Ashley C. Smith, M.Sc. is a forensic anthropology and biological archaeologicsts whose professional interests are vast and varried. Since 2012 Ashley has published or presented in areas such as decomposition, bone histology, diagenesis, the biological profile, trans and gender diversity in forensic anthropology, and the role of advocacy and activism in thei field. Ashley also has presented on pedagogical issues in biological anthropology and currently has a book chapter under review with Springer Publishing on the inclusion of queer and crip theory in bio-anthropological & bio-archaeological pedagogy. Currently, Ashley is working with a series of co-authors on a manuscript examining the ethical implications of data collection and use in the burgeoning age artifical intellegence and machine learning.
Professional Journey
Before begnning her anthropological career, Ashley held two others, earning an Associate of Applied Science in Agricultural Technology in 2003 from Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, MS, and a Technical Certificate in Surgical Technology in 2007 from the Tennessee Technology Center in Memphis, TN.
In 2008 Ashley begain her current, and most rewarding, career path, enrolling at the University of Memphis. She graduated cum laude in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology with a minor in English (Literature), and moved to Boston, MA. In 2012, Ashley earned my Master of Science degree in Forensic Anthropology from the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the School of Medicine at Boston University. Her master's thesis was on The Effects of Sharp-Force Penetrative Thoracic Trauma on the Rate and Pattern of Decomposition in New England, and was subsequently published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences in 2014. In 2014, Ashley also began her doctoral program at The University of Toronto in Anthropology with a specialization in Evolutionary Anthropology (Forensics) under the supervision of Tracy Rogers, Ph.D. Ashley's doctoral dissertation is on Examination of Histotaphonomic and Histochemical Methods in Establishing the Early Postmortem Interval, and is scheduled to be defended in the Autumn of 2025.
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