Nancy Stevens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Functional Morphology & Vertebrate Paleontology
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Patient Centered Continuum (PCC) Director
Email
133 Life Sciences Building
740-597-2785
Biographical Sketch
Professional Preparation
- Ph.D. in Anthropological Sciences, Stony Brook University, 2003.
- M.S. in Anthropology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1999.
- M.Phil. in Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge, England, 1994.
- B.S. in Anthropology, Honors College, Michigan State University, 1992.
Appointments
- Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University. 2011-present.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University. 2003-2011.
- Adjunct Professor and Advisory Board Member, African Studies Program, Ohio University, 2003-present.
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Anthropology, Ohio University, 2003-present.
- Research Associate, Michigan State University Museum Natural History Division, 2004-present.
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University, 2001-2003.
- Assistant Director, Women in Science and Engineering, SUNY- Stony Brook, 1999-2001.
Teaching
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Lecturer, Laboratory instructor—CPC Year 1-2, Musculoskeletal and Endocrinology Blocks, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, 2005-present.
- Course Director, Topics in Biomedical Science—PCC Year 3-4. College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, 2003-2004.
- Course Director, Biomedical Sciences—PCC Year 1. College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, 2002-2003.
- Problem-Based Learning Facilitator, Small Group: Year One Patient-Centered Continuum. College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, 2001-2003.
- Case-Based Learning Facilitator, Small Group: Year Two Clinical Presentation Continuum, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, 2001-2003.
Evolutionary biology/functional morphology content
- Instructor, BIOS Graduate Program, Mammalian Evolution, AY 2009.
- Co-Instructor, Introduction to African Studies grad course (co-instructor S. Howard), 2009.
- Co-Instructor, Department of Geology, Paleoecology course (co-instructor A. Stigall), 2009.
- Faculty participant, BIOS Graduate Program, seminar courses in Conservation Biology, Functional Morphology, Macroevolution, Allometry, Mineralized Tissues, Bone Mechanics 2005-present.
- Honors Tutorial College advisor, Topics in functional morphology, Research Techniques, Mammalian adaptations. Ohio University. 2005-present.
- Field school co-instructor: Evolutionary ecology of the primates of Uganda, 2008-present.
- Course Coordinator, An Introduction to Research. Women in Science and Engineering, SUNY-SB, 2001.
- Course Instructor, Topics in Primate Evolution. Dept. of Anthropology, SUNY-SB, 1999.
- Laboratory Instructor, Introduction to Biology. Biological Sci. Program, SUNY-SB, 1998-1999.
Research and Training
Laboratory experiences
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in vertebrate locomotor biodynamics laboratory at Ohio University, Fall 2001-2003
- Dissertation research on prosimian locomotor kinematics, Duke University Primate Center, 1998-2000.
- Dental radiography, thin sectioning, microscopy, SUNY-SB, 1995.
- Thesis research on proboscidean molecular genetics, University of Cambridge, England 1993-1994.
- Human osteology workshop at Universities of London and Cambridge, Summer 1991.
- Zooarchaeology and paleoecological reconstruction of materials from southern Africa, Michigan State University, 1990-1991.
Field experiences
- Vertebrate paleontology, Nsungwe, Galula geological formations, Tanzania, 2002- present.
- Vertebrate paleontology and trackway research, Chinje Formation, Zimbabwe, 2010-present.
- Vertebrate paleontology, Imo, Ameke, Ogawashi Asaba geological formations, Nigeria, 2008-present.
- Paleogene paleontology, Dhofar Region, Sultanate of Oman, 2007-2008.
- Locomotor ecology of endangered primates, Kibale and Bwindi NPs, Uganda, 2007-present.
- Mesozoic - Cenozoic paleontology, Hawdraumaut, Aden regions, southern Yemen, 2006-2008.
- Paleogene vertebrate paleontology, Cabinda, Angola, 2006.
- Locomotor ecology of endangered primates, Cuc Phuong NP, Vietnam, 2005-present.
- Vertebrate paleontology, Etjo Formation, NW Namibia, 2003-2008.
- Behavioral ecology, primate functional morphology, SE Madagascar, 1996-present.
- Participant on field research in Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt (1998-9); Maeverano Formation of Madagascar (1996, 2003); Morrison Formation of Colorado (1998); Kirkwood Formation of South Africa (1997); Kalahari caves of Botswana (1997); Bridger Formation of Wyoming (1992-3); Neolithic Archaeology in Italy (1990).
Museum experiences
- Research Associate, National Museums of Kenya
- Research Associate, Michigan State University Museum Natural History Division, 2004-present
- Adjunct Curator, Michigan State University Museum, 2005-2006
- State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1998
- Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI, 1994- 1995
- Sedgwick Museum of Geology, University of Cambridge, England, 1994
- University of Michigan Natural History Museum, Ann Arbor, MI, 1992-1993
- Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI, 1990-1993
Leadership / Mentorship experiences
- Director, PCC Curriculum, OU College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2004-present.
- Coordinator, PCC Curriculum, OU College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2002-2003.
- Assistant Director, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), SUNY-SB, 1999-2001.
Society Memberships and Professional Service
- Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
- International Primate Congress
- Society for Integrative and Comparative Biologists
- American Association of Physical Anthropologists
- Geological Society of America
- International Congress of Vertebrate Morphologists
- Reviewer, American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Reviewer, American Journal of Primatology
- Reviewer, Journal of Experimental Biology
- Reviewer, Folia Primatologica
- Reviewer, Journal of Human Evolution
- Reviewer, Journal of Experimental Zoology
- Reviewer, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
- Reviewer, PLoS ONE
- Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation
- Grant Reviewer, National Geographic Foundation Committee for Research and Exploration
- International Development and Biodiversity Committee, International Primate Congress, 2006-present
- Chair, Program for Scientists from Economically Developing Nations, Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists, 2008-present
- Member, Development and Membership Committees, Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists, 2007-present
- Chair, Morris F. Skinner Award Committee, Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists, 2007-2008
Research Funding
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Jurassic Foundation
- LSB Leakey Foundation
- National Geographic Society
- National Science Foundation
- PaleoSociety
- Sigma Xi
- Ohio University:
- OU Research Council Award
- OU Baker Award
- OU Research Challenge Grant
- OU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Service Activities
- Contributor, www.arkive.org –a not-for-profit conservation initiative that aims to increase awareness of the world’s biodiversity as an official partner of the World Conservation Union (IUCN).
- Rukwa Rift Basin Project website, featuring research outputs and science educational outreach materials for undergraduate/K-12/general public. Site explores environmental change through time, highlighting new developments in our knowledge about the East African Rift System via research findings in the Rukwa Rift.
- National Science Foundation multimedia science educational outreach website featuring recent finds from the Rukwa Rift Basin project.
- Local science outreach, East and West Elementary Schools, Athens, Ohio, 2005-present.
- Scientific exhibit development for general audiences at National Museums of Tanzania, Michigan State University, Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, 2005-present
- Outreach science education, rural underserved schools in Mbeya region, Tanzania. 2004-present
- Judge, Southeast Ohio Science Fair, 2004-5.
- Project Leader, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) High School Program, Stony Brook, NY: Introduction to Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology. 2001.
- Project Leader, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Undergraduate Program, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY: Introduction to Human Osteology and Skeletal Biology, 2000.