Laura Fitton
Senior Lecturer in Anatomy
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Profile
Biography
Dr Laura Fitton is a Senior Lecturer in Anatomy in the Department of Archaeology and at the Hull York Medical School. Her research goal is to understand the functional significance of variations in craniofacial morphology of primates and other mammals from a developmental and evolutionary perspective.
Research
Overview
Laura's research goal is to understand the functional significance of variations in craniofacial morphology of primates and other mammals from a developmental and evolutionary perspective. She aims to elucidate complex relationships between masticatory form and function and shed light on functional adaptations and evolutionary pathways within the primates. To achieve this she employs a variety of traditional methods such as morphometrics and dissection and novel analytical techniques from the field of engineering such as finite element analysis (FEA) and multibody dynamic analysis (MDA).
Research topics
- Primate masticatory biomechanics
- Application and development of computer modelling techniques
- Ontogenetic changes in the primate masticatory apparatus
- Adaptations and constraints within the primate masticatory apparatus
- Virtual 3D reconstruction
- Reconstruction of Palaeodiets using biomechanical modelling
Teaching
Undergraduate
Medical Curriculum
- Anatomy resource sessions
- SSIP in Anatomy
Postgraduate
MSc in Human Anatomy & Evolution
- Course Director
- Module lead for Human Evolutionary Anatomy
- Module lead for Virtual Anatomies
- Contributor to Primate Ecology & Evolution
