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