Curriculum Vitae: Karen E. Samonds Department of Biological Sciences Phone: 815-753-3201 Northern Illinois University Email:
[email protected] Dekalb, IL 60178 USA Web: http://niu.edu/biology/about/faculty/samonds/index.shtml Education 2006 Ph.D. Stony Brook University, Anatomical Sciences, New York, USA 2002 M.S. Stony Brook University, Anatomical Sciences, New York, USA 2002 M. Phil. Stony Brook University, Health Sciences, New York, USA 1996 B.A. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Anthropology, MA, USA 1996 B.S. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Biology, MA, USA Academic Appointments 2016-present: Associate Professor: Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA 2012-2016: Assistant Professor: Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA 2013-present: Adjunct Faculty: Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA 2012-present: Faculty Associate: Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability & Energy, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA 2012-2015: Honorary Senior Lecturer: School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2010-2012: Senior Lecturer: School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2010-present: Honorary Professor: Département de Paléontologie et Anthropologie Biologique, Université d’Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar. 2008-2010: Assistant Professor: Department of