Contact Information
607 S Mathews Ave.
M/C 148
Urbana, IL 61801
Office Hours
Research Description
My research interests including the use and limitations of ancestry estimations in skeletal variation, reliability measures of biological profile estimation methods, and disparities in investigations of missing and unidentified persons. I am a board-certified forensic anthropologist, assisting unidentified persons investigations in Illinois since 2013 through consultation with coroner’s offices. Since 2023, I have served as an appointed member of the Illinois Forensic Science Commission. As director of the Institute of Genomic Biology's Investigative Technology Exchange, I partner with the Illinois State Police to facilitate research and developments to enhance forensic science in Illinois, currently focusing on forensic investigative genetic genealogy.
Courses Taught
ANTH 246 Introduction to Forensic Science
ANTH 247 Forensic Genetics Lab
ANTH 346 Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 498 Senior Capstone Seminar
Additional Campus Affiliations
Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology, Investigative Technology Exchange Director
Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology, Genomic Security and Privacy Theme Affiliate
Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology, Outreach Affiliate
Recent Publications
Hughes CE, Yim AD, Juarez C. 2024. Considerations for age estimation accuracy: Method‐derived outcomes and practitioner interpretations. Journal of Forensic Sciences. May;69(3):755-64.
Hughes CE, Yim AD, Juarez C, Servello J, Thomas R, Passalacqua N, Soler A. 2023. Investigating identification disparities in forensic anthropology casework. Plos one. Nov 1;18(11):e0290302.
Hughes, CE, Juarez CA, Yim A. 2021. Forensic Anthropology Casework Performance: Assessing Accuracy and Trends for Biological Profile Estimates on a Comprehensive Sample of Identified Decedent Cases. Journal of Forensic Sciences 66(5):1602-1616.
Juarez CA, Hughes CE, Yim A. 2021. A report the Forensic Anthropology Database for Assessing Methods Accuracy (FADAMA). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 174(1):149-150.