User:Paleoanthro

Hi, I'm Chuck Hilton.

I 'm glad to be member of the Wikipedia community.

I am a biological anthropologist with wide interests and expertise in evolutionary biology, human paleontology, hunter-gatherers/foragers, and the impact of disease in traditional indigenous communities.

I have a PhD in biological anthropology (University of New Mexico) with experience that includes bioarchaeological research of human skeletal remains from the prehispanic American Southwest, fieldwork with living Venezuelan hunter-gatherers, bioarchaeological fieldwork in cooperation with Samburu pastoralists of Kenya, and recent research investigating violence and morbidity among three living pastoralist groups in Kenya. My biological anthropology background is broad but includes specific training in human skeletal biology, bioarchaeology, human paleopathology, and hominin paleontology as well as training in evolutionary biology, and human functional morphology. I am also completing a Masters degree in Public Health from the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan.

My research has focused mostly on how human skeletal biology is affected by habitual physical activities, particularly subsistence related workloads associated with hunter-gatherers and recent traditional small-scale agriculturalists. I am increasingly examining issues related to health, disease, dietary patterns, and human biology in the context of living traditional populations of northern Kenya.