Daniel Schmitt
Professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
Duke AHEAD role:
- Member
(919) 684-5664
Announcements
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Other Professional Activity
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Education and Training
- Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook (1995)
- Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook (1995)
Recent Courses
- EVANTH 330L: Human Anatomy and Physiology
- EVANTH 538S: Advanced Comparative Primate Biomechanics
- EVANTH 495S: Advanced Research in Evolutionary Anthropology
- EVANTH 393: Research Independent Study
- EVANTH 730: Gross Human Anatomy
- GLHLTH 395: Connections in Global Health: Interdisciplinary Team Projects
- EVANTH 537S: Orthopedic Biomechanics and Kinesiology
- EVANTH 791: Independent Study
- INTERDIS 101B: Human Structure and Function
- EVANTH 391: Independent Study
- HLTHSCI 501: Human Structure
- EVANTH 793: Research in Evolutionary Anthropology
Selected Grants
- Gait Mechanics in Primate and Nonprimate Quadrupeds (Principal Investigator)
- Ontogeny of Heel-strike in African Apes (Co-Principal Investigator)
- Biomechanics and Inflammation in Osteoarthritis (Consultant)
- DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Mechanical Properties and Functional Morphology of Mammalian Footpads (Co-Principal Investigator)
- Collaborative Research: Measuring Leaping Performance, Evaluating its Anatomical Correlates, and Reconsidering the Importance of Leaping in Primate Origins and Early Evolution (Co-Principal Investigator)
- The Effects of Vibration on Mouse Behavior (Investigator)
- Gait Mechanics of Inverted Walking: Implications for the Evolution of Suspensory Locomotion (Principal Investigator)
- Doctoral Dissertation Research: Descent Locomotion Behavior in Primates (Collaborator)
- Mechanics of Fine Branch Locomotion in Primates and Opossums (Principal Investigator)
- Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: The Biomechanics of Vertical Clinging and Grasping in Primates (Principal Investigator)
- Collaborative Research: Biomechanical Significance of Bone Material Variation in the Primate Locomotor Skeleton (Principal Investigator)
- Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: Vertical Climbing Efficiency in Primates (Principal Investigator)
- Effects of Aging and Nutrition on Gait Mechanics: Interpretations of Skeletal and Muscular Material (Co-Principal Investigator)
Publications
- Effects of human variation on foot and ankle pain in rural Madagascar. (10/2021)
- The effect of ankle osteoarthritis and total ankle arthroplasty on center of pressure position. (06/2021)
- Improving Emergency Cricothyroidotomies: Simulation-Based Training for Critical Care Providers. (04/2021)
- Factors contributing to racial differences in gait mechanics differ by sex. (02/2021)
- Validity of Using Automated Two-Dimensional Video Analysis to Measure Continuous Sagittal Plane Running Kinematics. (01/2021)
- Racial differences in gait mechanics. (11/2020)
- Mechanics of heel-strike plantigrady in African apes. (08/2020)
- A novel method for measuring asymmetry in kinematic and kinetic variables: The normalized symmetry index. (01/2020)
- Gaze-behaviors of runners in a natural, urban running environment. (01/2020)
- Hurry Up and Get Out of the Way! Exploring the Limits of Muscle-Based Latch Systems for Power Amplification. (12/2019)