​I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences at Stony Brook University. 

My research interests focus on the functional morphology and evolution of the cervical vertebral column in mammals. I am also passionate about science outreach.

Education

Ph.D. Candidate, 2014–present
Stony Brook University

M.A. Anthropology, 2017
Stony Brook University 

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

Address:
​Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences (IDPAS)
​Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4364

Email: abigail.nishimura@stonybrook.edu

Ph.D. committee

Internal members:
Advisor: Gabrielle Russo (Department of Anthropology)
John Fleagle (Department of Anatomical Sciences)
Jeroen Smaers (Department of Anthropology)

External member: 
​Julia Molnar (Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology)

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