Katharine Horton
Kate Horton holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Colorado State University, with a concentration in genetics, systematics, and evolution. She earned a Master of Arts in Biological Anthropology from CSU in 2014 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology, with interdisciplinary training in geography, ecology, and statistics.
Her research explores how paleoclimate oscillations influenced human presence and mobility in Central Asia during the Late Pleistocene. In collaboration with colleagues from Kazakhstan and Colorado State University, her work integrates paleoanthropology, pedology, biogeography, and ecology. She integrates archaeological site data, GIS, R, climate records, and spatial statistical modeling into her analyses.
In addition to her primary research, she has contributed to archaeological projects in Colorado and Kazakhstan, investigated fire history in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, studied post-disturbance forest regeneration in Rocky Mountain and Routt National Parks, and participated in a livelihoods assessment with The Nature Conservancy in Colorado.
Courses
- BIOL 111, General Biology
- BIOL 230/231, Anatomy and Physiology
- BIOL 303, Genetics
- BIOL 440, Comparative Anatomy
- BIOL 461, Principles of Evolution
- WVUe 191, First Year Experience
Concentration
Biological Anthropology
Research Interests
Human evolution; the Paleolithic of Central Asia; Neandertal paleobiology; landscape ecology; biogeography and GIS