I am a Ph.D. candidate studying physical anthropology at Stony Brook University. My research interests include the evolution of the cervical vertebral column and comparative functional morphology. I am also passionate about public science education.

Interests

  • Evolution of the cervical spine 
  • Vertebral adaptations to locomotor and postural behaviors
  • Clinical applications of physical anthropological research
  • Public science education​

​Education

Stony Brook University, Ph.D. Candidate 
Advisor: Gabrielle Russo 

Stony Brook University, M.A. in Physical Anthropology, 2017 

Yale University, B.A. in Biological Anthropology (with distinction in the major), 2013

Contact

Department of Anthropology
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Office: SBS S-522

Email: abigail.nishimura@stonybrook.edu
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