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Education

Ph.D. Anthropology, New York University, May 2020

Dissertation title: The role of thermoregulation in the obstetrical dilemma

M.A. Anthropology, New York University, 2014

Thesis title: The origin of delayed pubic epiphyseal fusion in the hominin clade and its implications for obstetrics

B.A. Anthropology, University of Washington, 2012

B.A. History, Humboldt State University, 2006

Publications

In Press

Submitted/In Review

Eyre, J., Williams, S.A., Grabowski, M., Winters, S., & Pontzer, H. The effect of bi-iliac breadth on core temperature during running. Submitted to the Journal of Experimental Biology, October 2022.

In Preparation

Eyre, J., Betti, L., Wall-Scheffler, C.M., & Kurki, H.K. The relationship between bi-iliac breadth and birth canal size, with implications for the obstetrical dilemma. In preparation to submit to the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.

Peer-reviewed Papers

Eyre, J., DeSilva, J.M., Semaw, S., & Williams, S.A. (2022). Unusual pubic bone morphology in A.L. 288-1 (Australopithecus afarensis) and MH2 (Australopithecus sediba). American Journal of Biological Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24649

Williams, S.A., Zeng, I., Paton, G., Yelverton, C., Dunham, C., Ostrofsky, K., Shukman, S., Avilez, M., Eyre, J., Loewen, T., Prang, T.C., & Meyer, M. 2022. Inferring lumbar lordosis in Neandertals and other hominins. PNAS Nexus, 1(1), pgab005.

Williams, S.A., Prang, T.C., Meyer, M.R., Nalley, T.K., Van Der Merwe, Yelverton, C., R., García-Martínez, D., Russo, G.A., Otstrofsky, K.R., Spear, J., Eyre, J., Grabowski, M., Nalla, S., Bastir, M., Schmid, P., Churchill, S.E., & Berger, L.R. 2021. New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back. eLife, 10, p.e70447.

Williams, S.A., Meyer, M.R., Nalla, S., García-Martínez, D., Nalley, T.K., Eyre, J., Prang, T.C., Bastir, M., Schmid, P., Churchill, S.E., & Berger, L.R. 2018. Special Issue: Australopithecus sediba - The Vertebrae, Ribs, and Sternum of Australopithecus sediba. PaleoAnthropology, 2018:156-233.

Tawane, G., Garcia-Martinez, D., Eyre, J., Bastir, M., Berger, L., Schmid, P., Nalla, S. & Williams, S.A. 2016. A hominin first rib discovered at the Sterkfontein caves. South African Journal of Science, 112(5/6), 1-7.

Conference Proceedings

Eyre, J. 2021. Are linear measurements or areas of birth canal planes more relevant to obstetric studies? American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 174, 29-30.

Eyre, J. 2020. The correlation between bi-iliac breadth and birth canal size in humans: implications for the obstetrical dilemma. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S69, 82.

Avilez, M., Eyre, J., & Williams, S. 2020. Convergence of innominate morphology in suspensory primates: a 3D geometric morphometrics approach. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S69, 13.

Eyre, J. 2019. The potential effect of climate adaptation on the morphology of the pelvis. American Journal of Physician Anthropology, S68, 71.

Eyre, J. & Pontzer, H. 2018. The effect of bi-iliac breadth on thermoregulation during running. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S66, 80.

Eyre, J. & Bailey, S.E. 2018. Estimating interproximal wear in upper first molars. Poster presented at the Paleoanthropology Society Annual Meetings, Austin, TX.

Eyre, J. & Williams, S.A. 2017. A new reconstruction of the Sts 14 Australopithecus africanus pelvis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S64, 175.

Zarenko, K. & Eyre, J. 2017. Advancing ethical literary through case studies. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S64, 420.

Torres-Tamayo, N., García-Martínez, D., Williams, S.A., Eyre, J., Hawks, J., VanSickle, C. & Bastir, M. 2017. Allometry and sexual dimorphism in human ossa coxae, and the relevance for understanding human torso variation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S64, 383.

Eyre, J. 2016. Can fossil hominin pelves be sexed using standards developed for modern humans? American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S62, 140.

Bastir, M., Garcia Martínez, D., Williams, S. A., Shahed, N., Eyre, J., Oishi, M., Ogihara, N., Churchill, S. E., Berger, L. & Schmid, P. 2016. Preliminary findings of 3D analyses of the costal remains of Australopithecus sediba. Poster presented at the Paleoanthropology Society Annual Meetings, Atlanta, GA.

Eyre, J. 2015. The use of the ascending ramus in hominoid and hominin phylogeny. Paper presented at the Paleoanthropology Society Annual Meetings, San Francisco, CA.

Eyre, J. 2015. Fusion of the pubic symphysis and the use of Suchey-Brooks in African apes. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S60, 130.

Eyre, J. 2014. Bi-acromial and clavicular scaling in hominoids: implications for locomotor behavior. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S58, 115.

Eyre, J., Vijgen, S., Kramer, P.A. 2013. The effect of burden, velocity and gradient on the energetic expenditure of walking in females. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S56, 120.

Other Publications

Eyre, J. 2016, February 29. How big brains and bipedalism made birth laborious. NYCEP Blogging Consortium, http://blog.nycep.org/how-big-brains-and-bipedalism-made-birth-laborious.

Grants and Fellowships

2017 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant

2013 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Awards and Honours

2014, 2016, 2017 New York University Student Senator’s Council Conference Fund Award

2014 American Association of Physical Anthropologists’ William S. Pollitzer Travel Essay Award

2012 University of Washington Arts and Sciences’ Research Award

Teaching Experience

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

Visiting Lecturer

Human Osteology (Fall 2022)

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA

Interim Lecturer, 2020-2021

Human Evolution: Debates in Paleoanthropology (Spring 2021)

Becoming Human: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Anatomy (Spring 2021)

Senior Conference in Anthropology (Spring 2021)

Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Anthropological Archaeology (Fall 2020)

New York University, New York, NY, USA

Adjunct Instructor

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (Summer 2018)

Teaching Assistant

Interpreting the Human Skeleton: Morphological and Statistical Methods (Spring 2018)

Human Evolution (Fall 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2017)

Human Origins (Spring 2017)

Fossil Evidence (Spring 2015)

Introduction to Human Osteology and Odontology (Fall 2015)

Lehman College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA

Adjunct Instructor

Introduction to Human Evolution (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)

Service

2018 Graduate administrator for undergraduate Research Plus program, New York University

2017 – 2018 Graduate administrator for Women in Science (WINS), New York University

2016 – 2018 Ethics Committee Fellow, American Association of Physical Anthropologists

2016 – 2018 Initiator and organizer, Four-Field Lunches, New York University

2016 Student Search Committee, Junior Archaeology Faculty, New York University

2016 Mentor, Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering (ARISE) high school program, New York University

2014 – 2018 Center for the Study of Human Origins (CSHO) graduate events coordinator, New York University

2013 – 2015 President of Biological Anthropology Journal Club, New York University

Public Outreach

2018 Volunteer, World Science Festival, New York

2015 Meet the Scientist, American Museum of Natural History

2011 – 2012 Volunteer, Burke Museum, Seattle