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Section III: Posters

Publication Date

2026

    Abstract

    Students from Dr. Alex Garcia-Putnam’s ANTH415 (Honors) Human Evolution, Fossils, and DNA course created posters on various topics in biological anthropology; three are highlighted here. These posters showcase the diversity of research topics within biological anthropology, and all address the fact that we as a species are the result of complex biological and cultural phenomena.

    1. “How Racial Discrimination Accelerates Biological Aging” by Leah Maddison
    2. “Does Neanderthal DNA Impact Modern Behavioral and Psychological Traits” by Kiernan Werchniak
    3. “Physical Health Impacts of Increased Digital Technology Use” by James Poupolo

    Student’s involved with the Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery (F.A.I.R.) Lab are encouraged to conduct independent research and are embedded within the research projects of Lab Director Dr. Amy Michael and Assistant Director Dr. Alex Garcia-Putnam. This year four posters were produced for the Undergraduate Research Conference at UNH and are reproduced here for digital viewership.

    1. “Building an Experimental Human Decomposition Scent Detection Library for K-9 Search and Recovery Training in New England” by Julia Melanson, Brady Proctor, Ainsley Rennie, and Mallorie Carvalho
    2. “Poverty and Health: Skeletal Evidence of Syphilis at Charity Hospital Cemetery #2, New Orleans, Louisiana (1842-1929)” by Connor Lincoln
    3. “From Gravestones to People: Mortuary Archaeology and Microhistory at North Cemetery, Portsmouth, NH (1753-1926)” by Juliet O’Brienhalla
    4. “How We Treat the Unclaimed Dead: Initial Research into Human Remains Laws Across the U.S.” by Rhydian Schaaf

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