary study of the taphonomy and decomposition processes, and their effects on post-mortem changes, of remains exposed to the unique Sonoran Desert climate.

In the context of the medieval Mediterranean, Bolhofner conducts Bioarchaeological Research examining the impact of conquest and conversion in Islamic period Iberia. She also collaborates with Dr. Brenda Baker and the Princeton University Expedition at Polis, Cyprus, in the examination of burials from two medieval basilicas. Their research has included the publication of the first skeletal evidence of leprosy in Cyprus.

Katelyn Bolhofner CV: https://search.asu.edu/profile/1366134

Kaitlyn Fulp, MA

Kaitlyn has served as the lab manager for the FAABL since 2021. She is a doctoral student in anthropology in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, ASU. Kaitlyn has degrees in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Texas Tech University as well as a graduate certificate in Forensic and Biological Anthropology from Mercyhurst University. Kaitlyn's research focuses on decomposition in the Sonoran Desert as well as peri-mortem versus post-mortem trauma identification.

FAABL Students

Student involvement in FAABL activities is a critical function of the space, as we work to foster mentorship and collaboration in the advancement of anthropological knowledge. Below is a list of current and former students associated with the FAABL.

Graduate Students

Emily Brooks, M.S.

Kaitlyn Fulp, M.A.

Christina Grainger, Master's in Biological Data Science

Barrett Honors Thesis Students

Ally Hughes

Danielle Morgan

Thesis Title: Stress Factors and Related Coping Mechanisms Among Forensic Pathologists

Mia Spanyers

Thesis Title: Examination and Analysis of Statistical Methods for Post-Mortem Interval Estimation

Current and Recent Undergraduate Research Students

Alicen Adolf

Meghan Gast (NCUIRE)

Jaycee Graffius (NCUIRE)

Emelia Jensen

Marlen Juarez Lopez (NCUIRE)

Kassandra Parrish

Mitchell Verhulst

Robert Young (NCUIRE)

Undergraduate Volunteers

Emmalee Browning

Sophia Sedlacek

Hailee Verbeck

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