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Kristen Savell, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Biology in the College of Arts & Sciences at Sacred Heart University. Her research focuses on the evolution of trait variation and quantitative genetics.

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Kristen Savell, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Biology in the College of Arts & Sciences at Sacred Heart University. Her research focuses on the evolution of trait variation and quantitative genetics.

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August 2018 - Present	Assistant Professor Biology, Sacred Heart University ‐ Biology Department, College of Arts & Sciences
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2013 - 2018	Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology, Anatomy, and Biological and Physical Anthropology

Research Interests

Human anatomy, Evolution, and Genetics

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2013 - 2018	Ph.D. Biological anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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2010 - 2012	M.A. Physical and Biological Anthropology, North Carolina State University
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2005 - 2009	B.A. Religious Studies, Elon University
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Biology Department

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Biology Department

Science Center of the Academic Building SC*234Z

203-371-7836

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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0022-6283

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Research Works (5)

Morphology, Evolution, and the Whole Organism Imperative: Why Evolutionary Questions ...

Biology Faculty Publications (2023)

Benjamin M. Auerbach, Kristen R. R. Savell and Elizabeth R. Agosto

Since Washburn's New Physical Anthropology, researchers have sought to understand the complexities of morphological evolution among anatomical regions in human ...

Mixed Models for the Relationship Between Latitude, Temperature, and Human ...

Biology Faculty Publications (2022)

Kristen R. R. Savell, David C. Katz, Timothy D. Weaver and Benjamin M. Auerbach

Objectives The global distribution of human body proportions has long been attributed to thermoregulatory adaptation to climate. However, latitude has ...

Evolvability in human postcranial traits across ecogeographic regions

American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2020)

Kristen R. Savell

Though recent quantitative genetic analyses have indicated that directional selection appears to be acting on limb lengths and measures of ...

Morphological Integration of the Human Pelvis with Respect to Age ...

The Anatomical Record (2017)

Angela M. Mallard, Kristen R. Savell and Benjamin M. Auerbach

Considerable research has shown that modern human pelvic dimensions, especially of the birth canal, are sexually dimorphic. Studies also suggest ...

Constraint, natural selection, and the evolution of human body form

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2016)

Kristen R. Savell, Benjamin M. Auerbach and Charles C. Roseman

Variation in body form among human groups is structured by a blend of natural selection driven by local climatic conditions ...

Posters (2)

Metabolic Efficiency and Mechanics of Walking On Sloped Terrain

Academic Festival (2020)

Layla Galavotti, Nicholas Ayala, Justin C. Wager and Kristen Savell

Researchers have spent considerable time studying the mechanics and energy expenditure associated with human walking. These studies are generally conducted ...

Limb Evolvability in Pan Troglodytes

SHU Academic Festival (2020)

Kathleen Quinn, Amanda Woodbury and Kristen R. Savell

In primates, trait covariance is common among limb segments and bony structures. Trait covariance signifies the changes in one trait ...

Dissertation & Thesis (2)

Postcranial Evolution in Humans With Respect to Trait Covariance and ...

Kristen R. Savell

Human postcranial morphology varies with climate and geography (ecogeography), a pattern that has long been associated with thermoregulatory adaptation. The ...

Relative Long Bone Proportions and Developmental Stress in a Modern ...

Kristen R. Savell

Research concerning relative, or scale-free, limb proportions has revealed interesting patterns of variability with regards to environment. However, there have ...

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