Bernadette Perchalski

Bernadette Perchalski, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Anatomical Sciences, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Her research focuses on the functional anatomy and biomechanics of primate arboreal locomotion.

• Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University (2019)
• M.A. in Anthropology (Integrated Program), Pennsylvania State University (2013)
• B.S. in Biological Anthropology (with honors), Pennsylvania State University (2013)

Research areas include:

• Biomechanical analysis of primate grasping feet
• MicroCT visualization of postcranial adaptations
• Comparative studies of primate vs. non-primate locomotion
• Paleontological fieldwork in Wyoming basins
• Collaborative projects on extinct adapiform primates
• Morphological data collection from major museum specimens

Key publication themes reveal expertise in:

• Three-dimensional skeletal modeling
• Developmental bone asymmetry
• Arboreal movement mechanics
• Trabecular bone adaptation
• Locomotor behavior evolution
• Middle Eocene primate analysis