Dr. Clark Spencer Larsen

Contact Information

Dr. Clark Spencer Larsen
Department of Anthropology
The Ohio State University
245 Lord Hall
124 W. 17th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
614.292.4149 (tel)
614.292-4155 (fax)
larsen.53@osu.edu

Curriculum Vitae (doc)

Research Interests

Research Background
My primary interest is in the history of the human condition, viewed from the perspective of health, quality of life, adaptation, and lifestyle. I have spent most of my professional career directing the La Florida Bioarchaeology Project, involving the collaboration of scientists from the United States and elsewhere. The research focuses on the consequences of major adaptive shifts in coastal and terrestrial settings of the modern states of Georgia and Florida. Methods of analysis include biomechanics, paleopathology, dietary reconstruction (stable isotope analysis, tooth microwear). A Popular account of the project is presented in Skeletons in our Closet: Revealing our Past Through Bioarchaeology (Princeton University Press, 2000). The most recent research results can be found in my edited book, Bioarchaeology of Spanish Florida: The Impact of Colonialism (University Press of Florida, 2001). In collaboration with Richard Steckel, Phillip Walker, and Paul Sciulli, I co-direct the Global History of Health Project, involving the collaboration of scientists and study of skeletons from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Teaching Schedule 2007-2008

Current Grad Students

Doctoral Students
Scott Aubry

Pedro Da Gloria

Jesse Fuhrman
James Gosman
Haagen Klaus

Britney Kyle
Joshua Peck (co-adviser with Sam Stout)
Marin Pilloud
Joshua Sadvari

Erica Tyler
Leslie William

Masters Students
Lesley Gregoricka
Britney Kyle

Other Information

AAPA web site: http://www.physanth.org
AJPA web site: http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0002-9483/
Bioarchaeology lab web site: http://anthropology.osu.edu/bioarch/index.htm
Clark Spencer Larsen Elected 2006 AAAS Fellow (doc)

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