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John Albanese, Ph.D. |
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Academic Biography |
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Research Interests |
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Selected Publications Albanese J. 2010. A Critical Review of the Methodology for the Study of Secular Change Using Skeletal Data. In Ellis C, Ferris N, Timmins P, White C (eds). Papers in Honour of Michael Spence. Ontario Archaeological Society Occasional Publication No 9. p 161-180. Albanese J, Eklics G, Tuck A. 2008. A metric Method for Sex Determination Using the Proximal Femur and Fragmentary Hipbone. Journal of Forensic Sciences 53:1283-1288. Albanese J. 2003. Identified Skeletal Reference Collections and the Study of Human Variation. Doctoral thesis, McMaster University. |
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Courses Taught in the Past at the University of Windsor Anthropology 49-215 Principles of Physical Anthropology 49-323 Forensic Anthropology 49-412 Human Skeletal Variation 49-447 Anthropology Practicum Forensic Science 57-201 Introduction to Forensic Science 57-302 Pro-Seminar in Forensic Science 57-400 Research and Issues in Forensic Science |
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Send me an email if you are looking for spreadsheets with sex determination equations published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences. |
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Terry Collection, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, May 2008 |
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Student Research Projects (Honours Theses)
Further Assessment of Sexual Dimorphism in Friction Ridge Density. Meredith Lamptey May 2010
The Politics of Forensics: A Comparison of Resources Devoted to Investigating Genocide in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Tanya Gagné May 2009
Estimating Stature from Shoe Impressions. Lem Pitters May 2008
Human Genetic Variation: A Critique of a Racial Approach. Amber Rose May 2008
A Test of Pelvic Age Determination Methods. Courtney Strachan May 2008
A Comparison of Measurement Error Methods and the Reproducibility of Femur Neck Measurements When Determining Sex from Skeletal Remains. Rebecca Cole May 2007
Analysis of FORDISC 3.0 Using a Sample of First Nations Skeletons. Stephanie Osley May 2007
Consistency of Age Determination Using the Auricular Surfaces of the Ilium and Sacrum. Sarah Phillips May 2007
Error Associated with Standard Anthropological Measurements of the Femur and Humerus. Sarah Spanton May 2007
Plant Growth and How It Is Affected by Decomposition and Disturbances Caused by the Process of Burial. Haley Veres May 2007
The Misuse of Race in Genetic Profiling: Twenty-first Century Technology Applied to Nineteenth Century Biology. Essya Nabbali December 2006
Determining Sex Using Friction Ridge Density. Philip Osmon December 2006
Assessing Intra-Observer and Inter-Observer Error When Estimating Age Using the Suchey-Brooks Method. Meredith Czaniecki May 2006
Publications Co-authored with Undergraduate Students
Albanese J, Montes R. 2011. Latent Evidence Detection using a Combination of Near Infrared and High Dynamic Range Photography: An Example Using Bloodstains. Journal of Forensic Sciences Expected in Volume 56 (November 2011).
Albanese J, Eklics G, Tuck A. 2008. A metric Method for Sex Determination Using the Proximal Femur and Fragmentary Hipbone. Journal of Forensic Sciences 53:1283-1288.
Conference Presentations Co-authored with Undergraduate Students
Osley SE, Albanese J. 2007. A Test of the Stature Estimation Feature of FORDISC 3.0. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology, Banff, November 14-17.
Eklics G, Albanese J. 2006. A Metric Method for Sex Determination using the Femur Neck: How to Assess Variation in the Pubic Bone When it Is Not Recovered. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology, Peterborough, Ontario, October 25-28.
Tuck A, Albanese J. 2006. A New Universal Method for Estimating Stature from Long Bone Length: But Professor, What ‘Race’ Is My Femur?” Paper presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology, Peterborough, Ontario, October 25-28.
Conference Posters with Published Abstracts Co-authored with Undergraduate Students
Eklics G, Albanese J. 2007. How to determine sex using the pubic bone even when it is not recovered. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 44:105
Tuck A, Albanese J. 2007. New equations for estimating stature in forensic cases. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 44:234. |
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Forensic and Bioarchaeological Consulting
Various Services Are Available
Forensics: Preliminary and positive identification (focus on human skeletal remains as well as other contexts), assistance with interpreting evidence, research (technical and non-technical reports, literature reviews, and executive summaries), policy development, and training (lectures, seminars and practical workshops).
Bioarchaeology: Recovery and/or analysis of human remains from archaeological contexts.
Clients have Included:
Windsor Police Service, Windsor, Ontario (Various dates since October 2004)
Regional Supervising Coroner of Ontario, London, Ontario (Various dates since September 2004)
Amherstburg Police, Amherstburg, Ontario (Various dates since August 2004)
Department of National Defence (Spring 2006)
Hamilton Wentworth Regional Forensic Unit, Hamilton, Ontario (May-June 2001)
Fisher Archaeological Consulting, Hamilton, Ontario (December 2000-June 2001) |
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