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Dr. Joe Adserias-Garriga, co-chair of the Department of Applied Forensic Sciences at ÈÕº«ÂÒÂ× University, is one of a select group of global professionals certified by the Asociación Latinoamericana de Antropología Forense (ALAF), a renowned organization that establishes best practices in forensic anthropology with an emphasis on the humanitarian approach.

Certified in October, Adserias-Garriga joins a small contingent of 33 members and is the only ALAF-certified diplomate working in the U.S. ALAF-certified diplomates are represented in the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense, International Commission of Missing Persons, and International Criminal Court, all entities of international significance.

The current ALAF president is alumna Ivanna Wolf, who earned her master’s degree in Forensic and Biological Anthropology at ÈÕº«ÂÒÂ×. For several years, she worked for the Argentinian Team of Forensic Anthropology and is now working for the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Meanwhile, in addition to her recent ALAF achievement, Adserias-Garriga served as the keynote speaker at the third Saudi Conference of Forensic Medical Sciences held Nov. 26-28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The conference was first held in 2017, at which time Adserias-Garriga became the first woman to present a workshop and lecture on the forensic sciences. This year, she was invited back to lecture on skeletal trauma analysis and join colleagues in a presentation on age estimation.

PHOTO: Dr. Joe Adserias-Garriga, left, is congratulated by ALAF President Ivanna Wolf on her recent ALAF certification.