Associate Professor of Anatomy
Dr. Adam Foster is an Associate Professor of Anatomy. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Iowa, a Master of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming, and a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Arizona. His doctoral work focused on using an animal model to explore links between bipedal locomotor behaviors and musculoskeletal morphology to test assumptions regarding traits linked with human bipedal anatomy. His postdoctoral work at Northeast Ohio Medical University explored how allometric changes in mammalian musculoskeletal morphology and locomotor mechanics are linked with performance throughout growth and development.
Dr. Foster’s current research utilizes quantitative motion analysis, force platforms, ultrasonography, and histomorphology to explore how lower limb anatomy modulates elastic energy storage in tendons, the scaling of motor unit density in skeletal muscle, how lower limb injuries impacts hindlimb force production in rodent models, and the efficacy of clinical interventions on joint range of motion and gait parameters. Dr. Foster also works with the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Research Fellows exploring the mechanisms of dextrose prolotherapy treatments on osteoarthritis using animal and cell models.
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About Adam Foster
Dr. Adam Foster is an Associate Professor of Anatomy. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Iowa, a Master of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming, and a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Arizona. His doctoral work focused on using an animal model to explore links between bipedal locomotor behaviors and musculoskeletal morphology to test assumptions regarding traits linked with human bipedal anatomy. His postdoctoral work at Northeast Ohio Medical University explored how allometric changes in mammalian musculoskeletal morphology and locomotor mechanics are linked with performance throughout growth and development.
Dr. Foster’s current research utilizes quantitative motion analysis, force platforms, ultrasonography, and histomorphology to explore how lower limb anatomy modulates elastic energy storage in tendons, the scaling of motor unit density in skeletal muscle, how lower limb injuries impacts hindlimb force production in rodent models, and the efficacy of clinical interventions on joint range of motion and gait parameters. Dr. Foster also works with the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Research Fellows exploring the mechanisms of dextrose prolotherapy treatments on osteoarthritis using animal and cell models.
| Present | Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Campbell University ‐ Campbell University School of Medicine | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2022 | Medical Student Summer Research Scholars |
| Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine | |
| $3,000 | |
| 2021 | Medical Student Summer Research Scholars |
| Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine | |
| $3,000 | |
| 2020 | Medical Student Summer Research Scholars |
| Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine | |
| $1,500 | |
| 2019 | Medical Student Summer Research Scholars |
| Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine | |
| $1,500 | |
| 2018 | A mechanobiological experiment to model joint-level responses to climbing behaviors in the rat |
| Campbell University School of Medicine | |
| Seed Grant | |
| $14,975 | |
| 2013 | Graduate and Professional Student Council Research Grant |
| University of Arizona | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2012 - 2013 | Biomechanical study of the evolution of bipedalism using multi-axis force measurement |
| Force and Motion Foundation | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $10,000 | |
| 2012 - 2013 | Ontogenetic development of postcranial adaptations to bipedalism in the rat |
| National Science Foundation | |
| Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. David Raichlen | |
| $19,989 | |
| 2012 | SBSRI Dissertation Research Grant |
| University of Arizona | |
| $960 | |
| 2012 | Traditions, Transitions, and Treasures Research Award |
| University of Arizona School of Anthropology | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2010 | CLASRI/SBS Graduate Summer Research Development Award |
| University of Arizona | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2010 | Riecker Grant |
| University of Arizona School of Anthropology | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2010 | William and Nancy Sullivan Research Award |
| University of Arizona School of Anthropology | |
| $1,100 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2018 - Present | Member, Curriculum Committee, Campbell University | 2018 - Present | Member, MSBS Pre-Professional Committee, Campbell University | 2018 - Present | Member, Scholarship Committee, Campbell University | 2017 - Present | Member, Content Management Committee, Campbell University | 2016 - Present | Member, International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology | 2013 - Present | Member, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology | 2005 - Present | Member, American Association of Physical Anthropologists | 2016 - 2018 | Member, Social and Professional Relations, Campbell University | 2017 | Faculty Moderator, State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium | 2015 | Member, Student Prize Committees, American Association of Anatomists Anatomy in Anthropology Award |
Honors and Awards
- William S. Pollitzer Student Travel Award, American Association of Physical Anthropology ($500), 2014
- American Association of Anatomists Anthropological Anatomy Award, 2012
- William S. Pollitzer Student Travel Award, American Association of Physical Anthropology ($500), 2012
- Aleš Hrdlička Prize for Outstanding Student Paper, American Association of Physical Anthropology, 2009
- Department of Anthropology Scholarship, University of Arizona ($15,000), 2007 – 2008
- Smithsonian Institution Graduate Fellowship, 2006
Courses
- OMED 581, Neurosensory (Osteopathic)
- OMED 560, Human Anatomy (Osteopathic)
- DPT 704, Human Anatomy (Physical Therapy)
- MPAP 501, Human Anatomy (Physician’s Assistant)
- MSBS 506, Human Anatomy (Masters of Biomedical Sciences)
| 2014 | Ph.D., University of Arizona ‐ Anthropology | |
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| 2007 | M.A., University of Wyoming ‐ Anthropology | |
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| 2004 | B.A., University of Iowa ‐ Anthropology | |
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