Susan R. Frankenberg

Susan R. Frankenberg serves as Professor in the Department of Anthropology within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She coordinates the Museum Studies program and maintains an active research profile in forensic and biological anthropology, with particular expertise in skeletal age estimation and paleodemography. Her office is located at 607 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL.

Her research interests center on Forensic Anthropology and Biological Anthropology, with specialization in skeletal maturation analysis, dental development studies, and methodological approaches to age estimation. She investigates reference sample biases in forensic aging techniques and contributes to paleodemographic theory through historical analyses of demographic methods.

Frankenberg's recent publications demonstrate consistent engagement with cutting-edge methodological challenges in forensic anthropology, particularly in statistical modeling of skeletal maturation and dental development. Her work frequently addresses reference sample selection issues and their impact on age estimation accuracy across diverse populations.

As Museum Studies Coordinator, she bridges academic research with practical curation applications. Her collaborative work with L.W. Konigsberg reflects strong interdisciplinary partnerships in developing robust anthropological methodologies.