Schroeder Lab
ABout
Dr. Lauren Schroeder is the current Associate Chair, Graduate of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She holds a PhD in Palaeoanthropology from the University of Cape Town (2015). Her dissertation focused on the application of evolutionary quantitative genetics approaches to reconstruct the evolutionary processes underlying the variation in cranial and mandibular hominin fossil remains, specifically in the genus Homo. Prior to her appointment at the University of Toronto, she was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University at Buffalo. Information about current projects can be found here.
TEACHING
Undergraduate
ANT203 | Biological Anthropology: Primatology and Palaeoanthropology
ANT333 | Human Origins: The Genus Homo
ANT404 | Current Topics in Palaeoanthropology
ANT407 | Quantitative Methods in Archaeology and Biological Anthropology
Graduate
ANT1096 | Quantitative Methods I
ANT3049 | Advanced Seminar in Evolutionary Morphology
Teaching schedule for 2024-25
ANT3049 in Fall | ANT407 and ANT333 in Winter
Refer to the UTM Academic Timetable for course descriptions and prerequisites
AFFiliations and service
HERI – Human Evolution Research Institute, University of Cape Town
Universität Tübingen – DFG Center for Advanced Studies "Words, Bones, Genes, Tools"
Executive Committee Member of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists
Associate Editor of Journal of Human Evolution