Dr Rebecca Reid
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Biography
Dr Rebecca Reid is a licensed teacher in anatomy and a forensic anthropologist. She holds a BSc(Hons) and MSc in Forensic Anthropology, and a PhD in Anatomy and Human Identification. She is a RAI level III certified forensic anthropologist and previously worked as a SNA International forensic anthropologist at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Hawaii.
Research
Dr Reid’s research focuses on the analysis of human bone microstructure. Her most recent research examines juvenile skeletal development using microcomputed tomography.
Keywords: bone microstructure, trabecular bone, medical imaging, bone histology, juvenile development
Selected publications
Reid, R. A., Davies, C., & Cunningham, C. (2025). Trabecular Bone Ontogeny of the Human Distal Tibia. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 186(1), Article e25043. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.25043
Reid, R. A. G., Davies, C., & Cunningham, C. (2024). The developing juvenile talus: Radiographic identification of distinct ontogenetic phases and structural trajectories. Journal of Anatomy, 244(1), 75-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13940
Reid, R., Jans, M. M. E., Chesson, L. A., Taylor, R. J., & Berg, G. E. (2024). The influence of taphonomy on histological and isotopic analyses of treated and untreated buried modern human bone. Journal of Archaeological Science, 161, Article 105901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105901
Reid, R. A. G., Davies, C., & Cunningham, C. (2023). The developing juvenile distal tibia: radiographic identification of distinct ontogenetic phases and structural trajectories. Journal of Anatomy, 242(2), 191-212. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13778
Teaching
Dr Reid teaches osteology, medical imaging, and research methods to 3rd year students, and functional and clinical anatomy to 4th year students. She also teaches osteology and medical imaging to MSc students, in addition to introductory anatomy to a wide variety of students. Dr Reid supervises undergraduate and postgraduate student research projects.
Dr Reid is the programme lead for the MSc Human Anatomy programme.
Second supervisor
PhD opportunity