Arctic Adaptations
Dr. Auerbach
Dr. Auerbach is involved in a two studies of past human adaptations to the extreme environments of the North American arctic. In one project, Dr. Auerbach and colleagues Dr. Kathryn King (University of Arkansas – Little Rock) and Dr. Adam Sylvester (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) are examining the effects of arctic climatic adaptations on the shape of the human pelvis in relation to obstetrics and mortality. The other research endeavor involves developing a more holistic understanding of the lifeways of the arctic foragers in far western Alaska in relation to other arctic groups and foragers from lower latitudes. Work in this area involves collaboration with Dr. Libby Cowgill (University of Central Florida) and Dr. Charles Hilton (Grinnell College).