Danny Barta

Associate Professor

Anatomy & Cell Biology

BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

Dr. Barta studies vertebrate growth, development, and intraspecific variation through the application of bone histology, computed tomography, and phylogenetic methods. He focuses primarily on the anatomy of dinosaurs (including birds), and other vertebrates from the Triassic and Permian periods. He is also interested in amniote eggs and nesting.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2026 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2026
  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Tulsa, United StatesJul 2019 - Jun 2023

DEGREES

  • PhD, Comparative Biology
    Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States2018
  • MS, Earth Sciences
    Montana State University, Bozeman, United States2014
  • BS, Earth Sciences - Paleontology
    Montana State University, Bozeman, United States2012

FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT

  • Faculty/Staff

CAMPUS

  • Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

DEPARTMENT

  • Anatomy & Cell Biology