John N. Reeves

Instructor, Anthropology

John Reeves is a biological anthropologist.  I received my B.A. in Philosophy and an M.A. in Anthropology from Kent State University. I'm presently a doctoral candidate in the Biological Anthropology Program in Kent's Division of Biomedical Sciences. My interests include the mechanics and evolution of human and non-human primate locomotion; skeletal biology and forensics; and the history of evolutionary thought in physical anthropology.  Prior to coming to the University of Akron I taught human gross anatomy at NEOUCOM and biology and anthropology at KSU.  Outside the classroom I can be found, in clement weather, haunting Ohio's bike trails on a 1970's vintage 10-speed bicycle, refusing always to wear a helmet.  On clear nights I lug around a bulky telescope which I have, as yet, little idea how to operate.  I count many poets among my friends, though I've never written a line of verse in my life; and I'm an avid fly-fisherman, though my successes in that endeavor are almost entirely imaginary. 

I teach Human Evolution as well as several upper-division courses in physical anthropology.  I've been working on developing our physical anthropology teaching laboratory; we've finally landed in a space sufficient to support our intro classes, upgraded our computers, and greatly increased our collection of teaching casts of the major hominid fossil specimens, human and great ape skeletons, primate skulls, etc. 

I'll have a web page here on that project soon.

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