Isabel Hermsmeyer
Isabel Kane Hermsmeyer is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. She earned her undergraduate degree in Anthropology and master's in biology at UC San Diego. She has taught introductory courses concentrating in biological anthropology on the topics of osteology, comparative anatomy, and human skeletal health. She splits her time between the skeletal biology lab in Anthropology, and the MacDougald adipose (fat) lab at the Medical School. Her research focuses on how diet impacts body composition in humans and nonhuman primates, particularly how energetics influence adipose tissue distribution and bone health. When not in either of her labs, she is enjoying live music, watching horror movies or eating delicious food with friends.