Anthropology

Peter Rej Dissertation Defense: Wednesday July 5th from 10am-noon in Cancer & Genetics Research Complex 133. Title: Investigating the impact of culturally relevant measures of stress on telomere length Committee: Chair: Connie Mulligan Members: David Daegling, John Krigbaum External Member: Darlene Kertes Abstract: In this dissertation, I explore the idea that stress exposure stemming from one's …

Allysha Winburn Dissertation Defense Thursday, 6 July, 9:30am Turlington 1208 Title: Skeletal Age Estimation in Modern European-American Adults:  The Effects of Activity, Obesity, and Osteoarthritis on Age-Related Changes in the Acetabulum Committee: Chair:  Michael Warren Members:  David Daegling and Ken Sassaman External member:  Todd Manini (Institute on Aging) Abstract: In this dissertation, I investigated the …

Deven N. Vyas Dissertation Defense: Friday, July 7th, 9:00 am Cancer & Genetics Research Complex 133 Title: Genetic Inferences on Human Evolutionary History in southern Arabia and the Levant Abstract: In this dissertation, I study genetic variation in Levantine and southern Arabian populations in order to study human evolutionary history in these regions. The Levant …

Deven N. Vyas Dissertation Defense: Friday, July 7th, 9:00 am Cancer & Genetics Research Complex 133 Title: Genetic Inferences on Human Evolutionary History in southern Arabia and the Levant Abstract: In this dissertation, I study genetic variation in Levantine and southern Arabian populations in order to study human evolutionary history in these regions. The Levant …

Joanna Troufflard Dissertation Defense: Tuesday July 18th at 9am at 1350 Turlington Diaspora Room Title: Relationship between upland and riverine settlements in the Lower Amazon region during late precolonial times Committee: Chair: Kenneth E. Sassaman Members: Neill Wallis and Rosana Resende External members: Nigel Smith and Per Stenborg (University of Gothenburg) Abstract: Archaeological research conducted …