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ANDREW KRAMER Curriculum Vitae Mailing address: Home address: Department of Anthropology 9500 Gulf Park Drive University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37923 250 South Stadium Hall (865) 531-0872 Knoxville, TN 37996-0720 phone: (865) 974-4408 fax: (865) 974-2686 email: [email protected] website: http://web.utk.edu/~akramer/ Born: October 25, 1958, Brooklyn, New York Current Position Professor (2006-Present) and Head (2000-Present), Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Responsibilities include: course instruction, conducting paleoanthropological research, assisting students in their academic development and departmental administration. Education 1989, Ph.D, Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Dissertation: “The Evolutionary and Taxonomic Affinities of the Sangiran Mandibles of Central Java, Indonesia” Chair: Professor Milford H. Wolpoff 1982, M.A., Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1980, B.A., Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley. Graduated with “High Honors with Great Distinction in Academic Field” and inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honors and Awards June 2000. Science Alliance Research Award - UT/ORNL Science Alliance Academic Year 1999-2000. Named Scholar-in-the-Schools - College of Arts & Sciences, UTK August 1997. Junior Faculty Teaching Award - College of Arts & Sciences, UTK April 1996. Certificate of Merit for Scholarly Achievement in the Social Sciences - Phi Beta Kappa, Epsilon of Tennessee Chapter, UTK September 1995. Award for Excellence in Academic Advising - College of Arts & Sciences. April, 2014 A. Kramer, C.V., Page 2 Professional Affiliations American Association of Physical Anthropologists; Paleoanthropology Society; National Center for Science Education, Inc. University of Tennessee and Knoxville Community Service Faculty Senator, elected to three-year terms: 1992-1994, 1997-2000. Member of the Research Council: 1993-1995, 1997-2000 Vice-Chair of Research Council: 1999-2000 Member of the Teaching Council: 1998-2000 Faculty Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences Advising Center Staff (1992-1995). Advising Coordinator, Department of Anthropology (1992-Present). Faculty Sponsor: Lambda Alpha Honors Society; Undergraduate Anthropology Association. Faculty Speaker, College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Speakers Bureau, presenting ~3 lectures per year to school and civic groups. Previous Academic Positions August 1996 to July 2006. Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Anthropology. Instructed two courses per semester, conducted paleoanthropological research and assisted students in their academic development. August 1990 to July 1996. Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Anthropology. Instructed two courses per semester, conducted paleoanthropological research and assisted students in their academic development. January 1990 to April 1990. Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Department of Anthropology. Responsibilities included instructing the Introductory Biological Anthropology course, organizing discussion sections, overseeing the teaching assistants and meeting with the Honors section. September 1989 to November 1989. Visiting Lecturer, University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Instructed dental and graduate students in dissections of the head and neck, prepared practical examinations. September 1984 to December 1984. Assistant Instructor, University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Assisted medical students in dissections of Human Gross Anatomy and prepared practical examinations. September 1981 to July 1986. Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan, Department of Anthropology. Conducted discussion sections, presented occasional lectures, graded exams. December 1980 to July 1981. Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Center for Human Growth and Development. Analyzed data concerning smoking and pregnancy for Dr. S. Garn. April, 2014 A. Kramer, C.V., Page 3 Courses Taught University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1990-Present) Department of Anthropology: ANTH 110 Human Origins (Introductory large-lecture course) ANTH/EEB 305 Evolution and Society (Junior/Senior lecture/discussion course developed and taught with Dr. Gary McCracken, EEB) ANTH 357 Junior Honors in Anthropology (Junior lecture/discussion course) ANTH 450 Current Trends in Anthropology (Upper Division visiting lecture course) ANTH 457 Senior Honors Thesis in Anthropology (Directed senior research) ANTH 459 Creationism and Evolution (Junior/Senior seminar) ANTH 490 Primate Evolution (Upper Division/Graduate lecture course) ANTH 495/582 Human Paleontology/Paleoanthropology (UD/Graduate lecture & lab) ANTH 501 Graduate Research - Visiting Lecturers (Graduate visiting lecture course) ANTH 522 Peoples and Cultures of the European Middle Paleolithic (Graduate seminar taught with Dr. Jan Simek) ANTH 590 Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology (Graduate core course developed and taught with Dr. Lyle Konigsberg) ANTH 690 Human Sociobiology (Doctoral seminar taught with Dr. Suzette Tardif) ANTH 691 Evolutionary Theory (Doctoral seminar) ANTH 691 History of Paleoanthropology (Doctoral seminar) ANTH 691 Current Controversies in Paleoanthropology (Doctoral seminar) ANTH 691 Modern Human Origins (Doctoral seminar) ANTH 691 Hybridization: Baboons & Neandertals (Doctoral seminar) University Honors Program: UH 338 Creation Science vs. Human Evolution (Junior Honors’ seminar) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1981-1990) Department of Anthropology: Introduction to Biological Anthropology Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology: Human Gross Anatomy of the Head and Neck Courses taught as a Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Anthropology, under C. Kottak. Introduction to Biological Anthropology, under: H. Gilmore, P. Whitten, V.J. Vitzthum, J. Brainard, L. Sattenspiel, R. Wrangham, C.L. Brace, M.H. Wolpoff. Primate Social Behavior, under R. Wrangham. The Concept of Race, under C.L. Brace. Fossil Man, under M.H. Wolpoff. Human Gross Anatomy, under W. Burckle. April, 2014 A. Kramer, C.V., Page 4 Graduate Students Directed Adam D. Sylvester (Ph.D. 2006) Dissertation: “The Decoupling Hypothesis: A New Idea for the Origin of Hominid Bipedalism.” Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, University of Glasgow. Daniel C. Weinand (Ph.D. 2005) Dissertation: “A Reevaluation of the Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions Associated with Homo erectus from Java, Indonesia, Based on the Functional Morphology of Fossil Bovid Astragali.” Teacher, West High School, Knoxville, Tennessee. Arthur C. Durband (Ph.D. 2004) Dissertation: “A Test of the Multiregional Hypothesis of Modern Human Origins Using Basicranial Evidence from Indonesia and Australia.” Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Texas Tech University. Steven M. Donnelly (Ph.D. 1996) Dissertation: “Size and Shape Variation in Early East African Homo and the Validity of Homo habilis as a Single Species.” Currently Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Utah. James H. Kidder (Ph.D. 1996) Dissertation: “Defining Anatomically Modern Homo Sapiens: A Size and Shape Approach.” (Co-chair with Fred H. Smith) Research Assistant Professor, UTK. Juliet K. Brophy (M.A. 2004) Thesis: “Preliminary Report on the Faunal Remains and Taphonomic Analysis of Plover’s Lake Cave, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa.” Currently in doctoral program in Anthropology, Texas A&M University. Lauren D. Cox (M.A. 2004) Thesis: “Effects of Group Composition and Mating Season on the Agonistic and Affiliative Behavior of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta).” Currently in doctoral program in Anthropology, Louisiana State University. Adam D. Sylvester (M.A. 2000) Thesis: “Joint Surface Area Proportions and Articular Curvature in AL 288-1: A Functional Interpretation.” Stephen M. Olah (M.A. 2000) Thesis: “Non-metric Cranial and Mandibular Trait Frequency Patterns and their Implications for Modern Human Origins.” Deborah L. Cornell (M.A. 1998) Thesis: “The Morphometric Relationship of Upper Cave 101 and 103 to Modern Homo sapiens.” Ph.D. (2005) University of Missouri. Kimberly A. Dingess (M.A. 1998) Thesis: “Towards Identifying Hominid Tooth Modifications on Bone: A Comparative Analysis of captive Chimpanzee and Carnivore Tooth Marks.” Currently in doctoral program in Anthropology, Indiana University. W. Leigh Moore (M.A. 1998) Thesis: “A Test of the Single Species Hypothesis in the Upper Pleistocene Levant using Multivariate Analysis of Mandibular Measurements.” Currently in doctoral program in Anthropology, UTK. April, 2014 A. Kramer, C.V., Page 5 Brandy L. O’Neil (M.A. 1998) Thesis: “Latitudinal Gradient in the Body Mass Index (BMI), and the BMI’s Geometric and Statistical Relationships to the Surface Area: Volume Ratio and Body Shape.” Currently in doctoral program in Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania. Clare K. Stott (M.A. 1997) Thesis: “Aspects of Ecology and Adaptation with an Emphasis on Hominoid Evolution.” Currently in doctoral program in Anthropology, University of New Mexico. Amy R. Shook (M.A. 1994) Thesis: “A Morphometric Analysis of the Hominid Iliac Crest.” Currently Director of Education, Henry M. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida. Sponsored Research June-July 1999. Field Research - West Java, Indonesia, directed geological, paleontological and paleoanthropological field excavations and surveys at the Cipasang and Cisanca Rivers, Rancah District, with Dr. Tony Djubiantono, Director of the Archaeological