Amanda Smith, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anatomy​

School/College: Osteopathic Medicine
Email: alsmith@pnwu.edu

Fields:

  • Gross and functional anatomy​
  • Biomechanics​
  • Anthropology​
  • Paleosciences

Areas of Expertise:

  • Craniofacial mechanics​
  • Osteology​
  • Dietary ecology​
  • Human evolution​

Methodological Expertise:

  • Medical imaging, segmentation and 3D model creation ​
  • Mechanical modelling ​
  • Finite element analysis​
  • Geometric morphometrics

Current Projects:

  • Novel scaffold-based methods for repair of alveolar cleft defects ​
  • How differences in shape affect feeding performance ​
  • Feeding biomechanics and dietary ecology of capuchin monkeys​
  • Mandibular symphysis shape and suprahyoid muscle function ​

Publications: