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Marin A. Pilloud, Ph.D.

Professor; Graduate Program Director
Marin Pilloud
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Summary

Research

Marin Pilloud's research interests focus on how the human skeleton can be used in a forensic context as part of the biological profile and inform our understanding of human behavior in archaeological contexts. She is particularly interested in the application of dental morphology and metrics to answering research questions in both of these realms. She is also working on defining ethical practice and professionalism in both bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology.

Marin Pilloud is a board-certified forensic anthropologist (D-ABFA no.109), a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a member of the Register of Professional Archaeologists. She regularly consults on forensic anthropological casework and recoveries.

Specializations

  • Forensic anthropology
  • Bioarchaeology
  • Dental anthropology
  • Anatomy

Teaching

  • ANTH 102: Introduction to Physical Anthropology
  • ANTH 426/626: Medical Anthropology
  • ANTH 444: Bioarchaeology
  • ANTH 467/667: Paleopathology/Diseases in Antiquity
  • ANTH 468: Forensic Anthropology
  • ANTH 493/693: Analytical Methods and Research Design
  • ANTH 479/679: Human Osteology
  • ANTH 704: Evolutionary Theory
  • ANTH 706: Professionalism in Anthropology
  • ANTH 710: Gross Anatomy and Embryology
  • ANTH 760: Internship in Forensic Anthropology
  • ANTH 762: Lab Seminar in Osteology
  • ANTH 771: Bioarchaeology Seminar

Select publications

Books

  • In press Passalacqua, Nicholas V., Marin A. Pilloud. Routledge Handbook of Forensic Anthropology. Routledge, New York, NY
  • In press Passalacqua, Nicholas V., Marin A. Pilloud, Derek Congram. Ethics and Professionalism in Forensic Anthropology, Second Edition. University Press of Florida.
  • 2018 Passalacqua, Nicholas V. and Marin A. Pilloud. Ethics and Professionalism in Forensic Anthropology. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
  • 2016 Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives on Biological Distance. Marin A. Pilloud and Joseph T. Hefner, editors. San Diego, California: Academic Press.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

  • 2025 Pilloud, Marin A., Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Eric J. Bartelink. Forensic Anthropology as Practiced in the United States: Qualifications, Standards, and Ethical Practice. American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
  • 2025 Eren Yüncü, Ayça KüçükakdaÄŸ DoÄŸu1, Damla Kaptan, Muhammed Sıddık Kılıç, Camilla Mazzucato, Merve N. Güler, Elifnaz Eker, BüÅŸra KatırcıoÄŸlu, Maciej ChyleÅ„ski, Kıvılcım BaÅŸak Vural, Ekin SaÄŸlıcan, Gözde AtaÄŸ, Defne Bozkurt, Jessica Pearson, Arda Sevkar, N. Ezgi Altınışık, Marco Milella, Cansu Karamurat, Åževval Aktürk, Emre Deniz YurttaÅŸ, Nisan Yıldız, Dilek Koptekin, Sevgi Yorulmaz, Duygu Deniz Kazancı, Ayça AydoÄŸan, Kanat Gürün, Eline M.J. Schotsmans, Jana Anvari, Eva Rosenstock, Jennifer Byrnes, Peter F. Biehl, David Orton, Vendela Kempe Lagerholm, Hasan Can Gemici, Milena Vasic, Arkadiusz Marciniak, ÇiÄŸdem Atakuman Yılmaz Selim Erdal, Emrah Kırdök, Marin A. Pilloud, Clark Spencer Larsen, Scott D. Haddow, Anders Götherström, Christopher J. Knüsel, Füsun Özer, Ian Hodder, Mehmet Somel. Female Lineages and Changing Kinship Patterns in Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Science 388(6754):1386.
  • 2024 Pilloud, Marin A., Dori E. Kenessey, Emily M. Smith, Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta. Estimation of Sex Assigned at Birth Using Dental Crown and Cervical Measurements in a Modern Global Sample. Journal of Forensic Sciences 69(4):1996-2008.
  • 2024 Pilloud, Marin A., Christopher Aris, Emily Smith. Dental Anthropology and its Role in Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology 6(4): 231-248.
  • 2022 Pilloud, Marin A., Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Casey S. Philbin. Caseloads in Forensic Anthropology. American Journal of Biological Anthropology 177(3):556-565.
  • 2022 Pilloud, Marin A. and Nicholas V. Passalacqua. “Why are There so Many Women in Forensic Anthropology?”: An Evaluation of Gendered Experiences in Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology 5(2):102-114.
  • 2022 Pilloud, Marin A., Cassie E. Skipper, SaMoura L. Horsley, Alba Craig, Krista E. Latham, Chaunesey MJ Clemmons, Katie Zejdlik, Deborah Boehm, Casey S. Philbin. Terminology used to Describe Human Variation in Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology 4(4):119-144.
  • 2019 Pilloud, Marin A. and J.P. Fancher. Outlining a Definition of Oral Health within the Study of Human Skeletal Remains. Dental Anthropology 32(2):3-11.
  • 2019 Pilloud, Marin A., Donovan M. Adams, Joseph T. Hefner. Observer Error and its Impact on Ancestry Estimation Using Dental Morphology. International Journal of Legal Medicine 133(3):949-962.
  • 2018 Pilloud, Marin A., Christopher Maier, G. Richard Scott, Heather J.H. Edgar. Molar Crenulation Trait Definition and Variation in Modern Human Populations. HOMO – Journal of Comparative Biology 69(3):77-85.
  • 2018 Hlusko, Leslea J., Joshua Carlson, George Chaplin, Scott A. Elias, John F. Hoffecker, Michaela Huffman, Nina Jablonski, Tesla Monson, Dennis H. O’Rourke, Marin A. Pilloud, G. Richard Scott. Evidence of Environmental Selection on the Mother-Infant Transmission of Vitamin D during the Last Ice Age in Beringia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1711788115.
  • 2016 Pilloud, Marin A., Scott D. Haddow, Christopher J. Knüsel, Clark Spencer Larsen. A Bioarchaeological and Forensic Re-Assessment of Vulture Defleshing and Mortuary Practices at Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 10:735-743.
  • 2016 Pilloud, Marin A., Mary S. Megyesi, Martin Truffer, and Derek Congram. The Taphonomy of Human Remains in a Glacial Environment. Forensic Science International 61:161.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.01.027.
  • 2015 Larsen, Clark Spencer, Simon W. Hillson, BaÅŸak Boz, Marin A. Pilloud, Joshua W. Sadvari, Sabrina C. Agarwal, Bonnie Glencross, Patrick Beauchesne, Jessica Pearson, Christopher B. Ruff, Evan M. Garofalo, Lori D. Hager, Scott D. Haddow, and Christopher J. Knüsel. Bioarchaeology of Neolithic Çatalhöyük: Lives and Lifestyles of an Early Farming Society in Transition. Journal of World Prehistory 28:27-68.
  • 2014 Pilloud, Marin A., Joseph T. Hefner, Tsunehiko Hanihara, Atsuko Hayashi. The Use of Tooth Crown Measurements in the Assessment of Ancestry. Journal of Forensic Sciences 59(6):1493-1501.
  • 2014 Schwitalla, Al, Terry L. Jones, Marin A. Pilloud, Brian F. Codding, and Randy Wiberg. Violence Among Foragers: The Bioarchaeological Record from Central California. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 33:66-83.
  • 2012 Pilloud, Marin A. and Simon Hillson. Brief Communication: The Use of Alternative Dental Measurements on Deciduous Teeth. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 149(2):299-306.

Book chapters

  • 2018 Pilloud, Marin A. and Al Schwitalla. Forensic Perspectives on Massacres in Prehistoric and Historic Central California. In: Cheryl Anderson and Debra L. Martin, editors, Massacres: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Approaches. Gainesville, FL, University of Florida Press, pp 23-36.
  • 2017 Pilloud, Marin A., Christopher Maier, G. Richard Scott, Joseph T. Hefner. Advances in Cranial Macromorphoscopic Trait and Dental Morphology Analysis for Ancestry Estimation. In: Krista Latham, Eric Bartelink, Michael Finnegan, editors, New Perspectives in Forensic Human Skeletal Identification. San Diego, CA, Academic Press, pp 23-34.
  • 2016 Pilloud, Marin A., Heather H.J. Edgar, Rebecca George, G. Richard Scott. Dental Morphology in Biodistance Analysis. In: Marin A. Pilloud and Joseph T. Hefner, editors, Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives on Biological Distance. San Diego, California: Academic Press, pp 109-132.
  • 2016 Pilloud, Marin A., and Michael Kenyhercz. Dental Metrics in Biodistance Analysis. In: Marin A. Pilloud and Joseph T. Hefner, editors, Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives on Biological Distance. San Diego, California: Academic Press, pp 135-156.
  • 2016 Hefner, Joseph T., Marin A. Pilloud, Jane Buikstra, Caitlin C.M. Vogelsberg. A Brief History of Biological Distance Analysis. In: Marin A. Pilloud and Joseph T. Hefner, editors, Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives on Biological Distance. San Diego, California: Academic Press, pp 3-22.
  • 2014 Pilloud, Marin A., Terry L. Jones, Al Schwitalla. The Bioarchaeological Record of Craniofacial Trauma in Central California Native Populations. In: Terry L. Jones and Mark Allen, editors, Violence and Warfare among Hunter-Gatherers. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, pp 257-272.

Education

  • Ph.D., Biological Anthropology, The Ohio State University, 2009