Carolyn V Isaac, PhD

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Carolyn V Isaac, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology

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Carolyn Isaac, PhD, is a forensic anthropologist in the Department of Pathology at 91探花 University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. She earned both a master's degree and a doctorate in anthropology from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.

Dr. Isaac has interest in personal identification, trauma analysis, and transition analysis. She has presented on macromorphoscopic determination of ancestry to the Michigan State Police, has taught law enforcement how to search for buried remains and how to excavate a grave, and has done national work on best practices in forensic anthropology.

    • PhD 2013, Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, Michigan State University
    • MA 2009, Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, Michigan State University
    • BA 2007, Anthropology, University of Arizona
    • English, functional
    • Physical Anthropology

    • Armelli K., Dunn R.R., Isaac C.V. Body Donation: Opinions and Practices in Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology. 2026;9:1-11.

    • Devota C.J., Watson E.O., Leah V.A., Isaac C.V., Fenton T.W., Cornelison J.B. Human Identification by Comparative Medical Radiography: A Validation Study of the Lateral Foot Forensic Anthropology. 2025;8:10-18.

    • Sony R., Isaac C.V., Vanbaarle A., Devota C.J., Fenton T., Hefner J.T., Ross A. Automatic Comparative Chest Radiography Using Deep Neural Networks IEEE Access. 2025;13:4398-4410.

    • Spiros M.C., Isaac C.V., Hunter B.C., Hefner J.T. Elder Abuse in Forensic Anthropology: A Case Study Forensic Anthropology. 2024;7:47-57.

    • Devota C.J., Kamnikar K.R., Isaac C.V., Hefner J.T. A Unique Case of Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas in the Feet Forensic Anthropology. 2023;6:117-122.

    • Isaac C.V., Cornelison J.B., Devota C.J., Shattuck B.L., Castellani R.J. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2023;68:315-326.

    • Armelli K., Christensen E.R., Isaac C., Cornelison J. Steam Kettle Skeletal Preparation: An Efficient Method for Processing Human Remains Forensic Anthropology. 2022;5:73-77.

    • Cornelison J.B., Isaac C.V., Devota C.J., Billian J., Brown T.T., deJong J.L., Douglas E., Fisher-Hubbard A.O., Lackey-Cornelison W.L., Prahlow J.A., Shattuck B.L. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2022;67:1157-1166.

    • Isaac C.V., Cornelison J.B., Devota C.J., Bailey K., Langworthy J. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2022;67:2040-2047.

    • Isaac C.V., Cornelison J.B., Prahlow J.A., Devota C.J., Christensen E.R. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 2022;136:1189-1196.

    • Morgan L.O., Johnson M., Cornelison J., Isaac C., deJong J., Prahlow J.A. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2019;64:602-606.

    • Isaac C.V., Cornelison J.B., Castellani R.J., deJong J.L. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2018;63:602-607.

    • Morgan L.O., Johnson M., Cornelison J.B., Isaac C.V., deJong J.L., Prahlow J.A. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2018;63:262-265.

    • Isaac C.V., Cornelison J.B., deJong J.L. An Investigative Tool for Detecting Elder Abuse Academic Forensic Pathology. 2014;4:524-531.