• 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.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University. 2003-present.
   
• 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.

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

• Honors Tutorial College advisor, Topics in functional morphology, Research Techniques, Mammalian adaptations. Ohio University. 2005-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.
   
• Laboratory Instructor, Introduction to Human and Primate Evolution. SUNY-SB: NSF-sponsored Chautaqua short course for university instructors, 1998.
   
• Laboratory Instructor, Human Anatomy. Dept. of Anthropology, SUNY-SB, 1996-1997.
   
• Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Anthropology, SUNY-SB. Course topics included: Introduction to Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology of Southeast Asia, and Science and Technology in Ancient Societies 1995-1997.

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 in the Red Sandstone Group, SW Tanzania. 2002-present.
   
• Mesozoic and Cenozoic paleontology, Yemen, 2006-present.
   
• Vertebrate paleontology in the Etjo Formation, NW Namibia. 2003-present.
   
• Paleogene vertebrate paleontology, Cabinda, Angola, 2006.
   
• Locomotor ecology of endangered primates, Cuc Phuong NP, Vietnam, 2005, 2006.
   
• Primate and mammalian paleontology in the Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum, Egypt. 1998, 1999.
   
• Biological Technician at Curecanti National Park, Colorado. 1997, 1998.
   
• Dinosaur paleontology in the Kirkwood Formation, South Africa. 1997.
   
• Cave paleontology in the Kalahari, Botswana. 1997.
   
• Vertebrate paleontology in the Maevarano Formation, NW Madagascar. 1996, 2003, 2005.
   
• Behavioral ecology of prosimian primates, SE Madagascar. 1996-present.
   
• Paleontology in the Bridger Basin of Wyoming. 1992, 1993.
   
• Neolithic Archaeology in Petriolo, Italy. 1990.

Museum experiences

• 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.

• American Association of Physical Anthropologists
   
• International Primate Congress
   
• International Congress of Vertebrate Morphologists
   
• Society for Integrative and Comparative Biologists
   
• Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
   
• 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
   
• Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation
   
• Grant Reviewer, National Geographic Foundation Committee for Research and Exploration
   
• International Development and Biodiversity Committee, International Primate Congress

• 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

• Outreach science education, rural underserved schools in Mbeya region, Tanzania. 2004-present.
   
• Judge, Southeast Ohio Science Fair, 2004, 2005.
   
• 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.