Minerva College of Arts and Sciences
University at Albany, State University of New York UAlbany Home UAlbany Site Index UAlbany Search
University at Albany, State University of New York
Anthropology Department
anthropology at ualbany
Undergraduate Studies
Graduate Studies
department directory
Administration
Faculty
Students
degree programs
Anthropology
Human Biology
Linguistics
Research in the department
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistics
Centers and Institutes
courses
Honors Program
admissions
Undergraduate
Graduate
links
Anthropology Department

 

Human Biology Faculty Profiles

Tom Brutsaert

Professor Tom Brutsaert (center-right) studies human adaptations to high altitude in Bolivia.

Associate Professor of Anthropology
Interests: Evolutionary physiology, exercise physiology, human variation, human genetics, population biology
Office: AS 115, Phone: 442-7769, Email: tbrutsae@
albany.edu

Sharon DeWitte
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Interests: Paleodemography; Paleopathology
Areas: Europe
Office: Arts and Sciences, Room 107 Phone: (518) 442-4715
Email: sdewitte@albany.edu

Timothy Gage
Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Epidemiology (School of Public Health)
Interests: Demography, epidemiology, human genetics, population biology, quantitative methods
Office: AS 114, Phone: 442-4704, Email: tbg97@albany.edu

Helen Ghiradela
Professor of Biological Sciences
Interests: Materials sciences, entomology, microscopy
Office: BI 203, Phone: 442-4344, Email: hghff@albany.edu

Helmut Hirsch
Professor of Biological Sciences, Trustee's Distinguished Teaching Professor
Co-Director of Human Biology
Interests: Neurobiology, visual system, entomology, ontogeny
Office: BI B13, Phone: 442-4311, Email: hirsch@albany.edu

Lawrence Schell
Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Epidemiology (School of Public Health)
Interests: Biocultural anthropology, epidemiology, human growth and development, urban health, health effects of environmental pollutants
Office: AS 116/101, Phone: 442-4714/4326, Email: l.schell@albany.edu

David Strait
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Co-Director of Human Biology
Interests: Paleoanthropology, functional anatomy, phylogeny
Office: AS 119, Phone: 442-4717, Email: dstrait@albany.edu

 

Dr. Strait and Human Evolution students joke about their skeletal anatomy lab partner.

Department of Anthropology
Arts & Sciences Building, Room 237
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
Phone: (518) 442-4700; Fax: (518) 442-5710

Please send questions or comments to: anthro@albany.edu


Top of page