Janet Monge

Janet Monge
Academic background
EducationPennsylvania State University; University of Pennsylvania
Academic work
DisciplinePhysical anthropology

Janet Monge is an American physical anthropologist who was the keeper and curator of the physical anthropology section at the Penn Museum, the associate director and Manager of the Penn Museum Casting Program, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.[1] Philadelphia Magazine named Monge "Best Museum Curator" in 2014.[1] Monge's work covers nearly the entire spectrum of biological anthropology from paleoanthropology to forensic anthropology. Her research interests include human evolution, human skeletal biology, bioarchaeology, and life-history/paleodemography.[2] Monge contributed to the analysis of the burnt remains of the 1985 MOVE bombing victims,[1] and drew criticism that she had used remains from the bombing without the family's knowledge or consent.[3][4] Monge had left her position at Penn by December 2023.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Burnley, Malcolm (2014-07-30). "Best of Philly Snapshot: Janet Monge, Best Museum Curator". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  2. ^ "Janet Monge | Anthropology@Princeton". anthropology.princeton.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. ^ Heim, Robert C.; Tulante, Sozi P.; Graff, Carla G.; Tubbs, Stephanie A.; Ekhator, Chukwufumnanya I.; Hussain, Tooba N.; Bradford-Grey, Keir; Remondino, Brian G. "Final Report of the Independent Investigation into the City of Philadelphia's Possession of Human Remains of Victims of the 1985 Bombing of the MOVE Organization" (PDF). www.phila.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  4. ^ Dickey, Bronwen (19 October 2022). "She Was Killed by the Police. Why Were Her Bones in a Museum?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  5. ^ Cartagena, Rosa (2023-11-22). "Anthropologist accused of mishandling the remains of children killed in the MOVE bombing is no longer employed at Penn". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.