Cara Wall-Scheffler

Cara Wall-Scheffler is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington, College of Arts & Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (2005). Her research focuses on evolutionary tradeoffs in hominin species, particularly examining mobility strategies, energy expenditure, resource acquisition, sexual dimorphism, and physiology. She employs interdisciplinary methods including biomechanics, telemetry physiology, paleontology, archaeozoology, and behavioral ecology.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2005

Her research interests center on how extinct and extant hominin populations balance environmental challenges with reproductive and thermoregulatory needs. She emphasizes the role of physiological and morphological differences in gendered resource strategies. No specific grants or lab affiliations are listed in the provided materials.