Jessica Juarez
Assistant Professor
Contact Information:
2126 Weston Hall
Office Phone: (906) 227-2138
jjuarez@nmu.edu
Education:
PhD Biomedical Sciences, 2018, University of North Texas Health Science Center
M.A. Anthropology, 2009, University of Cincinnati
B.S. Forensic Science, 2007, Baylor University
Research Interests:
I was a graduate researcher at the US Army Institute of Surgical Research, a postdoctoral analyst at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Command and also completed a fellowship at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Office of the Medical Examiner. As such, I have a range of research interests including: understanding taphonomic effects of cold climates on skeletal and soft tissue during freeze-thaw cycles; the effects of toxicological release to the soil and necrobiome during decomposition; aberrant bone formation as a result of biological responses to trauma in skeletal and soft tissue; exploring ways to provide opportunities for BIPOC, women, and other underrepresented scientists to contribute to the scientific community.
Teaching:
- BI 295 - Special Topics: Introduction to Forensic Science
Publications:
Pioneers of Color: A Counternarrative of Foundational Figures in Forensic Anthropology's History. Forensic Anthropology, 11(2023). Go, MC* […],Juarez, JK,. et al.
Diversity in forensic sciences: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) representation in different medicolegal fields in the United States. Forensic Science International: Synergy, Volume 5, 100280 (Sept. 2022). Yim AD, Juarez JK, Goliath JR, Melhado, IS.
Infection Preceded Heterotopic Ossification in Combat Wounded. US Army Medical Department Journal, 2018 Jul-Dec; (2018):1-5. Juarez JK, Pugh MJ, Wenke JC, Rivera JC.
Treatments and Preventative Measures for Trauma- Induced Heterotopic Ossification: A Review. Clinical and Translational Science, 2018 Jul; 11(4): 365–370. Juarez JK, Wenke JC, Rivera JC.
