The Origin and Evolution of Human Gait

From: Cross Disciplinary Studies

Human Science Seminar
25 March 2008

"The Origin and Evolution of Human Gait"
Dr. Brian Richmond
George Washington University

Reception, 5:15 pm, Miller 1101
Presentation, 6:00 pm, Miller 1101

Dr. Brian Richmond is an associate professor in the George Washington University department of anthropology and a Research Associate with the Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. His research, which is supported by the National Science Foundation, focuses on ape and human evolution, particularly the functional anatomy of locomotion. Dr. Richmond's fieldwork includes sites in Turkey, Ethiopia and Koobi Fora, Kenya.