Ann L. Magennis

 

Contact Dr. Magennis:

E-mail: Ann.Magennis@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-5966
Office: Clark B219D
Mail: Department of Anthropology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
80523-1787

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Curriculum Vitae

Biographical Information:

B.A. - Michigan State University
M.A. - University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Ph.D. - University of Massachusetts - Amherst

DISCIPLINE: Biological Anthropology

RESEARCH: Human adaptability; skeletal biology; bioarchaeology; Africa Mesoamerica

CLASSES: Human Origins and Variation; Human Osteology; Human Biological Variation; Bioanthropology of Human Populations; Contemporary Issues in Biological Anthropology; Anthropology and International Health

Dr. Magennis' teaching and research interests include human adaptation to disease and nutrition, human skeletal biology, bioarchaeology, and global health. Her current research involves the late 19th Century Colorado Insane Asylum, focusing on the skeletal remains as well as relevant historical documents. She has also carried out fieldwork in North America, Morocco, Belize, and Tanzania. She has published a monograph, The Indian Neck Ossuary, is co-author of a book, Black Mesa Anasazi Health: Reconstructing Life from Patterns of Death and Disease, has published articles in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Northeast Anthropology, and Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development, and chapters in books.