HuCS-ID Lab - Publications

The Critical Photographic Variables Contributing to Skull-Face Superimposition Methods to Assist Forensic Identification of Skeletons: A Review
Healy, Sean S., Stephan, Carl N. (2024) The critical photographic variables contributing to skull-face superimposition methods to assist forensic identification of skeletons: A review. Journal of Imaging. 10 (1) 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging10010017

Cervicothoracic junction in disaster victim identification: Idiosyncrasies and relevance of body position for advanced chest radiograph comparisons
Stephan, Carl N., Caple, Jodi M., Jaques, Susan S.D., Byrd, John E. (2023) Cervicothoracic junction in disaster victim identification: Idiosyncrasies and relevance of body position for advanced chest radiograph comparisons. Journal of Forensic Sciences. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15436

Global Facial Soft Tissue Thicknesses for Craniofacial Identification (2024): A Review of 140 years of Data since Welcker’s First Study
Hona, Te Wai Pounamu T. and Stephan, Carl N. (2024). Global Facial Soft Tissue Thicknesses for Craniofacial Identification (2023): A Review of 140 years of Data since Welcker’s First Study. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 138 (2) 519-535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-023-03087-x

Perspective distortion tolerances and skull-face registration in craniofacial superimposition: an analytical review
Healy, Sean S. and Stephan, Carl N. (2023). Perspective distortion tolerances and skull-face registration in craniofacial superimposition: an analytical review. International Journal of Legal Medicine 137 1767-1776. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-023-03081-3

Focus distance estimation from photographed faces: a test of PerspectiveX using 1709 frontal and profile photographs from DSLR and smartphone cameras
Healy, Sean S. and Stephan, Carl N. (2023). Focus distance estimation from photographed faces: a test of PerspectiveX using 1709 frontal and profile photographs from DSLR and smartphone cameras. International Journal of Legal Medicine 137 1907-1920 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-023-03078-y

Cephalometric landmark standards and recent trends in craniofacial identification (2018-22): avoiding imposters by describing variant landmarks as supplemental
Hona, Te Wai Pounamu T. and Stephan, Carl N. (2022). Cephalometric landmark standards and recent trends in craniofacial identification (2018-22): avoiding imposters by describing variant landmarks as supplemental. Forensic Imaging 31 200525 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fri.2022.200525

Craniofacial superimposition: a review of focus distance estimation methods and an extension to profile view photographs
Stephan, Carl N., Healy, Sean, Bultitude, Hamish and Glen, Chris (2022). Craniofacial superimposition: a review of focus distance estimation methods and an extension to profile view photographs. International Journal of Legal Medicine 136 1697-1716 doi: 10.1007/s00414-022-02871-5

Infracranial radiographic comparison for human identification: a study of image quality and tissue shielding effects
Hona, Te Wai Pounamu T., Byrd, John E. and Stephan, Carl N. (2022). Infracranial radiographic comparison for human identification: a study of image quality and tissue shielding effects. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 67 (3), 854-867. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-023-03087-x

Facial Soft Tissue Depths in Craniofacial Identification (Part I): An Analytical Review of the Published Adult Data
Stephan, Carl N. and Simpson, Ellie K. (2008). Facial Soft Tissue Depths in Craniofacial Identification (Part I): An Analytical Review of the Published Adult Data. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 53 (6), 1257-1272. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00852.x

Facial soft tissue thicknesses in Australian adult cadavers
Domaracki, Monica and Stephan, Carl N. (2006). Facial soft tissue thicknesses in Australian adult cadavers. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 51 (1), 5-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2005.00009.x

Predicting nose projection and pronasale position in facial approximation: A test of published methods and proposal of new guidelines
Stephan, Carl N., Henneberg, Maciej and Sampson, Wayne (2003). Predicting nose projection and pronasale position in facial approximation: A test of published methods and proposal of new guidelines. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 122 (3), 240-250. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.10300

Building faces from dry skulls: are they recognized above chance rates?
Stephan, C. N. and Henneberg, M. (2001). Building faces from dry skulls: are they recognized above chance rates?. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 46 (3), 432-440.

A standardized nomenclature for craniofacial and facial anthropometry
Caple, Jodi and Stephan, Carl N. (2015). A standardized nomenclature for craniofacial and facial anthropometry. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 130 (3), 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s00414-015-1292-1

Facial approximation: An evaluation of mouth-width determination
Stephan, Carl N. (2003). Facial approximation: An evaluation of mouth-width determination. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 121 (1), 48-57. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.10166

Skeletal evidence of sharp-force disarticulation and tissue flensing in 54 Cases exhibiting approximately 4200 bone strike injuries
Stephan, Carl N., Caple, Jodi M., Atkins, Jen G., Lynch, Jeffrey J., Meikle, Brandon and Fisk, Wes (2019). Skeletal evidence of sharp-force disarticulation and tissue flensing in 54 Cases exhibiting approximately 4200 bone strike injuries. Dismemberments: Perspectives in Forensic Anthropology and Legal Medicine. (pp. 133-154) edited by Ann H. Ross and Eugénia Cunha. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-811912-9.00009-5

Skeletal identification by radiographic comparison of the cervicothoracic region on chest radiographs
Stephan, Carl N., D'Alonzo, Susan S., Wilson, Emily K., Guyomarc'h, Pierre, Berg, Gregory E. and Byrd, John E. (2018). Skeletal identification by radiographic comparison of the cervicothoracic region on chest radiographs. New perspectives in forensic human skeletal identification. (pp. 277-292) edited by Krista E. Latham, Eric J. Bartelink and Michael Finnegan. London, Untied Kingdom: Academic Press, Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-805429-1.00024-7

Complexities and remedies of unknown-provenance osteology
Stephan, Carl N., Caple, Jodi M., Veprek, Andrew, Sievwright, Emma, Kippers, Vaughan, Moss, Steve and Fisk, Wesley (2017). Complexities and remedies of unknown-provenance osteology. Commemorations and memorials: exploring the human face of anatomy. (pp. 65-95) edited by Goran Štrkalj and Nalini Pather. Singapore, Singapore: World Scientific. doi: 10.1142/9789813143159_0006

Craniofacial Identification Techniques of Facial Approximation and Craniofacial Superimposition
Stephan, Carl N. and Claes, Peter (2016). Craniofacial Identification Techniques of Facial Approximation and Craniofacial Superimposition. Handbook of forensic anthropology and archaeology. (pp. 402-415) edited by Soren Blau and Douglas H. Ubelaker. New York NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315528939-37

Two-dimensional computer generated average human face morphology and facial approximation
Stephan,, Penton-Voak, Ian S., Perrett, David I., Tiddeman, Bernard P., Clement, John G. and Henneberg, Maciej (2005). Two-dimensional computer generated average human face morphology and facial approximation. Computer-graphic facial reconstruction. (pp. 105-127) edited by John G. Clement and Murray K. Marks. Boston, United States: Academic Press

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