Libby W. CowgillLibby W. Cowgill is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri, specializing in Neandertal and early modern human growth, functional morphology, and human adaptation to climate. She has received several prestigious grants an was awarded the Provost's Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award (2016) and the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence (2020) from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Cowgill's expertise has also been showcased in the media, with appearances on BBC/PBS's Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors and Netflix's Babies. Read More Read Less