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Charlotte Primeau

Dr Charlotte Primeau

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Biography

Dr Charlie (Charlotte) Primeau is an Assistant Professor in Forensic Imaging and leads the forensic micro-CT work at the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of Warwick. Her expertise in forensic imaging supports homicide and serious crime investigations for UK police forces in cases such as child and vulnerable adult abuse, sharp and blunt force trauma, strangulations and dismemberment. Charlie’s involvement in forensic imaging research is particularly focused on child abuse.

She has a dual background as a forensic anthropologist and a diagnostic radiographer. Charlie is a certified forensic anthropologist practitioner (FA level III) with the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) and licensed with the The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practice diagnostic radiography in the UK. She has a BSc in Forensic Anthropology, a MSc in Human Identification, a MSc in Diagnostic Radiography, a PhD in Forensic Medicine and Anthropology and a PgCert in Forensic Radiography.
In addition to having worked as a diagnostic radiographer, Charlie has worked as a bioarchaeologist and anthropologist conducting osteological analysis of human remains of both modern and archaeological origin, using radiographic and CT imaging as well as SEM analysis. She has also worked on commingled and fragmentary human remains.

Charlotte has published numerous papers as a first author and as a co-author in international peer-reviewed journals on subjects such as forensic science, child abuse, medical and industrial imaging, anthropology, archaeology, patient care and imaging in cancer, paleodontology, and human osteology. She is on the International Advisory Panel and Editorial Board for the Journal of Radiography, helping to direct the contents of the journal and ensuring relevance to the international radiography workforce. She is also on the committee of the UK Branch of the International Association of Forensic Radiographers (IAFR), helping to develop and promote best practice in forensic radiography through education and training, research, events, communication and coordination of forensic radiography within the UK.

Publications

  • Goia, S., Cooper, G., Norman, D.G, Primeau, C., Hall, M., Hawley, J. & Williams, M.A. The Use of Micro-CT in the Investigation of a Case Involving 3D Printed Firearms. Forensic Science International, 63:112157.

  • Primeau, C., Baier, W., Norman, D.G., Goia, S., Blaik, S. & Williams, M.A. (2024) The benefit of micro-CT in a forensic examination of a fatal case child abuse and court presentation: A case report. Science & Justice, pp. 297-304.
  • Primeau, C., Shayne, M., Turner, M. & Paterson, C. (2024) Patient experiences of patient-clinician communication among cancer multidisciplinary healthcare professionals during ‘breaking bad news’: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 151680.
  • Eade, C. & Primeau, C. (2024) Chapter 22 Forensic Imaging. In: Chau, S., Hyde, E., Knapp, K. & Hayre, C.M. (Eds.) Patient centered care in radiology. CRC Press.
  • Primeau, C., Dzetkuličová, V. & Sheperd, T. (2023) Can latent fingerprint disclose the sex of the donor? A preliminary test study using GS-MS analysis of latent fingerprints. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 68(4), pp. 1178-1189.
  • Alexandersen, V., Vinner, L. & Primeau, C. (2023) Morphological and metric description of a rare Mesolithic deciduous tooth from Train Creek Caves, Alaska. Dental Anthropology Journal, 36(01), pp. 28-37.
  • Primeau, C., Marttinen, F. & Carøe Ejlskov Pedersen, C. (2022) The status of forensic radiography in the Nordic Countries: Results from the 2020 IAFR questionnaire. Forensic Imaging, 200502.
  • Primeau, C. (2022) Asylum seekers: why UK needs to change how it assesses the age of new arrivals. The Conversation, 13th January.
  • Primeau, C. (2021) Raising awareness of osteopetrosis. Imaging & Therapy, February, pp. 24-27.
  • Fischer, CE., Bleasdale, M., Buster, L., Primeau, C., Booth, T., Reich, D. & Armit, I. 2021. Un nouveau regard sur les populations de l’Age du Fer en Europe, 39, pp. 69-70 (in French).
  • Primeau, C. (2021) Book review: Advances in Paleoimaging: Applications for Paleoanthropology, Bioarchaeology, Forensics, and Cultural Artifacts. Forensic Imaging Journal, 25, 200450.
  • Paterson, C., Primeau, C., Bowker, M., Jensen, B., MacLennan, S., Yuan, Y., N’Dow, J. (2020) What are the unmet supportive care needs of men and their loved ones affected by penile cancer? A systematic review of the empirical evidence. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 48, 101805.
  • Primeau, C., Paterson, C. & Nabi, G. (2020) Inconclusive Bone Scan in men with intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer: What next? Seminars in Oncology Nursing 36(4), 151046.
  • Paterson, C., Primeau, C., Howard, N., Xiberras, P., Pillay, B. & Crowe, H. (2020) Experiences of unmet need and access to supportive care for men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: A Bi-national Study. Seminars in Oncology Nursing 36(4), 151049.
  • Paterson, C., Primeau, C. & Lauder, W. (2020) What are the experiences of men affected by prostate cancer participating in an ecological momentary assessment study? Cancer Nursing 43(4), pp. 300-310.
  • Sikora, M., Pitulko, V., Sousa, V. et al. (2019) The population history of northeastern Siberia since the Plaistocene. Nature, 570, pp. 182-188.
  • Primeau, C. Homøe, P. & Lynnerup, N. (2019) Temporal changes in childhood health during the medieval Little Ice Age in Denmark. International Journal of Paleopathology, 27, pp. 80-87.
  • Collier, L. & Primeau, C. (2019) A Tale of Two Cities: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Trauma in Medieval Denmark. International Journal of Paleopathology 24, pp. 175-184.
  • Moreno-Mayar, V., Vinner, L., de Barros Damgaard, P. et al. (2018) Early Human Dispersals Within the Americas. Science, eaav2621, 08 Nov 2018.
  • Paterson, C., Primeau, C. & Nabi, G. (2018) A pilot randomised controlled trial of a multimodal supportive care (ThriverCare) intervention for managing unmet supportive care needs in men with metastatic prostate cancer on hormonal treatment and their partner/caregivers. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 37, pp. 65-73.
  • Primeau, C. (2018) Estimating subadult age: diaphyseal length. The SAS Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences. López Varela (editor).
  • Primeau, C., Homøe, P. & Lynnerup, N. (2018) Childhood health as reflected in an adult urban and rural sample from medieval Denmark. HOMO, 69(1-2) pp. 6-16.
  • Paterson, C., Primeau, C., Pullar, I. & Nabi, G. (2018) Development of a prehabilitation multimodal supportive care interventions for men and their partner/caregivers prior to radical prostatectomy for localised prostate cancer. Cancer Nursing: An International Journal for Cancer Care 42(4):E47-E53.
  • Primeau, C., Paterson, C. & Nabi, G. (2017) A qualitative study exploring models of supportive care in men and their partners/caregivers affected by metastatic prostate cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum 44(6), E241-E249.
  • Primeau, C. & Tipper, S. (2017) Aging archeological subadults from femur length – which method is advisable? The Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS) Bulletin, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 2-8.
  • Jørgensen, L., Albris, S.L., Bican, J.F., Frei, K.M., Gotfredsen, A.B., Henriksen, P.S., Holst, S. & Primeau, C. (2017) Pre-Christian cult sites. Beliefs and rituals in the late iron and Viking ages. VIKINGS: GUERREIROS DO MAR : CATÁLOGO. Catálogo da exposição com o mesmo nome, patente ao público no Museu de Marinha, de Abril a Novembro de 2017. Lisboa: Comissão Cultural de Marinha, 2017 (in English), pp. 45-54.
  • Primeau, C., Jacobsen, L.S. & Lynnerup, N. (2016) CT imaging vs. traditional radiographic imaging for evaluating Harris Lines in tibiae. Anthropological Anzeiger 73/2, pp. 99-108.
  • Primeau, C., Sejrsen, B., Friis, L. & Lynnerup, N. (2016) A method for estimating age of medieval sub-adults from infancy to adulthood based on long bone length. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 159(1), pp. 135-145.
  • Gotfredsen, A.B., Primeau, C., Frei, K.M. & Jørgensen, L. (2015) A ritual site with sacrificial wells from the Viking Age at Trelleborg, Denmark. Danish Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 145–163.
  • Arneborg, J., Madsen, P.K., Frei, K.M., Heinemeier, J., Jørkov, M.L.S., Lynnerup, N., Primeau, C. & Villa. C. (2015) Kranier på afveje. Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark, pp. 142-153 (in Danish).
  • Mikkelsen, H., Korthauer, C., Viuf Larsen, B., Rostgaard Nielsen, A., Primeau, C., Ringgaard, M. & Schaumburg Sørensen, H. (2015) En hidtil ukendt krypt under Mørke Kirke. Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark, pp. 184-199 (in Danish).
  • Villa, C., Primeau, C., Hesse, U., Hougen, H.P., Lynnerup, N. & Hesse, B. (2015) Body surface area determined by whole-body CT scanning: Need for new formulae? Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 37(2):183-193.
  • Primeau, C., Arge, S.O., Boyer, C. & Lynnerup, N. (2015) A test of inter- and intra-observer error for an atlas method of combined histological data for the evaluation of enamel hypoplasia. Journal of Archeological Science: Reports, 2, pp. 384-388.
  • Primeau, C. (2014) Middelalderens skeletter fra Ødekirkegården i Randers. Museum Østjyllands Årbog pp. 112-121 (in Danish).
  • Primeau, C., Friis, L., Sejrsen, B. & Lynnerup, N. (2012) A method for estimating age of Danish medieval sub-adults based on long bone length. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 69/3, pp. 317-333.
  • Andersson, S. & Primeau, C. (2012) Slots Bjergby and the world around it: A place of execution in Denmark. In: Auler, J. (editor) Richstättenarchäologie 3, Archaeotopos-Verlag, Germany, pp. 14-23.