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Forensic
Anthropology
Summer
Residential Camp
Register at:
www.camps.appstate.edu
Forensic
Anthropology
For registration information contact
Beth Higley at [email protected]
For program information contact
Dr. Gwen Robbins-Schug at
[email protected]
Appalachian State University is committed to providing equal opportunity in education and
employment to all applicants, students, and employees. The university does not discriminate
in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and
conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex,
gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual
orientation. The university actively promotes diversity among students and employees.
Appalachian reserves the right to cancel this camp, and all camps have limited enrollments.
Summer Residential Camps
June 17-22, July 8-13,
Office of Conference & Camp Services
ASU Box 32042
Boone, NC 28608
Forensic anthropologists work to identify skeletal or
badly decomposed human remains and assist in the
detection of crimes. Dr. Robbins-Schug has research
experience in many aspects of forensic investigation
and she has worked on criminal cases with the Medical
Examiner’s office in Lane County, Oregon. Students
in this camp experience will work with real skeletal
remains to learn basic techniques for identifying
skeletal remains, reconstructing perimortem events,
and determining cause and manner of death. This
experience serves as an introduction to science
as a form of inquiry as well as an introduction to
anthropological methods.
& July 22-27, 2012
Appalachian State University is pleased to offer a
summer residential camp experience in Forensic
Anthropology! Set in the mountains of western
North Carolina on the beautiful campus of
Appalachian State University, this one-week camp
will provide high school students who are 15-18
years of age with hands-on experience in forensic
analysis of the human skeleton.
During the five-day camp experience, students
will work with real human skeletons in the
osteology laboratory to learn:
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identification techniques
age at death
sex
stature
body mass
ethnic background
trauma analysis
osseous and dental pathology
constructing an osteobiography
Faculty: Dr. Gwen Robbins-Schug is a biological
anthropologist with research focused on age
estimation and body mass estimation methods,
skeletal evidence for infectious disease, and
bone biology. For more information, please see
her website: www.appstate.edu/~Robbinsgm/.
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Student Eligibility: Students in grades 9-12 who
are between 15-18 years of age. Only 25 students
will be accepted into each week. Students from
under-represented groups and women encouraged
to apply.
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human skeletal and dental anatomy
bone and tooth biology
Staff: Student counselors will be provided
for supervision of students while on campus.
Participants will experience life on a college campus,
staying in the residential facilities on campus and
eating in the campus cafeteria.
Registration: Camp Fee of $700 includes:
• residence hall room for 5 nights
• meals from Sunday dinner through lunch on Friday
• instruction, lab manual, lab and supplemental materials
• a very cool camp t-shirt
Students register promptly as this camp fills quick!
Cancellations: Prior to May 1 a processing fee of
$50 applies. After May 1 fees are non-refundable.
Schedule: Check-in Sundays, June 17, July 8 and
July 22 from 4-5 pm. Orientation meeting at 5 pm
on Sunday. Camp ends 1 pm, Fridays, June 22, July
13 and July 27 with residence hall check-out from
1-2 pm.
Airport Transportation: Boone is two hours from
Greensboro by car. Transportation (on the shuttle
with ASU staff ) can be arranged for an additional fee
of $100 roundtrip. The shuttle leaves the airport at
1:30 pm on Sundays, and returns to the airport by 5
pm on Fridays. There are no additional costs except
for optional personal spending money.
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