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Scott A. Williams

Associate Professor of Anthropology

New York University

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Anthropology

Scott A. Williams is currently serving as an Anthropology Associate Professor of Anthropology at New York University.

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Scott A. Williams

New York University

Associate Professor of Anthropology

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evolutionary biology anatomy anthropology morphology (biology) human evolution evolutionary anthropology biology biological anthropology physical anthropology vertebrate paleontology paleoanthropology axial skeleton morphological evidence physiology morphology paleontology mammalian biology primate fossil zoology primate behavior primatology australopithecus sediba archaeology mammalogy paleopathology animal behavior human origins homo naledi medical anthropology avian biology south africa animal science biological evolution body size homo sapiens archaeological science adaptation american archaeology evolutionary theory bone research prehistory lesedi chamber hominoid vertebral column paleolithic archaeology evolutionary genetics ontogeny biostratigraphy dinaledi chamber hominoid evolution suspensory adaptations last common ancestor southern african studies anthropological archaeology human ecology bone remodeling vertebral numbers free-ranging rhesus macaques rhesus macaques primate brain size science advance archaeological evidence cancer biology historical evidence cervical spine group evolution bone density bone homeostasis paleoenvironmental reconstruction archaeological excavations biomineralization linkage analysis genetic predisposition developmental genetics natural selection genus homo vertebral column paleobiology fossil hominins human biology

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A Three-Dimensional Geometric Morphometric Study of Miocene Ape Lumbar Vertebrae, With Implications for Hominoid Locomotor Evolution. Journal of Human Evolution (2025)

hominoid locomotor evolutionkinesiologyhuman evolutionpaleobiologyspinal biomechanicsmorphology (biology)orthopaedic surgerymorphological evidenceaxial skeletonprimate fossillumbar spineevolutionary biologyvertebrate paleontologyspinal cordanatomypaleontology

Early Life Adversity Shapes Life History Trade-Offs Between Growth and Reproduction in Free-Ranging Rhesus Macaques. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

human evolutionprimatologybiological anthropologyethologysociobiologylife history trade-offsprimate fossilfree-ranging rhesus macaquesbiologyevolutionary biologyevolutionary ecologyprimate behaviorearly life adversitylife historybehavioral ecology

Examining the Relationship Between Pelvic Shape and Numbers of Lumbar Vertebrae in Anthropoid Primates. Journal of Human Evolution (2025)

kinesiologyanthropoid primatesspinal cord medicinespinal biomechanicsmorphology (biology)lumbar vertebraeorthopaedic surgerylumbar spinespinal cordanatomypelvic shapebiomechanics

Redefining Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae Classification: Morphological Variation in a South African Population. Translational Research in Anatomy (2025)

spinal cord medicinethoracic spinegross anatomycraniofacial researchorthopaedic surgerylumbar spinespine deformitiesanatomysouth african populationmorphological variation

Re-Evaluating Omo 105-7, a Provisional Hominin Last Lumbar Vertebra From the Lower Omo Basin (Plio-Pleistocene) of Ethiopia.. PubMed (2025)

physical anthropologypaleobiologyhuman evolutionbiological anthropologygross anatomyorthopaedic surgeryprimate fossillumbar spinelower omo basinvertebrate paleontologyre-evaluating omo 105-7anatomypaleoanthropologypaleontologyanthropology

Corrigendum to “the Effect of Bi-Iliac Breadth on Core Body Temperature” [J. Hum. Evol. 195 (2024) 103580]. Journal of Human Evolution (2024)

Jennifer EyreScott A WilliamsMark GrabowskiSandra WintersHerman Pontzer

physical anthropologysociobiologybody compositionmammalian biologyevolutionary anthropologyhuman biologybiological evolutionpaleoanthropologyhuman evolutionbi-iliac breadthphysiologydeformationkinesiologycore body temperaturebiological anthropologyaxial skeletonmorphological evidenceevolutionary biologyevolutionary theory

Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae of 3096 Individuals: Prevalence and Morphology in a South African Population and Its Association With Population Affinity. Translational Research in Anatomy (2024)

G.J. PatonS.A. WilliamsS. NallaG.J. Louw

south african populationmorphology (biology)population affinitylumbosacral transitional vertebraephysiologyanatomyneurologytranslational researchhealth sciences

Mechanical and Morphometric Approaches to Body Mass Estimation in Rhesus Macaques: A Test of Skeletal Variables. American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2024)

Cassandra M. TurcotteAudrey M. ChoiJeffrey K. SpearEva M Hernandez‐JanerEdwin DickinsonHannah G. TaboadaMichala K. StockCatalina I. VillamilSamuel E. BaumanMelween I. MartinezLauren J. N. BrentNoah Snyder‐MacklerMichael J. MontagueMichael L. PlattScott A. WilliamsSusan C. AntónJames P. Higham

physical anthropologyskeletal variablesrhesus macaquesphysiologymammalian biologybiomechanicsmechanical engineeringanthropology

Quantifying the Relationship Between Bone and Soft Tissue Measures Within the Rhesus Macaques of Cayo Santiago. American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2024)

Cassandra M. TurcotteAudrey M. ChoiJeffrey K. SpearEva M. Hernandez‐JanerHannah G. TaboadaMichala K. StockCatalina I. VillamilSamuel E. BaumanMelween I. MartinezLauren J. N. BrentNoah Snyder‐MacklerMichael J. MontagueMichael L. PlattScott A. WilliamsJames P. HighamSusan C. Antón

physical anthropologysoft tissue measuresrhesus macaquesbiological anthropologybone researchmammalogyanimal sciencemedical anthropologyphysiologymammalian biologyanatomycayo santiagoanthropology

The Effect of Bi-Iliac Breadth on Core Body Temperature. Journal of Human Evolution (2024)

Jennifer EyreScott A WilliamsMark GrabowskiSandra WintersHerman Pontzer

cell biologyprotein scienceneurosciencebody compositionmaterials sciencemammalian biologyavian biologyevolutionary anthropologypath dependencepaleoanthropologybi-iliac breadthhuman geneticsfunctional selectivitybehavioral ecologycore body temperaturereference framephylogeneticsperformance evaluationmorphological evidencepaleontology

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Scott A. Williams

Associate Professor of Anthropology

New York University

Affiliations

Arts & Science

Anthropology

Scott A. Williams is currently serving as an Anthropology Associate Professor of Anthropology at New York University.

Honors

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Scott A. Williams

New York University

Associate Professor of Anthropology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

A Three-Dimensional Geometric Morphometric Study of Miocene Ape Lumbar Vertebrae, With Implications for Hominoid Locomotor Evolution. Journal of Human Evolution (2025)

Early Life Adversity Shapes Life History Trade-Offs Between Growth and Reproduction in Free-Ranging Rhesus Macaques. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Examining the Relationship Between Pelvic Shape and Numbers of Lumbar Vertebrae in Anthropoid Primates. Journal of Human Evolution (2025)

kinesiologyanthropoid primatesspinal cord medicinespinal biomechanicsmorphology (biology)lumbar vertebraeorthopaedic surgerylumbar spinespinal cordanatomypelvic shapebiomechanics

Redefining Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae Classification: Morphological Variation in a South African Population. Translational Research in Anatomy (2025)

spinal cord medicinethoracic spinegross anatomycraniofacial researchorthopaedic surgerylumbar spinespine deformitiesanatomysouth african populationmorphological variation

Re-Evaluating Omo 105-7, a Provisional Hominin Last Lumbar Vertebra From the Lower Omo Basin (Plio-Pleistocene) of Ethiopia.. PubMed (2025)

Corrigendum to “the Effect of Bi-Iliac Breadth on Core Body Temperature” [J. Hum. Evol. 195 (2024) 103580]. Journal of Human Evolution (2024)

Jennifer EyreScott A WilliamsMark GrabowskiSandra WintersHerman Pontzer

G.J. PatonS.A. WilliamsS. NallaG.J. Louw

south african populationmorphology (biology)population affinitylumbosacral transitional vertebraephysiologyanatomyneurologytranslational researchhealth sciences

Mechanical and Morphometric Approaches to Body Mass Estimation in Rhesus Macaques: A Test of Skeletal Variables. American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2024)

physical anthropologyskeletal variablesrhesus macaquesphysiologymammalian biologybiomechanicsmechanical engineeringanthropology

Quantifying the Relationship Between Bone and Soft Tissue Measures Within the Rhesus Macaques of Cayo Santiago. American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2024)

physical anthropologysoft tissue measuresrhesus macaquesbiological anthropologybone researchmammalogyanimal sciencemedical anthropologyphysiologymammalian biologyanatomycayo santiagoanthropology

The Effect of Bi-Iliac Breadth on Core Body Temperature. Journal of Human Evolution (2024)

Jennifer EyreScott A WilliamsMark GrabowskiSandra WintersHerman Pontzer

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