Kirsten M. Brown
Kirsten M. Brown
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Regenerative Biology
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(202) 994-6705
Research Interests
Throughout her graduate career, Dr. Brown has focused her research efforts on the evolutionary mechanisms that have shaped the modern human bony pelvis. Specifically she has addressed the evolutionary trade-offs between (1) bipedailty and obstetrics and (2) obstetrics and visceral support using different types of geometric morphometric analyses. Her evolutionary background has provided a unique perspective on the clinical topic of Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFDs), and how these clinical issues are rooted in the various modifications of the pelvis and pelvic floor across human evolutionary history.
Teaching Interests
In addition to her research interests, she teaches in the anatomical sciences, including human gross anatomy and neuroanatomy. She has developed an appreciation for all of the anatomical sciences, and likewise has devoted a significant amount of her time to improving anatomical education, including incorporating ultrasound in demonstrating anatomy. She is currently collaborating with Dr. Rosalyn Jurjus on research projects applying adult learning principles to the anatomical sciences.
AAA (American Association of Anatomists)
AAPA (American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Young Faculty Travel Award, American Association of Anatomists (2012) American Dissertation
American Dissertation Fellowship, American Association of University Women (2010-2011)
Obstetrical adaptation, human morphological variation, pelvic shape as a risk factor for pelvic floor disorders, evolution of the pelvic floor, morphometric methods and software, imaging of bone and soft tissue.
View publications from January 1, 2013 - present.
Additional publications published before January 1, 2013 may be available within Himmelfarb Library's database.
BS, Louisiana State University, 2005
BA, Louisiana State University, 2005
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2011