Summary
Current status: Ph.D. in progress
M.A. thesis title: Aquatic Taphonomy: An Analysis of Human Decomposition in Natural Waterways of New York City
Ginelle Köcher is a biological anthropology Ph.D. student with interests rooted in forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology. Her primary interests consist of skeletal trauma analysis of contemporary populations in Brazil, ethics, and the international professionalization of forensic anthropology. She earned her B.A. in anthropology from St. John’s University and her M.S. in anthropology with a focus in human skeletal biology at New York University. Her previous experience includes collections management, as well as internships at the Forensic Anthropology Unit at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner and the New York University Molecular Anthropology Lab.
Academic interests
- Skeletal trauma analysis
- Ethics
- International professionalization of forensic anthropology