Dr. Elizabeth Salter

College Master and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, The School of General Studies

Ph.D. The University of Toronto 1984 (Anthropology)
M.A. The University of Calgary 1974 (Archaeology)
M. Museol. The University of Toronto 1972 (Museum Studies)
B.A. The University of Toronto 1971 (Anthropology)

Liz Salter's research and publication record is eclectic: including archaeological faunal analysis, human skeletal analysis, human growth and development and most recently craniofacial anthropometry. Her publications range from site reports to aspects of craniofacial dysmorphology useful in diagnosing children with a variety of craniofacial anomalies. The latter was summarized in "Craniofacial Anthropometry", co-authored with John C. Kolar (Charles C. Thomas, 1997). In 1997 Liz Salter and John Kolar received the PRAXIS Award from the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists "for excellence in applying anthropology to problems of the contemporary world."

While an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto (1985-87), she was awarded the best teacher in the Social Sciences in 1986-87. She was also responsible for obtaining (along with John Reid) the J.C.B. Grant Skeletal Collection for the Department of Anthropology. At the University of Texas at Dallas, Liz's efforts are divided among her teaching (Bones, Bodies and Disease, Human Female: Biology and Culture, and Humans: Our Place in Nature) and administrative position which centers around student advising. Liz is also involved with the Women's Center, and other campus committees.
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Title:

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and College Master, General StudiesPh.D. University of Toronto- Biological Anthropology

Teaching Activities:

Bones, Bodies and Disease Caribbean Archaeology LabDig the Caribbean (1999 Summer Field School) (see powerpoint) Human Female: Biology and CultureHumans: Our Place in Nature

Areas of Expertise:

Aging, Craniofacial Anthropometry, Skeletal Biology

Selected Publications:

Craniofacial Anthropometry: Practical Measurement of the Head and Face for Clinical, Surgical and Research Use. (with J. C. Kolar) Charles C. Thomas, 1996

Preoperative Anthropometric Dysmorphology in Metopic Synostosis. (with John C. Kolar) American Journal of Physical Anthropology 103:341-351 (1997)

Three-dimensional caricatures of human heads: distinctiveness and the perception of facial age. (with A. J. O'Toole, T. Vetter and H. Volz) Perception 25:719-732 (1997)

Skeletal Biology in the Twentieth Century: from Piltdown to the Present (with J. C. Kolar) Reviews in Anthropology 22:153-164 (1993)

Selected Honors :

Praxis Award 1997 (with J.C. Kolar) from the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists for excellence in applying anthropology to problems of the contemporary world. Teaching Award - Best Teacher in the Social Sciences. Awarded by the Students Administrative Council and the Association of Part-time University Students, University of Toronto.

Contact:

Room 2.244 in Green Hall
For appointments call: 972-883-2323.
Direct line 972-883- 2484
Fax: (972)-883-2440
e-mail: emsalter@utdallas.edu