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Marcella H. Sorg

Research Associate
Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy 

Adjunct Faculty Member

School of Nursing and the Department of Anthropology

Fields of Interest

  • Medical and forensic anthropology
  • Public health policy, as it concerns public safety and the investigation of death and injury
  •  Pharmacoepidemiology

Dr. Sorg is a medical and forensic anthropologist specializing in health policy, particularly as it concerns public health, public safety, and the investigation of death and injury. Dr. Sorg directs the Center's Rural Drug and Alcohol Research Program. Dr. Sorg is a board-certified forensic anthropologist, serving the states of Maine and New Hampshire since 1977 in the recovery and examination of human remains for the Offices of Chief Medical Examiner, as well as assisting museums and other public sector organizations in evaluating skeletal materials.

Education

D-ABFA, American Board of Forensic Anthropology, 1984 
Ph.D., Physical Anthropology, The Ohio State University, 1979 
M.A., Anthropology, The Ohio State University, 1975 
B.A., Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 1972 
R.N., Fairview Park School of Nursing, 1969

Contact Information
Office Location: Suite 22A, Coburn Hall 
Telephone: (207) 581-2596 
Fax: (207) 581-1266 
E-mail: marcella.sorg@umit.maine.edu

 

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