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
University Education
| 2012 | Ph.D. in Anthropology at The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School; New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP); International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) Dissertation Title: Evolution of the Face in mid Pleistocene Homo-3D Surface Analysis of Ontogeny, Allometry and Evolution Primary supervisor: Eric Delson Co-supervisors: Katerina Harvati, Jean-Jacques Hublin, and Philipp Gunz |
| 2002 | B.A. in Anthropology, New York University |
Academic Positions
| 2012- | Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Evolution; Leipzig, Germany |
| 2005 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education/CUNY Medical Gross Anatomy and Embryology |
| 2004-2006 | Adjunct Lecturer, Lehman College/CUNY Introduction to Human Evolution Introduction to Human Variation |
Honors, Awards and Grants
| 2009 | Leakey Foundation General Research Grant |
| 2009 | National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant |
| 2008 | Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research |
| 2007-2011 | Pre-Doctoral Fellowship awarded by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2006 | Graduate Research Grant awarded by the City University of New York Graduate School |
| 2004, 2005 | Sue Rosenberg Zalk Travel and Research Grant, CUNY Grad Center for conference participation |
Published Abstracts and Conference Presentations
* Presenter
Invited Presentations
| 2014 | *Freidline, S.E., Martinez-Maza, C., Hublin, J.J. An integrative approach to studying craniofacial development in Great apes and humans. Invited presentation – Building Bones: Studies of Bone Growth in Anthropology. American Association for Physical Anthropology – Calgary. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. S58: 121. |
| 2009 | *Freidline, S.E., Gunz, P., Harvati, K., Jankovic, I., Delson, E., Hublin, J.J.3D landmark and semilandmark geometric morphometric analysis of the Zuttiyeh fronto-zygomatic fragment. Invited Presentation at the Symposium on “The Transition from Archaic to Modern: Quantitative Approaches” – Leipzig. |
Submitted Presentations
| 2013 | Cook, S.B., Villasenor, A., Boyd, K.L., Astorino, C.A., Freidline, S.E., Hublin, J.J. Palate shape and diet in Homo sapiens. American Association of Phyiscal Anthropology – Calgary. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. S58: 96. |
| 2013 | Freidline, S.E., Gunz, P., Hublin, J.J. The impact of geographic variation and allometry on the postnatal development of modern human facial features. European Society for Human Evolution– Vienna. |
| 2012 | *Freidline, S.E., Gunz, P., Harvati, K., Hublin, J.J. Middle Pleistocene human facial morphology. American Association of Physical Anthropology – Portland. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. S54: 147. |
| 2011 | *Freidline, S.E., Gunz, P., Harvati, K., Hublin, J.J. Middle Pleistocene human facial morphology in an evolutionary and developmental context. European Society for Human Evolution Inaugural Meeting – Leipzig. |
| 2011 | *Freidline, S.E., Gunz, P., Harvati, K., Hublin, J.J. Allometry and evolution of the face in mid-Pleistocene Homo. American Association of Physical Anthropology - Minneapolis. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. S52: 138. |
| 2010 | *Freidline, S.E., Gunz, P., Harvati, K., Hublin, J.J. 3D semilandmark geometric morphometric quantification of modern human facial development. American Association of Physical Anthropology – Albuquerque. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. S50: 93. |
| 2009 | Freidline, S.E., Gunz, P., Harvati, K., Jankovic, I., Delson, E., Hublin, J.J. 3D Landmark and semilandmark geometric morphometric analysis of the Zuttiyeh fronto-zygomatic fragment. American Association of Physical Anthropology– Chicago. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. S48:129-130. |
| 2008 | Freidline, S.E., Gunz, P., Harvati, K., Delson, E., Hublin, J.J. How three-dimensional surface data can be used to reconstruct fragmentary fossils. American Association of Physical Anthropology – Philadelphia. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. S46: 99. |
Peer-Review Service
- Journal of Human Evolution
- Journal of Anthropological Sciences
Data Collection and Processing Skills
- Confocal and Reflected Light Microscopy experience
- Experience working with industrial (BIR ACTIS 225/300) and medical (Toshiba Aquilion) Computed Tomography (CT) scanners and laser (Minolta Vivid 910; NextEngine) and white light (Breuckmann optoTOP-HE) surface scanners
- Extensive knowledge of the following software used to reconstruct and edit scans and measure and analyze morphometric data:
- Amira (Visage Imaging),
- Aviso (Visualization Sciences Group),
- Geomagic Studio,
- OptoCat,
- Edgewarp 3D,
- European Virtual Anthropology Network (EVAN) Toolbox,
- Landmark Editor, Morphologika,
- Morpheus,
- R (programming language)
- Collected CT or surface scan data from the following institutions:
- Natural History Museum(London);
- University of Coimbra Osteological Collection;
- Sackler Medical School,
- Tel Aviv University;
- Rockefeller Museum (Jerusalem);
- American Museum of Natural History (New York);
- Natural History Museum (Vienna);
- South African Museum (Cape Town);
- University of Cape Town Medical School;
- Rheinisches Landesmuseum (Bonn);
- Institute of Paleontology and Geology (Zagreb);
- Hungarian Natural History Museum (Budapest);
- Moravian Museum (Brno)
Field Work
| 2008 | Fieldwork at Gran Dolina, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain, a Pleistocene hominin site |
| 2005 | Fieldwork at Sima de Las Palomas, Murcia, Spain, an Upper Paleolithic hominin site, affiliated with the University of Murcia, Spain |
| 2005 | Fieldwork at Seneze, France, a Pliocene fossil mammal site, affiliated with City University of New York |
| 2003 | Field school in Makapansgat, South Africa, a Plio- Pleistocene hominin site, affiliated with Arizona State University and University of Witwatersrand |
| 2000 | Field School in Mortuary Archaeology at Khuzir-Nuge XIV, Lake Baikal, Siberia, affiliated with the University of Alberta and University of Irkutz |
Internships
| 2003 | American Museum of Natural History, Biological Anthropology; Project directors: Drs. Ian Tattersall and Ken Mowbray |
| 2003 | American Museum of Natural History, North American Archaeology; Project directors: Drs. Lorie Pendelton, David Hurst-Thomas and Matt Sanger |
Workshop and Symposia Organization
| 2011 | Organized and co-chaired a podium symposium at the American Association of Physical Anthropology meeting in Minneapolis entitled: "Muddles in the Middle: Current Perspectives on Middle Pleistocene Human Evolution" |
| 2007-2010 | Participation in EVAN Marie Curie Research Training Network |
| 2005 | Student Planning Committee, NYCEP "Monkeys Old and New" Symposium |
Synergistic Activities
| 2006 | Laser scanned hominin skeletal casts for the Hall of Human Origins, American Museum of Natural History |
| 2006 | Collected laser scan data for a database being compiled by the New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NCYEP) Morphometrics Group |
| 2006-Present | Member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists |
| 2004-2006 | Assistant Secretary Paleoanthropology Society |
| 2004-Present | Member of Paleoanthropology Society |
