Todd Yokley

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Todd Yokley

Professor of Anthropology

Sociology and Anthropology

Office Hours

Mondays 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (In-person)
Wednesdays 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Online)
By Appointment

Biography

I am a biological anthropologist whose primary research involves analyzing how climate and other selective pressures have shaped evolution of the human nose and face.

Research Interests

    I am primarily interested in studying the forces that shaped the evolution of human nasofacial anatomy, but I am also interested in broader subjects such as the emergence of modern humans, Neandertals, primate evolution, and mammalian paleontology.

Teaching Interests

    I teach a wide range of topics in biological anthropology including human and primate evolution, human biological variation, mammalian paleontology, and introductory biological anthropology.

Education

PhD in Biological Anthropology & Anatomy

Duke University

MA in Anthropology

Northern Illinois University

BS in Zoology

University of Tennessee

Personal Website

https://www.msudenver.edu/searchchannel/jsp/directoryprofile/profile.jsp?uName=tyokley

Published Works

    Wroe, S., Parr, C. W., Ledogar, A. J., Bourke, J., Evans, P. S., Fiorenza, L., Benazzi, S., Hublin, J., Stringer, C., Kullmer, O., Curry, M., Rae, C. T., Yokley, R. T. (2018). Computer simulations show that Neanderthal facial morphology represents adaptation to cold and high energy demands, but not heavy biting. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2850180085. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0085. Holton, E. N., Piche, A., Yokley, R. T. (2018). Integration of the nasal complex: Implications for developmental and evolutionary change in modern humans. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 16691-802. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23466. Maddux, D. S., Butaric, N. L., Yokley, R. T., Franciscus, G. R. (2017). Ecogeographic variation across morphofunctional units of the human nose. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 16203-119. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23100. Maddux, D. S., Yokley, R. T., Svoma, M. B., Franciscus, G. R. (2016). Absolute humidity and the human nose: A reanalysis of climate zones and their influence on nasal form and function. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 16109-320. https://doi.org/DOI 10.1002/ajpa.23032. Holton, E. N., Alsamawi, H. A., Yokley, R. T., Froehle, W. A. (2016). The ontogeny of nasal shape: an analysis of sexual dimorphism in a longitudinal sample. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1602-61. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22941. Hartman, H. C., Holton, E. N., Miller, F. S., Yokley, R. T., Marshall, D. S., Srinivasan, S., Southard, E. T. (2016). Nasal septal deviation and facial skeletal asymmetries. The Anatomical Record, 29995-306. https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.23303. Holton, E. N., Yokley, R. T., Froehle, W. A., Southard, E. T. (2014). Ontogenetic scaling of the human nose in a longitudinal sample: implications for genus Homo facial evolution. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1532-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22402. Holton, E. N., Yokley, R. T., Butaric, N. L. (2013). The morphological interaction between the nasal cavity and maxillary sinuses in living humans. The Anatomical Record, 296(3), 414-426. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.22655. Froehle, W. A., Yokley, R. T., Churchill, E. S. (2013). Energetics and the evolution of modern humans. (Issue Second). Wiley-Blackwell. www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470894091.html Holton, E. N., Yokley, R. T., Figueroa, A., . (2012). Nasal septal and craniofacial form in European- and African-derived populations. Journal of Anatomy, 221(3), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01533.x. Yokley, R. T. (2011). Book Review: Paleoimaging: Field Applications for Cultural Remains and Artifacts. Edited by Ronald G. Beckett and Gerald J. Conlogue. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 2010. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.21477 Holton, E. N., Yokley, R. T., Franciscus, G. R. (2011). Climatic adaptation and Neandertal facial evolution: a comment on Rae et al. (2011). Journal of Human Evolution, 61(5), 624-627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.08.001. Yokley, R. T. (2009). Ecogeographic variation in human nasal passages. American Journal of Physical Anthropology , 138(1), 11-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20893. Yokley, R. T., Churchill, E. S. (2006). Archaic and modern human distal humeral morphology. Journal of Human Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.07.006