E-Mail: ASYLVES4(at)jhmi.edu
Phone: 443-287-3902

1830 E. Monument St., Room 303
Baltimore, MD 21205 USA

Ph.D., Anthropology, The University of Tennessee, 2006.
M.A., Anthropology, The University of Tennessee, 2000
B.S., Zoology, The University of Tennessee, 1996

Dissertation Research (Ph.D.): The Decoupling Hypothesis: A new theory for the origin of hominid bipedalism

Current research:
biomechanics of locomotion
origin of hominid bipedalism
locomotor energetics
shape analysis of primate postcrania

Curriculum vitae

Sylvester AD, Merkl BC, Mahfouz MR. (In press). Reconstructing the AL 288-1 femur using three-dimensional computer models. Journal of Human Evolution.

Sylvester AD, Kramer PA, Jungers WL. (In press). Human long bone allometry and the requirements of the Froude Number. Submitted: American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

Sylvester AD, Kramer PA. (2008). Stand and Shuffle: When does it make energetic sense. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 135: 484-488.

Christensen AM, Sylvester AD. (2008). Physical matches in bones, shells and teeth: A validation study. Journal of Forensic Sciences 53:694-698.

Sylvester AD. 2006. Locomotor decoupling and the origin of hominin bipedalism. Journal of Theoretical Biology 242(3) 581-590.

Sylvester AD, Christensen AM, Kramer PA. 2006. Factors influencing osteological changes in the hands and fingers of recreational rock climbers. Journal of Anatomy 209(5) 597-610.