Dr. Jesse Goliath is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures and a Senior Research Associate for the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and has done extensive forensic casework for city, state, and federal agencies. He is Founding Director of the Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons Project and serves as a consulting Forensic Anthropologist for the state of Mississippi. 

Dr. Goliath has published on topics in skeletal histology, functional anatomy, forensic age estimation, and diversity and inclusion. His research examines the social determinants of missing and addresses the issues of structural violence and the visibility of marginalized groups within the medicolegal system. His research also encompasses skeletal biology, particularly its applications in forensic anthropology, microscopy, functional morphology, and bone biomechanics. Dr. Goliath employs the principles of bone functional adaptation to explore the relationship between developmental changes in bone structure and the mechanical loads experienced throughout life. He is currently investigating new methods for detecting variances in bone morphology using micro-CT and other imaging modalities. Moreover, he is working on developing inclusive practices in forensic anthropology casework and educational initiatives.