Summary

Dr. Jesse Goliath of Mississippi State University joins the show to talk about forensic anthropology, including how he ended up in forensic anthropology and how he developed the Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons. We also talk about the complicated relationship between race and forensic anthropology, along with the importance of bringing diverse perspectives to the field.

Recommendations

• Dr. Goliath’s personal website
• Dr. Goliath’s faculty profile page at MS State
• Dr. Goliath’s ResearchGate profile
• The Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons
• Forensic Pioneers of Color
• Goliath, J.R., Yim, A., & Juarez, J.K. (Eds). (2024). Contemporary Concerns and Considations in Forensic Anthropology. [Special issue]. Humans, 4(1).
• Hagerman, M.A. (2024). Children of a Troubled Time: Growing Up with Racism in Trump’s America. New York University Press.
• Barber, W.J & Wilson-Hartgrove, J. (2024). White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy. Liveright Publishing Corporation.

Ways to get in touch with Dr. Goliath or the Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons

Dr. Goliath

Instagram: @jesse.r.goliath

X/Twitter: @jessegoliath

Bluesky: @jessegoliath.bsky.social

Mississippi repository for missing and unidentified Persons

Website: missinginms.msstate.edu

Facebook: facebook.com/Missinginms1

X/Twitter: @missinginms

Instagram: @missinginms

Bluesky: @missinginms.bsky.social