Summary
Current Status: Ph.D. in progress
MA Thesis Title: A Biomechanical Evaluation of Nonhuman Analogues in Skeletal Trauma Research
Lab Association: Stull Lab
Lillian S. Antonelli is a doctoral student in biological anthropology. Her primary research interests include forensic anthropology, skeletal trauma, bone biomechanics, and stable isotope analyses. Antonelli has experience in forensic anthropology casework, skeletal analysis, comparative radiography, archaeological and forensic field work, teaching, and medicolegal death investigations. Prior to her doctoral studies, Lillian participated in a forensic anthropology internship at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Office of the Medical Examiner and Forensic Services, served as a member of the Chico State Human Identification Laboratory Search and Recovery team, and was a supervisor and lab technician at the Chico State Stable Isotope Preparation Laboratory. Currently, Lillian serves as the BOAS Grad President and the Student Liaison to the Anthropology Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
Research interests:
- Forensic anthropology
- Skeletal trauma
- Bone biomechanics
- Skeletal biology
- Stable isotope analysis
Education
- M.A., Anthropology, California State University, Chico, 2024
- B.S., Anthropology, Michigan State University, 2020
- B.S., Human Biology, Michigan State University, 2020