Faculty Profile for Dr. Sophia Rose Mavroudas

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Dr. Sophia Rose Mavroudas
Program Faculty — Anthropology
ELA 266
phone: (512) 245-1900
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Mavroudas, S. R., French, K., & Dominguez, V. (2024). Prevalence of drifting osteons distinguishes human bone. Plos One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298029
  • Mavroudas, S. R., & Dominguez, V. M. (2022). High-resolution computed tomography to visualize human rib microstructure and explore age-related trabecular change for forensic contexts. Forensic Imaging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fri.2022.200509
  • Goldstein, J. Z., Moe, M. E., Wiedenmeyer, E. L., Banks, P. M., Mavroudas, S. R., & Hamilton, M. D. (2022). Humanitarian Action in Academic Institutions: A Case Study in the Ethical Stewardship of Unidentified Forensic Cases. Forensic Sciences Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2022.2035063
  • Crowder, C., Dominguez, V., Pinto, D., Heinrich, J., & Mavroudas, S. R. (2022). PAPER Analysis of histomorphometric variables: Proposal and validation of osteon definitions. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 67, 80–91. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14949
  • Crowder, C., Dominguez, V., Pinto, D., Heinrich, J., & Mavroudas, S. R. (2021). Analysis of histomorphometric variables: Proposal and validation of osteon definitions. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 67, 80–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14949

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: PEO Scholar, Philanthropic Woman's Organization. May 2020 - May 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Forensic Science Foundation and CRC Press Top Prize Award, AAFS Forensic Science Foundation and CRC Press. February 2020

Selected Grants

  • Mavroudas, Sophia (Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Hamilton, Michelle D (Co-Principal), Wescott, Daniel J (Co-Principal), Falleur, David M (Co-Principal), Jacobson, Jodi Arlene (Co-Principal). Acquiring a Microscopy Suite for Forensic Anthropology, Archaeology, and Biology, NSF, Federal, $255000. (Funded: September 1, 2019 - September 2021). Grant.
  • Herrmann, Nicholas Paul, Mavroudas, Sophia Rose. The Application of PIX4D in Forensic Anthropology and Humanitarian Forensic Action, Pix4D S.A., Private / Foundation / Corporate, $3000. (Submitted: October 15, 2023, Funded: December 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024). Grant.
  • Mavroudas, Sophia Rose (Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal), Goldstein, Justin (Co-Principal). The novel application of machine learning models to microstructural age indicators of human midthoracic ribs, Forensic Sciences Foundation, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $4935.82. (Submitted: June 2023, Funded: October 2023 - Present). Grant.
  • Wescott, Daniel J (Principal), Gocha, Timothy Paul (Co-Principal), Mavroudas, Sophia Rose (Co-Principal), Seddig, Steve (Co-Principal), Herrmann, Nicholas Paul (Co-Principal). Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Cross-Disciplinary Research and Performance Standards Development for Structural, Vehicle, and Open-Pit Fire Scenes, National Institute of Justice, Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Federal, $1087985. (Submitted: May 9, 2022, Funded: January 2023 - December 2025). Grant.
  • Mavroudas, Sophia Rose, Herrmann, Nicholas Paul, Wescott, Daniel J, Hamilton, Michelle D, Falleur, David M. Acquiring a Microscopy Suite for Forensic Anthropology, Archaeology, and Biology TXST supporting funds, Texas State University, Texas State University, $109346. (Submitted: January 2019, Funded: September 2019 - September 2021). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Historian
Society of Forensic Anthropology
February 2017-Present
Speaker
San Marcos Public Library
June 30, 2016-Present
outreach representative
MINI-CAST
January 30, 2016-Present
Speaker
San Marcos STEM Fair
January 13, 2016-Present
Member
AAFS, Anthropology, Policy and Procedures Manual Committee
April 1, 2015-February 2017