UW - La Crosse Physical Therapy Department

Thomas M. Greiner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Full Member of UW-L Graduate Faculty

Education:

Ph.D., Biological Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1994
M.A., Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1988
A.B., Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1983

Research Interests:

Human Paleontology
Evolutionary Theory
Comparative Anatomy
Functional Morphology and Biomechanics
Biometric Analysis
Anthropometry
Computer Operation

Teaching Specialties:

Human Anatomy and Human Embryology
Neuroanatomy, Radiology, Cross Sectional Anatomy, Comparative Anatomy, Human Paleontology, Statistical Methods
Locomotor Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy

Honors and Awards:

International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics (i-FAB) Consensus on Descriptive Terminology Leader

New York Chiropractic College Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity. 2004

Research Presented through a Radio Interview on Science Update, produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. August 16, 1999

Research Cited as a Scientific Breakthrough. "These Butts Were Made for Walking" Discover 1998(Nov.): 32

Dissertation Year Fellowship. Department of Anthropology, SUNY-Binghamton. 1992

Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aide of Research. 1986

University Fellowship. Department of Anthropology, SUNY-Binghamton. 1985

Professional Memberships:

American Association of Physical Anthropologists

International Society of Biomechanics

American Association of Anatomists

Paleoanthropology Society

International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community

Sigma XI, the Scientific Research Honor Society

National Center for Science Education

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Thomas Greiner, PhD
Department of Health Professions - Physical Therapy Program
University of Wisconsin La Crosse
4065 Health Science Center
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601

Phone: 608-785-8476

Fax: 608-785-8460

Email: greiner.thom@uwlax.edu

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