Anatomy Faculty and Staff

Scott Maddux, PhD

Associate Professor & Interim Director

Biological anthropology, human evolution, thermoregulatory anatomy

Elizabeth Cho, PhD

Assistant Professor

Biological anthropology, thermoregulatory anatomy, forensic sciences

Rebecca Cook, PhD

Assistant Professor

Biological anthropology, human evolution, locomotor biomechanics

Nicole Crowe, MS, PA(ASCP)^CM

Instructor & Lab Manager

Biological anthropology, pathology, histology

Lauren Gonzales, PhD

Assistant Professor

Biological anthropology, primate evolution, sensory anatomy

Kate Lesciotto, JD, PhD, D-ABFA

Assistant Professor

Biological anthropology, forensic sciences, craniofacial anatomy

Rehana Lovely, PhD

Assistant Professor

Human variation, clinical anatomy, cardiovascular disease

Rachel Menegaz, PhD

Associate Professor & STARS Graduate Advisor

Musculoskeletal biology, craniofacial biomechanics

Bern Perchalski, PhD

Assistant Professor

Biological anthropology, primate evolution, locomotor biomechanics

Tara Tovar-Vidales, PhD

Instructor

Ocular anatomy, histology, glaucoma

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Rita Patterson, PhD

Professor, Associate Dean for Research (TCOM)

Biomechanical engineering, kinematics, motion capture

Marc Crawford, PT, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Spine biomechanics, orthopedic evaluation

Christopher Rainwater, PhD

Chief Forensic Anthropologist, Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center for Anatomical Sciences, UNT Health

Forensic anthropology, skeletal trauma, bone biology

Austin Reynolds, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics

Human evolutionary genetics, genomics of disease, epigenetics

Paige Lynch, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Lesciotto Lab

Biological anthropology, forensic sciences

Subash Sapkota, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Menegaz Lab

Musculoskeletal biology, neuroscience

Melissa Henson

Operations Manager