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University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix 435 North 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Assistant Professor, Educator Scholar
Assistant Professor, Educator Scholar - Basic Medical Sciences
Faculty
Basic Medical Sciences
Education
- Fellowship: Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, 2020
- PhD: Evolutionary Anthropology, Arizona State University, 2020
- MSc: Paleontology and Paleoenvironment, Addis Ababa University, 2009
Publications
- Fannin LD , Yeakel JD, Venkataraman VV, Seyoum C, Geraads D, Fashing P, Nguyen N, Fox-Dobbs K & Dominy NJ (2021). Carbon and strontium isotope ratios shed new light on the paleobiology and collapse of Theropithecus, a primate experiment in graminivory. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. Vol. 572, 06/2021 - Article, Refereed Journal -
- Villmoare B, Kimbel WH, Seyoum C, Campisano CJ, DiMaggio E, Rowan J, Braun DR, Arrowsmith R & Reed K (2015). Response to Comment on “Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia”. Science. Vol. 348, 06/2015 - Article, Refereed Journal -
- Villmoare B, Kimbel WH, Seyoum C, Campisano CJ, DiMaggio E, Rowan J, Braun DR, Arrowsmith R & Reed K (2015). Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia. Science. Vol. 347, 06/2015 - Article, Refereed Journal -
- Venkataraman V, Glowacka H, Fritz J, Clauss M, Seyoum C, Nguyen N & Fashing P (2014). Effects of dietary fracture toughness and dental wear on chewing efficiency in geladas (Theropithecus gelada). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Vol. 155, 17-32., 07/2014 - Article, Refereed Journal -
Research Interests
- comparative anatomy, diet, ecology
Research Summary
Dr. Seyoum investigates the link between the paleoecology and the evolutionary course of our lineage, particularly dietary niche breadth expansion in the human lineage. Currently, he is running a new research project in the lower Omo Basin, southern Ethiopia with the aim of addressing questions pertinent to the evolution of early Homo sapiens.