Mark Skinner, Simon Fraser University

Research

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Latest papers

Enamel daily secretion rates of deciduous molars from a global sample of children.
Archives of oral biology · 2021
Signatures of stress: Pilot study of accentuated laminations in porcine enamel.
American journal of physical anthropology · 2019 · first author
In the absence of dental records, do we need forensic odontologists at mass grave sites?
Forensic science international · 2010 · first author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Refining a Decision-Support Model for Siting Palliative Care Services in Rural Canadian Communities
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$301,227
Forensic biomolecular archaeology
SSHRC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$29,660
Episodic stress and dental development in fossil and recent Chinese hominoids
NSERC · 1996 · Principal investigator
$68,080

All 3 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Enamel daily secretion rates of deciduous molars from a global sample of children.

McFarlane G, Loch C, Guatelli-Steinberg D, Bayle P, Le Luyer M, Sabel N, Nava A, Floyd B, Skinner M, White S, Pitfield R, Mahoney P

Archives of oral biology2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2021.105290 PMID: 34695672

02

Signatures of stress: Pilot study of accentuated laminations in porcine enamel.

Skinner M, Byra C

American journal of physical anthropology2019First author

DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23854 PMID: 31087651

03

In the absence of dental records, do we need forensic odontologists at mass grave sites?

Skinner M, Alempijevic D, Stanojevic A

Forensic science international2010First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.03.012 PMID: 20362406

04

Anthropological and radiographic comparison of antemortem surgical records for identification of skeletal remains.

Scott AL, Congram D, Sweet D, Fonseca S, Skinner M

Journal of forensic sciences2010Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01203.x PMID: 19818106

05

Transmission of human and macaque Plasmodium spp. to ex-captive orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Reid MJ, Ursic R, Cooper D, Nazzari H, Griffiths M, Galdikas BM, Garriga RM, Skinner M, Lowenberger C

Emerging infectious diseases2006

DOI: 10.3201/eid1212.060191 PMID: 17326942

06

A typology of mass grave and mass grave-related sites.

Jessee E, Skinner M

Forensic science international2005Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.02.031 PMID: 15876502

07

Turf wars: authority and responsibility for the investigation of mass graves.

Skinner M, Sterenberg J

Forensic science international2005First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.12.034 PMID: 15939156

Refining a Decision-Support Model for Siting Palliative Care Services in Rural Canadian Communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Crooks, Valorie A; Schuurman, Nadine C

Keywords: Canada; Decision-Making; Health Services; Mixed-Method; Palliative Care; Rural; Service Siting; Siting Model

$301,227

Forensic biomolecular archaeology

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Yang, Dongya

Keywords: forensic archaeology; forensic anthropology; molecular archaeology; forensic scene investigation; DNA differential degradation; DNA diffusion; DNA leaching

$29,660

Episodic stress and dental development in fossil and recent Chinese hominoids

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Skinner, Mark

$68,080

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Carl Lowenberger

Biological Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2006

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