Westminster History Professor Contributes to Encyclopedia

Dr. Timothy Cuff, assistant professor of history at Westminster College, has contributed to an on-line encyclopedia run by the Economic History Association.

 "The article, 'Historical Anthropometrics,' is a shortened, simplified version of the second chapter of my dissertation, created for a more general audience," Cuff said. 

"Historical Anthropometrics is the study of patterns in human body size and their correlates over time"¦.Adult stature is a cumulative indicator of net nutritional status over the growth years, and reflects command over food and access to healthful surroundings," writes Cuff.

To review the complete article, go to this website: www.eh.net/encyclopedia/cuff.anthropometric.php
 
 Cuff, who has been with Westminster College since 2000, earned his undergraduate degree from Westminster College, his masters' from Bowling Green State University and the University of Pittsburgh, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.

 For more information, contact Cuff at (724) 946-6152 or e-mail cufft@westminster.edu.

Dr. Timothy Cuff