Diane L. France, Ph.D., D., A.B.F.A.

Forensic Anthropologist

Dr. France received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Colorado in 1983 and was board certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology (A.B.F.A.) in 1989.  She is currently on the Board of Directors for the A.B.F.A., is past Vice Chairman of the Forensic Science Foundation, fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the Director of the Laboratory for Human Identification at Colorado State University.  Diane is a member of DMORT, and has responded to many mass fatality incidents with that federal team as well as with a local Body Identification Team.  She regularly teaches human identification methods and remains search and recovery for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and for the University of Bradford in Great Britain.  Dr. France was a member of NecroSearch when it was still known as the PIG Group and is a former president of NecroSearch.

Contact Information:

Email:  dfrance@verinet.com

 

Diane France recovering evidence at crime scene.

Julie Kovats-Fulton (left), Diane France (center), and Vicky Trammel (right)
recovering evidence at crime scene.