The Scientific Working Group
for Forensic Anthropology
(SWGANTH)
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SWGANTH Membership

The governing Board of SWGANTH is composed of members representative of the diverse academic pedigrees, experience, and knowledge in the discipline.  At a minimum, members should hold a post-baccalaureate degree in Anthropology with training and experience in Forensic Anthropology.  The Board consists of no more than 25 members that reflect the major practitioners of forensic anthropology (e.g., government laboratories, academic institutions, professional organizations and private consultants).  Permanent membership is granted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (2 representatives), the Department of Defense Central Identification Laboratory (4 representatives), and the American Board of Forensic Anthropology (the current-year President).  Complete membership details may be found in the SWGANTH Bylaws Article II.

SWGANTH Officers

Thomas D. Holland, PhD, D-ABFA
SWGANTH Chair      
JPAC Central Identification Laboratory
Hickam AFB, HI
Contact the Chair:  chair@swganth.org

Angi M. Christensen, PhD
SWGANTH Vice-Chair   
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
Quantico, VA
Contact the Vice-Chair:  vice-chair@swganth.org
  

SWGANTH Board Members

Bradley J. Adams, PhD, D-ABFA
Office of Chief Medical Examiner
New York, NY

Bruce E. Anderson, PhD, D-ABFA
Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
Tucson, AZ
 
Eric Bartelink, PhD
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA
[as of next SWGANTH meeting]

William Belcher, PhD, D-ABFA
JPAC Central Identification Laboratory
Hickam AFB, HI

Hugh Berryman, PhD, D-ABFA
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

John Byrd, PhD, D-ABFA
JPAC Central Identification Laboratory
Hickam AFB, HI

Shuala M. Drawdy, MA
International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva, Switzerland

Leslie E. Eisenberg, PhD, D-ABFA
Wisconsin Historical Society
Madison, WI

Todd Fenton, PhD
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michael Finnegan, PhD, D-ABFA
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Lee Meadows Jantz, PhD
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

Lisa Leppo, PhD, D-ABFA
Joint Mortuary Affairs Center
Fort Lee, VA

Jennifer Love, PhD, D-ABFA
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Houston, TX
[as of next SWGANTH meeting]

Robert Mann, PhD, D-ABFA
JPAC Central Identification Laboratory
Hickam AFB, HI
  
Stephen Ousley, PhD
Mercyhurst College
Erie, PA
  
William C. Rodriguez, PhD, D-ABFA
Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner
Rockville, MD

Douglas D. Scott, PhD, RPA
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln Nebraska 
[as of next SWGANTH meeting]   

Paul Sledzik, MA
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC   

Kate Spradley, PhD
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
[as of next SWGANTH meeting]

Richard M. Thomas, PhD
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
Quantico, VA
    
Douglas H. Ubelaker, PhD, D-ABFA
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
  
Michael Warren, PhD, D-ABFA
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

P Willey, PhD, D-ABFA
California State University
Chico, CA
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