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Prof Caroline Wilkinson

Liverpool School of Art and Design

Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies

Email: C.M.Wilkinson@ljmu.ac.uk

Telephone: 0151 904 1188

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Caroline Wilkinson is Director of the newly established (2023) Forensic Research Institute (FORRI). Caroline is a chartered forensic anthropologist Level I (craniofacial specialism) by the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) and is an experienced forensic practitioner. Caroline is Chair of the COST-funded Migrant Disaster Victim Identification network involving over 100 members from across the world.

Caroline is also Director of Face Lab, a LJMU research group that carries out forensic/archaeological research and consultancy work including craniofacial analysis, facial depiction and forensic art. Craniofacial analysis involves the depiction and identification of unknown bodies for forensic investigation or historical figures for archaeological interpretation. Face Lab research relates to facial identification, craniofacial reconstruction, preserved bodies and facial animation.

Caroline is a graduate of the University of Manchester, where she also led the Unit of Art in Medicine 2000-2005 and received a NESTA fellowship to develop a 3D computerised facial reconstruction system for use in forensic and archaeological depiction. In 2014, she moved to LJMU from the University of Dundee, where she was Head of Human Identification in the award-winning Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification. She has a background in art and science and her research sits at the forefront of art-science fusion.

Caroline Wilkinson has collaborated frequently with museums and the media, especially relating to craniofacial depiction of people from the past. She has worked with the National Museum of Scotland, National Museum of Ireland, Museum of London, Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum, Theban Mapping Project, Moesgaard Museum and the Fraunhofer Institute. She has current research collaborations with Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Chonnam National University, the University of Liverpool and the University of Glasgow. Her high profile facial depiction work includes facial depictions of Ramesses II, Robert the Bruce, Richard III, St Nicolas, J.S. Bach and Mary, Queen of Scots.

Degrees

2001, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, PhD Facial Anthropology
1998, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, MPhil Medical Art
1987, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, BSc Hons Physiology

Certifications

2013, Royal Institute of Anthropology, Level I Forensic Anthropologist (craniofacial)
2012, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow
2012, Royal Anthropological Institute, Fellow
2001, National Board Registration of Medical Illustrators, Medical Illustration Practitioner
1995, Medical Artists Association of Great Britain, Professional Member

Academic appointments

Director, Forensic Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, 2023 - present
Institutional Lead for Forensic Research Strategy, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - 2023
Director, Liverpool School of Art & Design, School of Art & Design, Liverpool John Moores University, 2014 - present
Director Face Lab, Art & Design, Liverpool John Moores University, 2014 - present
Professor and Head of Identification, Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification, University of Dundee, 2005 - 2014
Unit Manager and Research Fellow, Art in Medicine, University of Manchester, 2001 - 2005

Postgraduate training

Professional Diploma in Medical Art, UK, Medical Artists Education Trust, 1994 - 1995

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