Join Ashley, Stephanie, and Jenna, with our special guest Katherine Pope as we discuss the darker side of forensic anthropology and death investigation-the secondary and vicarious trauma that comes along. In this episode, The Bone Club tackles what exactly is psychological trauma, why it comes about, how it manifests, and what can be done to mitigate and treat.

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Join Ashley and Stephanie as they sit down with friends and anthropologists to discuss the research and happenings at the 2025 American Academy of Forensic Sciences conference from Baltimore, Maryland! Joining us are Taylor Flaherty (UNLV), Thomas Delgado (Univ. Utah), Cahilil Skylar Joseph (Univ. Leinden, Hannah Carson (Univ. of Montana), and Dr. Samantha Blatt (Idaho State University), and others, as we talk about the research and projects presented at this year's AAFS conference, with a specific interest in AI, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, and other technologies. We also hit on the topics of data collection, ethics, and the future directions of the field.

In this episode of The Bone Club, we sit down with Dr. Tiffany Fracchia of Vanderbuilt University to discuss the concept and uses of isotopic analyses in forensic anthropology and how they can be used for everything for understanding what someone's general diet was like and where they may have come from. We also discuss the forensic implications of these types of analyses.

Dr. Fracchia's professional information page: https://as.vanderbilt.edu/anthropology/bio/tiffany-saul/

On this episode of the Bone Club, join us and our special guest Laura Cirillo as we discuss the importance and methods of scientific communication.

Laura's Email for Questions: Misslauracirillo@gmail.com

What goes on at conferences? And what exactly is a "field school"? In this episode, Stephanie, Ashley, and Jenna explore the value and variety of conferences and field schools as a means of networking and understanding the field as a whole.

List of Conferences and Field Schools

Join Stephanie, Jenna, and Ashley as they discuss the ins and outs of grad school and the lay of the job landscape in the field of forensic anthropology. What are some considerations before you begin this career, and how does someone go about getting started? We answer that an more in this episode of The Bone Club.

Music: Into the Dark by SPIRA (Under License from Track Club)

Who is The Bone Club? And what is forensic anthropology? Join Stephanie, Jenna, and Ashley as they explore the deeper meaning of the field of forensic anthropology and its wider place in society..