David Daegling, PhD

Professor

Biological Anthropology

David Daegling is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida, whose research areas include skeletal biomechanics, paleoanthropology, and resampling methods for statistical inference. His research explores methods for functional and behavioral inference in the human and primate fossil record and the philosophical basis for these methods, as well as material and structural modeling of skeletal structures. Dr. Daegling is the PI of the Skeletal Biomechanics and Morphometrics Laboratory on campus, and has contributed to the Tai Monkey Project in Cote d'Ivoire since 1999.

Areas of Specialization

  • Skeletal Biomechanics
  • Paleoanthropology
  • Comparative Morphology

Courses Taught

List of courses taught, including title and how often each is offered.
Course Title Frequency
ANT3515 - Human Evolutionary Anatomy Alternate Years
ANT4586 - Human Evolution Annually
ANT4930 - Exploring Anthropological Data Alternate Years
ANG5012 - Fantastic Anthropology and Fringe Science Alternate Years
ANT4525/ANG5525 - Human Osteology and Osteometry As Needed
ANT6524 - Skeletal Mechanics in Biological Anthropology As Needed
ANT6555 - Issues in Evolutionary Anthropology Alternate Years
ANT6930 - History of Morphology As Needed

Education

  • Ph.D. Anthropology, SUNY Stony Brook, 1990
  • M.A. Anthropology, SUNY Stony Brook, 1989
  • B.A. Anthropology, Pitzer College, 1982

Publications & Profiles

Publications(Google Scholar)
ResearchGate
Personal Website

Featured Books

Title

Functional Inference in Paleoanthropology: Theory and Practice
2022 | Johns Hopkins University Press
This book examines how bone adapts over the lifespan, what environmental factors influence its quality, and how developmental constraints limit the skeleton's adaptive potential over evolutionary time.