Nina Jablonski | |
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Born | Nina Grace Jablonski[1] August 20, 1953[2][3] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College (1975 A.B.) University of Washington (1981 Ph.D.) |
Awards | Fletcher Foundation Fellow, 2005, Guggenheim Fellowship, 2012 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | anthropology, palaeobiology, paleontology, human biology |
Institutions | The Pennsylvania State University |
Thesis | Functional Analysis of the Masticatory Apparatus of Theropithecus gelada (Primates: Cercopithecidae) (1981) |
Notable students | Tina Lasisi |
Website | anth |
Nina Grace Jablonski[1] (born August 20, 1953)[2][3] is an American anthropologist and palaeobiologist, known for her research into the evolution of skin color in humans. She is engaged in public education about human evolution, human diversity, and racism. In 2021, she was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences[4] and in 2009, she was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[5] She is an Evan Pugh University Professor at The Pennsylvania State University, and the author of the books Skin: A Natural History,[6] Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color,[7] and the co-author (with Sindiwe Magona and Lynn Fellman) of Skin We Are In.[8]
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