Membership in the Forensic Anthropology Section
Anthropology section members are involved in education, research, outreach, or practice in the forensic application of any of the subfields of anthropology that include archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and/or cultural anthropology. The role of the anthropologist is to apply methods and theories from the discipline of anthropology to aid death investigations in various contexts (e.g., medicolegal, human rights violations, forensic recoveries).
Being a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences has allowed me to greatly grow my professional network. I appreciate the opportunity to learn from and interact with students and professionals not only within anthropology, but from the other disciplines as well. Finally, membership and service to the Academy serve as an outlet to enact change in forensic anthropology and the forensic sciences — particularly as we strive to make the Academy more inclusive and welcoming and to ensure equitable treatment within the medicolegal system.
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Who should apply to the Anthropology Section?
Practitioners and educators including Physical Anthropologists, Archaeologists, Cultural Anthropologists and Linguistic Anthropologists. Those that are in a related field, with a demonstrated sufficient forensic science emphasis will also be considered.
Anthropology Membership Requirements
*Applicants should understand which requirements they have to meet to determine which entry level status they may join.
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