Kerin M. Claeson, PhD | PCOM Biomedical Sciences Faculty
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KERIN M. CLAESON, PHD 
Director of Policy Formation and Metrics Development
Professor of Anatomy

Dr. Claeson works with medical students pursuing their Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, as well as allied health professionals pursing advanced degrees in physical therapy and physician assistant studies. She also supervises graduate students pursuing master's degrees in biomedical sciences. Her lectures discuss clinically relevant anatomy of the human head, neck, thorax, abdomen and pelvis, taking into account both the developmental and evolutionary history of the human body. She continues to use hands-on, problem based learning with students in the laboratory setting to guide students through anatomical dissections.

Education

  • Postdoctoral Researcher-in-Residence, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies, Ohio University, 2010 - 2012
  • PhD, Vertebrate Paleontology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010
  • MS, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, 2005
  • BS, Geology, Stony Brook University, 2001