Dr. Lia Betti

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Lia Betti is a Lecturer in Quantitative Anthropology at University College London. She teaches quantitative methods and advanced quantitative techniques to explore key questions in human evolution, diversity, and primate ecology. Betti holds a background in Natural Sciences (BSc), Palaeontology (MSc), and Evolutionary Anthropology (MPhil, PhD). Her research particularly investigates the origins of human adaptations, focusing on modern human skeletal genetic diversity. She explores themes such as the evolution of human pelvic shapes in relation to childbirth challenges, and how women's pelvic variation affects childbirth outcomes. Additionally, she examines how humans have adapted to different climates and how these environmental factors have influenced human dispersal across the globe. Betti has experience as a bioarchaeologist and served as a curator for a Medieval osteological collection at the University of Roehampton.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2023-09-18 — Present

University College London • London, United Kingdom

Teaching and research in the field of Evolutionary Anthropology and Health Sciences.

Lecturer

2014-08-01 — 2023-09-17

University of Roehampton • London, United Kingdom

Instructing biological anthropology courses and conducting related research.

Lecturer

2013-01-01 — 2014-07-31

University of Cambridge • Cambridge, United Kingdom

Teaching responsibilities and research in anthropology.