Professor, Department of Anthropology
Dr. Elizabeth Weiss is a Professor Emeritus, and was a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at San Jose State University who taught physical anthropology courses. Her research expertise is in skeletal analyses of osteoarthritis, muscle markers, and bone cross-sections to reconstruct lifestyles and better understand bone biology.
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About Elizabeth Weiss
Dr. Elizabeth Weiss is a Professor Emeritus, and was a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at San Jose State University who taught physical anthropology courses. Her research expertise is in skeletal analyses of osteoarthritis, muscle markers, and bone cross-sections to reconstruct lifestyles and better understand bone biology.
| Present | Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, San Jose State University | |
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Disciplines
Grants
| 2007 - 2008 | Junior Faculty Career Development Grant |
| San Jose State University | |
| 2006 - 2007 | College of Social Sciences Professional Development Grant |
| San Jose State University | |
| $393.00 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | College of Social Sciences Professional Development Grant |
| San Jose State University | |
| $726.00 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | College of Social Sciences Research Grant |
| San Jose State University | |
| $800.00 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Junior Faculty Career Development Grant |
| San Jose State University | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2004 - 2005 | College of Social Sciences Research Grant |
| College of Social Sciences | |
| $700.00 |
Honors and Awards
- • Southwestern Anthropological Association Student Paper Prize (1998)
- • Lambda Alpha (Beta of California) Anthropology Honors (1998)
- • American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Mildred Trotter Student Prize (2002)
Courses
- Quantitative Methods
- Human Osteology
- Forensic Anthropology
- Bioarchaeology
- Monkeys, Apes, & Humans
- Human Origins
- Human Variation & Behavior
- Mummies; Modernity and Disease
- Introduction to Human Evolution
| 2001 | PhD, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ‐ Environmental Dynamics | |
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| 1998 | M.A., California State University, Sacramento ‐ Anthropology | |
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| 1996 | B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz ‐ Anthropology | |
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Contact Information
elizabeth.weiss@sjsu.edu
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