CURRICULUM VITAE

Turhon A. Murad, PhD., DABFA Department of Anthropology Emeritus Professor California State University, Chico Chico, CA 95929-0400 1552 Vallombrosa Ave. Chico, CA 95926 (530) 343-0738 E-MAIL ADDRESS: (tmurad@csuchico.edu)

BIOGRAPHY:

* Place of birth - Hammond, Indiana USA
* Reading knowledge of Spanish
* Professional experience in computer programming, systems analysis, and photography
* Hobbies - Porsches, and Harleys

EDUCATION/DEGREES/CERTIFICATIONS:

* Feb. 1989 - present
Certified DABFA No. 42
American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Inc.
* June 1971 - June 1975
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN, Ph.D.
PhysicalAnthropology; minors in Anatomy and Zoology
* Sept. 1968 - June 1971
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN, M.A.
Anthropology; minors in Anatomy and Zoology
* Sept. 1965 - Jan. 1968
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN, B.A.
Anthropology; minors in History, Anatomy, Biology, and Psychology
* Sept. 1963 - June 1965
DePauw Univ., Greencastle, IN.
Major in History; minors in Economics and Geology

AREAS OF ACADEMIC INTEREST:

Anthropology
Criminal Justice
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Science
Human Anatomy
Human Evolution
Human Osteology
Human Variation
Physical Anthropology
Science Education

AWARDS/HONORS:

* NIJ Grant Reviwer 2007-2010
* 2001 Award for Excellence in Teaching, California POST, Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation
* Sabbatical leave from CSU, Chico, for AY 1998/'99.
* US Department of Defense, Consultant for the US Army, Casualty and Memorial Affars, CILHI. 1997 to 1999.
* Professional Achievement Honor for 1995, CSU, Chico.
* AFIP Advanced Forensic Pathology Course, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA, Spring 1995.
* Prof. Devel. Grant, College of BSS, CSU, Chico, to attend AFIP/FBI Course, 1995.
* Invited to become a member of Amer. Board of Forensic Examiners, 1994.
* Program Co-Chair for the 43rd Annual Meeting of the AAFS, Feb. 18-23, 1991, Anaheim, CA.
* Meritorious Performance Award of $2500.00, CSU, Chico, AY 1989/1990.
* Diplomate No. 42 of the Amer. Board of Forensic Anthro., Inc. 1989.
* Elected to Who's Who in California, 1988.
* Nominated to Who's Who in Science, 1987.
* Sabbatical leave from CSU, Chico, AY 1986/'87.
* Meritorious Professional Promise Award of $2500.00, CSU, Chico, AY 1985/86.
* NSF Chautauqua Grant, "Cosmology: Man's Place in the Universe," Santa Ana, CA, 1980/'81.
* Sabbatical leave from CSU, Chico, AY 1979/'80.
* NSF Chautauqua Grant, "Population: Demographic Processes and Techniques of Analysis," Palo Alto, CA, 1978/'79.
* Elected to Amer. Men and Women of Science in 1972.
* Graduate Assoc. Instructor, Dept. of Anthro., Indiana Univ. 1970/'72.
* Elected to the Society of the Sigma Xi, 1969.
* Graduate Research Assist., Dept. of Anthro., Indiana Univ. 1969/'70.
* Scholarship to any undergraduate university in Indiana, granted by the Indiana Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1963-1967.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

* Amer. Acad. of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)- Fellow
* Amer. Assoc. of Physical Anthro. (AAPA) - Full Member
* Amer. Assoc. of University Professors (AAUP)- Full Member
* Amer. Board of Forensic Anthro., Inc. - DABFA No. 42
* Calif. Dept. of Justice (DOJ) - Instructor
* Calif. Faculty Assoc. (CFA)- Full Member
* Calif. Public Safety Center - Instrctor
* Mountain, Desert, and Coastal Forensic Anthro. - Member
* NSF Grant Reviewer for the Social Science Div. 1975 -1978
* Society of the Sigma Xi - Full Member
* Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) - Instructor

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD:

* July 2005 to July 2006 - Board of Directors, American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Inc.
* July 2001 to July 2005 - Treasrurer - American Board of Forensic Anthropology
* January 2001 to June 2010 - Criminal Justice Advisory Board, CSU, Chico, CA
* June 2000 to present - Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (District IX), National Disaster Medical System
* Jan. 2000 to present - Nevada Division of Investigation - Forensic Consultant, Carson City, NV
* Jan. 1998 to present - California Public Safety Center - Instructor of Death Investigation, Sacramento, CA
* Aug. 1997 to Aug. 1999 - US Department of Defense, Consultant to the US Army and the Central Identification Laboratory, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
* May 1997 to 2002 - US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Instructor to Evidence Response Teams on the Discovery and Recovery of Human Remains, Quantico, VA
* February 1996 to Jan. 2009 - Webmaster, American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Inc.
* May 1993 to present - California Department of Justice Consultant to Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation, and Peace Officers Standards in Traning, Sacramento, CA
* Sept. 1993 to Jan. 2010 - Director/Adminstrator of the Certificate in Foreinsic Identification at CSU, Chico.
* Aug. 1991 to July 1997 and July 2004 to Aug. 2006 - Chair, Department of Anthropology, CSU, Chico, CA
* Feb. 1990 to Feb. 1991 - Program Co-Chair, the Forensic Anthro. Section of the 43rd Annual AAFS Meeting, and Co-organizer of symposia, "Burning Issues in Forensic Anthropology," Anaheim, CA. Feb. 18-23, 1991.
* Feb. 1989 to present - Diplomate No. 42 of the Amer. Board of Forensic Anthro., Inc.
* Oct. 1988 to June 1989 - Program Organizer of the symposia, Methods and Techniques in Forensic Anthropology, held during the 70th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division of the AAAS, Chico, CA. June 11-15,1989
* Sept. 1974 to Sept. 1991 - Director of the Phys. Anthropologu Human Identification Lab (PAHIL), Dept. of Anthropology, CSU, Chico, CA
* Sept. 1972 to Sept. 2010 - Professor of Anthropology, Dept. of Anthropology, CSU, Chico, CA
* Sept. 1974 to present - Forensic Anthropologist/Crime Scene Consultant to 38 of California's 58 county sheriff/corners, district attornies, fire investigators, and others.
* Sept. 1970 to June 1972 - Assoc. Instructor, Dept. of Anthropology, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN
* Sept. 1969 to June 1970 - Research Asst., Dept. of Anthropology, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN
* June 1969 to Aug. 1969 - Researcher in Human Osteology/Archaeology, Illinois State Museum, Dickson Mounds, Lewiston, IL. Sponsored by Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN
* Sept. 1968 to June 1969 - Human Osteology Laboroatory Instructor, Dept. of Anthropology, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN
* Feb. 1968 to Sept. 1968 - Computer Programmer and Systems Analyst, Accounting Dept., La Salle Steel Co., Hammond, IN

COURSES TAUGHT:
At Indiana University:

1970-72
- Intro. to Physical Anthropology (freshmen/sophomores)
- Principles of Physical Anthropology (juniors/senior)

At California State University, Chico:

1972-present
- Bigfoot and Other Monsters: A Critical Review
- Formal (Quantitative) Methods in Anthropology (for majors)
- Human Growth & Development (juniors/seniors)
- Human Identification (juniors/seniors)
- Human Osteology Laboratory (juniors/seniors)
- Human Paleontology (juniors/seniors)
- Human Variation (juniors/seniors)
- Internship in Forensic Science (Certif. in Forensic Ident)
- Intro. Cultural Anthropology (freshmen/sophomores)
- Intro. Physical Anthropology (freshman/sophomores)
- Lab Methods in Physical Anthropology (for majors)
- Primate Evolution & Behavior (juniors/seniors)
- Principles of Cultural Anthropology (for majors)
- Principles of Physical Anthropology (for majors)
- Social Science (juniors/seniors)
- Survey of the Forensic Sciences (Crim. Just. Prog. & Certif. in Forensic Ident.)

* Graduate Seminars in Physical Anthropology:
- Behavioral Ecology
- Comparative Reception of Darwin
- Creation Science vs. Evolution
- Death and Dying
- Fingerprint Collection and Analysis
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Taphonomy
- General Physical Anthropology
- Human Evolution
- Human Nutrition
- Juvenile Osteology
- Medical Anthropology
- Population Genetics
- Skeletal Trauma
- Sociobiology

Non-Academic Specialty Courses:

* 2005 to present - Advanced Homicide Course, Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation , Calif. Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA
* 1999 - Master's 8 Conference on Advanced Death Investigation - Forensic Anthropology, Division of Forensic Pathology, Saint Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
* 1998 to present - Forensic Anthropology section of Death Investigation Course, Calif. Public Safety Center, Sacramento, CA
* 1998 - Human Skeletal Identification, National Missing and Unidentified Persons Violent Crime Workshop, sponsored by the Calif. Dept. of Justice's Bureau of Criminal Info. and Analysis and the Calif. Assoc. of Forensic Dntistry, Sacramento, CA
* 1997 to present - The Discovery and Recovey of Buried Human Remains, US Department of Justice, FBI-ERT, Quantico, VA
* 1994 to present - Forensic Anthropology portion of Odontology Seminar and Lab, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA
* 1993 to present - Homicide/Death Investigation Course, Robert Presley California Institute of Criminal Investigation, Calif. Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA

APPEARANCES:

"A Head for Murder." Episode 1: Skeleton Stories television feature produced by Atlas Media Corp. Premiered December 9, 2005 on Discovery Health Channel.

"Betrayed" Episode 2: Skeleton Stories television feature produced by Atlas Media Corp. Premiered December 16, 2005 on Discovery Health Channel.

"Suicide & Suspicion" Episode 3: Skeleton Stories television feature produced by Atlas Media Corp. Premiered December 23, 2005 on Discovery Health Channel.

PUBLICATIONS:

2008 "Adipocere." Forensic Sciences, pp. 9-10 (ed) J. Selhorst, Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA.

2008 "Algor Mortis." Forensic Sciences, pp. 17-18 (ed) J. Selhorst, Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA.

2008 "Forensic Entomology." Forensic Sciences, pp. 50-52 (ed) J. Selhorst, Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA.

2008 "Skeletal Analysis." Forensic Sciences, pp. 55-57 (ed) J. Selhorst, Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA.

2007 Matters of Life and Death: My Carrer as a Forensic Anthropologist, Available upon Request, CSU, Chico Printing Services

2003 "Skull." Encyclopedia of the Neurologicqal Sciences. (eds: Aminoff, M., and Daroff, R.) Vol. 4, pp. 284-286, Acdemic Press, San Diego.

2002 "A Case of Bare Facts." published with Margie A. Boddy in 1987, JFS (32: 1819-1826) reprinted in Car Crash Victims. Mikita Brottman (ed). Palgrave.

with Todd. D. Murad
2000 The Postmortem Fate of Pat Gregory: A Disintered Native American. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 45 (2): 488-494.

1999 " Teaching Skull Morphology." Anthropology News. September 1999. p. 32.

1998 The Growing Popularity of Cremation Versus Inhumation: Some Forensic Implications. Forensic Osteology: Advances in the Identification of Human Remains. K.J. Reichs (editor). pp. 86-105. C.C. Thomas. Springfield, IL.

1997 Federal Bureau of Investigation. Censorship. edited by Lawrence Amey, Timothy L. Hall, Carl Jensen, Charles May, Richard L. Wilson. pp.269-270. Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA.

1997 "Survey of Forensic Science." Available upon Request, CSU, Chico Printing Services.

1997 Forensic Anthropology at CSU, Chico. July 27, 1997. INTERNET http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/PAHIL

1997 The Utilization of Faunal Evidence in the Recovery of Human Remains. Forensic Taphonomy: The Post-Mortem Fate of Human Remains. editied by M. Sorg and W. Haglund. pp. 395-404. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL.

with Charles F. Urbanowicz
1996 Anthropology Is An Exciting Disipline: and The Depatment at Chico State Offers Numerous Opportunities For Students. September 27, 1996. INTERNET http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/anthinfo.html

1996 ABFA Home Page. May, 3, 1996. INTERNET http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/ABFA/

1995 Social Darwinism. Survey of Social Science: Government and Politics Series. Frank N. Magill (ed). Vol. 5, pp. 1833-1838. Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA

with Ellis, Nanci
1995 CSU, Chico, Department of Anthropology: Skull Module. INTERNET http://www.csuchico.edu:80/anth/Module/skull.html

1994 Social Darwinism. Ready Reference: Ethics. John. K. Roth (ed). Vol. 3, pp. 817-818. Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA.

1994 Homicide. Ready Reference: Ethics. John K. Roth (ed). Vol. 3, pp. 391-392. Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA.

1993 A Test of Henry Morris' Conclusions on Human Population Growth as Evidence of the Creation of Adam and Eve 6,300 Years Ago. The Connective Tissue. 9 (3): 5.

with Urbanowicz, Charles F.
1993 Anthropology - An Exciting and Diverse Discipline. Chico Status. CSU, Chico. 4 (1): 2-3

1993 Forensic Science. Magill's Survey of Science: Applied Science. Frank N. Magill (ed) Vol. III, pp. 1047-1954. Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA.

1993 Forensic Identification. Magill's Survey of Science: Applied Science. Frank N. Magill (ed) Vol. III, pp. 1039-1046. Salem Press, Inc., Pasadena, CA.

1991 Leakey Finds a 1.75-Million-Year-Old Fossil Hominid. Great Events from History II: Science and Technology. Frank N. Magill (ed) Vol. IV, pp. 1603-1607. Salem Press, Inc. Pasadena, CA.

1991 Dart Discovers The First Recognized Australopithecine Fossil. Great Events from History II: Science and Technology. Frank N. Magill (ed) Vol. II, pp. 780- 784. Salem Press, Inc. Pasadena, CA.

1990 The Scientific Value of Indian Remains. San Francisco Chronicle. 148(A): 14. Saturday, July 7, 1990.

1990 What the Bones Can't Teach Us...If They Are Reburied. Chico News and Review. 13(38): 4. Thursday, April 26, 1990.

1989 Review of "Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit" by Robert Bogdan. American Anthropologist. 91 (2): 515-516.

1989 Teaching Anthropology and Critical Thinking with the Question, "Is There Something Big Afoot?", an updated version of 1988 CA article reprinted in The University Journal. 34: 40- 43. Graduate School, California State University, Chico, CA. Spring.

1988 Teaching Anthropology and Critical Thinking with the Question, "Is There Something Big Afoot?" Current Anthropology. 29: 787-789. Reprinted on the Web at: http://www.rfthomas.clara.net/papers/murad.html

with Boddy, Margie A.
1987 A Case with Bear Facts. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 32: 1819-1826.

1986 Tales of the Dead: Forensic Anthropology on Campus. The University Journal. 28: 17-22. Graduate School, California State University, Chico, CA.

with Mertz, Dennis R.
1985 An Analysis of a Prehistoric Homicide from Northern California. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 30: 948-952.

1980 Variation in the Palmar Dermatoglyphics of North Alaskan Eskimos. Current Anthropology. 21: 672-673.

1978 CA Comment to "Are Biological Differences Between North American Indians and Eskimos Truly Profound?" by E. Szathemary and N. Ossenberg. Current Anthropology. 19: 673-701.

1976 CA Comment to "Some Aspects of the Evolution of Early Hominid Sexual Dimorphism." by M. Wolpoff. Current Anthropology. 17: 579-606.

1975 The North Alaskan Eskimo Intra-Population Variation in Palmar Dermatoglyphics. Doctoral Disseration in the Library of Indiana University. Bloomington, IN.

1971 The Application of Photon Absoptiometry to Prehistoric Skeletal Material. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 80: 84-89.

with Neuman, Georg K.
1970 Preliminary Report of the Crania From the Island Field Site, Kent County, Delaware. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 70: 69-74.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:

with Bright, Lisa, Ashley Kendall
2010 "An Assesment of the Trophy Skulls Curated at California State University, Chico." Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2010. (abstract) Vol. XVI. pp. ??.

with McCormick, Kyle, Kate Kopan, Karen Smith Gardner, Eric Bartelin.
2008 "An assesment of the Biological Ancestry in an Unmarked Cemetery From Nevada: An Integrated Approach." Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2008. (abstract) Vol. XIV. pp. 301.

2008 "A Deloving Experiment to Suggest the Postmortem Interval: Give the Anthropologist Some Hands from Fresh Water." Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2008 (abstract) Vol. XIV. p.285.

with Bowman, Ali, Jessica Demika, Jeniffer Halpain, and Eric Bartelink
2007 "Differential Wound Healing Paterns in Bone: A Case Study Involving Multiple Antemortem Injuries." Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2007. (abstract) Vol. XIII. pp. 344-345.

2006 The Difference Between "Pala" and "Palo" is the Instrument of Death. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2006. Vol. X11. pp. 295-296.

2004 "Steinbeck Could Have Been Responsible." Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2004. (abstract) Vol. X. pp. 379-380.

with Leher, Tamara
2004 "Home is Where the Bones Are: Rat Nesting Behavior as a Tool in Forensic Anthropology." Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2004. (abstract) Vol. X. pp. 283-284.

with Schmidtt, Brandi, David Howitt, Robert Kimsey, Victor Reeve, and Rebecca Bullard
2004 "The Forensic Research and Training Opportunities IMSS: Institute for Medicolegal and Surgical Sciences at the University of California, Davis." Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2004. (abstract) Vol. X. p.186.

with Leher, Tamara
2004 Home is Where the Bones Are: Rat Nesting Behavior as a Tool in Forensic Anthropology. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2004. Vol. X. pp. 283-284

with Schmidtt, Brandi, David Howitt, Robert Kimsey, Victor Reeve, and Rebecca Bullard
2004 The Forensic Research and Training Opportunities IMSS: Institute for Medicolegal and Surgical Sciences at the University of California,Davis. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2004. Vol. X. p.186.

with McPerson, Susan and Brian Childs
2003 The Forensic Implication of Shoelaces: Can Handedness be Determined by Shoe-Tying Method? Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2003. Vol. IX. p. 71.

with Kuehn, Carrie M. et al.
2001 Young Forensic Scientists Forum - Building a Career in Forensic Science: Education, Employment, and Expert Testimony. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2001. Vol. VII. p. 2.

2000 Lucy Near the Skyway With Bite Marks: A Seemingly Unending Taphonomic Tale Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2000. Vol. VI. p. 210-211.

with Bartelink, Eric and Jason Wiersema
2000 Cowboy in the Cupboard: Does Anyone Know This Guy. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2000. Vol. VI. p. 232-233.

1998 Review of the Physical Evidence in Sonoma County Coroner's Case 93-1704: The Kidnap and Murder of Polly Hannah Klaas. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 1998. Vol. IV. p. 210.

1996 The Positive Identification of a Disinterred Native American Cranium. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 1996. Vol. II. p. 164.

with Ellis, Nanci
1995 Integrating World Wide Web Technology Into the Curriculum. Program of the Conference for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. CSU, Chico. September 15-16, 1995. p. 6.

1995 An Undergraduate Certificate in Forensic Identification? Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 1995. Vol. I. p.163.

1994 Four Bludgeoned Individuals from Northern California. Program of the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 46: 170.

with Sonek, Alexander, Jr.
1993 Animal Scats as Taphonomic Factors in the Recovery of Human Remains. Program of the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 45: 145.

1991 A Case Involving the Inappropriate Disposal of Cremains. Program of the 43nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 43: 153.

with Hoelscher, Antoinette and Parry Haskin
1991 The Effects of High Temperature on Human Dentition. Program of the 43nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 43: 154.

with Bayham, Frank E.
1990 Northern California Examples of the Effect of Animal Scavenging on the Estimate of Postmortem Interval. Program of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 42: 135-136.

1989 A Fifteen Year History of Forensic Anthropology at California State University, Chico: 1974-1989. Proceedings of the Pacific Division, American Association for the Advancement of Science. 8 (1): 30.

1988 Racemization of Aspartic Acid and Age Determination. Abstracts of the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. 87: 55.

1988 The abstract of "A Case with Bear Facts" has been Reprinted in The University Journal. 32: 41. Graduate School, California State University, Chico, CA.

1987 The Measure of Racemization of Aspartic Acid from Teeth to Calculate Age. Program of 39th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 39:123.

with Boddy, Margie A.
1986 A Forensic Case Involving a Man Eaten by a Bear. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 69: 243.

1985 The Value of Small Bumps and Bits of Bone to Forensic Anthropology. Program of the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 37: 94.

1985 Forensic Anthropology in Rural Northern California. Program of the 1985 Annual Meeting of the California Geographical Society/Southwestern Anthropological Association. C.S.U., Chico. p.29.

with Mertz, Dennis R.
1982 A Forensic Analysis of a Prehistoric Vertebrae Column from Northeastern California. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 57: 212-213.

1976 A Multivariate Analysis of the Sexual Dimorphism in Palmar Dermatoglyphics of North Alaskan Eskimos. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 44: 195.

1976 The North Alaskan Eskimo Intra-Population Variation for Palmar Dermatoglyphics. Bulletin of the International Dermatoglyphics Association. 5(2): 15-16.

1973 The Palmar Dermatoglyphics of Two North Alaskan Eskimo Villages. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 40: 146.

1971 Photon Absorptiometry: An Approach to the Study of Osteoporosis in Prehistoric Skeletal Material. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 35: 289-290.

Last Revised 7/11/10