Kristin.stover@osumc.edu
614-292-1502
Assistant Professor – Clinical
Director of Undergraduate Anatomy Education
Background
Dr. Kris Stover graduated in 2017 with her doctorate in Ecology and Evolutionary from Brown University, where she trained in anatomy at the Warren Alpert Medical School. Her doctoral work on the effects of increased body mass on musculoskeletal structure and function in wild and domestic turkeys was awarded the Poultry Science Association Certificate of Excellence in 2015, the Aviagen Turkeys Inc. Communication Award in 2015, and the SICB Division of Vertebrate Morphology D. Dwight Davis Award in 2018. After graduating, she worked as a postdoctoral research scholar at University California, Irvine in the Neuromuscular Mechanics Lab.
Dr. Stover spent three years as an Assistant Professor of Anatomy at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, where she won two student selected teaching awards (OPP Integration Teaching Award in 2021, Atlas Club Golden Key Teaching Award in 2022). During this time, she also received infrastructure improvement funding from the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence grant (NIH, NIGMS).
Dr. Stover joined Ohio State in 2022 with a primary focus on undergraduate anatomy education, teaching courses including ANAT 2300 Human Anatomy, 4200 Human Anatomy Biomechanics and 4900 Clinical Anatomy.
Dr. Stover currently serves on the Animals in Research Subcommittee as chair for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), representing the American Association for Anatomy (AAA), and Member Organization Delegate to the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC). She is also on the editorial board for the Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A.
Research Interests
Dr. Stover studies the structure and function of musculoskeletal systems, utilizing changes in morphology to investigate how different levels of tissue complexity interact to produce a functioning system. She is particularly interested in the effects of growth, aging and environmental variations on locomotor performance in domesticated species and bipeds. Stover collaborates with Aviagen Turkeys Inc. to measure bone density and pneumaticity among turkey strains to inform selection practices for animal welfare purposes.
Education and Training
Postdoc, University of California, Irvine CAPhD, Brown University, Providence RI
MS, College of Charleston, Charleston SC
BS, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College, Athens OH
Publications
KK Stover, K Cowley, G Gaunt, O George, K Henson, T Liu, and CL Pankey. 2024. Comparison of on-campus and virtual self-assessment outcomes for incoming Appalachian STEM undergraduates’ first research experience. Online Learning
P Pandey, J Kaiser, K Wines, and KK Stover. 2023. A peer-led anatomy dissection experience for second year medical students. HAPS Educator. 27(1):46-52
Global Neuroanatomy Network Resources
PJ Ward and Stover K. Coronal Sections of the Brain. Global Neuroanatomy Network. Published October 11, 2024.
PJ Ward and Stover K. Axial Sections of the Brain. Global Neuroanatomy Network. Published October 11, 2024.
PJ Ward and Stover K. Cerebellum. Global Neuroanatomy Network. Published October 11, 2024.
PJ Ward and Stover K. Dissection of the Optic Pathways. Global Neuroanatomy Network. Published October 11, 2024.
PJ Ward and Stover K. Overview of the Brain and Cranial Nerves. Global Neuroanatomy Network. Published October 11, 2024.
PJ Ward and Stover K. Cerebral and Cerebellar Arteries. Global Neuroanatomy Network. Published October 11, 2024.
PJ Ward and Stover K. Surface of the Cerebral Hemispheres. Global Neuroanatomy Network. Published October 11, 2024.
PJ Ward and Stover K. Ventricular System and Related Structures. Global Neuroanatomy Network. Published October 11, 2024.