About
This site exists to reflect the development of the Methods being proposed for capturing Geometric Morphometric data by using 3D Photogrammetry and digital landmarking software. The navigation bar above links to the different components of this project.
Much of the current research is being produced at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa in Kaka’ako, Honolulu. All work done and published through JABSOM is done in accordance with the school’s protocols and done with the express permission and supervision of JABSOM faculty. All of the human remains used for this research have come from the `Willed Body Program’ and are thus donated for use in research and education.
Navigation
There are currently five active pages on this site which illustrate the workflow for each component of my methods.
Research Background and Aims
A brief overview of the project context and research proposal. Navigate here to view the project goals, timeline, and progress.
Photogrammetry
The Photogrammetry page walks through how to collect and process image data for the development of 3D models in Adobe Lightroom and Reality Capture
Morphometrics
The Morphometrics page discusses how to use the 3D Slicer software to collect Geometric Morphometric data from 3D models
Mirroring
The Mirroring page covers the issue of missing bilateral landmarks the are an inherent nusiance of work on fossil and archaeological human remains.
Data Processing
The Data Processing page currently displays each aspect of the processing code used to import and modify the datafiles needed to study variance across the sample. This page illustrates some basic figures regarding the sample demographics as well as preliminary visualization of coordinate data.
Analysis
Finally, the analysis page acts as a repository that will be used to illustrate variance in GM data. This page is still under development but currently displays the process of importing and manipulating the needed data files and running Generalized Procrustes Analyses, ANOVAs, and Principal Component Analyses.
The Lab
My work is performed in the Biosciences Building in the lab of Dr. Scott Lozanoff. In addition to Dr. Lozanoff, I am overseen and assisted by Dr. Bob Mann, Steven Labrash, and Jesse Thompson. This work would not be possible without their patience and assistance.
