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Laura Lynn Shackelford is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Director of Foundational Science Education at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Her research focuses on paleoanthropology, particularly the Late Pleistocene human evolution and the species Homo sapiens. Shackelford co-directs research in Northern Laos, where her team conducts excavations at sites like Tam Pa Ling and Tam Ngu Hao 2, uncovering evidence of early modern humans and Denisovan populations. In addition to her fieldwork, she explores the use of virtual reality technology in education to make archaeological research more accessible to students. At Carle Illinois College of Medicine, she teaches human anatomy to medical students and engages in advanced research to address clinical anatomical questions.
Carle Illinois College of Medicine • Urbana, IL
Teaches human anatomy and conducts research in paleoanthropology.
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