Forensic Ecology Consultant

• Nov 2016 - Present

Forensic Science Teaching Technician

• Jul 2019 - Present

Team Member

• Sep 2016 - Present

Data, Information and Quality Manager

• Mar 2017 - Jul 2019

Researcher / Student Success (EDI) Officer

• May 2015 - Mar 2017

Luke is currently involved in extensive research on widening participation at the university as well as increasing student engagement.

Associate Lecturer

• Mar 2014 - May 2018

Luke's responsibilities have included writing/presenting lectures when needed in the subject area of Forensic Anthropology/Archaeology and Human Osteology as well as conducting research on human remains and working on skeletal collections that are held at the University of Derby.

Contract Forensic Anthropologist

• Oct 2012 - Jan 2017

Luke was responsible for the recovery and distinguishing between human and none human remains for Nottinghamshire Police.

Osteoloarchaeologist

• Feb 2016 - Feb 2016

Due to the volume of skeletal remains and the time constraints of the site, I was asked to help with the excavation of multiple Roman graves. A total of 40 hours was spent handling human remains in my time on site with a great deal of experience gained in the excavation, handling, and lifting of extremely degraded human remains. I was involved in the excavation of 4 graves and was the sole excavator, and remains handler for 3.

Visiting lecturer

• Nov 2012 - Nov 2014

Luke provided training in the basics of skeletal anatomy, the role of a forensic anthropologist and forensic archaeology, with emphasis on basic identification techniques and pathology/trauma analysis

Visiting Lecturer

• May 2014 - May 2014

Luke was responsible for delivering a workshop and a series of lectures to students of the Forensic Science Degree, on the subject of Forensic Anthropology. He taught basic skeletal anatomy up to the importance of osteology in a forensic death investigation and what techniques are commonly used to establish cause of death, identity and circumstances surrounding death of an individual.

Visiting Lecturer

• Mar 2014 - Mar 2014

Luke aided in the training and assessment of Masters students for a week long practical module. The students were training to excavate human remains within mass graves. Luke was responsible for training student in the using of surveying equipment (Total Station) to digitally record the excavation site.

Visiting Lecturer

• Nov 2011 - Nov 2011

Providing a lecture and workshop for first year BSc forensic science students to introduce the field of osteology and it's uses within forensic science, as well as introducing methodologies for the estimation of sex, ancestry, age and stature.

Student of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology

• Sep 2010 - Jul 2011

Luke was trained on comprehensive methodologies for the recovery and identification of human remains within a forensic context with high detail into sex, age, stature, and ancestry of an individual from the skeletal remains. As well as pathological conditions and trauma inflicted on the remains anti, post and peri-mortem.Luke conducted excavations of both forensic clandestine graves as well as simulated war crime mass graves.He conducted an in depth decompositional study on swine carcasses for taphonomic research.