Dr. Maureen Devlin

Associate Professor

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Biography

Maureen Devlin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. She specializes in biological anthropology and has a profound interest in skeletal biology. Dr. Devlin's research primarily focuses on how environmental factors such as nutrition, physical activity, and climate influence human bone health. She employs various experimental and comparative methods, including dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for measuring bone mass and body composition, as well as microcomputed tomography (mCT) for assessing bone morphology. Her current projects investigate the effects of early onset Type 2 diabetes on skeletal acquisition and the interactions between brown fat and bone mass. Devlin has received several awards, such as the Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research and the Juan Comas Student Prize from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. She has contributed significantly to the field, with publications addressing the bone-fat interface and implications of marrow adiposity. Beyond her research, she is dedicated to teaching and has developed courses in biological anthropology.

Research Interests

Awards

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Juan Comas Student Prize

2004-01-01
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Young Investigator Award

2009-01-01

Courses

Humans Evolved Techniques Biological Anthropology Biological Anthropology Seminar

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
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  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science