Faculty Directory
Anthropology
Harpending, Henry
102 Stewart
Phone: 581-3776
E-mail: harpend@xmission.com
General Research Interest: Genetics, demography,
and human evolution.
Student Participation: Data analysis, programming.
Background Needed: Probability theory, genetics,
programming.
Outside Majors: Biology, Math, Computer Science.
Key Words: human evolution, DNA genetics models.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Novak, Shannon
151 F Bone & Joint Research Laboratory
Phone: 582-1565 ext. 4135
E-Mail: shannon.novak@hsc.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Skeletal biology, forensic
anthropology, violence and trauma, mobility and gender relations.
Student Participation: Literature search, data entry,
graphics.
Background Needed: Variable: human osteology, biological
anthropology.
Outside Majors: Biology, Bioengineering
Student generated projects may be considered.
O'Rourke, Dennis H.
102 Stewart Building
Phone: 581-7454
E-mail: orouke@anthro.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Population biology and
genetics of Native American and Siberian populations. Also,
genetic variation and evolution of arctic mammals.
Student Participation: Data entry, computer assisted
statistical analysis, possibly some laboratory assistance,bibliographic
work and/or translation of published materials (Russian).
Background Needed: Any of the following would be
beneficial but not essential: genetics, molecular biology,
computing skills, statistics, familiarity with science holdings
in Marriott & Eccles libraries.
Outside Majors: Biology, History, Mathematics, Languages,
Russian.
Key Words: Genetics, Anthropology, Amerindian, Russian.
Student generated projects may be considered.
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