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Department of Anthropology, Ohio State University

Educational Program

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Department of Anthropology, Ohio State University
124 West 17th Avenue , Columbus , Ohio 43210 USA
Director: Dr. Clark Spencer Larsen, Chairman, E-mail: larsen.53@osu.edu Phone: 1 (614) 292-4117 Fax: 1 (614) 292-4155

Mission: The primatology segment of the anthropology Ph.D. program deals primarily with the behavior and socioecology of endangered monkeys in Asia and Latin America.

Principal Research Programs: The anthropology faculty research interests vary widely offering students the opportunity to follow numerous research specialties: Aging/Gerontology; Archaeological method & theory; Belief Systems and world view; Bioarchaeology; Biomedical anthropology; Culture & development; Ecological anthropology; Evolutionary genetics; Forensics; Human and nonhuman primates evolution and ecology; Human population biology; Paleoethnobotany; Paleopathology.

Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Undergraduate, Graduate; Field work opportunities available; Program emphasis: Conservation; Socioecology; Financial support occasionally available

Number of Staff: Total (12)

Key Personnel: Scott McGraw, Primate evolution, E-mail: mcgraw.43@osu.edu
Frank E. Poirier, Primate behavior and evolution, E-mail: gpoirier@bellsouth.net
Paul Sciulli, Primate evolution, genetics and dentition, 292-1984, E-mail: sciulli.1@osu.edu

Associated Field Sites: Field research has occurred/is occurring in Ecuador and China. Other projects have been done in India, Indonesia and the Caribbean. Contact Frank E. Poirier.

Web Site: http://monkey.sbs.ohio-state.edu

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: 2003-10-13


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