Ian Cost, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology, Biology at Albright College
From West Reading, Pa.
From West Reading, Pa.
I am an educator and a researcher. I am interested in how the feeding apparatus of reptiles, especially birds and dinosaurs, has changed over time. I conduct research focused on the anatomy and biomechanics of the head. My research specifically seeks to answer questions concerning the functional morphology and biomechanical environment of the palate, including kinetic movements of the skull.
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Fort Hays State University
Bridgewater State University
University of Missouri: Columbia
Lesley University
A comparative description of the maxillary and mandibular divisions of the trigeminal nerve in birds
Amendano, B., Spriggs, S. and Cost, I. N. 2021. J. Pa. Acad. Sci. 95, 121–134.
Publications
2D and 3D visualizations of archosaur jaw muscle mechanics, ontogeny and phylogeny using ternary diagrams and 3D modeling
Cost, I. N., Sellers, K. C., Rozin, R. E., Spates, A. T., Middleton, K. M. and Holliday, C. M. J. Exp. Biol. 225.
Publications
Connecting the chondrocranium: Biomechanics of the suspensorium in reptiles
Wilken, A. T., Sellers, K. C., Cost, I. N., Rozin, R. E., Middleton, K. M., Holliday, C. M. 2020. Vertebrate Zoology 70:275–90.
Publications
Palatal biomechanics and its significance for cranial kinesis in Tyrannosaurus rex
Cost, I. N., Middleton, K. M., Sellers, K. C., Echols, M. S., Witmer, L. M., Davis, J. L., and Holliday, C. M. Anat Rec.
Publications
Empowering Albright Voices Slated for March 1
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February, 09 2024 - Verified by Albright College
Albright Biology Professor Earns 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award
Ian Cost, Ph.D., West Reading, Pa., assistant professor of biology at Albright College has been named winner of the Dr. Henry P. and M. Paige Laughlin Faculty Award for distinguished teaching. "Cost is an innovative and dedicated teacher whose compass...
May, 31 2023 - Verified by Albright College