Ethan L. Fulwood Department of Evolutionary Anthropology Duke University Biological Sciences Building 130 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27709 865-705-8385 [email protected]
Education Duke University PhD - Evolutionary Anthropology August 2014 - Present Advisor: Douglas Boyer (Department of Evolutionary Anthropology)
University of Tennessee BA - Anthropology, Biological Sciences (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) August 2008 - May 2013 Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi Semester abroad (Spring 2011): Chinese University of Hong Kong Thesis: Size variability in the prosimian skeleton: Testing for the effects of locomotion. Accepted 2011. Advisor: Andrew Kramer (Department of Anthropology)
Other Affiliations Student Member (August 2013 - August 2015) - Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology, East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
Publications Fulwood E, Andrew K. Effect of size biases in the coefficient of variation on assessing intraspecific variability in the prosimian skeleton. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 152(1): 151-155.
Fulwood E. An evaluation of niche separation in the terrestrial primate fauna of Plio- Pleistocene South Africa using biogeochemical data. Pursuit: The Journal of Undergraduate Research at the University of Tennessee 3(2): 67-73.
Professional Presentations Fulwood E, Boyer D, Kay R. “Ontogenetic and fossil evidence for pterion contact as a platyrrhine synapomorphy.” Presentation. Osteology in the Carolinas, Februrary 2015, Greensboro, NC.
Fulwood E, O’Meara B. “A phylogenetic approach to the evolution of anthropoid lumbar number.” Poster. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Conference, April 2014. Calgary, AB.
Wallace S, Fulwood E (Presenting author). “New skeleton of Pristinailurus bristoli (Ailuridae: Ailurinae) suggests strong sexual dimorphism in this rare carnivoran.” Poster. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Conference, October 2013. Los Angeles, CA.
Fulwood E, Wallace S. “Lessons from a fossil red panda (Ailuridae: Carnivora) for interpreting the evolution of sexual dimorphism in anthropoids.” Poster. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Conference, April 2013. Knoxville, TN.
Fulwood E, Wallace S. “Evidence for sexual dimorphism in a fossil red panda (Ailuridae: Carnivora).” Presentation. University of Tennessee Honors Symposium, March 2013. Knoxville, TN.
Fulwood E, Kramer A. “Size variability in the prosimian skeleton: Testing for the effects of locomotion.” Poster, Undergraduate Research Symposium. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Conference, April 2012. Portland, OR.
Fulwood E, Boyer A. “Appendicular element evenness in an avian-dominated Tyto alba pellet assemblage.” Poster, Paleontology Section. Geological Society of America: Southeastern Division Conference, April 2012. Asheville, NC.
Laboratory and Field Experience Intern (May 2014 - August 2014) – Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historic Park Royal, NE Assisted in excavation, laboratory preparation, and public interpretation of unique Miocene death assemblage of complete skeletons preserved in situ at the park.
Field Assistant (June 2014) – Bighorn Basin Expedition Worland, WY Assisted in surface collection and wet screening as part of combined Duke University and University of Florida crew investigating the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum in the American interior.
Animal Husbandry Intern (January 2014 – May 2014) – Knoxville Zoological Gardens Knoxville, TN Cleaned enclosures and prepared food and enrichment in great apes (chimpanzee, gorilla, and blue monkey) and grasslands (giraffe, water buck, Thompson’s gazelle, and zebra) departments. Also involved preparation of end of semester project demonstrating potential applications of R for zoological management.
Field Assistant (Summers, 2010 – 2013) – East Tennessee State University And General Shale Brick Natural History Museum Gray, TN Assisted in excavation and laboratory preparation at Miocene Gray Fossil Site and Pleistocene Saltville Prehistoric Site. Also participated in research project investigating sexual dimorphism in fossil red panda known from the site, funded by NSF award number 0958985.
Lab Assistant (August 2012 – December 2012) – Paleoenvironmental Lab (Dr. Sally Horn), Department of Geography, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Performed data collection on mollusks from soil cores taken at the Younger Dryas Cuatro Cienagas site in Mexico, using light and electron microscopy.
Lab Assistant (February 2012 – December 2012) – Zooarchaeology Lab (Dr. Walter Klippel), Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Identified fragmentary vertebrate skeletal material from St. Kitts archaeological digs using comparative collections.
Research Assistant (February 2012 – May 2012) – Alison Boyer Lab, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Identified sub-fossil bird and rodent material from cave deposits in New Caledonia using comparative collections and performed independent research project comparing taphonomic preservation of bird material in owl pellets with that of reptiles and mammals.
Field School Participant (March 2012) – Allendale Archaeological Expedition, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina Martin, SC Assisted in excavation at Pleistocene Topper and Bubba archaeological sites.
Archaeology Lab Assistant (August 2010 – December 2010) – McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Processed archaeological material in collections for long-term curation.
Processing Lab Assistant (August 2009 – December 2010) – Forensic Anthropology Center, Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Cleaned skeletal material from UT Anthropological Research Facility, and from Spring 2010, supervised other volunteers.
Teaching Experience Teaching Assistant (Spring 2015) – Introduction to Evolutionary Anthropology Duke University
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2014) – Human Osteology Duke University
Service Volunteer (Fall 2014 – Present) – North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh, NC Over Fall 2014, interpretation of natural history collections for public in museum Naturalist Center, from Spring 2015, special events.
Physical Anthropology Representative (Fall 2012 – Spring 2013) – Undergraduate Anthropology Association of the University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Undergraduate organization of the Department of Anthropology. Helped organize meetings and events, including fundraisers and Relay for Life, and convey information and opportunities relevant to physical anthropology to group members.
Vice President (Fall 2010 – Spring 2013) – Secular Student Alliance at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN Active in founding UT organization for secularist and non-religious students. Lead and organized meetings and events, including 2012 panel discussion “SB 893: Teaching Alternatives or an Attack on Science?” concerning a controversial science education bill in the Tennessee legislature, and the group’s support of a 2012 Freedom From Religion Foundation letter concerning prayer at UT football games.
Professional Affiliations American Association of Physical Anthropologists Society of Vertebrate Paleontology