Key details
Luke Taylor
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Anthropology
Luke Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Anthropology as well as a practising Certified Forensic Anthropologist (Cert-FAIII).
He has provided his expertise and experience nationally, in both mass fatality incidents and high profile homicide cases across a number of police forces since 2011. He also provides his expertise to a humanitarian team in the search and recovery of fallen United States military personnel who were either missing in action (MIA) or prisoners of war (POW).
Luke has been a member of the University of Greenwich Forensic Science Team since 2019 where he started as a Forensic Science Technician, aiding in the teaching of undergraduate students in practical areas of forensic science.
Luke shares his wealth of experience in Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology as well as crime scene attendance (major crimes) in the Forensic Science and Forensic Science with Criminology BSc Hons undergraduate degrees at the University of Greenwich with a concentrated focus in the Introduction to Forensic Science, Forensic Archaeology & Anthropology and Forensic Identification and Investigation modules.
Responsibilities within the university
Module Leader
- Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
- Forensic Geoscience
Other
- Deputy Programme Lead for BSc (Hons) Forensic Science and BSc (Hons) Forensic Science with Criminology
- Co-deliver external CPD events in the subject of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Archaeology
- Member of the Health and Safety Committee
- Fire Marshall
Recognition
Member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (MCSFS)
Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and Certified Forensic Anthropologist (FRAI Cert-FAIII)
Member of the British Association for Forensic Anthropology
Member of the British Association for Human Identification
Research / Scholarly interests
Luke’s research interests fall largely in the area of forensic anthropology and human osteology as well as in the search and recovery of human remains (in collaboration with Sammi Taylor).
Luke has previously worked on a 3-year pedagogy research project with an interest in reducing the national attainment gap, and is currently working on the use of real-world practice to aid the teaching of undergraduate students in Forensic Science (in collaboration with Sammi Taylor).
Recent publications
Book section
Muller, Anna-Maria , Taylor, Luke, William, Anna (2017), Forensic science education and training: a tool–kit for lecturers and practitioner trainers. Wiley. In: , , In: Anna William, John Paul Cassella, Peter D. Maskell (eds.), Forensic Science Education and Training: A Tool–kit for Lecturers and Practitioner Trainers. Wiley, Germany (1st) . pp. 179-196 . ISBN: 9781118689233; 9781118689158 (doi: ).