Daniel Franklin has an honours degree in bioarchaeology and PhD in physical anthropology. He is currently Director of Studies at the Centre for Forensic Science, The University of Western Australia, and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Functional Morphology and Evolutionary Unit of Hull York Medical School (HYMS). His current research largely involves the development of alternative techniques to facilitate the rapid and accurate forensic identification of unknown skeletal remains; his particular area of expertise involves the application of new computer approaches to the study of bone form.
Research Interests
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Modern human skull morphometrics
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Population variation and sexual dimorphism in the crania and mandibles of populations indigenous to southern Africa
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Cranial variation in southeast Asian and Pacific populations
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Applications of three-dimensional morphometrics in forensic science
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New interdisciplinary approaches to identifying human remains – integration of morphometrics and chemistry of bone
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Dental anthropology
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Bioarchaeology
