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Lab members

Lab members â€‹â€‹

*Currently recruiting 

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Past lab members at Marshall University

Caroline Cartwright: Awarded the NASA Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2021-2022) and Creative Discovery Scholar (fall 2021) 

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Layne Assif: Awarded the Creative Discovery Scholar Award (summer 2021) and the NASA Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2021-2022)

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Calvin Covington: Awarded the Creative Discovery Scholar Award (spring 2022)

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Skyler Poling: Awarded the Creative Discovery Scholar Award (summer 2022)

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Parth Khetia

Jenna Palmer, MS Biology

Taylor Perry, BS Biology

Nakita Bryan, BS Biology

Vivian Hodges, BA Anthropology

Maria ovalle, BS Health Science 

Hannah Dean, BS Biology 

Martha Sortome, BS Health Science 

Raekwon Timmons, BS Exercise Science 

Holly Farkosh, BS Biology 

McKenzie Granata, BS Biology

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Habiba Chirchir

Calvin Covington, BS Exercise Science (graduated)

Tyler Blake, MS Biology (graduated, currently at UTEP PhD program)

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Layne Assif, BS Exercise Science (graduated)

Skyler Poling (left), Parth Khetia (right), BS Biology (former members)

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Caroline Cartwright, BS Biology (graduated)

EDUCATION

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Evolution of gracility in the modern human skeleton- trabecular bone density and bone strength 

2008- 2013

George Washington University 

PhD, Human Paleobiology 

Trabecular bone morphology in the hominin fossil record 

Study of bone density and strength in mammalian species- canids, felids and bovids

2006-2008

New York University 

MA, Anthropology- Skeletal Biology track 

2001-2005

University of Nairobi

BA, Anthropology 

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