News from Functional Anatomy & Evolution
Read our latest announcements about department updates, honors and publications.
Welcome New MSAE Students!
FAE is thrilled to introduce Jess Chmielewski, Chrissy Davis, Sara Gum and Ezzat Shammas as MSAE students for the 2023 academic year. They bring strong experience in the life sciences to the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution. Jess earned a BS in Biology from...
Congratulations!!
We are excited to announce that two of our postdoctoral fellows are departing for tenure-track faculty positions starting this Fall. Dr. Allison Machnicki, who has assisted in anatomy instruction to our medical and graduate students, will be joining the Biomedical...
Welcome!
It is our distinct pleasure to announce that Dr. Amy L. Balanoff will be joining the FAE faculty on July 1. Amy is currently the Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies, David S. Olton Behavioral Biology Program, and Assistant Research Professor in...
Dr. Sylvester to Collaborate with Dr. Cowgill on NSF-MCA Grant at University of Missouri
Dr. Adam Sylvester has been named as a collaborator by Dr. Libby Cowgill of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri for her NSF-MCA grant, titled "Validating Patterns of Bone Functional Adaptation in Living Humans." Bone is a living tissue that...
Congratulations to our Paleontological Society Student Research Grant recipients!
Stephanie Palmer for her proposal, "Insights into aquatic transitions through carnivoran comparative endocranial morphology." Savannah Cobb for her proposal, "Using computer vision to classify ‘honing premolars’ by sex and diet." Will...
Welcome New PhD Students!
FAE is excited to welcome Bianca Neale and Elizabeth Jewlal as PhD students in the fall of 2023. Both Bianca and Elizabeth bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, and we are thrilled to have them join our...
Congratulations to Catherine J. Llera-Martin!
Catherin J. Llera-Martin successfully defended her dissertation on January 31st. Her dissertation titled “Age and Additive Genetic Effects on Cross-Sectional Morphology in Primates” estimates the heritability of bone cross-sections in two primate colonies....
Dr. Matthew J. Ravosa joins FAE as new Director
We are excited to announce that effective January 1, 2023, Dr. Matthew J. Ravosa is the new Director of the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution. Ravosa joins us from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a Professor of Biological Sciences, Aerospace and...
Dr. Cooke Promoted to Associate Professor
Siobhán Cooke was promoted to Associate Professor of Functional Anatomy and Evolution, effective October 1, 2022. A full-time faculty member in the Center, Dr. Cooke earned her PhD in Anthropology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her...