Background
O'Rourke, Dennis Harold was born on March 29, 1951 in Mound City, Kansas, United States. Son of Harold William and Mary Florine (Holmes) O'R.
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Genetics, Evolution and Disease
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Dennis Harold O'Rourke
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Dennis Harold O'Rourke, American Anthropology educator. George Spiva Memorial scholar, 1969-1970, James Otto Memorial scholar, 1971-1972, James Davis scholar, 1972-1973; U. Kansas Summer Research fellow, 1976, U. Kansas Dissertation fellow, 1977-1978; grantee U. Utah Research Committee, 1982, 93, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropol. Research, 1988, The Soros Foundation-Soviet Union, 1990, National Science Foundation, 1990, 93, others.
Education
Bachelor in Anthropology with honors, U. Kansas, 1973; Master of Arts in Anthropology, U. Kansas, 1976; Master of Philosophy in Anthropology, U. Kansas, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, U. Kansas, 1980.
Career
Teaching assistant, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1973-1974;
research assistant, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1974-1975, 75-77;
post-doctoral trainee genetic epidemiology, Washington University School Medicine, Department Psychiatry, St. Louis, 1980-1981;
post-doctoral researcher genetic epidemiology psychopathology, Washington University School Medicine, Department Psychiatry, St. Louis, 1982-1984;
instructor, assistant professor, U. Utah, Department Anthropology, Salt Lake City, 1980-1985;
associate professor, U. Utah, Department Anthropology, Salt Lake City, 1985-1994;
professor, U. Utah, Department Anthropology, Salt Lake City, since 1994;
associate dean research and curricula, College Social and Behavioral Science, U. Utah, 1989-1990;
chair department anthropology, U. Utah, since 1990;
chair internal graduate county review committee geography Department, University Utah, 1993-1994. Adjunct curator physical anthropology Utah Museum Natural History, since 1990. Founding board directors, nominations committee chair American Association Anthropol.
Genetics, 1993-1994; presenter in field.
Achievements
Works
Membership
Fellow American Anthropol. Association; member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Human Genetics, American Association Physical Anthropologists (Executive Committee, chair student affairs committee since 1994), Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Society for the Study Evolution, Society for the Study Social Biology, Human Biology Council (committee member since 1993), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Tamia Jo Bloethe, August 17, 1974. Children: Jamie, Kelly, Darcy.
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American
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George Spiva Memorial scholar, 1969-1970, James Otto Memorial scholar, 1971-1972, James Davis scholar, 1972-1973. U. Kansas Summer Research fellow, 1976, U. Kansas Dissertation fellow, 1977-1978. Grantee U. Utah Research Committee, 1982, 93, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropol. Research, 1988, The Soros Foundation-Soviet Union, 1990, National Science Foundation, 1990, 93, others.George Spiva Memorial scholar, 1969-1970, James Otto Memorial scholar, 1971-1972, James Davis scholar, 1972-1973. U. Kansas Summer Research fellow, 1976, U. Kansas Dissertation fellow, 1977-1978. Grantee U. Utah Research Committee, 1982, 93, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropol.
Research, 1988, The Soros Foundation-Soviet Union, 1990, National Science Foundation, 1990, 93, others.