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Meadow Campbell

Logan College of Chiropractic, Basic Science, Faculty Member

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My research and interests are in pre-historic modern human skeletal variation. My dissertation involved regional biological variation during the Middle and Late Archaic periods in the mid-South United States. I am interested in cultural and biological interactions and how these function among hunter/gatherer/collector groups. My research asks "who exchanged mates with whom?" I'm interested in the construction of "kin" among Archaic populations - those who “live each other’s lives and die each other’s deaths” (Sahlins, 2011: 2).

I spend my days in the cadaver lab with future chiropractors, and I love it. My background includes vertebrate histology, forensic anthropology, and bioarchaeology. I have taught lab courses in anthropology, anatomy, histology, and archaeology.

I often spend the summers on archaeological survey or excavations. In that capacity I have had the pleasure of working in Kansas, Texas, State parks in Illinois and Indiana, Yellowstone National Park, and a summer in Drawsko, Poland. I spent three summers at the Mississippian mound center of Kincaid in extreme southern Illinois.

Side projects with which I am still involved include functional demands on craniofacial and dental morphology as they relate to diet, as well as pelvic asymmetry in relation to obstetrical sufficiency and female mortality.
Supervisors: Robert Corruccini and Susan Ford
Phone: 636-230-1935

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Papers by Meadow Campbell

Morphological variation in the modern human elbow: sex and group determination

sometimes not so difficult) concepts as many times as required and provided a sturdy sounding boa... more

Morphological variation and sexual dimorphism in the skeletal elements of the human elbow

Conference Presentations by Meadow Campbell

Occlusopalatal landmark variation among savanna baboons fed different diets

by Ryan Campbell and Meadow Campbell

Variation in occlusopalatal skeletal development has been linked to multiple factors including th... more Variation in occlusopalatal skeletal development has been linked to multiple factors including the functional demands placed on these elements during ontogeny. Previous research indicates strong relationships between dietary consistency (soft versus hard foods) and variation in dental occlusion and palate shape. Our previous research indicated shorter and more variable palates among savanna baboons fed soft foods, but the relative position of the palate and other details of the variation in shape remain unclear. To help clarify this issue, we collected 3D landmark data to test the hypothesis that among savanna baboons a softer diet results in a palate that is shorter and more variable in its position. Here, we examined 20 landmarks from the palate, basicranium, and face in two samples of savanna baboons fed diets with different dietary consistencies (n=49). To explore variation in landmark position, we performed principal component analysis on Procrustes transf ormed coordinates. Results indicate that the greatest variation between groups exists in the positions of basion, hormion, and nasion, rather than in the position of the palatal landmarks themselves. Angles representing degrees of flexion at these locations were also found to be significantly different between groups. The position of these landmarks suggests less basicranial flexion around the naso- and oropharynx in the soft diet sample, with this group having more anteriorly located palates relative to the basicranium and airways that are flattened relative to the Frankfurt plane. The functional and taxonomic implications of these findings are discussed.

Biological distance and biocultural exchange among Archaic populations in the mid-South

M e a d o w C a m p b e l l B r o wn B a g p r e s e n t a t i o n t o f u l f i l l C a n d i d ... more M e a d o w C a m p b e l l B r o wn B a g p r e s e n t a t i o n t o f u l f i l l C a n d i d a c y r e q u i r e m e n t s A u g u s t 2 0 , 2 0 1 2 C o m m i t t e e : D r s . R o b C o r r u c c i n i ( C h a i r ) , S u s a n F o r d , B r i a n B u t l e r, G r e t c h e n D a b b s , P e e r M o o r e -J a n s e n , B e n A u e r b a c h

Pattern of intra-cemetery biological variation within Archaic groups at the Black Earth site: implications for residence patterns

by Meadow Campbell and Ryan Campbell

Survival is in the balance? Asymmetry in obstetric dimensions and mortality

The effects of dietary hardness on occlusal variation and the masticatory apparatus of savanna baboons

by Meadow Campbell and Ryan Campbell

Posters by Meadow Campbell

The effects of dietary hardness on occlusal variation and the masticatory apparatus of savanna baboons

by Ryan Campbell and Meadow Campbell

Variation in dental occlusion and craniofacial shape is the result of a multitude of environmenta... more Variation in dental occlusion and craniofacial shape is the result of a multitude of environmental and genetic factors. Although environmental and genetic variables are often difficult to disentangle, previous research into environmental correlates has documented a relationship between masticatory stress and maxillofacial-dental development (e.g., Corruccini 1999; Larsson et al. 2005). These studies indicate that variation in dental occlusion and maxillofacial development correspond with variation in dietary consistency experienced during ontogeny. This study expands upon previous research by examining the relationship between diet and craniofacial development among two groups of savanna baboons. Here, a number of craniofacial measurements and dental occlusion scores are compared between a captive, soft-diet experiment (SDE) group (n=24) and a sample of wild-captured savanna baboons who ate natural, harder diets (n=19).

Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistical procedures were used to examine differences in occlusion and absolute and relative size between the two samples. The results indicate significant differences in craniofacial development and occlusion between savanna baboons reared on soft diets and those who experienced normal dietary conditions in the wild. Paramount among these differences was significantly shorter palates in the SDE group. These results provide further evidence that the biomechanical stresses associated with chewing have a measurable effect on the growth and development of the masticatory apparatus leading to variation in occlusion and craniofacial development between individuals experiencing long term variation in dietary consistency. The findings reported here have implications for the interpretation of both anthropological and clinical data.

Thesis Chapters by Meadow Campbell

Morphological Variation of the Human Elbow - Description of Measurements with Illustrations

Morphological variation in the modern human elbow: sex and group determination

sometimes not so difficult) concepts as many times as required and provided a sturdy sounding boa... more

Morphological variation and sexual dimorphism in the skeletal elements of the human elbow

Occlusopalatal landmark variation among savanna baboons fed different diets

by Ryan Campbell and Meadow Campbell

Variation in occlusopalatal skeletal development has been linked to multiple factors including th... more Variation in occlusopalatal skeletal development has been linked to multiple factors including the functional demands placed on these elements during ontogeny. Previous research indicates strong relationships between dietary consistency (soft versus hard foods) and variation in dental occlusion and palate shape. Our previous research indicated shorter and more variable palates among savanna baboons fed soft foods, but the relative position of the palate and other details of the variation in shape remain unclear. To help clarify this issue, we collected 3D landmark data to test the hypothesis that among savanna baboons a softer diet results in a palate that is shorter and more variable in its position. Here, we examined 20 landmarks from the palate, basicranium, and face in two samples of savanna baboons fed diets with different dietary consistencies (n=49). To explore variation in landmark position, we performed principal component analysis on Procrustes transf ormed coordinates. Results indicate that the greatest variation between groups exists in the positions of basion, hormion, and nasion, rather than in the position of the palatal landmarks themselves. Angles representing degrees of flexion at these locations were also found to be significantly different between groups. The position of these landmarks suggests less basicranial flexion around the naso- and oropharynx in the soft diet sample, with this group having more anteriorly located palates relative to the basicranium and airways that are flattened relative to the Frankfurt plane. The functional and taxonomic implications of these findings are discussed.

Biological distance and biocultural exchange among Archaic populations in the mid-South

M e a d o w C a m p b e l l B r o wn B a g p r e s e n t a t i o n t o f u l f i l l C a n d i d ... more M e a d o w C a m p b e l l B r o wn B a g p r e s e n t a t i o n t o f u l f i l l C a n d i d a c y r e q u i r e m e n t s A u g u s t 2 0 , 2 0 1 2 C o m m i t t e e : D r s . R o b C o r r u c c i n i ( C h a i r ) , S u s a n F o r d , B r i a n B u t l e r, G r e t c h e n D a b b s , P e e r M o o r e -J a n s e n , B e n A u e r b a c h

Pattern of intra-cemetery biological variation within Archaic groups at the Black Earth site: implications for residence patterns

by Meadow Campbell and Ryan Campbell

Survival is in the balance? Asymmetry in obstetric dimensions and mortality

The effects of dietary hardness on occlusal variation and the masticatory apparatus of savanna baboons

by Meadow Campbell and Ryan Campbell

The effects of dietary hardness on occlusal variation and the masticatory apparatus of savanna baboons

by Ryan Campbell and Meadow Campbell

Variation in dental occlusion and craniofacial shape is the result of a multitude of environmenta... more Variation in dental occlusion and craniofacial shape is the result of a multitude of environmental and genetic factors. Although environmental and genetic variables are often difficult to disentangle, previous research into environmental correlates has documented a relationship between masticatory stress and maxillofacial-dental development (e.g., Corruccini 1999; Larsson et al. 2005). These studies indicate that variation in dental occlusion and maxillofacial development correspond with variation in dietary consistency experienced during ontogeny. This study expands upon previous research by examining the relationship between diet and craniofacial development among two groups of savanna baboons. Here, a number of craniofacial measurements and dental occlusion scores are compared between a captive, soft-diet experiment (SDE) group (n=24) and a sample of wild-captured savanna baboons who ate natural, harder diets (n=19).

Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistical procedures were used to examine differences in occlusion and absolute and relative size between the two samples. The results indicate significant differences in craniofacial development and occlusion between savanna baboons reared on soft diets and those who experienced normal dietary conditions in the wild. Paramount among these differences was significantly shorter palates in the SDE group. These results provide further evidence that the biomechanical stresses associated with chewing have a measurable effect on the growth and development of the masticatory apparatus leading to variation in occlusion and craniofacial development between individuals experiencing long term variation in dietary consistency. The findings reported here have implications for the interpretation of both anthropological and clinical data.

Morphological Variation of the Human Elbow - Description of Measurements with Illustrations