Dr. Heather E. Ahrens

• Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, High Point University, High Point, NC 
• Ph.D., 2017 - Phylogeny and locomotor ecomorphology of Oxyaenidae and macroevolutionary patterns in North American “Creodonta” (Mammalia, Placentalia) 
• E-mail: hahrens(at)highpoint.edu 

Dr. Kristina Aldridge

• Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 
• Ph.D., 2003 - Organization of the human brain: development, variability, and evolution 
• E-mail: aldridgek(at)health.missouri.edu 

Dr. Benjamin M. Auerbach

• Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 
• Ph.D., 2007 - Skeletal variation in the New World during the Holocene: effects of climate and subsistence across geography and time 
• E-mail: auerbach(at)utk.edu 

Dr. K. Christopher Beard

• Foundation Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Senior Curator in the Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 
• Ph.D., 1989 - Postcranial anatomy, locomotor adaptations, and paleoecology of early Cenozoic Plesiadapidae, Paromomyidae, and Micromomyidae (Eutheria, Dermoptera) 
• MacArthur Fellow, 2000 
• E-mail: chris.beard(at)ku.edu 
• Homepage: http://eeb.ku.edu/k-christopher-beard-named 

Dr. Audrone R. Biknevicius

• Associate Professor Emerita, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH 
• Ph.D., 1990 - Biomechanical scaling of the mandibular corpus in carnivores 
• E-mail: biknevic(at)ohiou.edu 

Dr. Kirsten Brown

• Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 
• Ph.D., 2011 - Obstetrical adaptation in the human bony pelvis: a three-dimensional morphometric approach 
• E-mail: brown.kirsten(at)gmail.com 

Dr. M. Loring Burgess

• Associate Osteologist, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 
• Ph.D., 2018 - Ontogenetic changes in limb bone structural properties and locomotor behavior in Pan 

Dr. Stephanie L. Canington

• Postdoc in the Laird Lab, Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA  
• Ph.D., 2023 - The natural history and feeding ecologies of lemurs (lnfraorder Lemuriformes) in wild and human-maintained habitats 
• E-mail: steph.canington@gmail.com

Dr. Amy E. Chew

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University Alpert School of Medicine, Providence, RI 
• Ph.D., 2005 - Biostratigraphy, paleoecology and synchronized evolution in the Early Eocene mammalian fauna of the Central Bighorn Basin, Wyoming 
• Email: amy_chew(at)brown.edu 

Dr. Brenda J. Chinnery

• Most recent academic address: Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 
• Ph.D., 2002 - Morphometric analysis of evolution and growth in the Ceratopsian postcranial skeleton 
• E-mail: brendachinnery(at)hotmail.com

Dr. Madeleine B. Chollet

• Physician, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group, Dublian, CA 
• Ph.D., 2011 - The brain morphology of children with cleft lip and/or palate 
• E-mail: cholletm(at)wusm.wustl.edu 

Dr. Katherine Coffing

• Most recent academic address: Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 
• Ph.D., 1998 - The metacarpals of Australopithecus afarensis: locomotor and behavioral implications of cross-sectional geometry 
• E-mail: kcoffing(at)anthro.ucla.edu 

Dr. Valerie Burke DeLeon

• Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida. Adjunct Associate Professor, Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 
• Ph.D., 2004 - Fluctuating asymmetry in the human craniofacial skeleton: effects of sexual dimorphism, stress, and developmental anomalies 
• E-mail: vdeleon(at)jhmi.edu

Dr. Naoko Egi

• Assistant Professor of Phylogeny and Systematics Section, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 
• Ph.D., 1999 - Functional morphology of the limb bones in recent carnivores and its application to North American Hyaenodontid Creodonta 
• E-mail: egi(at)pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Homepage: http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/shinka/keitou/egi-HP/Egi-top.html [English]

Dr. Ellen E.I. Fricano

• Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Medical Anatomical Sciences, Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CA 
• Ph.D., 2018 - The primate ectotympanic tube: correlates of structure, function and development 
• E-mail: efricano@westernu.edu 

Ms. Rachel A. Frigot

• Lecturer in Anatomy, Department of Medicine, Keele University School of Medicine, Staffordshire, UK 
• M.S., 2019 - Morphological variation in the avian pelvis 
• E-mail: r.a.frigot(at)keele.ac.uk 

Dr. Evan M. Garofalo

• Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ 
• Ph.D., 2012 - Environmental and genetic effects on growth of the human skeleton - a bioarchaeological investigation
• E-mail: emgarofalo(at)email.arizona.edu 

Dr. Heather M. Garvin

• Professor of Anatomy, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA 
• Ph.D., 2012 - The effects of living conditions on human cranial and postcranial sexual dimorphism 
• E-mail: Heather.Garvin-Elling(at)dmu.edu 

Dr. Deanna M. Goldstein

• Research Instructor, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 
• Ph.D., 2022 - External and internal carpal morphology of knuckle-walking apes among mammals 
• E-mail: deanna.goldstein@stonybrook.edu 

Dr. François D. H. Gould

• Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Glassboro, NJ 
• Ph.D., 2012 - The morphology of the distal femoral articular surface and the evolution of cursoriality in ungulates 
• E-mail: gould(at)rowan.edu 

Dr. Hannah Grausz

• Associate Director, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic Foundation Emergency Medicine Residency and Associate Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 
• Ph.D., 1992 - Growth of the human perinatal craniofacial skeleton characterized in three dimensions 
• M.D., 1996 
• E-mail: grauszh(at)ccf.org 

Dr. Michael Habib

• Assistant Professor of Cell and Neurobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 
• Ph.D., 2011 - Structural analysis of locomotor loads and launch mechanics in pterosaurs and birds 
• E-mail: mhabib(at)chatham.edu

Dr. Anthony M. Harper

• Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Lincoln Memorial University, Knoxville, TN 
• Ph.D., 2019 - Craniodental adaptation and homoplasy in early mammals
• E-mail: anthrony.harper(at)lmunet.edu 

Dr. Christine M. Harper

• Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, 
• Ph.D., 2020 - External morphological variation of extant and fossil hominid calcanei 
• E-mail: harperc(at)rowan.edu 

Dr. Anita Hettena

• Biology Co-Chair and Assistant Professor of Biology, San Diego City College, San Diego, CA 
• Ph.D., 2003 - A three-dimensional analysis of age-related change in the adult craniofacial skeleton 
• E-mail: anitahettena(at)yahoo.com 

Dr. Ronald E. Heinrich

• Most recent academic address: Instructor, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 
• Ph.D., 1996 - Functional morphology and body size of Early Tertiary Miacoidea (Mammalia, Carnivora) 
• E-mail: reheinrich(at)gmail.com 

Dr. Megan A. Holmes

• Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University Medical Center 
• Ph.D., 2015 - Developmental and functional influences on covariance in the mandible 
• E-mail: megan.holmes(at)duke.edu

Dr. Katrina E. Jones

• Presidential Fellow, Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, University of Manchester, UK 
• Ph.D., 2014 - Allometry of the thoracolumbar region in running mammals 
• E-mail: katrina.jones30(at)gmail.com 
• Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/katrinajonesevolution/ 

Dr. Heather L. Kristjanson

• Senior Research Associate, Institutional Research and Planning, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada 
• Ph.D., 2019 - Tupaiid masticatory anatomy and the application of extant analogs to reconstructing plesiadapiform jaw adductors 
• E-mail: hkristja(at)uoguelph.ca

Dr. Gail E. Krovitz

• Adjunct Instructor, Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 
• Ph.D., 2001 - Three-dimensional comparisons of craniofacial morphology and growth patterns in Neandertals and modern humans 
• E-mail: gail.krovitz(at)ucdenver.edu 

Dr. Yizheng Li

• Principal Scientist, Wyeth Research, Cambridge, MA 
• Ph.D., 2002 - Postnatal development of pelvic sexual dimorphism in four anthropoid primates 
• E-mail: yli(at)wyeth.com 

Dr. Catherine J. Llera

• Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Anatomical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 
• Ph.D., 2023 - Age and additive genetic effects on cross-sectional morphology in primates 
• E-mail: cllera1@jhmi.edu

Dr. Mason Meers

• Professor, Department of Biology, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL 
• Ph.D., 2000 - Evolution of the crocodylian forelimb: anatomy, biomechanics and functional morphology 
• E-mail: mmeers(at)ut.edu 

Dr. Jason C.  Mussell

• Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA. 
• Ph.D., 2004 - A reexamination of Lipotyphla and Afrotheria using both molecular and morphological analyses
• E-mail: jmusse(at)lsuhsc.edu

Dr. Ali Nabavizadeh

• Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 
• Ph.D., 2014 - Diversity, functional morphology, and evolution of jaw mechanisms in ornithischian dinosaurs 
• E-mail: alina(at)vet.upenn.edu

Dr. Maureen A. O'Leary

• Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 
• Ph.D., 1996 - Dental evolution in the Early Eocene Notharctinae (Primates, Adapiformes) from the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming: documentation of gradual evolution in the oldest true primates 
• E-mail: moleary(at)mail.som.sunysb.edu 

Dr. Matthew O'Neill

• Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ 
• Ph.D., 2008 - The structural basis of locomotor cost: gait, mechanics and limb design in ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta) 
• E-mail: mneill(at)midwestern.edu 

Dr. Jason M. Organ

• Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 
• Ph.D., 2007 - The functional anatomy of prehensile and nonprehensile tails of the Platyrrhini (Primates) and Procyonidae (Carnivora) 
• E-mail: jorgan(at)iupui.edu

Dr. Tonya A. Penkrot

• Assistant Teaching Professor in Anatomy and Physiology, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 
• Ph.D., 2010 - Molar morphometrics and diet in North American condylarths 
• E-mail: tapenkrot(at)gmail.com 

Dr. Kristen A. Prufrock

• Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 
• Ph.D., 2020 - Ontogeny of the masticatory system in strepsirrhines 
• E-mail: kristenp@wustl.edu 

Dr. Katherine L. Rafferty

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, WA 
• Ph.D., 1996 - Joint design in primates: external and subarticular properties in relation to body size and locomotor behavior 
• E-mail: kraff(at)u.washington.edu

Dr. Jacqueline Runestad-Connour

• Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH 
• Ph.D., 1994 - Humeral and femoral diaphyseal cross-sectional geometry and articular dimensions in Prosimii and Platyrrhini (Primates) with application for reconstruction of body mass and locomotor behavior in Adapidae (Primates: Eocene) 
• E-mail: jackie_runestad(at)ccmail.wiu.edu 

Dr. Mary T. Silcox

• Professor, Department of Anthropology, Vice Dean of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, Scarbrough, Ontario, Canada 
• Ph.D., 2001 - A phylogenetic analysis of the Plesiadapiformes and their relationship to Euprimates and other Archontans 
• E-mail: msilcox(at)utsc.utoronto.ca

Dr. Nicole S. Squyres

• Assistant Teaching Professor, Departments of Biology and Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 
• Ph.D., 2016 - Shape variation in the distal femur of modern humans and fossil hominins 
• E-mail: nss28(at)psu.edu 

Dr. François Therrien

• Curator of Dinosaur Palaeoecology, Royal Tyrrell Museum and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
• Ph.D., 2004 - Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) dinosaur-bearing formations of Romania 
• E-mail: Francois.Therrien(at)gov.ab.ca

Dr. Frank J. Varriale

• Associate Professor, Department of Biology, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA 
• Ph.D., 2011 - Dental microwear and the evolution of mastication in ceratopsian dinosaurs 
• Email: frankvarriale(at)kings.edu 

Dr. Georgina M. Voegele

• Anatomy Lab Manager, Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 
• Ph.D., 2014 - Forelimb myology and the evolutionary relationships of the aardvark, Orycteropus afer, and other small afrotheres. 
• E-mail: georgina(at)uchicago.edu 

Dr. Carol V. Ward

• Curator's Distinguished Professor and Director of Anatomical Sciences, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 
• Ph.D., 1991 - Functional anatomy of the lower back and pelvis of the Miocene hominoid Proconsul nyanzae from Mfangano Island, Kenya 
• E-mail: WardCV(at)missouri.edu 
• Homepage: https://www.wardlab.net 

Dr. Lawrence M. Witmer

• Professor of Anatomy, Chang Ying-Chien Professor of Paleontology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH 
• Ph.D., 1992 - Ontogeny, phylogeny, and air sacs: The importance of soft-tissue inferences in the interpretation of facial evolution in Archosauria 
• E-mail: witmer1(at)ohiou.edu 
• Homepage: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-witmer/ 

Dr. Shawn P. Zack

• Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ 
• Ph.D., 2009 - The phylogeny of eutherian mammals: a new analysis emphasizing dental and postcranial morphology of Paleogene taxa 
• E-mail: spzack(at)gmail.com 

Dr. Kaya G. Zelazny

• Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN 
• Ph.D., 2018 - Morphological variation in the distal humerus of extant hominids and fossil hominins 
• E-mail: kzelazny(at)css.edu 
• Homepage: http://sites.google.com/css.edu/zelazny/home

Dr. Ann C. Zumwalt

• Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 
• Ph.D., 2004 - The effect of endurance exercise on the morphology of muscle attachment sites: An experimental study in sheep (Ovis aries) 
• E-mail: azumwalt(at)bu.edu 

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