Summary
Erica “Ricky” Klafehn (she/her/ella) is an Indigenous Latinx Ph.D. student in the Anthropology doctoral program at UNR specializing in forensic anthropology. She is a 2022-2023 recipient of the Dean’s Merit Fellowship and is a member of the UNR Tribal Students Program. She currently serves as the Treasurer for the Graduate Board of Anthropology Students (BOASgrad), is the Graduate President of the UNR Society for the Advancement of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Native Americans in STEM (SACNAS) Chapter, and is a current representative for the College of Liberal Arts and Journalism in the UNR Graduate Student Association (GSA).
Current status: Ph.D in progress
M.A. Thesis Title: A Preliminary Investigation into the Effects of Lucilia sericata (Meigen) Blow Fly Larval Feeding on Sharp Force Trauma (SFT) Wound Patterns in Decomposing Bones of Sus scrofa domesticus
Lab affiliation: Pilloud
BOAS Officer Position: Treasurer
Academic interests
- Forensic Anthropology
- Trauma
- Taphonomy
- Forensic Entomology
- Skeletal Biology
Recent publications
- https://academicworks.cuny.edu/jj_etds/203/
Education
- B.S. Cell & Molecular Biology, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2016); M.S. Forensic Science, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2021)