Jandy Hanna | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)

Jandy Hanna is a Professor and Associate Dean in the Research and Sponsored Programs department at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM). Hanna is a functional morphologist and comparative primate anatomist. She studies primate evolution, with a focus on the biomechanical features of primates during vertical climbing. The evolution of bipedalism in the human lineage is thought to be related to biomechanics found during vertical climbing; however, little is known about how parameters like size, limb length, and phylogenetic history affect the biomechanics. Her work seeks to determine how differentiation between the forelimb and hindlimb during climbing may have contributed to the evolution of obligate bipedalism in humans.

Primary Areas of Expertise:

Anatomy, Biomechanics, Comparative Anatomy, Functional Morphology, Locomotor Activity/Locomotion

Symposium Speaker

Listed here are the 1 symposium sessions for which this person is a speaker.

Date	Media	Session	Symposium
2021-05-14		The Rise and Fall of Climbing in Human Evolution	The Evolution of Human Physical Activity