Associate  Director of the Forensic Anthropology Center, Joanne B. Devlin, received her BA in Anthropology, with a specialization in archaeology from Hamilton College (New York). She earned her MA and PhD from The University of Tennessee, where she currently is a Teaching Professor in the Anthropology Department. She was also a firefighter/arson investigator in Knox County. Her interests include forensic anthropology, taphonomy, and archaeology. She became a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology in 2016.