Mark N. Coleman
Lecturer
Ph.D., Stony Brook University, 2007

Teaching

Courses taught at Stony Brook include ANP300 Human Anatomy, ANP330 Human Evolution, HBA460 Human Anatomy for Allied Health Students, and Head and Neck Anatomy Review for Dental Residents

Research Interests

My general research interests center on primate and human evolution, with a specific focus on the functional morphology, sensory ecology, and paleontology of the auditory system. I am also interested in sensory systems integration and the relationship between the form and biomechanics of the skull. My dissertation research focused on the evolution of hearing in primates and the relationships between form and function in the inner, middle and outer ears. I am currently working to expand this research through two primary projects. The first involves predicting the hearing capabilities of fossils that occupy intermediate and early stages of primate evolution. The second project uses CT data to investigate, describe, and quantify variation in primate auditory anatomy with a focus on structures that are phylogenetically informative. Beyond the immediate scope of my dissertation research, I am also involved with a number of field and lab-based projects which include analyzing the bioacoustics of the Ecuadorian Amazon and using finite element modeling to compare the frequency selectivity and directionality of outer ears.



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