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Melissa Torpey, MSSpecialties
Forensic Anthropology TFT Courses Taught Forensic Taphonomy Forensic Anthropology for the Crime Scene Investigator |
About Melissa Torpey
Melissa Torpey has worked as a forensic anthropologist in the field for over 12 years and received her M.S. in Forensic Science from Michigan State University and B.A. in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. For several years, she served as a subject matter expert for the Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit at the FBI Laboratory. Her research and casework experience has included vertebral aging, unidentified and missing persons cases, facial imaging, facial reconstruction, search and recovery of scattered and buried bodies, and time since death.
Melissa currently teaches for the Anthropology department and for the Forensic Science: Crime Scene Investigation Certificate program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She is also an adjunct instructor for the University of Maryland University College. Melissa is a member of the North Carolina division of the International Association of Identification and actively consults with law enforcement in and around North Carolina.
Melissa Torpey has worked as a forensic anthropologist in the field for over 12 years and received her M.S. in Forensic Science from Michigan State University and B.A. in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. For several years, she served as a subject matter expert for the Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit at the FBI Laboratory. Her research and casework experience has included vertebral aging, unidentified and missing persons cases, facial imaging, facial reconstruction, search and recovery of scattered and buried bodies, and time since death.
Melissa currently teaches for the Anthropology department and for the Forensic Science: Crime Scene Investigation Certificate program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She is also an adjunct instructor for the University of Maryland University College. Melissa is a member of the North Carolina division of the International Association of Identification and actively consults with law enforcement in and around North Carolina.