Behavioral and Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni

2009 Distinguished Alumni

Amy Zelson Mundorff

MA Anthropology, Class of 1999

Honor Year: 2009

Prior to pursuing her PhD, Amy Zelson Mundorff worked for five years as a full-time forensic anthropologist in the office of the New York City Chief Medical Examiner. While there she worked on approximately 250 forensic anthropology cases and served as a core member of the World Trade Center Identification team. In addition, Mundorff assisted in the identification of victims from the crash of American Airlines flight 587, the Staten Island Ferry crash, and victims of the Boxing Day Tsunami in Phuket, Thailand. Mundorff herself is a 9/11 survivor, having been caught in the debris of the collapsing South Tower of the World Trade Center.