CLAIRE A. KIRCHHOFF
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University of Minnesota
Department of Anthropology
395 Hubert H. Humphrey Center
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-242-9557
Fax: 612-625-3095
E-mail:
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Education
Current
Ph.D. Program in Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Focus: Biological Anthropology
Dissertation Title: Skeletal Markers of Health and Stress in the Gombe Chimpanzees
Advisor:
Martha Tappen, Ph.D.
Committee Members:
Kieran McNulty, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Michael Wilson, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Galin Jones, Ph.D., School of Statistics, University of Minnesota
Projected Completion: Summer 2010
May 2008
Master of Arts in Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Same advisory committee as Ph.D.
May 2003
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Summa cum Laude, University of Minnesota
Spanish Minor
Summa Thesis: Analysis of Phytoliths and Other Microfossils Recovered from Human Dental Calculus: Copacabana, Bolivia
Advisor:
Greg Laden, Ph.D.
Committee Members:
Martha Tappen, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Theofanis Stavrou, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Minnesota
Teaching Experience
Current
Teaching Assistant, Program in Human Anatomy Education, University of Minnesota
-Taught gross anatomy and dissection technique to first year dental students
-Assisted with dissections, exam preparation
Upcoming
January 2010: Teaching Assistant, Advanced Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology, University of Minnesota
-Assist with dissection and lab activities for advanced undergraduates, biomedical professionals, and graduate students
Spring 2010: Instructor, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
-Lecture for skills-based laboratory class “Human Skeletal Analysis”
-Write exams, grade research papers, assess group oral presentation
-Supervise a teaching assistant
Past
Spring 2009 and 2008
Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
-Assisted with instruction for the lab course “Human Osteology”
-Wrote and graded weekly quizzes
-Held two hours of office visitation time each week (plus appointments)
Fall 2008
Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
-Led three discussion sections per week for “Sex, Evolution, and Behavior”
-Held three hours of office visitation time each week (plus appointments)
-Helped write quizzes and exams
-Graded quizzes, exams, final papers, and weekly journal entries
Spring 2006 - 2009
Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Program in Human Anatomy, University of Minnesota
-Facilitated two lab sessions each week with 3-4 other TAs
-Head TA for both sections in 2007-2009
-Dissected cadavers in preparation for upcoming labs
Fall 2004-Spring 2009
Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
-Instructed and supervised two weekly lab sessions for “Human Evolution”
-Held two hours of office visitation time each week (plus appointments)
-Graded students’ lab work and submitted final grades for the course
-Served as Teaching Assistant for Honors section, Spring 2005 and Fall 2005
-Head TA, Spring 2007
Fall 2007
Teaching Assistant, U of M Medical School Gross Anatomy
-Dissected human cadavers as an “example dissection” for medical students
-Taught medical students dissection technique and regional anatomy
Spring 2007
Laboratory Instructor, North Hennepin Community College
-Taught lab sections of Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2
-Wrote and graded lab quizzes
Spring 2007
St. Paul Connections Instructor: Archaeology and the Human Skeleton
-Designed and taught lessons for high school students about archaeological theory, mortuary analysis, and human skeletal anatomy
Fall 2004 and Spring 2003
Preparing Future Faculty Program at the University of Minnesota
-Completed certificate Fall 2004
-Studied and employed active learning strategies
-Learned to prepare class materials such as a syllabus and sample lab
-Produced a teaching and grading philosophy
-Worked with faculty mentor to develop appreciation for teaching, scholarship, service duties
-Guest lectured for mentor’s classes
Spring 2000-Fall 2002
Resource Center of the Americas, Minneapolis, MN
-Volunteered as an aide for English as a Second Language classes for Spanish-speaking adults
Research Experience
July-August 2008 and July- August 2009
Skeletal Markers of Stress in the Gombe Chimpanzees
-Sponsored by the Graduate Research Partnership Program (University of Minnesota) to travel to Gombe National Park, Tanzania
-Examined 23 chimpanzee skeletons for signs of physiological stress, including illness and trauma
-Collected categorical data on skeletal and dental maturation, and metric data on body size
-Constructed three-dimensional models of face, teeth, acetabulum, and glenoid fossa
-Documented each individual with digital photographs
July 2007
Dissertation Pilot Study II
-Sponsored by a block grant from the Department of Anthropology to travel to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- Examined 40 chimpanzee skeletons, and collected categorical data on skeletal and dental maturation, and metric data on body size
-Constructed three-dimensional models of crania
-Documented each individual with digital photographs
June 2006
Dissertation Pilot Study
-Sponsored by a block grant from the Department of Anthropology to travel to the Powell-Cotton Museum, Birchington, Kent, UK
-Examined 40 chimpanzee skeletons, and collected categorical data on skeletal and dental maturation, and metric data on body size
-Recorded in detail trauma incidence in sub-adults
June-August 2004
Dmanisi Faunal Analysis Research Assistant
-Assisted Martha Tappen (Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota) with research at the early hominin site Dmanisi (1.8 mya) in the Republic of Georgia
-Identified skeletal element and taxon for each specimen, recorded surface modifications, and photographed specimens in situ and in laboratory
Publications
2003. “Faunal Analysis of Halsted Bay.” In: Site Report for Halsted Bay. Prepared by Jeremy L. Nienow. Minneapolis: Schoell and Madsen, Inc.
2007. “Skeletal Evidence for Trauma in Infant Chimpanzees.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 143.
2008. “Book Review: How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation, by Marc Bousquet.” Academe: Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors: 94(5): 61-63
2009. “Trauma and Pathology in the Gombe Chimpanzees.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 138(S48): 165.
In prep. Karen A. Terio, Michael J. Kinsel, Jane Raphael, Titus Mlengeya, Claire A. Kirchhoff, Michael L. Wilson, et al. “Morbidity and Mortality in Chimpanzees from Gombe National Park, 2004-2008.” Journal of Wildlife Medicine (tentative).
Honors and Awards
May 2009
University of Minnesota Thesis Research Grant
$4,700 for travel to Gombe National Park, Tanzania, for Ph.D. thesis data collection
May 2009
University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology Block Grant
$2,400 for travel to Gombe National Park, Tanzania, for Ph.D. thesis data collection
May 2008
University of Minnesota Graduate Research Partnership Project
Awarded $5,000 for travel to Gombe National Park, Tanzania, to undertake data collection for dissertation research, “Skeletal Markers of Stress in the Gombe Chimpanzees”
May 2007
University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology Block Grant
Awarded $930 for travel to Cleveland Museum of Natural History (Ohio, USA) to undertake dissertation pilot study research on chimpanzee skeletal analysis
May 2006
University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology Block Grant
Awarded $1,600 for travel to Powell-Cotton Museum (Birchington, Kent, UK) to undertake dissertation pilot study research on chimpanzee skeletal analysis
September 2003
University of Minnesota Anthropology Departmental Fellowship
Three-year fellowship covering tuition and offering a stipend or teaching assistantship
December 2003
Rhodes Scholarship State Finalist for Wisconsin
September 1999
University of Minnesota “U2000” Scholarship
Four-year, full-tuition scholarship
Positions Held
Department of Anthropology Undergraduate Committee
Graduate student representative, Academic Years 2005-2006, 2006-2007, and 2009-2010
Undergraduate Anthropology Club
Graduate Student Advisor, Academic Years 2005-2006, 2006-2007, and 2009-2010
Department of Anthropology Colloquium Committee
Graduate student representative to departmental committee responsible for organizing talks given by visiting scholars, Academic year 2008-2009
Cretin-Derham Hall Archaeology Club
Outside advisor for high school archaeology club, Academic year 2008-2009
Duties: Help organize speakers and other events for high school students interested in archaeology, Introduce students to the archaeology community in the Twin Cities
College of Liberal Arts Assembly
Council of Graduate Students (COGS) Representative, Academic years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007
Duties: Attend and participate in committee meetings twice a semester and submit reports to COGS
University of Minnesota Archaeology Consortium
Positions held: President, Academic Year 2004-2005
Duties: Organize weekly talks by scholars within and from outside the department on topics of archaeological interest
Professional Memberships
American Association of University Professors (AAUP) - Since 2004
-Minnesota State Conference Executive Committee member, academic years 2005-2010
-National Graduate Student Committee member, academic years 2007-2010
American Association of Physical Anthropologists - Since 2005
Student membership
Paleoanthropological Society - Since 2004
References
Martha Tappen, Ph.D. – Associate Professor (Advisor)
University of Minnesota
Department of Anthropology
395 Hubert H. Humphrey Center
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Office phone: 612-625-3087
E-mail:
Michael Wilson, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor (Advisory Committee Chair, has supervised me as a grant writer and as a teaching assistant for Anthropology)
University of Minnesota
Department of Anthropology
395 Hubert H. Humphrey Center
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Office phone: 612-624-6714
E-mail:
Kieran McNulty, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor (Advisory committee member, has supervised me as a teaching assistant for Anthropology and is also able to comment on teaching effectiveness)
University of Minnesota
Department of Anthropology
395 Hubert H. Humphrey Center
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Office phone: 612-625-0058
E-mail:
Anthony J. Weinhaus, Ph.D. - Teaching Assistant Professor (Has supervised me as a teaching assistant for Anatomy)
University of Minnesota
Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Medical School
Room 6-125 JacH
1215
321 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Office phone: 612-625-3424
email:
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