Allysha Winburn
Biographic Data
| ID | 667299 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allysha Winburn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allysha |
| FAMILY NAME | Winburn |
| SIGNATURE | WINBURN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of West Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8498-5753 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
A Framework for Incorporating Diverse Gender Identities into Forensic Anthropology Casework and Theory
Biological profile methodology, terminology, and reporting in forensic anthropology have developed under the understanding of sex as a binary, and the field has avoided gender in research and practice. Yet this current perspective does not adequately address challenges specific to the identification of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals where the results of a biological profile analysis of skeletal morphology may not properly reflec…
Quality of Life among Low-Income Older Residents in Subsidized Senior Housing
Older adults living in subsidized senior housing tend to be at risk for poor psychological well-being related to their advanced age and low income. This study aims to explore multilevel factors affecting perceived quality of life (QoL) among non-urban subsidized senior housing residents and to compare these factors between rural and suburban communities. Community/residential-level data were collected from the interviews with residential service …
What makes a "good" forensic anthropologist
Forensic anthropology has recently and publicly grappled with fundamental disciplinary issues-including estimating population affinity, the pursuit of objectivity, and the role of bias in medicolegal contexts-all of which has left the subdiscipline in a state of seeming fracture, with many practitioners worried about its future. Given these concerns, we wondered to what degree polarization exists, if at all, and along what lines. Using the method…
Introduction to the Forensic Anthropology Special Issue on Diversity and Inclusion
Ancestral Diversity in Skeletal Collections
African Americans comprise approximately 13% of the U.S. population, 6% of missing persons, and 51% of homicide victims (Kochanek et al. 2019; National Crime Information Center [NCIC] 2018; U.S. Census Bureau 2010). However, African American remains are underrepresented in the documented skeletal samples resulting from body donations to U.S. taphonomic research facilities. If forensic anthropologists are to rise to the challenge of identifying re…
A conversation on redefining ethical considerations in forensic anthropology
The effects of orthopedic pathological conditions and systemic diseases on the prevalence of hip osteoarthritis in Modern African- and European-Americans
< 0.001) between degree of OA, age, recorded disease (e.g., cancer), and evidence of previous injury (i.e., healed fractures, fracture fixation devices). In contrast with the expectation that different populations exhibit different patterns of OA, no significant sex or ancestry effects were observed. These results help researchers better understand the etiology and contemporary risk factors of OA as well as identifying an additional subset of the…
Assumed Differences; Unquestioned Typologies
Forensic anthropologists traditionally estimate "race" or "ancestry" as part of the biological profile. While practitioners may have changed the terms used to describe regionally patterned human skeletal variation, the degree to which they have altered their typological approaches remains unclear. This study analyzed 119 peer-reviewed forensic anthropology articles published in four relevant journals (1966-2020) by matching combination(s) of the …
Changing the Mentorship Paradigm
Mentorship can be defined as the person-to-person transmission of knowledge in a domain where one person has more experience than the other. Formal mentorship programs and awards have recently been implemented in the field of forensic anthropology, but the attitudes of forensic anthropologists toward mentors, protégés, and mentorship experiences have not been systematically explored. This study surveyed a sample of 123 forensic anthropology pract…
Reconsidering osteoarthritis as a skeletal indicator of age at death
OBJECTIVES: Osteoarthritis (OA) generally increases with age, but it is a complex, multifactorial disease. This study investigated whether obesity, physical activity, and antemortem trauma preclude the use of OA for skeletal age estimation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and all appendicular joints were scored for skeletal indicators of OA in 408 modern European-Americans (Bass Collection, TN). Binomial generalized linea…
The acetabulum as an adult age marker and the new Idade2 (the Idade2 web page)
OBJECTIVE: In 2006, an age estimation method was proposed utilizing Bayesian inference to interpret age-progressive changes in the acetabulum. This was accompanied by the IDADE2 software to facilitate calculations. However, the MS-DOS operating system on which the software was based became obsolete. The main goal of this article is to present the new IDADE2, which incorporates web-based facilities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The original IDADE2 has b…
Assemblages of the Dead
Anthropologists encounter what are commonly called “Santería skulls” in United States cities with large populations of Caribbean immigrants. These human skulls are frequently found within cauldrons, stained with wax, soil, or animal blood, and associated with mercury, beads, sticks, and faunal remains. To interpret these assemblages, anthropologists should consider them within the African diaspora cultural and religious contexts in which they wer…
A conversation on redefining ethical considerations in forensic anthropology
What makes a "good" forensic anthropologist
Forensic anthropology has recently and publicly grappled with fundamental disciplinary issues-including estimating population affinity, the pursuit of objectivity, and the role of bias in medicolegal contexts-all of which has left the subdiscipline in a state of seeming fracture, with many practitioners worried about its future. Given these concerns, we wondered to what degree polarization exists, if at all, and along what lines. Using the method…
Ancestral Diversity in Skeletal Collections
African Americans comprise approximately 13% of the U.S. population, 6% of missing persons, and 51% of homicide victims (Kochanek et al. 2019; National Crime Information Center [NCIC] 2018; U.S. Census Bureau 2010). However, African American remains are underrepresented in the documented skeletal samples resulting from body donations to U.S. taphonomic research facilities. If forensic anthropologists are to rise to the challenge of identifying re…
Changing the Mentorship Paradigm
Mentorship can be defined as the person-to-person transmission of knowledge in a domain where one person has more experience than the other. Formal mentorship programs and awards have recently been implemented in the field of forensic anthropology, but the attitudes of forensic anthropologists toward mentors, protégés, and mentorship experiences have not been systematically explored. This study surveyed a sample of 123 forensic anthropology pract…
Assumed Differences; Unquestioned Typologies
Forensic anthropologists traditionally estimate "race" or "ancestry" as part of the biological profile. While practitioners may have changed the terms used to describe regionally patterned human skeletal variation, the degree to which they have altered their typological approaches remains unclear. This study analyzed 119 peer-reviewed forensic anthropology articles published in four relevant journals (1966-2020) by matching combination(s) of the …
Reconsidering osteoarthritis as a skeletal indicator of age at death
OBJECTIVES: Osteoarthritis (OA) generally increases with age, but it is a complex, multifactorial disease. This study investigated whether obesity, physical activity, and antemortem trauma preclude the use of OA for skeletal age estimation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and all appendicular joints were scored for skeletal indicators of OA in 408 modern European-Americans (Bass Collection, TN). Binomial generalized linea…
A Framework for Incorporating Diverse Gender Identities into Forensic Anthropology Casework and Theory
Biological profile methodology, terminology, and reporting in forensic anthropology have developed under the understanding of sex as a binary, and the field has avoided gender in research and practice. Yet this current perspective does not adequately address challenges specific to the identification of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals where the results of a biological profile analysis of skeletal morphology may not properly reflec…
Introduction to the Forensic Anthropology Special Issue on Diversity and Inclusion
Assemblages of the Dead
Anthropologists encounter what are commonly called “Santería skulls” in United States cities with large populations of Caribbean immigrants. These human skulls are frequently found within cauldrons, stained with wax, soil, or animal blood, and associated with mercury, beads, sticks, and faunal remains. To interpret these assemblages, anthropologists should consider them within the African diaspora cultural and religious contexts in which they wer…
Reconsidering osteoarthritis as a skeletal indicator of age at death
OBJECTIVES: Osteoarthritis (OA) generally increases with age, but it is a complex, multifactorial disease. This study investigated whether obesity, physical activity, and antemortem trauma preclude the use of OA for skeletal age estimation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and all appendicular joints were scored for skeletal indicators of OA in 408 modern European-Americans (Bass Collection, TN). Binomial generalized linea…
The acetabulum as an adult age marker and the new Idade2 (the Idade2 web page)
OBJECTIVE: In 2006, an age estimation method was proposed utilizing Bayesian inference to interpret age-progressive changes in the acetabulum. This was accompanied by the IDADE2 software to facilitate calculations. However, the MS-DOS operating system on which the software was based became obsolete. The main goal of this article is to present the new IDADE2, which incorporates web-based facilities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The original IDADE2 has b…
The effects of orthopedic pathological conditions and systemic diseases on the prevalence of hip osteoarthritis in Modern African- and European-Americans
< 0.001) between degree of OA, age, recorded disease (e.g., cancer), and evidence of previous injury (i.e., healed fractures, fracture fixation devices). In contrast with the expectation that different populations exhibit different patterns of OA, no significant sex or ancestry effects were observed. These results help researchers better understand the etiology and contemporary risk factors of OA as well as identifying an additional subset of the…
Assumed Differences; Unquestioned Typologies
Forensic anthropologists traditionally estimate "race" or "ancestry" as part of the biological profile. While practitioners may have changed the terms used to describe regionally patterned human skeletal variation, the degree to which they have altered their typological approaches remains unclear. This study analyzed 119 peer-reviewed forensic anthropology articles published in four relevant journals (1966-2020) by matching combination(s) of the …
Changing the Mentorship Paradigm
Mentorship can be defined as the person-to-person transmission of knowledge in a domain where one person has more experience than the other. Formal mentorship programs and awards have recently been implemented in the field of forensic anthropology, but the attitudes of forensic anthropologists toward mentors, protégés, and mentorship experiences have not been systematically explored. This study surveyed a sample of 123 forensic anthropology pract…
Introduction to the Forensic Anthropology Special Issue on Diversity and Inclusion
Ancestral Diversity in Skeletal Collections
African Americans comprise approximately 13% of the U.S. population, 6% of missing persons, and 51% of homicide victims (Kochanek et al. 2019; National Crime Information Center [NCIC] 2018; U.S. Census Bureau 2010). However, African American remains are underrepresented in the documented skeletal samples resulting from body donations to U.S. taphonomic research facilities. If forensic anthropologists are to rise to the challenge of identifying re…
A conversation on redefining ethical considerations in forensic anthropology
What makes a "good" forensic anthropologist
Forensic anthropology has recently and publicly grappled with fundamental disciplinary issues-including estimating population affinity, the pursuit of objectivity, and the role of bias in medicolegal contexts-all of which has left the subdiscipline in a state of seeming fracture, with many practitioners worried about its future. Given these concerns, we wondered to what degree polarization exists, if at all, and along what lines. Using the method…
Quality of Life among Low-Income Older Residents in Subsidized Senior Housing
Older adults living in subsidized senior housing tend to be at risk for poor psychological well-being related to their advanced age and low income. This study aims to explore multilevel factors affecting perceived quality of life (QoL) among non-urban subsidized senior housing residents and to compare these factors between rural and suburban communities. Community/residential-level data were collected from the interviews with residential service …
A Framework for Incorporating Diverse Gender Identities into Forensic Anthropology Casework and Theory
Biological profile methodology, terminology, and reporting in forensic anthropology have developed under the understanding of sex as a binary, and the field has avoided gender in research and practice. Yet this current perspective does not adequately address challenges specific to the identification of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals where the results of a biological profile analysis of skeletal morphology may not properly reflec…
Sociology (8 works) · Anthropology (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Forensic anthropology (5 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Race, Genetics, and Society (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Criminology (3 works)