Caroline VanSickle

Caroline VanSickle, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Anatomy at Des Moines University. Her research focuses on biological anthropology, human skeletal biology, and sexual dimorphism, particularly examining the evolutionary relationship between bony pelvis shape and obstetrics. She teaches anatomy to D.O., D.P.M., and M.S.A. students and directs the summer clinically-oriented anatomy course for PA students.

• Education: Ph.D. in Anthropology (University of Michigan), Postdoctoral Fellow in Feminist Biology (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
• Roles: Associate Professor in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program, Master of Science in Anatomy Program, and Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences Program
• Expertise: Skeletal variation, human evolution, clinical anatomy