Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Glassman presents "The Doorstep Baby, the Babysitter and the Atheists: Case Studies of Life and Death"

Photo Credit: HI-RES | WEB RELATED VIDEO:  RELATED AUDIO:  Contact for more information: Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 email Dr. David Glassman, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of anthropology, will lead off the fall 2009 College of Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquia Presentations with "The Doorstep Baby, the Babysitter and the Atheists: Case Studies of Life and Death," from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Friday, October 16, in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center. The colloquium is a free lecture series featuring faculty research in the College of Liberal Arts. Glassman joined USI in 2004. A forensic anthropologist, or expert in helping identify people by their remains, he has worked more than 300 cases for federal and state agencies, including the famous case of atheist Madelyn Murray O'Hair. He has appeared on television in "Skeleton Stories," "New Detectives," "Forensic Files," and "America's Most Wanted." He will discuss "The Case of the Missing Atheists," "The Roanoke Doorstep Baby Case," and "The Galveston Babysitter Case." To read more about Glassman and his work, go to the Evansville Courier & Press articles, "He has a bone to pick" and "Make no bones about it: New USI dean breaks the mold."

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