Stephanie Schnorr Bio CV Publications
CURRENT POSITION
2011-present: PhD Candidate, Research Group on Plant Foods in Hominin Dietary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
| 2010 | Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX M.A. in Physical Anthropology August, 2010 |
| 2006 | Boston University, Boston, MA B.A. Anthropology Minor in Biology |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Hominin dietary ecology and environmental adaptation
- Functional genomics and dietary adaptations
- Food culture: acquisition, preparation, and technology
- Primate metabolism and energy use
- Hominin metabolic and immune physiology
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
| 2013 | Digestion kinematics modeling, in-vitro digestion, TNO, Zeist, NL |
| 2013 | Field work with Hadza hunter-gatherers, Northern Tanzania |
| 2011-2012 | Modeling starch gelatinization, MPI, Leipzig, DE |
AWARDS AND HONORS
Undergraduate research paper accepted to Boston University Brownstone Journal – February 2007
CONTINUED EDUCATION AND TRAINING
| 2012 | In-vitro digestion modeling (TIM-1), TNO, Zeist, NL |
| 2012 | Programming and statistical computation in MATLAB, MPI-EVA |
| 2012 | Swahili beginner course, Zanzibar, TZ |
| 2012 | Statistical computation in R, MPI-EVA |
| 2011 | Collagen extraction, MPI-EVA |
| 2011 | Phytolith extraction, MPI-EVA |
| 2011 | Light microscopy starch analysis, MPI-EVA |
| 2007 | Technical writing course, ACC online |
MISCELLANEOUS
Statistical programming experience: R, MATLAB, SPSS, Excel