Helen Cho

Helen Cho is a Professor of Anthropology at Davidson College, specializing in human skeletal biology, forensic anthropology, and bioarchaeology. Her research focuses on bone histology and histomorphometry, with applications in estimating age-at-death, distinguishing human remains, and studying age-related bone loss in contemporary and archaeological populations.

• Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia
• M.A. in Anthropology with a minor in Museum Studies, University of Missouri, Columbia
• B.A. in Anthropology and B.S. in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Helen teaches courses such as Human Osteology, Forensic Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, and Comparative Skeletal Anatomy. Her work bridges clinical research with anthropological methods to address questions about human biological variation, health, and violence. She investigates bone dynamics to understand osteoporosis and employs forensic techniques in bioarchaeological contexts.

Contact: hecho@davidson.edu