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Positions and Honors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Positions and Employment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • 2011 \u2013 present \u00a0Professor of Anthropology, University of Florida<\/li>\n
  • 2000 \u2013 2011 Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Florida<\/li>\n
  • 1999 \u2013 2000 Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, California College of Podiatric Medicine<\/li>\n
  • 1994 \u2013 1999 Associate Professor of Anthropology, Yale University<\/li>\n
  • 1992 \u2013 1993 Visiting Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, Duke University<\/li>\n
  • 1990 \u2013 1994 Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale University<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Other Experience and Professional Memberships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    • American Association of Physical Anthropologists<\/li>\n
    • National Center for Science Education<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      • 2016 University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship<\/li>\n
      • 2015 Colonel Allan R. and Margaret G. Crow Term Professor of Anthropology, UF<\/li>\n
      • 2010 Colonel Allan R. and Margaret G. Crow Term Professor of Anthropology, UF<\/li>\n
      • 1996 Yale University Senior Faculty Fellowship in the Social Sciences<\/li>\n
      • 1992 Yale University Junior Faculty Fellowship in the Social Sciences<\/li>\n
      • 1989 Oschinsky-McKern Award, Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology<\/li>\n
      • 1988 Mildred Trotter Award, American Association of Physical Anthropologists<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Contribution to Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Biomechanical modeling of skeletal structures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        The focus of this work is to develop and test models that chharacterize stress and strain profiles and are applicable to comparative samples. Representative publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Rapoff, A.J., McGraw, W.S., Duque, A., Daegling, D.J. 2017. Brief communication: Correlation between elastic modulus and radiographic density in mandibular cortical bone of colobine monkeys. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 163:187-91.<\/li>\n
        • Daegling D.J., Granatosky, M.C., McGraw, W.S. 2014. Spatial patterning of bone stiffness in the anterior mandibular corpus of Macaca fascicularis: Implications for models of bone adaptation. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 156:649-660 doi: 10.1002\/ajpa.22682.<\/li>\n
        • Daegling, D.J. 2002. Estimation of torsional rigidity in primate long bones. J. Human Evol. 43: 229-239.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Dental Microwear<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          This work investigates the impact of diet and ingestive behavior in the formation of occlusal microwear, with the aim of improving dietary inference in the fossil record. Representative publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • Daegling, D.J., Hua, L-C., Ungar, P.S. 2016.The role of food stiffness in dental microwear feature formation. Archs. Oral Biol. 71:16-23.<\/li>\n
          • Daegling, D.J., McGraw, W.S., Ungar, P.S., Pampush, J.D., Vick, A.E., Bitty, A.E. 2011. Hard-object feeding in sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) and interpretation of early hominin feeding ecology. PLoS ONE 6(8): e23095.<\/li>\n
          • Daegling, D.J. and Grine, F.E. 1994. Bamboo feeding, dental microwear, and diet of the Pleistocene ape Gigantopithecus blacki. S. Afr. J. Sci. 90: 527-532.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Paleoanthropology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            My research in the hominin fossil record is focused on functional and biomechanical inference with respect to mastication, with a view toward understanding linkages between feeding ecology and morphology. Representative publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • Daegling, D.J., Carlson, K.J., Tafforeau, P., De Ruiter, D.J., Berger, L.R. 2016. Comparative biomechanics of Australopithecus sediba mandibles. J. Human Evol. 100:73-86.<\/li>\n
            • Daegling, D.J., Judex, S., Ozcivici, E., Ravosa, M.J., Taylor, A.T., Grine, F.E., Teaford, M.F., Ungar, P.S. 2013. Viewpoints: Feeding mechanics, diet, and dietary adaptations in early hominins. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 151:356-371. doi: 10.1002\/ajpa.22281.<\/li>\n
            • Daegling, D.J. and Grine, F.E. 2017. Feeding behavior and diet in Paranthropus boisei: the limits of functional inference from the mandible. In: Marom, A., Hovers, E. (eds): Human Paleontology and Prehistory: Contributions in Honor of Yoel Rak, Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology Series, Springer International, pp 109-125. DOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-46646-0_9.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Science Education and Skeptical Inquiry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Are there unknown apes roaming about the North American wilderness? Representative publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              • Daegling, D.J. 2004. Bigfoot Exposed: An Anthropologist Examines America\u2019s Enduring Legend. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.<\/li>\n
              • Daegling, D.J. and Schmitt, D.O. 1999. Bigfoot\u2019s Screen Test. Skeptical Inquirer 23 (3): 20-25.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Research Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Ongoing Research Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                National Science Foundation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
                • 2014 \u2013 2017<\/li>\n
                • \u201cBiomechanical significance of bone material variation in the primate locomotor skeleton\u201d<\/li>\n
                • Lead PI on collaborative grant<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Completed Research Support (within the past three years)<\/h3>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daegling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daegling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daegling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daegling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daegling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daegling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daegling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daegling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}