Max-Planck-Institut
Contact
Department of Human Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (341) 3550 - 350
fax: +49 (0341) 3550 - 399
e-mail: streiber@[>>> Please remove the brackets! <<<]eva.mpg.de
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
| Citizenship: | Canadian/ British |
Research Interests
- Taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional implications of fossil hominin dental morphology
- Developmental basis of tooth crown morphology in primates
- Evolutionary trends in the dentition of primates
- Skeletal functional morphology including trabecular bone architecture
Education
| 2008 | Ph.D. George Washington University, Department of Anthropology Thesis title: Enamel-dentine junction morphology of extant hominoid and fossil hominin lower molars Supervisor: Dr. Bernard Wood |
| 2002 | Hon. BA. Simon Fraser University, Department of Archaeology Thesis title: Age-related changes to the intervertebral discs of the modern human sacrum |
Professional Appointments
| 2014-present | Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent |
| 2010-present | Research Associate, Dept. Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology |
| 2008-2010 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology |
Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships
| 2014-2019 | European Research Council Starting Grant 2013 (£147,467) Project Member, "GRASP The evolution of the human hand: grasping trees and tools" |
| 2014 | UCL Teaching Equipment Grant Award (£15,700) |
| 2013 | UCL Teaching Equipment Grant Award (£21,000) |
| 2012 | Co-PI, Junta de Castilla y León, Spain "MicroCT analysis of the Atapuerca dental remains: paleobiology and evolutionary scenarios" (€30,000) |
| 2012 | UCL Strategic Development Fund for Small Research Grants (£7,300) |
| 2012 | UCL School Equipment Fund Award (£73,000) |
| 2012 | UCL Internal Faculty Bonus Award (£22,600) |
| 2012 | UCL Teaching Equipment Grant Award (£9100) |
| 2011 | Australian Research Council Grant (DP110100726), |
| 2005-2007 | Selective Excellence Fellowship in Hominid Paleobiology ($23,000/year) |
| 2004 | Cotlow Research Grant, Dept Anthropology, George Washington University ($1,600) |
| 2003 | Cotlow Research Grant, Dept Anthropology, George Washington University ($2,100) |
| 2002-2004 | Graduate Fellowship, George Washington University ($18,000/year) |
| 1999-2001 | Open Undergraduate Tuition Scholarship, Simon Fraser University (Tuition funded) |
Teaching Experience
Areas of Teaching Expertise
- Introduction to biological anthropology
- Paleoanthropology – human fossil record
- Analytical methods in paleoanthropology
- Virtual anthropology
- Human osteology
- Human and non-human primate evolution
- Human gross anatomy (dissection-based)
- Human evolutionary anatomy
Taught Courses
University of Kent
| SE302: | Foundations of Biological Anthropology |
| SE533: | Project in Anthropological Science |
| SE541: | Evolution of Hominin Behaviour |
| SE567: | Methodology in Anthropological Science |
| SE570: | Current Issues in Evolutionary Anthropology |
Turkana Basin Institute Field School, Kenya
Paleoanthropology Module – 2 week lecture/seminar/lab/field excursions
Doctoral Student Supervision
| 2014- | Pending ERC Doctoral Project to begin September 2014 |
| 2013- | Zewdi Tsegai, MPI-EVA (secondary supervisor) |
| 2013- | Nicolas Stephens, MPI-EVA (primary supervisor) |
| 2012- | Josephine Msindai, UCL Anthropology (secondary supervisor) |
| 2011- | Alejandra Ortiz, NYCEP (secondary supervisor) |
| 2011-2014 | Katharine Balolia, UCL Anthropology (tertiary supervisor) |
| 2011- | N. Collin Moore, |
Masters Student Supervision
| 2014 | Robert Martin (UCL Anthropology) Hazel Nunn (UCL Anthropology) Emma Bird (UCL Archaeology) Sheona Shankland (UCL Archaeology) |
| 2013 | Alexandra Foote (UCL Anthropology) Caroline Broms (UCL Anthropology) Rebecca Davenport (UCL Anthropology) Rizwaan Abbas (UCL Archaeology) Megan Arkell (UCL Archaeology) Rhianna Drummond-Clarke (UCL Earth Sciences) |
| 2012 | Dorien de Vries (UCL Archaeology) Charles Clarke (UCL Archaeology) Myriam van Walsum (UCL Archaeology) Nick Stephens (UCL Archaeology) Zewdi Tsegai (UCL Anthropology) |
Mentoring
| 2014 | Internship in Biological Anthropology (Rachel Sapire, Harvard University) |
| 2013 | Internship in Biological Anthropology (Rachel Sapire, Harvard University) |
| 2013 | Training in virtual anthropology and dental anthropology, UCL (Elissa Ludemann, NYU) |
| 2012 | Internship in Biological Anthropology (Abigail Jakobson, London) |
| 2011 | Training in virtual anthropology and morphometrics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, (Student: Sylvia Bortolucci, University of Florence, Florence, Italy) |
| 2009 | Training in virtual anthropology and morphometrics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, (Student: Katherine E. Schroer, Doctoral candidate, George Washington University, Washington, USA) |
| 2008 | Training in virtual anthropology and morphometrics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, (Student: Julia Kobbe, Master’s student, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany) |
Invited Talks and Lectures
| 2013 | University of Roehampton, London, UK guest lecture |
| 2012 | University of York Medical School, York, UK guest lecture |
| 2012 | Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK seminar series lecture |
| 2011 | University of Florence, Florence, Italy: guest lecture |
| 2009-2011 | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Evolutionary Genetics guest lecture |
| 2009 | Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada guest lecture |
| 2005 | Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki, Finland guest lecture |
| 2001 | Simon Fraser University, |
Field/Laboratory Experience
Paleontological/archaeological excavations
| 2014 | Rising Star Workshop, Evolutionary Studies Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 2008-2009 | Ileret, Kenya Drs. Meave Leakey and Louise Leakey |
| 2006 | Asbole, Ethiopia Dr. Zeresenay Alemseged |
| 2004 | Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia Dr. David Lordkipanidze |
| 2004 | Felsotarkany, Hungary Dr. David Begun |
| 2001 | Geissenklosterle and Hohler Fels, Germany Dr. Nicolas Conard |
| 2001 | Pech de L'Aze IV, France Dr. Harold Dibble and Dr. Shannon McPherron |
Forensic excavations
| 2002 | RCMP Serious Crimes Unit, Port Coquitlam, Canada |
| 2000 | United Nations Transitional Administration for East Timor, Dili, East Timor |
| 2001 | Forensic Anthropology Field Assistant, Vancouver, Canada |
Laboratory
| 2005 | Development of murine teeth, Dr. Jukka Jernvall, University of Helsinki |
| 2003 | Dental histology, Dr. Don Reid, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
| 1997-1998 | Archaeology lab technician, Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University |
Professional Service
Editorial
| 2012-present | Associate editor, Journal of Human Evolution |
Reviewer
| 2007-present | Grants reviewed for National Science Foundation, Leakey Foundation |
| 2006-present | Manuscripts reviewed for Journal of Human Evolution, Journal of Anatomy, American Journal of Physical Anthropology |
Academic Affiliations
- American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA)
- Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology (CAPA)
- Paleontological Society of South Africa (PSSA)
