Under the guidance of Dr. Knott, undergraduate anthropology students examine the skeleton of a recently deceased orangutan to better understand the individual’s life history.

Courses Currently Taught

Undergraduate-Level Courses

  • AN 102 Human Behavioral Biology and Evolution
  • AN 263 Behavioral Biology of Women
  • AN 335 The Ape Within: Apes and the Evolution of Human Behavior
  • AN 554 Human Reproductive Ecology
  • AN 595 Field and Laboratory Methods in Biological Anthropology
  • AN 597a Evolution of the Human Diet
  • WS 102 Introduction to Women Gender and Sexuality
  • KHC AN102 Wildlife Conservation (See the students’ multimodal research projects on conservation messaging here)

Graduate-Level Courses

  • AN 735 Ape Within Graduate Seminar
  • AN 902 Behavioral Biology of Women Graduate Seminar

Courses Previously Taught

Undergraduate-Level Courses

  • AN 558 Human Sex Differences
  • AN 597a Evolution of the Human Family

Recent Teaching Awards

2021 Hybrid Teaching Instructor Award Recipient

Remote and Online Working group recognized BU College of Arts & Sciences’ Dr. Cheryl Knott’s resourceful and creative approaches with the LfA (Learn from Anywhere) Creativity & Spirit Award for teaching in the hybrid modality.