FACULTY
Bernard
A. Wood, (bwood@gwu.edu)
CASHP Director and University Professor of Human Origins,
GWU (Ph.D. 1975, Univeristy of London). Interests: Hominid
paleontology and systematics, data colletction and dissemination,
public education of science.
Robin
M. Bernstein, (robinb@gwu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, GWU. (PhD. 2004, University
of Illinois). Interests: Human and non-human primate adaptation
and evolution, growth and development, developmental, reproductive,
and behavioral endocrinology.
Alison
S. Brooks, (abrooks@gwu.edu)
Professor of Anthropology, GWU (Ph.D. 979, Harvard). Interests:
Paleolithic archaeology, physical anthropology, ethnoarchaeology,
paleoanthropology, geochemistry, geochronology.
Peter
W. Lucas, (pwlucas@gwu.edu)
Professor of Anthropology, GWU. (Ph.D. 1980, University
of London). Interests: Dental morphology and function; primate
diet, feeding ecology, and behavior; chemical and physical
content of food; tools for the field study of foraging mammals;
evolution of color vision. (CV)
Brian
Richmond, (brich@gwu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, GWU. (Ph.D. 1998, SUNY-Stony
Brook). Interests: Human and primate evolution, evolution
of human gait, functional anatomy and development in primates,
bone growth and remodeling, multivariate statistics and
geometric morphometrics.
Chet
Sherwood, (sherwood@gwu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Anthropolog,y GWU (Ph.D. 2003, Columbia
University). Interests: Evolution of the primate brain,
biological bases of human cognitive abilities, human musculoskeletal
anatomy and neuroanatomy, primatology.
Francys
Subiaul, (subiaul@gwu.edu)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing
Sciences, GWU
Tadeus
Zawidzki, Assistant Professor, GWU
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FORMER
POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES & INSTRUCTORS
Shara
Bailey, Assistant Professor, Department of
Anthropology, New York University.
Adam
Gordon, (agordon@gwu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, SUNY Albany
Daniel
Lieberman, Professor of Anthropology, Department
of Anthropology, Harvard University
Varsha
Pilbrow, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department
of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Melissa
Panger, Conservation Biologist, Environmental
Protection Agency.
Shannon
McPherron, Researcher, Department of Human
Evolution, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology,
Leipzig.
Gary
Schwartz, Assistant Professor, Institute for
Human Origins, Arizona State University
Julio Mercader, Assistant Professor,
Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary
John
Polk, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael
Lague, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Stockton
College, Ponoma, NJ.
Brian
Richmond, Associate Professor of Anthropology,
The George Washington University
Osbjorn
Pearson, Assistant Professor, Department of
Anthropology, University of New Mexico
David
Strait, Assistant Professor, University at
Albany, State University of New York
Barth
Wright (2006) Assistant Professor, Department
of Anatomy, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
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CURRENT STUDENTS
Amy
Bauernfeind (B.S. 2004, Vanderbilt University) Interests:
Amy Bauernfeind is interested in the hominid cognition,
behavior, and language production and the neuroanatomical
and genetic changes that underlie these modifications. (amy81@gwu.edu)
Janine
Chalk (B.A. 2003, Boston University), Interests:
Craniofacial biomechanics, Plio-Pleistocene hominid evolution,
skeletal biology. (jchalk@gwu.edu)
Habiba
Chirchir (B.A. 2005, The University of Nairobi,
M.A. 2008, New York University), Interests: Trabecular bone
remodeling, cross-sectional geometry, and bone biomechanics
in human and non-human primates and application of this
to plio-pleistocne hominins in order to interprete aspects
of their behavior. (chirchir@gwmail.gwu.edu)
(CV)
Rui
Diogo (B.A. 1998, University of Aveiro; PhD.
2003, University of Liège), Interests: Comparative
and functional anatomy of primate and non-primate vertebrates;
contribution of osteological/myological structures to phylogenetic
reconstructions; evolutionary developmental biology; macroevolution.
(ruidiogo@gwu.edu)
J.
Tyler Faith (B.A. 2005, University of Washington),
Interests: Actualistic taphonomy, hyenas as taphonomic agents,
zooarchaeology, hominin foraging strategies and adaptation
to environmental change. (tfaith@gwu.edu)
Nicolaas
H. Fourie (B.Sc., 2002, University of Cape
Town, B.Sc. [Hons], 2003, Univeristy of Cape Town, M.Sc.,
2006, Univeristy of Cape Town) Interests: Hormonal basis
of male behaviour, evolution of male affiliative behaviours,
male socio-sexual strategies, extant and fossil baboon stable
isotope ecology (nfourie@gwu.edu)
Felicia
Gomez (B.A. 2002, Skidmore College), Interests:
Modern human origins, molecular phylogenetics, skeletal
biology, Homo erectus, paleopathology and ancient modes
of disease transmission. (fgomez@gwu.edu)
David
Green (B.A., 2003, Duke University), Interests:
Early hominin limb proportions and locomotor patterns, sexual
dimorphism in the fossil record, Middle Pleistocene Human
Evolution and Biology. (djgreen@gwu.edu)(CV)
Nicole L. Griffin (B.S., 2002, Rutgers
University), Interests: comparative functional morphology
of the forefoot, biomechanics, skeletal biology, human variation.
(nlgriff@gwu.edu) (CV
available upon request)
Catherine Haradon (B.A. 2002, Arizona
State University), Interests: Paleoecology, origins of Homo
and Paranthropus, hominin and faunal turnover patterns due
to climate change and variability, faunal migration between
East and South Africa, ecomorphology, changes in dietary
adaptations of fauna and early hominins. (charadon@gwu.edu)
Amanda Henry (B.A. 2002, Brown University),
Interests: Origin of modern humans and modern human diet,
plant microfossils as markers of diet, starches, phytoliths.
(ahenry@gwu.edu)
Nicholas
Lonergan (B.A. 2005, Northern Illinois University),
Interests: Plio-Pleistocene hominid evolution, morphological
systematics, skeletal biology. (lonergan@gwu.edu)
(CV)
Lisa
Nevell (M.A. 2003, Northern Illinois University),
Interests: Hominid paleontology, morphometrics, basicranial
sexual dimorphism, geographic information systems. (lnevell@gwu.edu)
Katherine
Schroer (B.A. 2008, Kenyon College) Interests: Kes
Schroer’s primary research interest is the development
of teeth, particularly enamel. Currently, she is investigating
the molarization process in Paranthropus and developmental
differences between deciduous and permanent enamel. On the
side, Kes is analyzing the pedagogical effectiveness of
evolution exhibits in American museums. (schroerk@gwu.edu)
Christyna
R. Solhan (B.A. 2006, the University of Texas
at Austin), Interests: primate sensory and feeding ecology,
the evolution and functional morphology of primate sensory
systems, primate olfaction. (crsolhan@gwu.edu)
Robin Teague (B.A. 2001, Harvard
University), Interests: Paleoecology, biogeography, Homo
erectus, paleoanthropology, hominid expansion to Asia. (rteague@gwu.edu)
Erin
Marie Williams (B.A. 2000, Grinnell College;
M.A. 2005, The George Washington University), Interests:
Functional morphology of the hand; lithic production, variation
and technology; biomechanics. (emswill@gwu.edu)(CV)
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FORMER
STUDENTS
Felicitas
(Wiedemann) Bidlack (Ph.D. 2003, The George
Washington University) Postdoctoral Researcher, The Forsyth
Institute.
Paul
Constantino, (pcma@gwu.edu)
GWU Anthropology (Ph.D. 2007, The George Washington University).
Interests: Primate dietary ecomorphology, paleoanthropology,
conservation biology.
Alexandra
de Sousa (B.A. 2000, Arizona State University;
PhD. 2008 The George Washington University), Interests:
Hominoid evolution, comparative neurobiology, molecular
phylogenetics, systematics. (zandra@gwu.edu)
Robert
McCarthy (2004) Assistant Professor, Department
of Anthropology, Florida Atlantic University.
Mathew
Skinner (B.A. 2002, Simon Fraser University;
PhD. 2008, The George Washington University), Interests:
Skeletal biology, ontogeny, dental anthropology, paleoanthropology,
developmental stress. (skinner@gwu.edu)
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