When, how and why early hominins became bipeds? In collaboration with other researchers, I study early hominins such as Sahelanthropus and Australopithecus to understand how and why these hominins became bipeds, how they walked, ran and climbed, and how the evolution of human locomotion transformed the human body. To address these questions, I integrate three major lines of research: (1) experimental biomechanics and physiology in the lab, (2) fieldwork (mostly in Kenya and Mexico) to measure how people use their bodies in different cultures, and (3) analyses of the hominin fossil record in a comparative context. I am also interested in how that evolutionary history is relevant to preventing and treating diseases. I study how and why the human body is the way it is, especially the evolution of human physical activity.
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