Lee University’s Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences will host guest lecturer Megan Kleeschulte, who is a doctorate student in the anthropology department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
The lecture, titled “Forensic Anthropology: A Closer Look at the Field’s Broad Impact,” will take place Monday at 7 p.m. in the Humanities Building, Room 103.
“We are so fortunate to have a member of the forensic team from the UTK Forensic Anthropology Center on campus to present her research and also discuss the work at the center,” said Dr. Murl Dirksen, professor of anthropology and sociology at Lee.
Ms. Kleeschulte received her bachelor’s degree from Monmouth University with minors in archaeology, history, and geographic information systems. While attending Monmouth, she was awarded the 2016 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar in Anthropology and also received the 2016 Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean’s Award of Excellence.
She attended two field schools during her time at Monmouth, the first being a residential exploration of Fort Charles, an abandoned British fort on the island of Nevis. Her second field school took her to Europe, where she had the opportunity to study the ancient city of Butrint in Albania.
Ms. Kleeschulte’s research focuses on forensic anthropology, human identification in mass disasters or human rights investigations, the biomechanics of trauma, and GIS applications.
Ms. Kleeschulte’s lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 614-8125 or email bss@leeuniversity.edu.