Gail Kennedy

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Ph.D., St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London 1973

Curriculum Vitae

Class Websites

Office: 366 Haines Hall
Phone: (310) 825-4860
Fax: 310-206-7833
E-mail: kennedy@anthro.ucla.edu

Mailing Address:

Subfield

Biological Anthropology

Research Interests

Biological anthropology, Human evolution, Bioarchaeology, Evolutionary theory, Anthropological forensics, Paleopathology, Africa.

Selected Publications

Bone Thickness in Homo erectus. Journal of Human Evolution (1985) 14:699-708.

The Relationship Between Auditory Exostoses and Cold Water: A Latitudinal Analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology (1986) 71:401-415.

On the Autapomorphic Traits of Homo erectus. Journal of Human Evolution (1991) 20:378-412.

Evolution of Homo sapiens as indicated by the post cranium. In Continuity or Replacement: Controversies in Homo sapiens Evolution (1997). G. Brauer and F. Smith eds.

Is Homo rudolfensis a Valid Species? Journal of Human Evolution (1999) 36:119-121.

Palaeolithic Grandmothers? Life History Theory and Early Homo. Journal of the Royal Anthropology Institute (2003) 9(3): 549-572.

From the ape's dilemma to the weanling's dilemma: early weaning and its evolutionary context. Journal of Human Evolution (2005) 48: 123-145.

Grad Students

Jennifer Rashidi
Leisa deFelice

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