Publications/Presentations

Publications

• 2025. Kamnikar KR, Appel NS, Cantrell HC, Edgar HJH. The impact of identity and population history on population affinity analysis using cranial macromorphoscopic data in New Mexico. Forensic Sciences. 5(3), 45.

• 2025. Appel NS, Kamnikar KR, Rangel E, Spradley MK, Edgar HJH. A newly developed AI-assisted tool for the collection of cranial landmark data. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 187(4),e701106.

• 2024. Kamnikar KR, Appel NS, Menegaz R, Jashashvili T, Hill EC, Edgar HJH. Technical Note: Measuring bicondylar length in computed tomography data. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 185(4),e25032.

• 2024. Kamnikar KR, Appel NS, Rangel E, Adolphi N, Abeyta-Brown A, Ousley SD, Edgar HJH. Stature estimation equations for modern American Indians in the American Southwest. Forensic Science International. 361, 112151 .

• 2024. Edgar HJH, Spradley MK, Kamnikar KR, McKeown AH. Roadmap to the future: Calipers to digitizing to virtual osteology. Forensic Anthropology Early View.

• 2024. Spiros MC, Kamnikar KR, Plemons AM. Anthropology: Population affinity estimation. In: Payne-James J, Byard R, eds. Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 3rd Edition. Elsevier.

• 2023. Devota C, Kamnikar KR, Isaac CV, Hefner JT. A unique case of hereditary multiple osteochondromas in the feet. Forensic Anthropology 6:117-122.

• 2023. Plemons AM, Kamnikar KR, Goots AC, Biggs JA. Landmark and Measurement-based Data Assistant (LAMbDA): A pedagogical tool for cranial landmark data collection. Forensic Anthropology 6:92-98.

• 2022. Kamnikar KR. Cranial Metric and Nonmetric Variation in Southeast Mexico and Guatemala: Implications for Population Affinity Assessment in the United States. [Ph.D. dissertation]. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

• 2022. Kamnikar KR, Plemons AM, Spiros MC, Hefner JT. Estimación de la ancestría utilizando características morfológicas. In: Quinto-Sánchez M, Gomez-Valdés J, eds. Avances en Antropología Forense. Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

• 2022. Kamnikar KR, Hefner HT, Monsalve T, Bernal Flores L. Variación Craneométrica en una Muestra Regional de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia Consecuencias para el Trabajo Forense en las Américas. Forensic Anthropology 5(3):S199-S210.

• 2021. Kamnikar KR, Hefner JT, Monsalve T, Bernal Flores L. Craniometric variation in a regional sample from Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia: Implications for forensic work in the Americas.  Forensic Anthropology 5(3):199-210.

• 2020. Dunn RR, Spiros MC, Kamnikar KR, Plemons AM, Hefner JT. Ancestry estimation in forensic anthropology: A review. WIREs Forensic Science

• 2019. Zuckerman MK, Kamnikar KR, Herrmann NP, Franklin J. Applying the Index of Care to the Mississippian Period: A case study of treponemal disease, bodily impairment, and probable caregiving from the Holliston Mills Site, TN. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 29(5):843-853.

• 2018. Kamnikar KR, Herrmann NP, Plemons AM. New approaches to juvenile age estimation in forensics: Application of transition analysis via the Shackelford et al method to a diverse modern subadult sample. Human Biology 90(1): 11-30.

• 2018. Kamnikar KR, Plemons AM, Hefner JT. Intraobserver error in macromorphoscopic traits. Journal of Forensic Sciences 63:361-370.

• 2014. Zuckerman MK, Kamnikar KR, Mathena SA. Recovering the Body Politic: Relational ethics in bioarchaeology. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 24:513-522.

Professional Presentations

• 2025. Rangel E, Adolphi NL, Kamnikar KR, Edgar HJH. Efficacy of cadaveric height measurements from PMCT images to determine stature in a New Mexico forensic sample. Poster presented at the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging annual meeting, Fukui, Japan, May 15-17.

• 2025. Cleveland S, Mulhern D, Kamnikar KR, Edgar HJH. Identifying Contemporary Native Americans using MAMD Analytical. Paper presented at the American Association of Biological Anthropology annual meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 12-15.

• 2025. Mulhern D, Cleveland S, Kamnikar KR, Edgar HJH. Identifying Contemporary Native Americans: A comparison of MaMD Analytical and Fordisc. Paper presented at the American Association of Biological Anthropology annual meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 12-15.

• 2025. Appel NS, Kamnikar KR, Spradley MK, Edgar HJH. AI-assisted technological advancements for the collection of cranial landmark data and interlandmark distances from medical imaging software. Paper presented at the American Academy of Forensic Science annual meeting, Baltimore, MD, February 16-22.

• 2025. Kamnikar KR, Appel NS, Spiros MC, Cantrell H, Edgar HJH. Exploring Macromorphoscopic Variation in a Modern American Indians Sample from New Mexico. Paper presented at the annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Baltimore, MD, February 18-22.

• 2025. Kamnikar KR, Jimenez Gaytan DA, Plemons AM, Hefner JT. Exploring Population Affinity Analysis for Forensic Anthropology Casework in Latin America. Paper presented at the annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Baltimore, MD, February 18-22.

• 2025. Kamnikar KR, Appel NS, Spiros MC, Cantrell H, Edgar HJH. Improving Identification of Unknown American Indians and Hispanic/Latinx Americans. Poster presented at the National Institute of Justice Research and Development Symposium, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Baltimore, MD, February 18.

• 2024. Adolphi NL, Edgar HJH, Haber K, Kamnikar KR, Appel NS, Rangel E. Determining decedent stature from PMCT images in the New Mexico Decedent Image database (NMDID). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging. Krakow, Poland, May 7-9.

• 2024. Kamnikar KR, Appel NS, Rangel E, Edgar HJH. El uso de muestras osteológicas virtuales para combatir problemas en la antropología forense: Ejemplos del estado de Nuevo Mexico, EE.UU. Paper presented at the anual meeting of the Latin American Association of Forensic Anthropology (ALAF). Panama City, Panama, October 21-23.

• 2024. Rangel E, Kamnikar KR, Appel NS, Edgar HJH. A Comparison of Stature Methods for contemporary American Indians. Paper presented at the American Association of Biological Anthropology. April.

• 2024. Kamnikar KR, Edgar HJH, Appel NS, Rangel E. Improving identification of unknown American Indians and Hispanic/Latinx Americans. Poster presented at the National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium, American Academy of Forensic Sciences. February 19-23.

• 2023. Appel NS, Kamnikar KR, Edgar HJH. Improving the Identification of Unknown Hispanic Americans and Native Americans in the U.S. Poster presented at the XXII Coloquio Internacional de Antropología Física “Juan Comas” in Mexico City, MEX. November 6-10.

• 2023. Appel NS, Edgar HJH, Kamnikar KR. Improving the Identification of Unknown Native and Hispanic Americans: Results, Progress, and Future Endeavors. Poster presented at Pittcon Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. February 23-28.

• 2023. Kamnikar KR. Biological Distance Assessment Using Matched Data from Two Geographically Proximate Samples in Latin America. Paper presented at the 75th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Orlando, FL. February 13-18.

• 2023. Gonashvili M, Kamnikar KR, Herrmann NP, Tavartkiladze N, Takniashvili T, Chachkhiani B, Beane K. The Georgian Recovery, Documentation, and Identification Project: Preliminary Results from a Mass Grave Excavation. Paper presented at the 75th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Orlando, FL. February 13-18.

• 2023. Edgar HJH, Kamnikar KR, Busby T, Martinez J, Meyer J, Pena Munoz M, Rios R, Wallace I, Appel N, Ousley SD. A Reassessment of Stature for modern Native Americans using the New Mexico Decedent Image Database (NMDID) data. Paper presented at the 75th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Orlando, FL. February 13-18.

• 2023. Gonashvili M, Kamnikar KR, Spiros MC, Herrmann NP, Takniashvili T, Tavartkiladze N, Banks P, Beane K, Cruz K, Dunn RR, Plemons AM, Robledo I, Chachkhiani B. Navigating stakeholder relationships in humanitarian forensic work: Lessons learned from Georgia. Poster presented at the Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center Poster Session at the 75th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Orlando, FL. February 13-18.

• 2022. Sauter CR, Kamnikar KR, Hefner JT, Herrmann NP, Spence JM. The impact of sex and population affinity on dental development of subadult individuals. Poster presented at the 74th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Seattle, WA. February 21-25.

• 2021 Spiros MC, Kamnikar KR. Reporting biases between missing persons and unidentified persons in the U.S. Paper presented at the 73^rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences virtual meeting. February 17-20.

• 2020 Kamnikar KR, Plemons AM, Herrmann NP, Spence JM, Heuzé Y, Hefner JT. Comparison of two dental age estimation methods within transition analysis. Poster presented at the 72^nd annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Anaheim, CA. February 18-21.

• 2018 Plemons AM, Hefner JT, Kamnikar KR. Refining Asian ancestry classifications via cranial macromorphoscopic traits. Poster presented at the 87^th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology in Austin, TX. April 11-14.

• 2018 Kamnikar KR, Herrmann NP, Plemons AM. New approaches to juvenile age estimation in forensics: Application of transition analysis via the Shackelford et al method to a diverse modern subadult sample. Poster presented at the 87^th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology in Austin, TX. April 11-14.

• 2018 Kamnikar KR, Goots AC, Plemons AM. Landmark and Measurement-based Data Assistant (LAMbDA): A Pedagogical tool for cranial landmark data collection. Poster presented at the 70^th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Seattle, WA. February 19-24.

• 2017 Kamnikar KR, Hefner JT. Long-term observer error, observer experience, and the value of trait standardization in macromorphoscopic trait analysis. Poster presented at the 69^th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in New Orleans, LA. February 14-18.

• 2016 Kamnikar KR, Herrmann NP, Guyomarc’h PM, Zuckerman MK. Estimating age in juvenile crania using cranial vault thickness (CVT). Poster presented at the 68^th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Las Vegas, NV. February 22-27.

• 2015 Herrmann NP, Zaleski S, Kamnikar KR. Life, death and impairment at Russell Cave. Paper presented at the 72^nd annual Southeastern Archaeological Conference in Nashville, TN. November 18-21.

• 2015 Kamnikar KR, Zuckerman MK, Herrmann NP, Franklin JD. Interpreting functional impairment in the Mississippian Period: A case study from the Holliston Mills Site, TN. Paper presented at the 84^th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, in St. Louis MO. March 25-29.

• 2015 Sandhu KA, Zuckerman MK, Higgs BN, Harper KN, Kamnikar KR, Sullivan WM. Paleoepidemiological approaches to treponemal disease. Poster presented at the 84^th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, in St. Louis MO. March 25-29.

• 2014 Kamnikar KR, Plemons AM, Herrmann NP, Anderson DT, Zuckerman MK. Forensic methods applied in a bioarchaeological context: The Gale Family Cemetery.  Poster presented at the 79^th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, in Austin TX. April 23-27.