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University of Florida

Department of Anthropology at the University of Florida

William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine

American Academy of Forensic Sciences

American Board of Forensic Anthropology

American Association of Physical Anthropologists

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

NIST Forensic Subcommittees

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Florida Association of Medical Examiners

National Association of Medical Examiners

Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office

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FACULTY & STAFF

Valerie Burke DeLeon, Ph.D.

Director

Phoebe Stubblefield, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Amanda Friend, M.A.

​Laboratory Coordinator

Raphaela Meloro, B.A.
Quality Assurance Coordinator

Janet Finlayson, M.A.
Senior Analyst

Sam Coberly, M.A.

Graduate Analyst

Hailey Duecker, M.A.

Graduate Analyst

Amanda Fitch, M.A.

Graduate Analyst

Samantha McCrane, B.A.
​Graduate Assistant

Michala Stock, M.A.

Alumni Fellow

Forensic Anthropologist II

Katie Rubin, M.S.
Alumni Fellow

(CAPHIL) is located within the Department of Anthropology at the University of Florida. The CAPHIL is located on the ground floor of the

Cancer & Genetics Research Complex on the corner of Mowry

Road and Gale Lemerand Drive on the UF campus. The

laboratory was endowed by the late C. Addison and Annie

Pound. This endowment funds basic operating expenses in

support of the laboratory's mission. The CAPHIL provides

consultation services for Medical Examiners, law enforcement agencies, and

attorneys, assisting with determination of the identity of the decedent and cause and manner of death. We recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of forensic anthropology at the University of Florida.

The CAPHIL is under the direction of Dr. Valerie DeLeon.  Dr. Phoebe Stubblefield oversees day-to-day operations.  The CAPHIL is staffed with doctoral graduate analysts. The faculty and staff conduct casework and perform research in biological anthropology, forensic identification, skeletal trauma analysis, and a diversity of topics within the field of Biological Anthropology. The CAPHIL, a component of the William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine, complies with all ISO17020 and Supplemental Standards, as well as the best practice guidelines and minimum standards for the discipline as established by the SWGANTH and the NIST OSAC subcommittee on forensic anthropology.

Donations  to forward the mission of the laboratory are welcome. To make your donation to the CAPHIL Auxiliary Fund, please contact Ms. Karen Jones at 352-392-2253.