Helen Kurki, University of Victoria

Research

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Biological anthropology skeletal biology hominin functional anatomy

Latest papers

Asymmetry in linear measurements and cross-sectional geometry in the humerus during ontogeny.
American journal of biological anthropology · 2024 · senior author
Beyond sex, gender, and other dilemmas: Human pelvic morphology from an integrative context.
Evolutionary anthropology · 2023 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Examining plastic adaptive responses in the generation of human skeletal variation
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Human skeletal variation: adaptive responses during growth of the bony pelvis
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Old Bones: The Effects of Osteoarthritis on Skeletal Age Markers
CIHR · 2012 · Supervisor
$6,000

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Asymmetry in linear measurements and cross-sectional geometry in the humerus during ontogeny.

Osipov B, Harrington L, Cowgill L, MacKinnon M, Kurki H

American journal of biological anthropology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24940 PMID: 38602232

02

Beyond sex, gender, and other dilemmas: Human pelvic morphology from an integrative context.

Wall-Scheffler C, Kurki H

Evolutionary anthropology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/evan.22001 PMID: 37609957

Examining plastic adaptive responses in the generation of human skeletal variation

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kurki, Helen

Keywords: human skeletal biology; human skeletal morphology; biological plasticity; growth and development; ontogeny; geometric morphometrics; biological anthropology; developmental stress; bone biomechanics; adaptation

$168,000

Human skeletal variation: adaptive responses during growth of the bony pelvis

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Group

Principal investigators: Kurki, Helen

$120,000

Old Bones: The Effects of Osteoarthritis on Skeletal Age Markers

SupervisorCIHR2012Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Calce, Stephanie E

Keywords: Aging; Osteoarthritis; Skeletal Markers

$6,000

The influence of body size and climate on the size and shape of the human bony pelvis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Kurki, Helen K.

Keywords: obstetric selection; pelvic capacity; skeletal biology; osteometrics; human body size and proportions; human morphological variation; sexual dimorphism; human adaptation

$42,380

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biological anthropology Dear Professor Kurki, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Asymmetry in linear measurements and cross-sectional geometry in the humerus during ontogeny." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Examining plastic adaptive responses in the generation of human skeletal variation" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]