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About Us

227 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex Department of Geography & Anthropology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Mary H. Manhein holds an MA in anthropology and has over 27 years experience as a forensic anthropologist. She is the director of the FACES Lab, director of the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program, and Professional in Residence at LSU. Manhein has handled more than 1,000 forensic cases and is called on by law enforcement agencies all over the U.S. Manhein is a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and is the author of The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist and Trail of Bones

Telephone: 225/578-6084
E-mail: gaman@lsu.edu

B. Charlana McQuinn, Forensic Anthropologist/Research Associate

Charlana McQuinn completed a bachelor's degree in Anthropology at Eastern Kentucky University in May 2006. In May 2011, she completed her master's degree in Anthropology at LSU and her thesis research involved decomposition standards of embalmed remains as well as volatile fatty acid leaching. She is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. She is currently involved with forensic case work/recovery, imaging, and educational outreach for the FACES Lab.

Telephone: 225/578-7864
E-mail: bmcqui1@lsu.edu

Ginesse A. Listi, Forensic Anthropologist

Ginesse A. Listi completed a bachelor's degree in General Studies at LSU in 1994 and a master's degree in Anthropology at LSU in 1997.  She completed her PhD in Anthropology from Tulane University in May 2008.  She worked at the LSU FACES Laboratory as a research associate and assistant to Mary H. Manhein from 1995 to 1999. She returned to the FACES Lab in 2001, where she assists in all aspects of forensic case work and related research.  She is a member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, the Paleopathology Association, and the Physical Anthropology Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Telephone: 225/578-3906
E-mail: glisti1@lsu.edu 

Helen V. Bouzon, Forensic Anthropologist/Research Associate

Helen V. Bouzon completed a bachelor's degree in Anthropology in 2001 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In 2004, she completed a master's degree in Anthropology from LSU and authored a thesis on trends in homicide cases in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. She began working at the FACES Lab in January 2006 as a research associate and assistant to Mary H. Manhein. She is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. She is currently involved in implementing the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program.

Telephone: 225/578-4761
E-mail: hbouzon@lsu.edu 

Maria Allaire,  Forensic Anthropologist/Research Associate 

Maria Allaire completed a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology in 1997 at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.  In 2002, she completed a master’s degree in Anthropology at LSU.  Her thesis was the first postmortem interval research for Southwest Colorado and was conducted at elevations between 6500 to 11,100 feet.  She has 19 years in law enforcement, 7 years with a coroner’s office and 4 years with the Disaster Mortuary Operation Response Team.  She began working at the LSU FACES Laboratory in August 2006 as a research associate and assistant to Mary H. Manhein.  Currently, she is involved with the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program as well as assisting with all aspects of forensic case work and research.  She’s a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences-Physical Anthropology Section.

Telephone: 225/578-4775
E-Mail: mallaire@lsu.edu

Nicole deL. Harris, Forensic Anthropologist/Research Associate 

Nicole Harris holds a BS in Anthropology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a MA in Anthropology from the University of Southern Mississippi.  She worked for nine years as an archaeologist in both Louisiana and Mississippi before joining the FACES Lab in November 2006.  She is currently involved with the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing People, specializing in missing person’s data collection and analysis. She is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.   

Telephone: 225/578-3750
Email: nharris@lsu.edu