Lauren Sarringhaus

Lauren Sarringhaus is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at James Madison University (JMU), joining in 2022. Her research focuses on ape positional behavior, locomotor execution, and their relationship to anatomical evolution in hominoids. She employs multidisciplinary approaches to study how ecological factors and habitat complexity influence locomotion and morphology.

Education:

• PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• MA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• BA, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Research Interests: Dr. Sarringhaus investigates ontogenetic shifts in ape behavior, postcranial bone strength across hominoid taxa, and the ecological drivers of locomotor evolution. Her work bridges field studies of wild primates with comparative anatomical analyses to address questions about human and ape evolution.

Publications: Recent work includes studies on chimpanzee bipedalism and ape locomotor biomechanics, contributing to debates on hominin evolution. Earlier research examined locomotor development in wild chimpanzees.

Awards: None explicitly listed in available text.

Advising/Grants: No advisees or grant details provided in current data. Likely involved in JMU undergraduate/graduate research mentorship.

Labs/Teams: Active in JMU’s Biology Department research community, contributing to evolutionary anthropology and primate studies initiatives.