Dr. Cris Hughes

Associate Professor

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Biography

Cris Hughes is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois. He specializes in forensic anthropology, focusing on ancestry estimations, skeletal variation, reliability measures, and biological profile estimation methods. He has extensive experience in investigating disparities involving missing and unidentified persons and is a board-certified forensic anthropologist. Since 2013, he has been consulting for coroner’s offices in Illinois on cases of unidentified individuals. In 2023, Hughes was appointed as a member of the Illinois Forensic Science Commission. He is also the director of the Investigative Technology Exchange at the Institute of Genomic Biology, where he collaborates with the Illinois State Police to enhance forensic scientific research, with a current focus on forensic investigative genetic genealogy.

Research Interests

Courses

ANTH 246 Introduction To Forensic Science ANTH 247 Forensic Genetics Lab ANTH 346 Forensic Anthropology ANTH 498 Senior Capstone Seminar

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.