Melissa A. Clark Source Confirmed

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John Brown University

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20 h-index 74 pubs 1,646 cited

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Biography and Research Information

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Dr. Melissa A. Clark's research spans diverse areas, from education policy to forensic anthropology. Her scholarship includes investigations into school choice and performance, as well as higher education research. A significant portion of her work focuses on forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology, including studies of paleopathology and ancient diseases. Clark's recent publications explore macroscopic age-at-death estimation methods and the impact of physiological stress on skeletal age estimation. Her work also examines the relationship between cause of death and skeletal markers, as well as the reconstruction of population survivorship using skeletal age estimation, with a recent study uncovering social stratification in post-medieval Ireland.

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  • h-index: 20
  • Publications: 74
  • Citations: 1,646

Selected Publications

  • A Mixed-Methods Study of End-of-Life Care in Assisted Living During the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Survey of Administrators and In-Depth Interviews With Bereaved Next of Kin (2026) DOI

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