Campbell Rolian

Adjunct Professor

PhD

Biological Anthropology, Harvard University

A.M.

Biological Anthropology, Harvard University

BSc First Class Honours

Biology, McGill University

Contact information

Web presence

Rolian Lab

Courses

Dr. Rolian teaches veterinary anatomy in the first year of the DVM curriculum in UCVM. He also participates in the UCVM Professional Skills course, and when time permits teaches introductory biological anthropology and primatology in the Anthropology department at the U of C.


Research and teaching

Research Interests

  • Bone and Joint Health

Research / Scholarly Activities

Much of Dr. Rolian's work focuses on the evolution, development and functional morphology of the vertebrate limb skeleton. He is particularly interested in skeletal variation in size and shape between individuals: how it originates in, and is structured by, normal processes of organismal development, and how this can affect the ability of the limb bones to evolve in response to natural and artificial selection.


Biography

Dr. Rolian obtained his BSc in Biology from McGill University. Between undergraduate and graduate school, he was manager of public programs and science education at McGill's Redpath Museum, running discovery workshops and tours for visitors of all ages. He obtained his PhD in Biological Anthropology from Harvard University, and then returned to Canada to do postdoctoral work in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary.