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About
Dr. Alexa Kelly received her Bachelor of Science in Anthropology from Florida State University and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Before her Ph.D., she served as an archaeological conservator for the FL Bureau of Archaeological Research at the FL Department of State. During her Ph.D., she instructed Anatomy at the Texas College of Medicine (TCOM), Tarrant County College (TCC), and Texas A&M School of Dentistry.
Dr. Kelly’s current research focuses on climatic adaptation and human evolutionary anatomy. Her doctoral dissertation work investigated the extent to which human nasal anatomy is shaped by environmental (heat/humidity/cold) and metabolic (body size/metabolic demand) forces. Her data consists of human skeletal remains, both digital in the form of CT scans and physically collected, from around the world. She utilizes these data and 3D geometric morphometric methods to understand differences in craniofacial anatomy between groups and to estimate metabolic demand from body size measures.
Education/Academic qualification
Biomedical Sciences, Structural Anatomy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Ph.D., University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
… → 2023
Anthropology, B.S., Florida State University
… → 2016
Disciplines
- Anatomy
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Metabolic demands and sexual dimorphism in human nasal morphology: A test of the Respiratory-Energetics Hypothesis
Kelly, A. P., Ocobock, C. J., Butaric, L. N. & Maddux, S. D., Jan 25 2023, In: American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 180Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing the Respiratory-Energetics Hypothesis: An investigation of metabolic demands and nasal size across human populations
Kelly, A. P. & Maddux, S. D., Jan 1 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Testing the Respiratory-Energetics Hypothesis: An investigation of metabolic demands and nasal size across human populations
Kelly, A. P. & Maddux, S. D., Feb 1 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Testing the Respiratory-Energetics Hypothesis: An investigation of metabolic demands and nasal size across human populations
Kelly, A. P. & Maddux, S. D., Jan 1 2023, In: American Journal of Biological Anthropology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
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Analysis of humeral septal apertures in forensic and archaeological samples
Baker, S. A., Boyd, A., Anderson, S., Kelly, A. P., Garcia, G. & Campbell, T. L., Jul 1 2022, In: Forensic Science International: Reports. 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review