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United States Derek Boyd leverages his expertise as a biological anthropologist and forensic consultant to address complex questions of health and identification in historical and modern contexts.
Derek Boyd is an Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department at UNLV and directs the Human Health and Skeletal Biology Laboratory, leading research projects and teaching.
Dr. Derek Boyd directs this research space dedicated to exploring health in marginalized groups and conducting research in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology.
Derek Boyd received part of his forensic anthropology training through the Human Identification Lab at this institution, where he completed his M.A.
Derek Boyd received training through the Forensic Anthropology Center and completed his Ph.D. at this institution.
Derek Boyd completed an internship with this institution as part of his forensic anthropology training.
Derek Boyd completed an internship with this federal agency.
Derek Boyd completed an internship with this municipal forensic office.
Derek Boyd previously consulted for this medical examiner's office.
Derek Boyd currently consults for this coroner's office as a practicing forensic anthropologist.
Dr. Derek Boyd is a biological anthropologist with a specialized focus on human phenotypic (skeletal) variation, which he applies to understanding life, health, and death in various contexts. His work spans both archaeological and forensic investigations, with an overarching goal of improving health outcomes in contemporary populations. Dr. Boyd holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2022), with a minor in Epidemiology, an M.A. from California State University, Chico (2016), and a B.A. from California State University, Fullerton (2013). These academic foundations have supported his research interests, including bioarchaeology, paleopathology, forensic anthropology, public health, and social determinants of health.
Currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) since 2024, Dr. Boyd directs the Human Health and Skeletal Biology Laboratory. His ongoing project examines respiratory disease burdens among urban populations in 18th and 19th-century England, exploring the impact of social and economic marginalization. This research integrates skeletal evidence with archival documents to investigate social, structural, and environmental factors influencing health and injury patterns through an intersectional lens. Dr. Boyd is also involved in various national and international collaborative research projects in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology.
Beyond academia, Dr. Boyd is a practicing forensic anthropologist. He completed training at the Human Identification Lab at California State University-Chico and the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His practical experience includes internships with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner. He has provided anthropological consultation services to the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and the Hamilton County Medical Examiner in Chattanooga, TN. Currently, he consults for the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner in Las Vegas, NV, applying his expertise in trauma analysis, biological profiling, and Bayesian inference in forensic cases.
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