Dana L. Duren Ph.D., Assistant Professor (937) 775-1454 (voice) (937) 775-1456 (fax) email: dana.duren@wright.edu

Major Active Projects

• Health and Genetics of the Pediatric Skeleton
• Osteoarthritis and Health of Joints and Cartilage
• Three Dimensional Analysis of Gait and Function
• Ontogeny of the Primate Locomotor Skeleton

Education

Kent State University, Ph.D., 2001, Biomedical Sciences
Kent State University, M.A., 1999, Anthropology
University of Missouri Columbia, B.A., 1993, Anthropology

Professional Positions

2008 - present Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH

2004 - present Assistant Professor, Lifespan Health Research Center, Department of Community Health, Wright State University School of Medicine,
Dayton, OH

2001 - 2004 Postdoctoral Research Associate in Skeletal Genetic Epidemiology, Lifespan Health Research Center, Department of Community Health, Wright State University School of Medicine,
Dayton, OH

2001 Honorary Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

2001 Primary Instructor, Human Gross Anatomy, Physician and Surgical Assistant Program,
Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH

1995 - 2001 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Human Gross Anatomy, Department of Anatomy,
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH

2000 Adjunct Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas Fayetteville

1998 - 2000 Instructor, MedCamp, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

1996 Instructor, Human Gross Anatomy, Physical Therapy Program, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

1995 - 1996 Laboratory Assistant, Laboratory of Paleontology, Department of Anatomy, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

1995 Anatomist, Human Gross Anatomy Prosection, Northeastern Ohio Universities
College of Medicine

1994 - 1995 Laboratory Assistant, Department of Biology, Kent State University

1994 - 1995 Assistant Registrar, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University

1994 - Teaching Assistant, Human Evolution, Department of Anthropology, Kent State University

1993 - 1994 Graduate Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Kent State University

1991 - 1992 Research Assistant, Phytolith Analysis (National Science Foundation),
University of Missouri

1989 - 1993 Student Assistant, Office of Dean of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri