Maria E. Feiler

Maria E. Feiler

PhD Student

Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences

Stony Brook University


Research Assistant

Percival Lab, Stony Brook University


I am interested in the evolution and plasticity of the anthropoid midface, variation in human sexual dimorphism, and craniofacial development. 

Education

2026 (expected)

PhD in Anthropological Sciences

Biological Anthropology, Morphology Track

IDPAS at Stony Brook University; Stony Brook, NY


2024 (expected)

MA in Anthropological Sciences

Stony Brook University; Stony Brook, NY


2019

MSc in Archaeological Science (Cum laude)

Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology Specialization

Universiteit Leiden; Leiden, the Netherlands


2018

BA in Biological Anthropology

Northwestern University; Evanston, IL

Teaching Experience

ANP 300: Human Anatomy

Lab Instructor

Stony Brook University - Spring 2023, 2024


ANT 103: Archaeology for a Better World

Teaching Assistant

Stony Brook University - Fall 2021

Publications

Waxenbaum EB, Feiler ME. 2021. Influence of climatic stress on nonmetric sexually dimorphic features of the skull and pelvis. American Journal of Human Biology 33(6):e23559. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23559

Conference Activity

2022

"A transgene insertion on the X chromosome modifies severity of craniofacial dysmorphology caused by Efnb1 null loss of function." 

45th Annual Meeting of SCGDB; San Diego, CA


2021

"Variation in the sexual dimorphism of nonmetric skeletal traits due to settlement style: A study of hunter-gatherer, rural and urban populations." 

90th Annual Meeting of AABA; Baltimore, MD


2020

"Variation in sexual dimorphism across differing Köppen-Geiger climate classifications."

89th Annual Meeting of the AABA; virtual


2019

"Sex and the cities: Urbanization's influence on sexual dimorphism in the post-Medieval Dutch."

21st Annual Conference of BABAO; London, England


"Variation in sexual dimorphism due to climatic stress."

88th Annual Meeting of AABA; Cleveland, OH

Grants and Honors 

2019

Leiden Universiteits Fonds Grant ( 350)

Leiden Universiteits Fond International Study Fund


2018  

Departmental Honors, Northwestern University 

Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University


2017

Undergraduate Research Scholar

Alumnae of Northwestern University


Summer Undergraduate Research Grant ($3500)

Office of Undergraduate Research, Northwestern University