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Tina Lasisi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, specializing in Biological Anthropology. With a PhD in Anthropology from Penn State University and a BA in Archaeology & Anthropology from the University of Cambridge, her research focuses on understanding human biological variation through the lens of hair pigmentation. She explores the evolutionary advantages of tightly curled hair and develops standardized methodologies for studying hair curvature and cross-sectional shape. Lasisi's ongoing work is highly interdisciplinary, collaborating with experts in population genetics, computer science, dermatology, and forensics. Her primary research interests include hair pigmentation, evolutionary biology, facial recognition, and forensic genetics.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science