Biography
Dr. Robin DiPasquale received her PhD in Anthropology from the University at Buffalo where she studied differences in health amongst a medieval population that had recently settled after multiple large scale migratory events and the formation of a new state. Dr. DiPasquale's research interests lie primarily in the use of paleopathology and stable isotope analyses to understand health disparities within and between populations. Her work focuses in Romania where she works on several different research projects with local archaeologists.
Prior to starting at Clarkson University in 2024, Dr. DiPasquale taught Comparative Primate Anatomy at the University at Buffalo for 7 years. It is here that her interest in anatomical variations as well as anatomy pedagogy began. Dr. DiPasquale loves to bring fun, hands-on instructional activities to the classroom in order to facilitate student learning, such as using play-doh to create models or body paint crayons to draw out muscles. Her interest in anatomy pedagogy means that she is constantly adapting the classroom to suit the needs of her students, and part of her teaching style is that laughter and fun are just as present in the classroom as learning is.
Education Background
Anthropology PhD - SUNY University at Buffalo
Anthropology MS - University of Indianapolis
Anthropology BA - SUNY Geneseo
Courses Taught
- PT516/OT501 Human Anatomy I
- PT526 Human Anatomy II
- PT511 Health Systems I: Global Health
- PT642 Critical Inquiry II (Research Advisor)
- PT652 Critical Inquiry III (Research Advisor)
- PT662 Critical Inquiry IV (Research Advisor)
- OT503 Neuroscience
Research Interests
Bioarchaeology, Paleopathology, Health, Stable Isotopes, Diet, Migration, State Formation, Archaeology, Medieval Europe, Bronze Age Europe, Burned Remains, Biological Anthropology, Human Anatomy, Anatomy Pedagogy
Awards
2021 Cockburn Student Award Runner Up. For poster Abscessed with macaques: Dental abscesses within a biomedical skeletal collection. Paleopathology Association.
2015 Top Graduate Anthropology Student. College of Arts and Sciences, University of Indianapolis.
Publications
Diaconescu, Dragos & Victor, Bunoiu & Bertea, Sofia & Marteniuc, Ionut & Pinca, Razvan & Quataert, Robin. (2024) The archaeological excavations at Susani – Grămurada de la Jupani. Report on the 2024 field campaign. Ziridava. Studia Archaeologica. 309-318.
DiPasquale, Robin. Migration, State Formation, and Identity as Told Through “Talking Bodies”: A Bioarchaeological Analysis of Human Skeleteal Remains from Șag 5, a 10th-12th century cemetery in the Banat. (2024) [Doctoral Dissertation, University at Buffalo]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
Sirianni, Joyce E., DiPasquale, Robin ed. (2022) Comparative Primate Anatomy: Lab Manual and Atlas. Bates Jackson Publisher, Buffalo, NY; 12th edition.
Diaconescu, Dragos, Bunoiu, Victor, Hegyi, Alexandru, Pinca, Razvan, Rusu, Aurelian, Quataert, Robin, Leonti, Iulian, Bertea, Sofia. (2020) Raport de cercetare arheologica privind obiectivul de la Susani, com. Traian Vuia, jud. Timis, punct:Gramurada de la Jupani, in Patrimonium Banaticum.
Schmidt, Christopher W, Quataert, Robin L, Zalzala, Fatma B. (2017) Taphonomy of Teeth in Forensic Taphonomy, edited by Eline Schotsmans.