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Christine Harper is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington. She completed her Ph.D. in Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2020, where she also focused on research in biological anthropology, earning a B.S. from George Washington University in 2015. Her research interests intersect the fields of functional morphology and biomechanics, particularly in relation to the human and non-human primate postcranial skeleton. Harper's work aims to elucidate the relationships between musculoskeletal morphology and known locomotor behaviors, contextualizing early hominins against extant variation to reconstruct aspects of their locomotor repertoire. Utilizing a quantitative, data-driven approach, she employs advanced techniques such as three-dimensional geometric morphometrics, whole-bone trabecular analyses, musculoskeletal modeling, and multivariate statistics to analyze complex multi-dimensional data. Harper is also committed to the development and application of novel methods to address analytical challenges in her field.
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