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Scottish anthropologist (born 1976)

Xanthé Danielle Mallett (; born 17 December 1976^{[citation needed]}) is a Scottish forensic anthropologist, criminologist, and television presenter.^[1] She specialises in human craniofacial biometrics and hand identification, and behaviour patterns of paedophiles, particularly online.^[2] She is an associate professor at the University of Newcastle in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Biography

Mallett was born in Helensburgh, Scotland, and grew up in Bedfordshire, England.^[3] Her father was an engineer and her mother a former dancer. Mallet herself was a dancer, and from age 9 attended the Arts Educational School in Tring, Hertfordshire. She was also active in other sports, such as tennis, and planned to take a degree in physical education. However, a car accident severely damaged her knee and required 10 surgeries.^[4]

She received her bachelor's degree in arch Xanthe mallett.