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Courses:
Human
Anatomy (BIO 290), Forensic Anatomy (BIO 325), Advanced Human
Anatomy (BIO 410), Clinical Anatomy for Physician Assistants (BIO
413/513), Biomechanics (BIO 490)
Research Interests: Biomechanics. Functional morphology
and biomechanics of the
primate hindlimb.
I am interested in the functional morphology and
biomechanics of the primate hindlimb and the processes by which animals
use and adapt to different locomotor regimes and substrates. I am
investigate the evolution of bipedalism, by studying the relationship
between form and function in modern primate feet in order to
reconstruct behavior in fossil specimens. I also have clinical
interests in diabetic foot problems and athletic footwear, particularly
in understanding the etiology of plantar ulceration and overuse
injuries and developing strategies for early detection and prevention.
Selected
Publications:
Wunderlich, R.E. and W.L. Jungers (2009) Manual pressures during knuckle-walking in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 139(3): 394-403.
Jungers, W.L., W.E.H. Harcourt-Smith, R.E.
Wunderlich, M.W. Tocheri, S.G. Larson, T. Sutikna, Rhokus Awe Due,
and M.J. Morwood. (2009) The foot of Homo floresiensis. Nature 459: 81-84.
Wunderlich, R.E. and J.C. Schaum. (2007) Kinematics of bipedalism in Propithecus verreauxi. Journal of Zoology 272 (2): 165-175.
Jungers, W. L., P. Lemelin, L. R. Godfrey, R. E.
Wunderlich, D. A. Burney, E. L. Simons, P. S. Chatrath, H. F. James and
G. F. N. Randria (2005). The hands and feet of Archaeolemur:
metrical affinities and their functional significance. Journal of Human
Evolution 49(1): 36-55.
Bus, S., Q.X. Yang, J.H. Wang, M.B. Smith, R.E. Wunderlich, P.R.
Cavanagh (2002) Intrinsic muscle atrophy in the feet of people with
diabetic neuropathy: An MRI study. Diabetes Care 25(8):
1444-1450.
Wunderlich, R.E., P.R. Cavanagh (2000). Gender differences in
adult foot shape: implications for shoe design. Medicine and
Science in Sports and Exercise 33(4): 605-611.
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