Richard J. Sherwood, Ph.D. Director, Lifespan Health Research Center Associate Professor (937) 775-1462 (voice) (937) 775-1456 (fax) E-mail: richard.sherwood@wright.edu Visit Dr. Sherwood's Personal Page

Major Active Projects

• Genetic architecture of the human craniofacial complex
• Genetic architecture of the baboon craniofacial complex
• Evolution of the genus Homo

Education

Kent State University, Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, 1995

Kent State University, M.A., Anthropology, 1986

University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Anthropology, 1983

Professional Positions

2008–present: Director, Lifespan Health Research Center, Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

2008–present: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

2005–present: Associate Professor of Community Health, Lifespan Health Research Center, Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

2004–2005: Adjunct Associate Professor of Community Health, Lifespan Health Research Center, Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

1998–2005: Assistant Professor, Anthropology, African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

2003–2004: Visiting Scientist, Lifespan Health Research Center, Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH.

1997–1998: Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

1995–1997: Research Associate, Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

1995–1996: Postdoctoral Fellow, Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, CT

1994–1995: Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, CT

1993–1994: Teaching assistant, Anatomy, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH

1992–1995: Anatomy assistant Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH

1992 Lecturer, Anthropology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

1990–1992: Teaching Fellow, Lecturer, Anthropology, Kent State University, Kent, OH

1989: Lecturer, Anthropology, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

1988: Teaching assistant, Anatomy, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH

Honors

Society for Craniofacial Genetics (President, 2008-2010)
Society for Craniofacial Genetics (Vice President, 2006-2008)
American Association of Anthropological Genetics (Vice President 2008, President-Elect 2009)
American Association of Anthropological Genetics (Executive committee member 2006-2008)

Funded projects

Under review: R01 DE019442 National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH). R.J. Sherwood, P.I., D.L. Duren, B. Towne, M.C. Mahaney, L.M Havill, co-I Networks, pathways, and genes influencing the baboon craniofacial complex.

Under review: R01 DE018497 National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH). R.J. Sherwood, P.I., D.L. Duren, J. Subedi, B. Towne, S. Williams-J. Blangero VandeBerg co-I. Genetic Architecture of the Dentognathic Complex.

2005–present: R01 DE016692 National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH). R.J. Sherwood, P.I., D.L. Duren, B. Towne, R. Siervogel co-I. Genetic Architecture of the Human Craniofacial Complex.

2005–2008: R21 DE016408 National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH). R.J. Sherwood, P.I., D.L. Duren, M.C. Mahaney, B. Towne co-I. Genetic Architecture of the Baboon Craniofacial Complex.

2004–2006: Southwest National Primate Research Center Pilot Study Program (NIH P51 RR13986 to the Southwest National Primate Research Center). R.J. Sherwood, P.I., D.L. Duren, M.C. Mahaney, B. Towne co-I. Genetic Influences on Craniofacial Growth in the Baboon.

2008–present: Wright State University, Early Start/Augmentation Grant. D.L. Duren, P.I., R.J. Sherwood, B. Towne, co-I. Healthy joints: Genetic and Environmental Influences.

2003–2004: Graduate School, U. Wisconsin. R.J. Sherwood, P.I. Origin of the Genus Homo.

2002–2003: Graduate School, U. Wisconsin. R.J. Sherwood, P.I. Survey of the Mbeya District, Tanzania.

2001–2002: National Geographic Society. R.J. Sherwood, P.I. J.D. Kingston, Co-P.I. Paleontological Survey of the Lake Rukwa Basin, Tanzania. #6977-01.

2001–2002: Graduate School, U. Wisconsin. R.J. Sherwood, P.I. Biogeographic Diversity of Early Hominins.

2000–2002: National Science Foundation. R.J. Sherwood, P.I., J.D. Kingston, Co-P.I. Paleontological Survey of the Lake Rukwa Basin, Tanzania. BCS-0080804.

2000–2002: Cleveland Museum of Natural History. R.J. Sherwood, P.I. Archiving and Database Management of CMNH Radiographic Collection.

2000–2001: Graduate School, U. Wisconsin. R.J. Sherwood, P.I. Paleontological Survey of the Lake Rukwa Basin, Tanzania.

1999–2000: Graduate School, U. Wisconsin. R.J. Sherwood, P.I. Comparative Basicranial Anatomy of Hominoids with Implications for Human Evolution.

1993–1994: The L.S.B. Leakey Foundation. R.J. Sherwood, P.I. Internal Morphology of the Temporal Bone of Hominoids. B-3103.

1992–1993: National Science Foundation, Dissertation Improvement Grant, Anthropology Program. Dr. S. Ward P.I., R.J. Sherwood co-P.I., The Hominid Temporal Bone: Ontogeny and Phylogenetic Implications. DBS-9208364.

Select Publications and Presentations

Demerath, E.W., Choh AC, Czerwinski SA, Lee M, Sun SS, Chumlea WmC, Duren DL, Sherwood RJ, Blangero J, Towne B, and Siervogel RM. (2007) Genetic and environmental influences on infant weight and weight change: The Fels Longitudinal Study. Am.J.Hum.Biol. 19:692-702.

Duren DL, Blangero J, Sherwood RJ, Dyer T, Cole SA, Czerwinski SA, Chumlea WC, Sun SS, Demerath EW, Siervogel RM, and Towne B. 2007. Childhood bone strength shows genetic linkage to chromosomes 2, 4 and 12: results from the Fels Longitudinal Study. Bone. 6:S42-S43.

Duren DL, Sherwood RJ, Choh AC, Czerwinski SA, Chumlea WC, Lee M, Sun SS, Demerath EW, Siervogel RM, Towne B. (2007) Quantitative genetics of cortical bone mass in healthy 10-year-old children from the Fels Longitudinal Study. Bone 40:464-470.

Duren DL, Sherwood RJ, Chumlea WC, Siervogel RM, Towne B. (2006) Radiographic joint space of the knee in healthy young adults. Hum. Biol. 78(3):353-364.

Duren DL, Sherwood RJ, Czerwinski SA, Chumlea WC, Demerath EW, Sun SS, Siervogel RM, and Towne B. (2008). Genetic architecture of knee radiographic joint space in healthy young adults. Hum. Biol. 80 (1):1-9.

Duren DL, Williams-Blangero S, Subedi J, Shrestha R, Jha B, Towne B, Sherwood RJ. 2006. Genetic architecture of the human dentognathic complex. Available from: http://www.craniofacialgenetics.org/.

Duren, DL, Sherwood, RJ, Czerwinski, SA, Lee, M, Choh, AC, Siervogel, RM, Chumlea, WmC. (2008) Body composition methods: comparisons and interpretation. J.Diabet.Sci.Tech. 2:1139-1146.

Sherwood RJ, Duren DL, Blangero J, Dyer T, Cole SA, Siervogel RM, and Towne B. 2005. Craniofacial Genetics and the Fels Longitudinal Study. Available from http://www.craniofacialgenetics org/.

Sherwood RJ, Duren DL, Blangero J, Mahaney MC, and Towne B. 2006. Face value: Comparative quantitative genetics of the human (Homo sapiens) and baboon (Papio hamadryas) craniofacial complex. Paleoanthropol. 2006:A01.

Sherwood RJ, Duren DL, Mahaney MC, and Towne B. 2006. Quantitative genetics of modern baboon (Papio hamadryas) craniofacial variation. Am J Phys Anthropol Suppl. 42:164-165.

Sherwood RJ, Duren DL, Mahaney MC, Havill LM, and Towne B. 2006. Integration and Modularity in the Baboon Craniofacial Complex. Available from http://www.craniofacialgenetics.org/.

Sherwood RJ, Mahaney MC, Duren DL, Havill LM, Cox LA, Rogers J, and Towne B. 2008. Variation, genetics, and evolution of the primate craniofacial complex. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. Suppl. 43:192.

Sherwood RJ, Meindl RS, Robinson HB, May RL. 2000. Fetal age: methods of estimation and effects of pathology. Am.J.Phys.Anthropol. 113:305-15.

Sherwood RJ, Robinson HB, May RL, Meindl RS. Nov 1992. Standardized residuals as a means for detection of growth alteration in the pathologic human fetus. Teratology. 46:419-27.

Sherwood RJ, Robinson HB, Meindl RS, May RL. Dec 1997. Pattern and process of growth of the abnormal human fetus. Human Biology. 69:849-71.

Sherwood RJ, Rowley RB, Ward SC. 2002. Relative placement of the mandibular fossa in great apes and humans. J.Hum.Evol. 43:57-66.

Sherwood RJ, Ward S, Hill A, Duren DL, Brown B, Downs W. 2002. Preliminary description of the Equatorius africanus partial skeleton (KNM-TH 28860) from Kipsaramon, Tugen Hills, Baringo District, Kenya. J.Hum.Evol. 42:63-73.

Sherwood RJ, Ward SC, Hill A. 2002. The taxonomic status of the Chemeron temporal (KNM-BC 1). J.Hum.Evol. 42:153-84.

Sherwood RJ. Aug 1999. Pneumatic processes in the temporal bone of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and gorilla (Gorilla gorilla). J. Morphol. 241:127-37.

Sherwood, R.J. 2004. Genetic epidemiology of complex traits in the baboon cranium. Presented at “Anthropological and Primate Genetics” Am.Assn.Anthropol.Genet. and SFBR co-sponsored workshop.

Sherwood, R.J., Duren, D.L., Blangero, J., Czerwinski, S.A., Towne, B. 2004. Genetic architecture of the human craniofacial complex with paleontological implications. J.Morphol. 260:328.

Sherwood, R.J., Duren, D.L., Blangero, J., Dyer, T., Cole, S.A., Towne, B. 2004. Quantitative trait loci influencing the craniofacial complex. Am.J.Hum.Gen. Abstracts: 373.

Sherwood, R.J., Duren, D.L., Blangero, J., Dyer, T., Cole, S.A., Siervogel, R.M., Towne, B. 2005. The Search for the Real Missing Link: Finding the Genes that Influence Craniofacial Morphology. Paleoanthropol. PAS 2005 Abstracts: A40.

Sherwood, R.J., Duren, D.L., Blangero, J., Towne, B. 2004. Genetic architecture of the human cranium during growth. Acta Medica Auxologica. Abstracts: 98-99.

Sherwood, R.J., Duren, D.L., Blangero, J., Towne, B. 2005. Phyletic valence of craniofacial traits: clues from quantitative genetics. Am.J.Phys.Anthropol. Suppl. 40: 194.

Sherwood, RJ 1995. The Hominid Temporal Bone: Ontogeny and Phylogenetic Implications. Dissertation, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.

Sherwood, RJ, Duren DL, Williams-Blangero S, Blangero J, Shrestha R, Subedi J, Jha B, Towne, B. 2007. Heritability of the human jaw and dentition. Am.J.Phys.Anthropol. Suppl. 44:217.

Sherwood, RJ, Duren, DL (2008) Genetics of the Craniofacial Complex. In Essentials of Facial Growth. (D. Enlow, M. Hans, eds.) Ann Arbor: Needham Press, Inc. pp. 402-412

Sherwood, RJ, Duren, DL, Blangero J, Subedi J, Shrestha R, Jha B, Towne B, Williams-Blangero S. 2007. Genetic influence and integration of dental traits. Paleoanthropol. 2007:A028.

Sherwood, RJ, Duren, DL, Demerath, EW, Czerwinski, SA, Siervogel, RM, Towne, B. (2008) Quantitative genetics of modern human cranial variation. J.Hum.Evol., 54:909-914.

Sherwood, RJ, Duren, DL, Havill, LM, Rogers, J, Cox, LA, Towne, B, Mahaney, MC. (2008) A genome-wide linkage scan for quantitative trait loci influencing the craniofacial complex in baboons (Papio hamadryas spp.). Genetics 180:619-628.

Sherwood, RJ, Hlusko, LJ, Duren, DL, Emch, VC, Walker, A. 2005. The mandibular symphysis of large-bodied hominoids. Hum.Biol. 77:735-759.