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Burying the Hatchet, the Body, and the Evidence | Linda Spurlock | TEDxUrsulineCollege

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism

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In her riveting and humorous talk, Dr. Linda Spurlock, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Kent State University, shares lessons from her forensic anthropology course and the importance of engaged learning. 

An Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Kent State University, where she teaches courses in biological anthropology, forensic anthropology and archaeology. She has had an extensive career as a teacher of anatomy and physiology in colleges and universities throughout northern Ohio. She received her Ph.D. in biomedical science from Kent State and held a post-doctoral position in the Department of Anatomy at NEOMED, where she refined techniques of forensic facial reconstruction. She isa  forensic facial reconstruction artist and provides sketches of unidentified persons for Medical Examiner’s and Coroner’s offices throughout the region. She is also a scientific illustrator who specializes in primate fossil reconstruction and has recently worked on reconstructing the fossil Ardipithecus ramidus pelvis. In 2006 she co-edited Caves and Culture: 10,000 Years of History in Ohio, Kent State University Press.  

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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