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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.

Mark W. Allard, (mwallard@gwu.edu) Associate Professor of Biology, GWU (Ph.D. 1990, Harvard). Interests: Evolutionary genetics, quantitative and molecular systematics of mammals, phylogenetics, molecular evolution, conservation genetics and phylogenetic theory.

Anna K. Behrensmeyer, (behrensa@si.edu) Research Paleobiologist, Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution NMNH (Ph.D. 1973, Harvard). Interests: Vertebrate taphonomy and paleoecology, with particular emphasis on the later Cenozoic of Africa and Pakistan.

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.

Gerald Borgia, (borgia@gwu.edu) Professor of Biology, UMD (Ph.D. 1978, Univ. Michigan). Interests: Evolution of mate choice, social structure and patterns of aid-giving behavior, sociobiology.

Alison S. Brooks, (abrooks@gwu.edu) Professor of Anthropology, GWU (Ph.D. 979, Harvard). Interests: Paleolithic archaeology, physical anthropology, ethnoarchaeology, paleoanthropology, geochemistry, geochronology.

Kenneth M. Brown, (kmb@gwu.edu) Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Genetics, GWU (Ph.D. 1982, Michigan State). Interests: Developmental biology, cell differentiation, neuron induction.

James M. Clark, (jclark@gwu.edu) Ronald B. Weintraub Associate Professor of Biology, GWU (Ph.D. 1986, Univ. Chicago). Interests: Vertebrate paleontology and phylogeny, archosaurs , field collection of Mesozoic vertebrates, systematic theory and methodology.

James Dietz, (jdietz@umd.edu) Associate Professor of Biology, UMD (Ph.D. 1981, Michigan State). Interests: Behavioral ecology and conservation of neotropical mammals, behavioral evolution.

Georgia M. Dunston, (gdunston@howard.edu) Professor of Microbiology, Howard University (Ph.D. 1972, Univ. Michigan). Interests: Genomic research, human genetic variation, medical anthropology.

Marilyn L. Fogel, (m.fogel@gl.ciw.edu) Smithsonian's Loeb Fellow, Geophysical Lab, Carnegie Institution (Ph.D. 1977, Univ. Texas). Interests: Stable isotope biogeochemistry of modern and fossil organisms and ecosystems, recognition of biological signatures in the geologic record, paleodietary analysis of humans.

James K. Hahn, (hahn@gwu.edu) Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, GWU (Ph.D. 1989, Ohio State). Interests: Computer graphics, computer animation, virtual reality.

Matthew Hare, (matthare@umd.edu) Assistant Professor of Biology, UMD (Ph.D. 1996, Univ. Georgia). Interests: Population and conservation genetics, invasion biology, phylogeography.

L. Patricia Hernandez, (phernand@gwu.edu) Assistant Professor of Biology, GWU (Ph.D. 1999, Harvard University). Interests: Evolution of developmental mechanisms, vertebrate craniofacial development, developmental genetics, developmental biology of fishes, fish feeding functional morphology.

Fatimah L. C. Jackson, (fj6@umail.umd.edu) Professor of Anthropology, UMD (Ph.D. 1981, Cornell). Interests: Human metabolic and genomic effects of plant allelochemicals, biological diversity .

Joel C. Kuipers, (kuipers@gwu.edu) Professor of Anthropology, GWU (Ph.D. 1982, Yale). Interests: Linguistic anthropology, cognitive anthropology, evolution of language.

Diana L. Lipscomb, (biodl@gwu.edu)Professor of Biological Sciences, GWU (Ph.D. 1982, Maryland). Interests: Multistate character analysis, systematics.

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.

Sally A. Moody, (samoody@gwu.edu) Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology, GWU (Ph.D. 1981, Florida). Interests: Developmental biology, human anatomy, genomics.

John D. Newman, (jn1g@nih.gov) Head, Developmental Neuroethology, NIH (Ph.D. 1970, Univ. Rochester). Interests: Neuroethology and bioacoustics.

Richard Potts, (pottsr@si.edu) Director, Human Origins Program, NMNH (Ph.D. 1982, Harvard). Interests: Early human paleoecology, hominid behavior and evolution; taphonomy.

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.

Moses S. Schanfield, (mschanfi@gwu.edu) Chair and Professor, Forensic Sciences, GWU ( Phd., University of Michigan).

Kerry Shaw, (shawkl@umd.edu) Associate Professor of Biology, UMD (Ph.D., Washington Univ. St. Louis, 1993). Interests: Genetics, behavior and ecology of species, evolution of behavior and mating systems.

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.

Stephen J. Suomi, (suomis@mail.nih.gov) Chief, Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, NICHHD (Ph.D. 1971, Wisconsin). Interests: Biopsychological influences on early development in primates.

Sarah A. Tishkoff, (tishkoff@umd.edu) Professor of Biology, UMD (Ph.D. Yale, 1996).Interests: Human evolutionary genetics, African genetic diversity and history, genetics of human disease.

Douglas H. Ubelaker, (ubelakerd@si.edu) Curator, Anthropology, NMNH (Ph.D. 1973, Kansas). Interests: Physical anthropology, human osteology, paleodemography, human skeletal biology, archaeology, forensic anthropology, estimation of age at death, trauma interpretation, facial reproduction, photographic superimposition, and taphonomic issues.

Gerald Wilkinson, (wilkinso@umd.edu) Professor of Biology, UMD (Ph.D. 1984, U.C. San Diego).Interests: Behavioral ecology and evolution, evolution of social behavior and communication.

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POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES & INSTRUCTORS

Adam Gordon, (agordon@gwu.edu) GWU Anthropology (Ph.D. 2004, University of Texas at Austin). Interests: effects of sexual selection and resource pressure on primate body size evolution, hominid dimorphism and selection pressure reconstruction, postcranial size and scaling, phylogenetic comparative methods.

Shannon McFarlin, (mcfarlin@gwu.edu) GWU Anthropology (Ph.D., CUNY Hunter). Interests: Mineralized tissue biology in primates; microanatomical correlates of life history, environment and skeletal function.

Paul Constantino, (pcma@gwu.edu) GWU Anthropology (Ph.D. 2007, The George Washington University). Interests: Primate dietary ecomorphology, paleoanthropology, conservation biology.

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FORMER POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES & INSTRUCTORS

Shara Bailey, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, New York University.

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

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CURRENT STUDENTS

Janine Chalk (B.A. 2003, Boston University), Interests: Craniofacial biomechanics, Plio-Pleistocene hominid evolution, skeletal biology. (jchalk@gwu.edu)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Lisa Nevell (M.A. 2003, Northern Illinois University), Interests: Hominid paleontology, morphometrics, basicranial sexual dimorphism, geographic information systems. (lnevell@gwu.edu)

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)

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)

 

FORMER STUDENTS

Felicitas (Wiedemann) Bidlack (2003) Postdoctoral Researcher, The Forsyth Institute.

Robert McCarthy (2004) Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Florida Atlantic University.

Barth Wright (2006) Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

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