Bio

Dr. Clinton joined BioSci as an Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences in August 2023. He earned his PhD in Biology from Howard University and is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Departments of Anthropology and Biology at Penn State. His work is highly interdisciplinary and sits at the intersection of anthropology, genetics, microbiology, social justice, and science communication.

Area(s) of Expertise

- Anthropology
- Genetics
- Microbiology
- Social justice
- Science communication.

Publications

• AABA Task Force on the Ethical Study of Human Remains Recommendations: Proposal for the Management and Oversight of Community Partnership and Ethical Stewardship of Human Remains , American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2026)
• Persistent human-associated microbial signatures in burial soils from the 17th and 18th century New York African burial ground , ISME Communications (2025)
• Core issues, case studies, and the need for expanded Legacy African American genomics , Frontiers in Genetics (2023)
• Genes, time traveling, and good tunes for the culture: Review of the In those Genes podcast by Dr. Janina Jeff (Jeff, J. [Host]. [2019‐present] In those Genes [Audio podcast]. https://inthosegenes.com/) , American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2022)
• Science Communication as a Vehicle for Visibility and Representation - with Carter Clinton, Ph.D. , New Florida Journal of Anthropology (2022)
• Genomics of African American remains — limits must not compound inequity , Nature (2021)
• Historical overview, current research, and emerging bioethical guidelines in researching the New York African burial ground , American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2020)
• Identification of trace metals and potential anthropogenic influences on the historic New York African Burial Ground population: A pXRF technology approach , Scientific Reports (2019)

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