Laura C. Fulginiti
Forensic Anthropologist
Forensic Science Center
701 West Jefferson Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
*Note: This is a partial CV; Entire CV – .pdf format
EDUCATION:
- Ph.D. The University of Arizona, December 1993: anthropology
- M.A. The University of Arizona, May 1988: anthropology
- B.A. The Colorado College, June 1985: major-anthropology
CERTIFICATION:
- Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Anthropology, 2003
- Certificate in Forensic Anthropology, University of Arizona, May 1988
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner 1993-present
- Pinal County Office of the Medical Examiner Consultant
- Gwinnett County Office of the Medical Examiner Consultant
- University of Arizona College of Medicine Pathology Department – Clinical Professor
- Arizona State University, Adjunct Professor – SHESC
Surface Skeleton and Buried Body Recovery Seminars (Co-taught with Det. Frank Di Modica)
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- Mohave County Sheriff’s Office
- Arizona Identification Council
- Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
- Cook County Coroner’s Office
- Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
- Yuma County Sheriff’s Office and Yuma Police Department
- Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office
- Arizona Homicide Investigators Association
- Mesa Police Department
- FLETC-NPS
- Peoria Police Department
- Scottsdale Police Department
- United States Park Service
Mass Fatality Response:
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- DHS, D-MORT, St. Gabriel, LA, Response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita
- NDMS, D-MORT, Somerset, PA, Response to Terrorist Attack
- NDMS, D-MORT, Walker County, Georgia, Response to Tri-State Crematory
- NDMS– D-MORT-9, Port Hueneme, CA, Response to Alaska Airlines #261
- NDMS , DMORT, Response to KAL Flight #201 Accident
- El Paso County Coroner’s Office, Response to United Flight #585 Accident
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Professional Organizations:
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- American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Fellow, 1987- present
- American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Diplomate, 2003- present
- American Association of Physical Anthropologists, 1989-present
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1993-1995
- NDMS-Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team, 1997-present
- Sigma Xi, 1994-present
- Jeffrey T. Fulginiti Memorial Fund Board, Chair, 1984-present
- Kenyon International Disaster Services, Consultant, January 1998-May 2005
- Phoenix P.D. and Tempe P.D. Homicide Investigations, Butterfield Landfill, 1997, 2001
