Winsome Hin-Shin LEE

Curriculum Vitae

Email: winsome2989@me.com
Website: http://winsomehslee.org
Blog: http://theboneroom.blog

Education and Qualifications

2017 (expected) MSc, Forensic Sciences (Human Remains), University of Leicester, U.K.
2013 MA, Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
BA, Philosophy (Departmental Honor), University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
Theses Title: Thick Cosmopolitanism: A Flawed Moral Challenge
2012 for the Humanity
Letter of Mastery in International Business Communication
Asso Dgr, Arts and Sciences (General Studies), Shoreline Community
2010
College, Seattle, USA

Academic Appointments
2017 Odyssey Fieldschool, Cyprus, Students Supervisor/ Researcher
Editorial Board, International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology
2017
(IJSRA)
2016-2017 University of Warsaw, Poland, Project-based Researcher (pro bono)
Saint Marys University, Nova Scotia, Canada, Forensic Anthropologist
2014
Intern
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Anthropology,
2013-2015 Research Assistant
City University of Hong Kong, Asian Studies Department, (Sr) Research
2013-2014
Assistant

Professional Experience and Services

February 2017 Forensic Anthropology Consultant, East-Timor Police Department
Will catalogue the stored unidentified remains
Will collect DNA for testing and identification if in ideal conditions
Will create database for future identification use
July- Aug 2016 Forensic Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology Field School, Cyprus
July- Aug 2015 Excavated and assessed commingled remains from mass graves
Gained experience with trauma and modern pathologies
Assisted in a process of burial recycling in the island of Cyprus, and
handle modern remains that were culturally, socially and ethically
sensitive
May 2014 Intern, Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department, FL, USA
Observed and assisted in daily autopsies and case meetings

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 Attended lectures regarding forensic toxicology, observing and assisting
with ballistic experiments
Studied traumatic findings from unidentified remains stored in the bone
room, and macerated unidentified and unclaimed body

Ongoing Projects and Roles

Jun 2017- presentOdyssey Fieldschool CCRC Collection Database (Stage: Cataloguing)
Feb 2017-present Forensic Anthropology Consultant, East-Timor Police Department
(Stage: Report Writing)
Aug 2016-present Bioarchaeologist, Ais Giorkis 2014 Project, Limassol, Cyprus
Jun 2016-present Bioarchaeologist, Kozliki Project, Warsaw, Poland
(Stage: Writing and publication)
Apr 2016-present Script forensics consultant and researcher in Forensic Sciences for a Hong
Kong movie Car Theft (in production) (pro-bono)
Mar 2016-present Peer reviewer and forensics consultant in Forensic Anthropology for novel
Ginja (under review) (pro-bono)

Certifications
June 2017 A Review of Forensic Anthropology in Mexico, EMAF and RTI
International License
Nerve Agent Uptake and Detection in Human Bone, RTI International
Analysis & Conservation of Remains in Cambodia, RTI International
May 2017 Stable Isotope Forensics & Unknown Persons Investigations. RTI
International License.
Jul 2016 Human Remains Training Certificate, Odyssey Field School, Cyprus
Feb 2016 68th Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
Continuing Education Credits
Oct 2014 Mass Casualty Management Training, Asia Pacific Medico-Legal
Agencies Network (APMLA)
May 2014 To Hell and Back: The Ethics of Stewardship and the Stewardship of
Ethics, RTI International, License: 149608967
How to be a Good Expert Witness, RTI International, License: 149982295
Forensic Anthropology: Mapping and Exhumation of Clandestine Burials,
RTI International, License:150541593
March 2014 Archaeologys Dirty Little Secrets (MOOC), Brown University, USA
Sep 2013 Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice
(MOOC), University of Leiden

Honors, Awards and Fellowships

2017- present International Institution of Management (Hong Kong Chapter)
2012- present The Global Key Honor Society
The Intercultural Mentoring Program Advancing Community Ties
2012
Program (IMPACT), University of Oregon

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 Rising Star Award, The Intercultural Mentoring Program Advancing
Community Ties (IMPACT), University of Oregon
Philosophy Departmental Honor, University of Oregon
Nontraditional Student Award, University of Oregon
Centurion Award, University of Oregon
Deans List, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon
2011 Deans List, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon

Scholarly/ Public Intellectual Outreach

Writing The Story of the Dead, CUP Hong Kong- in Chinese (June 2017-present)
The Bone Room (January 2017- present), bilingual writing, +30 posts to
date.
The Stand News Cosmos Author-in Chinese (April 0216- present), +30K
views to date.
Mystery in Bones.Brisbane- in Chinese, Australias Durian Club (Radio
4EB) (May 2016- present).
The Girl in Athina in Chinese (Nov 2015-present), +12 posts, +2000
shares to date.
Traces in Bones (July 2014-present), +20 posts, +300 followers to date.

Interview and Expert commentary on separating cremains with infrared. Millennium

Commentary () , RTHK Radio One (in Chinese) (June 02, 2017). Live TV/
Radio/ Website. Retrieved from:
http://app3.rthk.hk/special/pau/article.php?aid=2466
Forensics + Anthropology: Re-dignifying the dead. HK 01 Press, (June
01, 2017). Retrieved from (in Chinese):
https://www.hk01.com/sns/94458
Liberal Studies: Listen to the bones, Ming Pao, Sunday Workshop,
(May 28, 2017). Retrieved from (in Chinese):
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170528/s00
005/1495907588757
Forensic Anthropologist speaks for the dead. Ming Pao Education
Edition. (May 24, 2017)
Believe in bones, speak for the dead: forensic anthropologist. Hong
Kong Economic Times. (May 11, 2017).
Interview with Postgraduate Researcher Winsome Lee, Locards Lab,
(November 16, 2016). Retrieved from:
https://locardslab.com/2016/11/15/interview-with-postgraduate-
researcher-winsome-lee/
Expert opinions on osteology and human identification topics, interviewed
by Sami Wong for Brisbane, Australias Durian Club (Radio 4EB)
radio program (in Cantonese)

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 PCM magazine interviewed on forensic anthropology solicited by Wing
Fung
Radio interview on death and death order solicited by Arnold Leung for
Hong Kong Metro Radio, From Death to Life (in
Cantonese).
Expert opinion on forensic archaeology and forensic anthropology topics
quoted by, Sami Wong for Brisbane, Australias Durian Club (Radio
4EB) radio program (in Cantonese) on The Body in the Concrete

Profiles Instagram (winsome_boneroom) and Facebook page (The Bone Room),

+1100 likes

Invited Public Talks

Aug 2017 On Humanitarian. Hong Kong Red Cross. Scheduled August 19, 2017.
May 2017 The Sound of the Dead: Forensic Anthropology. Book Tour Events.
April 2017 Key Note Address- Skeletons in the Closet: From Forensic Anthropology
to Blogging. FYP Forum, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Mar 2017 Career Planning Day, Canossa College Alumni Association
Mar 2016 Working in different cultures and Cultural shocks, ASEC Meeting,
Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Conference Presentations
2017 Ars Moriendi: Amending green burials clashes with traditions. Podium
presentation scheduled for East Asia Association Conference 2017, the
Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Etiology and Social Implications of Forearm Fractures in a Modern

Cypriot Population. Podium presentation for the BABAO Conference
2017in Liverpool John Moores University.

Let the Bones Out!: The significance of public engagement on skeletons

and dead bodies. Podium presentation scheduled for the Skeleton,
Stories & Social Bodies Conference 2017, University of Southampton.
2016 Upper Limb Trauma in Modern Cypriot population. Poster Presentation
at the 20th Congress of European Anthropology Association, Zagreb,
Croatia

Other Consultations and Press Coverage

Interview SuperBook City.com interviewed on views and recommendation read on
death and forensic anthropology solicited by Bill Yang (June 14,
2017). Retrieved from: http://www.superbookcity.com/celebrity-book-
picks?id=celebrity_book_winsome-
lee#utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=20170614-winsome-lee

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 TVB Broadcasting, Todays VIP ( VIP) (1 episode). (June 08,
2017)
RTHK Radio 2, Gimme5 (1 episode). (June 02, 2017)
Horror Online () interviewed by Edmond Poon (1 episode).
(May 25, 2017)
RTHK Radio 2, Morning Suite (1 episode). (May 24,
2017).
TVB Broadcasting, Big Boys Club (2 episodes). (February 14 & 15,
2017).
TVB Broadcasting, Big Boys Club (2 episodes). (February 14 & 15,
2017).
Commercial Radio, Share Your Songs (and Stories). (September 2016)
Apple Daily Hong Kong, Postgraduate Researcher Speaks for the Dead.
(August 2016)
Peer Reviewer Discourses Contestation and Subjection of Voluntary Docents in Macau
Museum. Chan, Cheok Hei. 2014. Final Year Project, Department of
Anthropology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. (Sep 2013- Mar
2014)

Publications
POPULAR PRESS
2018 Lee, W. The Sound of Bones 2: Life of a Forensic Anthropologist. Acardia
Publishing. (forthcoming May 2018). In Chinese
June 2017 Lee, W. The Sound of Bones: Life of a Forensic Anthropologist. Second
Edition. Acardia Publishing. In Chinese
May 2017 Lee, W. The Sound of Bones: Life of a Forensic Anthropologist. Acardia
Publishing. In Chinese
2015 Tam, S.M.M and W. Lee. (2015, January). Durga Puja 2014. HK Discovery
Magazine.
2013 Lee, W. (2013, February 03). Rich flavors of the here and now fill souffl
of life The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA. Retrieved from:
http://www.registerguard.com/web/living/lifestyles/29366959-41/souffl-
moment-present-richness-taste.html.csp
2012 Lee, W. (2012, June 23). Life isnt a race, so why the constant hurry?
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA
RESEARCH MANUALS
2015 Tam, Siu Mei Maria and W. Lee. , Multiculturalism in Action: Nepali
Culture Workshop Information Kit. Hong Kong: The Chinese
University of Hong Kong.
2014 Tam, Siu Mei Maria and W. Lee. , Multiculturalism in Action: Indian
Culture Workshop Information Kit. Hong Kong: The Chinese
University of Hong Kong.

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TECHNICAL REPORTS
In prep Bioarchaeology report of Kozliki Project in Warsaw, Poland. (writing
expected to be completed in 2017).
THESES
In prep Lee, W. Stature Estimation: A Pilot Review. MSc Thesis, Department of
Chemistry, University of Leicester.
2012 Lee, W. Thick Cosmopolitanism: A Flawed Moral Challenge for the
Humanity. B.A. Thesis, Department of Philosophy, University of
Oregon.

Professional Affiliation and Membership

Golden Key International Honor Society American Anthropology Association (AAA)
Society for Life and Death Education
American Philosophy Association
International Institution of Management

Language Proficiency
Cantonese Native Speaker
English Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing High Fluent Competency
Mandarin Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing High Fluent Competency
Spanish Beginning Speaking, Writing, Listening and Reading Competency
Greek Beginning Speaking, Writing, Listening and Reading Competency

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