Caroline VanSickle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Anatomy
Additional Roles
Associate Professor, Master of Science in Anatomy Program
Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences Program
Associate Professor, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program
Areas of Expertise
Dr. Caroline VanSickle is a biological anthropologist and Associate Professor of Anatomy at Des Moines University. Her research seeks to understand the development and evolution of sex differences in the human skeleton, with a particular focus on how the shape of the bony pelvis relates to obstetrics. Her teaching activities at DMU include serving as course director for the summer clinically-oriented anatomy course for PA students, contributing to lectures and labs in the first-year anatomy course for D.O., D.P.M. and M.S.A. students and offering an elective on LGBTQIA+ health care.
Find more information about Dr. VanSickle at carolinevansickle.com.
| Education: |
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| Postdoctoral Fellow, Feminist Biology, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Michigan |
| M.A., Anthropology, University of Michigan |
| B.S., Anthropology, Kansas State University |