Andrea Beth Taylor
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Adjunct Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2018
Contact Information
- Box104002, Durham, NC 27710
- Dpt Program, Erwin Square Plaza, 2200 West Main Street Wing B, Durham, NC 27710
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andrea.taylor@duke.edu
(919) 668-3016
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh 1992
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Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015 - 2016
- Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2015 - 2016
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2007 - 2010
- Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Basic Science Departments, School of Medicine 2007 - 2008
- Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2001 - 2007
- Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Basic Science Departments, School of Medicine 2001 - 2007
- Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2007
- Instructor, Temporary in Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2000 - 2001
- Recognition
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In the News
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SEP 20, 2021 -
JAN 22, 2021 Duke Global Health Institute
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- Research
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Selected Grants
- Function and Evolution of Jaw-Muscle FIber Type in Primates awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2019
- Collaborative Research: Integrative Investigation of the Evolution & Biomechanics of Mandibular Form in Extant Great Apes and Early Australopithecus awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2018
- Collaborative Research: Integrative analysis of the scaling of primate feeding systems awarded by National Science Foundation 2010 - 2015
- Jaw Muscle Fiber Architecture and Skull Form in Primates awarded by National Science Foundation 2005 - 2010
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Holmes, M., and A. B. Taylor. “The influence of jaw-muscle fibre-type phenotypes on estimating maximum muscle and bite forces in primates.” Interface Focus 11, no. 5 (August 13, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2021.0009.Full Text
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Smith, A. L., C. Robinson, A. B. Taylor, O. Panagiotopoulou, J. Davis, C. V. Ward, W. H. Kimbel, Z. Alemseged, and C. F. Ross. “Comparative biomechanics of the Pan and Macaca mandibles during mastication: Finite element modelling of loading, deformation and strain regimes.” Interface Focus 11, no. 5 (August 13, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2021.0031.Full Text
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Humphries, Laura S., Russell R. Reid, Callum F. Ross, Andrea B. Taylor, John M. Collins, Alexandre R. Freire, Ana Cláudia Rossi, and Felippe B. Prado. “Biomechanical and morphological analysis of Pierre Robin sequence mandible: Finite element and morphometric study.” Anat Rec (Hoboken) 304, no. 7 (July 2021): 1375–88. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24543.Full Text Link to Item
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Taylor, Andrea B., and Megan A. Holmes. “Fiber-type phenotype of the jaw-closing muscles in Gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes, and Pan paniscus: A test of the Frequent Recruitment Hypothesis.” J Hum Evol 151 (February 2021): 102938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102938.Full Text Link to Item
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Panagiotopoulou, Olga, Jose Iriarte-Diaz, Hyab Mehari Abraha, Andrea B. Taylor, Simon Wilshin, Paul C. Dechow, and Callum F. Ross. “Biomechanics of the mandible of Macaca mulatta during the power stroke of mastication: Loading, deformation, and strain regimes and the impact of food type.” J Hum Evol 147 (October 2020): 102865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102865.Full Text Link to Item
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Laird, Myra F., Michael C. Granatosky, Andrea B. Taylor, and Callum F. Ross. “Muscle architecture dynamics modulate performance of the superficial anterior temporalis muscle during chewing in capuchins.” Sci Rep 10, no. 1 (April 14, 2020): 6410. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63376-y.Full Text Link to Item
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Teaford, Mark F., Peter S. Ungar, Andrea B. Taylor, Callum F. Ross, and Christopher J. Vinyard. “The dental microwear of hard-object feeding in laboratory Sapajus apella and its implications for dental microwear formation.” Am J Phys Anthropol 171, no. 3 (March 2020): 439–55. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24000.Full Text Link to Item
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Joshi, Anand, Timothy J. Amrhein, Megan A. Holmes, Joel Talsma, Megan Shonyo, and Andrea B. Taylor. “The Source and the Course of the Articular Branches to the T4-T8 Zygapophysial Joints.” Pain Med 20, no. 12 (December 1, 2019): 2371–76. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnz116.Full Text Link to Item
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Taylor, Andrea B., Claire E. Terhune, and Christopher J. Vinyard. “The influence of masseter and temporalis sarcomere length operating ranges as determined by laser diffraction on architectural estimates of muscle force and excursion in macaques (Macaca fascicularis and Macaca mulatta).” Arch Oral Biol 105 (September 2019): 35–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.05.015.Full Text Link to Item
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Granatosky, Michael C., Eric J. McElroy, Myra F. Laird, Jose Iriarte-Diaz, Stephen M. Reilly, Andrea B. Taylor, and Callum F. Ross. “Joint angular excursions during cyclical behaviors differ between tetrapod feeding and locomotor systems.” J Exp Biol 222, no. Pt 9 (April 30, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.200451.Full Text Link to Item
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Abraha, H. M., J. Iriarte-Diaz, C. F. Ross, A. B. Taylor, and O. Panagiotopoulou. “The mechanical effect of the periodontal ligament on bone strain regimes in a validated finite element model of a macaque mandible.” Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 7, no. OCT (January 1, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00269.Full Text
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Turner, Trudy R., Robin M. Bernstein, Andrea B. Taylor, Abigail Asangba, Traci Bekelman, Jennifer Danzy Cramer, Sarah Elton, et al. “Participation, representation, and shared experiences of women scholars in biological anthropology.” Am J Phys Anthropol 165 Suppl 65 (January 2018): 126–57. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23386.Full Text Link to Item
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Iriarte-Diaz, Jose, Claire E. Terhune, Andrea B. Taylor, and Callum F. Ross. “Functional correlates of the position of the axis of rotation of the mandible during chewing in non-human primates.” Zoology (Jena) 124 (October 2017): 106–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2017.08.006.Full Text Link to Item
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Panagiotopoulou, Olga, José Iriarte-Diaz, Simon Wilshin, Paul C. Dechow, Andrea B. Taylor, Hyab Mehari Abraha, Sharifah F. Aljunid, and Callum F. Ross. “In vivo bone strain and finite element modeling of a rhesus macaque mandible during mastication.” Zoology (Jena) 124 (October 2017): 13–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2017.08.010.Full Text Link to Item
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Ross, Callum F., Jose Iriarte-Diaz, Ellen Platts, Treva Walsh, Liam Heins, Geoffrey E. Gerstner, and Andrea B. Taylor. “Scaling of rotational inertia of primate mandibles.” J Hum Evol 106 (May 2017): 119–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.02.007.Full Text Link to Item
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Ross, Callum F., Jose Iriarte-Diaz, David A. Reed, Thomas A. Stewart, and Andrea B. Taylor. “In vivo bone strain in the mandibular corpus of Sapajus during a range of oral food processing behaviors.” J Hum Evol 98 (September 2016): 36–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.06.004.Full Text Link to Item
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Huq, Emranul, Christine E. Wall, and Andrea B. Taylor. “Epaxial muscle fiber architecture favors enhanced excursion and power in the leaper Galago senegalensis.” J Anat 227, no. 4 (October 2015): 524–40. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12351.Full Text Link to Item
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Odom, Corrie J., Andrea B. Taylor, Christine E. Hurd, and Craig R. Denegar. “Measurement of Scapular Asymmetry and Assessment of Shoulder Dysfunction Using the Lateral Scapular Slide Test: A Reliability and Validity Study.” Phys Ther 81, no. 2 (February 1, 2001): 799–809. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/81.2.799.Full Text Link to Item
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Conference Papers
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Zamora, M. A., H. Franco, Q. Fang, S. Shefelbine, A. Taylor, and A. Ramirez-Martinez. “Muscle strain field estimation using object tracking in high definition video sequences.” In Ifmbe Proceedings, 60:385–88, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4086-3_97.Full Text
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