Kristi L. Lewton
Assistant ProfessorÂ
Integrative Anatomical Sciences
Keck School of Medicine
United States of America
Biography
Kristi Lewton is a biological anthropologist and evolutionary anatomist, and is an Assistant Professor at the Keck School of Medicine. Kristi received her bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, her master's and doctoral degrees from the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University, and a postdoctoral preceptorship at Harvard University.
Research Interest
evolution of primate locomotor systems. She studies the anatomy and biomechanics of human and non-human primate hindlimbs to understand the evolution of these structures, integrating both comparative morphometric and experimental approaches.
Publications
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Lewton KL, Dingwall HL. Morphological convergence in the pubis of slowâ€moving primates and xenarthrans. American journal of physical anthropology. 2016 Nov 1;161(3):381-97.
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Lewton KL, Scott JE. Ischial form as an indicator of bipedal kinematics in early hominins: A test using extant anthropoids. The Anatomical Record. 2017 May 1;300(5):845-58.
