Asst Professor , Anthropology
E-mail
eweiss@email.sjsu.edu
Elizabeth.Weiss@sjsu.edu
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Phone Number(s)
(408) 924-5546
Office Hours
TR 1500-1615; W 1245-1445
Dr. Elizabeth Weiss is an assistant professor in the Anthropology Department who teaches physical anthropology courses. Her primary research expertise is in post-cranial studies using CT scans, X-rays, and metrics on past populations to reconstruct lifestyles and better understand bone biology.
She completed her B.A. in anthropology from University of California, Santa Cruz in 1996 and finished her M.A. in anthropology from California State University, Sacramento in 1998. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas in Environmental Dynamics (an interdisciplinary program involving anthropology and the geosciences), which she completed in 2001. From 2002 to 2004, she was a post-doctoral research associate at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Elizabeth started off her career with winning two student competitions (Southwestern Anthropological Association, 1998; American Association of Physical Anthropologists, 2002). Since then she has presented her research at annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology, Paleopathology Association, Southwestern Anthropological Association, American Anthropological Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In the last ten years, she has published over a dozen articles in top professional journals (Quaternary Research; American Journal of Physical Anthropology; International Journal of Osteoarchaeology), has co-authored (with J.F. Powell and J. C. Rose) a chapter concerning Kennewick Man's skeletal morphology, and has another chapter coming out on congenital anomalies. She has also written for several newsletters including the SAA Archaeological Record, ACPAC Newsletter, and the Paleopathology Newsletter. Dr. Weiss has recently finished a book on reburial and the effects of reburial on science; the book is titled Reburying the Past: The Effects of Repatriation and Reburial on Scientific Inquiry. She has also completed a second book, Bioarchaeological Science: What we have Learned from Human Skeletal Remains, which is due out later this year. Both books can be ordered through https://www.novapublishers.com/ at a 40% discount with the promotional code LEAF40.
For a list of publications, conference presentations, and other academic endeavors, please visit Dr. Weiss's professional home page (http://www.anthrosciences.com).
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