SAM
D. STOUT
Professor Emeritus
no longer in residence in Columbia
Ph.D., Washington University, 1976
My major research interests are primarily
in the area of forensic anthropology and skeletal biology, particularly
as studied through the quantitative histological analysis of bone. In general, my
research involves the use of modern bone samples to develop and refine
histological methods, e.g. estimation of age at death and bone histomorphometry.
Findings from modern tissues are applied to skeletal remains recovered
from archaeological sites in the performance of paleohistological analyses.
Current research involves age-assoicated bone loss and how it varies among populations and over time. Research is also performed in conjunction with the department's Human
Identification Laboratory. Students are encouraged to undertake projects
of their own or participate in those already in progress in order to obtain
the skill, background and experience necessary to undertake research in
various aspects of skeletal biology.
My major research interests are primarily
in the area of forensic anthropology and skeletal biology, particularly
as studied through the quantitative histological analysis of bone. In general, my
research involves the use of modern bone samples to develop and refine
histological methods, e.g. estimation of age at death and bone histomorphometry.
Findings from modern tissues are applied to skeletal remains recovered
from archaeological sites in the performance of paleohistological analyses.
Current research involves age-assoicated bone loss and how it varies among populations and over time. Research is also performed in conjunction with the department's Human
Identification Laboratory. Students are encouraged to undertake projects
of their own or participate in those already in progress in order to obtain
the skill, background and experience necessary to undertake research in
various aspects of skeletal biology.