Faculty

Richard J. Sherwood, Ph.D., Director, Professor, Departments of Community Health and Pediatrics

Dr. Sherwood is a comparative anatomist with specific interest in the forces influencing variation in the craniofacial complex. His research has included paleoanthropological fieldwork in Kenya and Tanzania and analysis of fossils from those regions. His current research is directed at elucidating the genetic influences on the craniofacial complex as well as longitudinal modelling of craniofacial phenotypes.

Dana L. Duren, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health and Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Duren has research specialty in bone and joint health across the life span. She examines genetic and environmental influences on pediatric bone health, endophenotypes of osteoarthritis, musculoskeletal outcomes following weight-loss surgery, and influences on dynamic gait in children, the elderly, and the obese.

Ramzi W. Nahhas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health

Dr. Nahhas is a biostatistician whose interests include both statistical methodology and applying statistical methods to scientific questions. His current research includes longitudinal modeling of craniofacial growth, updating the FELS Method of skeletal maturity assessment, body composition and cardiometabolic risk, latent class analysis of drug abuse, construction of conditional growth standards, and missing data.

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Kristin L. Krueger, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Community Health

Dr. Krueger's research is focused on hominin dental adaptation and variation, with strengths in dental anthropology generally, and dental metrics, morphology, and microwear analyses specifically.  While her work has run the evolutionary spectrum, she is currently working on a project that examines the genetic architecture of modern human teeth and jaws.

Dr. Krueger's CV

Maja Šešelj, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Community Health

Dr. Šešelj's primary research interest focuses on the relationship between dental development, skeletal growth and maturation, and chronological age. She is currently working on a project investigating genetic and environmental influences on bone growth in children, and their implications for adult skeletal health.

Andrew W. Froehle, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Community Health

Dr. Froehle is a human biologist whose main research focus is the capacity for physical activity to mitigate aging-related disease risk. His research includes studies of exercise physiology and energy metabolism in postmenopausal women, changes in aerobic fitness with age, and musculoskeletal function following weight-loss surgery in mid-life.

Dr. Froehle's CV

Dr. Froehle's personal web page

Affiliated Faculty

Richard T. Laughlin, M.D., Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery

Thomas N. Hangartner, Ph.D., Chair and Distinguished Professor, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factor Engineering

Drew Pringle, Ed.D., F.A.C.S.M. Associate Professor and Chair, Departments of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation and Orthopaedic Surgery

Jeffrey A. Hudson, Ph.D., Research Scientist, InfoSciTex Corp

Research and Administrative Staff

Anne Carlisle

Carol Cottom

Kimberly Lever

Sharon Lawrence

Joseph Wagner