Academic Title(s)

• Distinguished University Professor
• Ingalls-Brown Professor of Anatomy

Bio

I study fossil whales in order to answer questions about their evolution, in particular about how whales originated from land animals. I also study modern bowhead and beluga whales to learn about their biology and its implications for the management and conservation of these Arctic species. I use anatomical, histological, and embryological samples, collected by doing field work in India and Alaska.

Education

• B.S., 1981, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
• M.S., 1984, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
• Ph.D., 1989, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Courses

• Human Development and Structure
• Mammalian Morphology and Evolution

Publications

See my publications at ResearchGate.