Elizabeth (Betsy) R. Dumont received a PhD in Anthropology in 1993 from SUNY at Stony Brook. Since that time she has held faculty positions in Anatomy (Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine) and Biology (University of Massachusetts, Amherst). With a strong background in vertebrate morphology, her research is centered on the ecology, evolution and biomechanics of feeding in mammals. Her work combines empirical and model-based approaches to understanding the links among feeding behaviour, feeding performance and morphological diversity. She has mentored many undergraduate and graduate research projects and has developed and taught courses in Human Gross Anatomy, Mammalogy, Tropical Field Biology, and the Biology of Social Issues. She is currently Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst).
