Assistant Professor
Email: elainechu@txstate.edu
Phone: 512.245.8272
Office: ELA 271C
Education:
Ph.D. | University of Nevada, Reno | 2022
M.A. | ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï | 2018
B.S. | Michigan State University | 2016
Research Interests:
Human variation, virtual and computational anthropology, data science, growth and development
I am a biological anthropologist who applies robust statistical methods to quantify skeletal growth and development and human variation. My primary research uses virtual mediums (radiographs, CT scans) to diversify contemporary skeletal data and explore how modern human variation affects population structure. In the spirit of accessible research, I bundle statistical models and methods that result from my research into open-access graphical user interfaces (GUIs) / applications for widespread use in forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology.
I plan to accept 1-2 graduate students at the MA/PhD level for Fall 2026.
Select publications:
Chu, EY & Stull, KE. (2025). . Int J Legal Med 139(1), 441-453.
Stull, KS, New, BT, Corron, LK, Auchter, LE, Spradley, MK, Wolfe, CA, Chu, EY, & Hefner, JT. (2025). . Forensic Anthropol 7(2-3),
Go, MC, Dwyer, I, Loewen, TN, Yukyi, N, Clemmons, C, Garcia, SS, Afra, K…, Chu, EY, …Goliath, JR. (2023). . Forensic Anthropol 6(4), 206-217.
Stull, KE, Chu, EY, Corron, LK, & Price, MH. (2023). . R Soc Open Sci, 10(3), 220963.
Stull, KE, Chu, EY, Corron, LK, & Price, MH. (2022). . Forensic Sci 2(4), 741- 779.
Chu, EY, Stull, KE, & Sylvester, AD. (2022). . Am J Biol Anthropol 179(3), 471-480.
Go, MC, Yukyi, N, & Chu, EY. (2021). . Forensic Anthropol 4(4), 145-160.