Alice Gooding

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Associate Department Chair

Department of Geography and Anthropology

Welcome! I am Dr. Alice Gooding and I am a professor of Anthropology here at Kennesaw State University. My speciality is biological anthropology and osteology in particular. My research areas include bone biomechanics, craniometrics, and blast force trauma to the skeleton. I offer mulitple courses in biological anthropology, student research opportunities, and field work at the KSU Forensic Anthropology Field Lab (FAFL).

I am a board-certified practicing forensic anthropologist for the State of Georgia at large. For law enforcement and medicolegal professionals I offer professional education classes in human bone identification, decomposition, and clandestine grave recovery. Please see the information under "Training and Presentations" if you would like to talk about a case or find out more information about the courses.

For middle and high school teachers, we regularly host field trips at FAFL and our biological anthropology lab on campus. Please see information under "Training and Presentations" if you are interested in booking a on-site trip. We also offer a virtual field trip and traveling trunks for use in your classroom.

I am originally from Roswell, Georgia. I received my Bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. I then went on to a Master's in Archaeological Resource Management from the University of Georgia. My doctoral degree was earned at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where I worked as a teaching and research assistant for the UTK Forensic Anthropology Center.