August 28, 2013
PRNewswire-USNewswire published an article about the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarding a $423,528 grant to the University of South Florida.
The goal was to aid in the investigation of missing and unidentified children buried in unmarked graves at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, FL.
Dr. Erin Kimmerle (Adjunct Assistant Professor of Forensic Science at UNL) has been appointed the project lead. Dr. Kimmerle has spearheaded several projects already, including the Forensic Anthropology Laboratory at USF and the Tampa Bay Cold Case Project.The latter involves over 80 unsolved cases undergoing human identification analysis again using new methods such as 3D digitizing, facial reconstructions and isotope sampling.
Dr. Kimmerle’s research specialties are in the areas of international human rights and forensic anthropology.