ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Sylvia Kirchengast
1030 Wien
Room : 5.141
Courses
Winter term 2026
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300001 VO StEOP: Introductory Lecture in Biology I - Anthropology, ecology, botany and zoology
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300166 SE Master's Thesis
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300231 VO Introduction in Social Biology
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300321 VO Human Life History
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300719 VO Gender in science - (Gender)
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300802 OV Orientation Course Bachelor Biology and Bachelor Teacher Training Programme - Biology and Environmental Education
Summer term 2026
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300001 VO StEOP: Introductory Lecture in Biology I - Anthropology, ecology, botany and zoology
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300025 VO Topics in Sexual Biology
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300151 VO Human Evolutionary Biology
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300385 VO Woman in science - (Gender)
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300802 OV Orientation Course Bachelor Biology and Bachelor Teacher Training Programme - Biology and Environmental Education
Winter term 2025
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300001 VO StEOP: Introductory Lecture in Biology I - Anthropology, ecology, botany and zoology
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300231 VO Introduction in Social Biology
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300321 VO Human Life History
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300719 VO Gender in science - (Gender)
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300802 OV Orientation Course Bachelor Biology and Bachelor Teacher Training Programme - Biology and Environmental Education
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300803 OV End-of-semester event for first-semester students - Biology and Environmental Education
Publications
Waldhoer, T, Kirchengast, S & Yang, L 2026, 'Climate matters – Associations between ambient temperature during pregnancy and birth length in Austria between 1984 and 2014. – a population based study', American Journal of Human Biology.
Kirchengast, S 2026, 'Die Menopause aus evolutionärer Perspektive', JATROS Gynäkologie & Geburtshilfe.
Kuderer, S, Rotter, C & Kirchengast, S 2026, 'Sex and handedness differences in Big Five personality traits and depression: Investigating the role of cerebral lateralization', Brain and Cognition.
Nindl, S, Leithner, N, Hartmann, B & Kirchengast, S 2026, 'Sex differences in the association between parity and preterm birth. A retrospective study from Vienna', Human Biology and Public Health.
Kirchengast, S, Bühler, B & Hagmann, D 2026, 'Sexual dimorphism in the association between status symbols and body height in the early medieval Avar population from the Csokorgasse burial ground (Vienna, Austria)', Nature Anthropology, vol. 4, no. 1, 1004. https://doi.org/10.70322/natanthropol.2026.10004
Hartmann, B, Kirchengast, S & Rungger, R 2026, 'Shorter maternal body height increases the risk of emergency caesarean section in a population with a high standard of prenatal care', Annals of Human Biology.
Kuderer, S, Rotter, C & Kirchengast, S 2025, 'Associations between 2D:4D digit ratio and handgrip strength in a Central European population', Early Human Development, vol. 208, 106315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106315
Becker, J & Kirchengast, S 2025, 'A comparative approach to bony changes in maxillary and frontal sinuses as indicators of upper respiratory health', International Journal of Palaeopathology, vol. 49, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2025.02.004
Kraus, M, Hartmann, B & Kirchengast, S 2025, 'Delaying motherhood – an increasingly common but risky trend in high-income countries', American Journal of Human Biology, vol. 37, no. 4, e70037. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70037
Wang, K, Tobias, B, Pany-Kucera, D, Berner, M, Eggers, S, Gnecchi-Ruscone, GA, Zlámalová, D, Gretzinger, J, Ingrová, P, Rohrlach, AB, Tuke, J, Traverso, L, Klostermann, P, Koger, R, Friedrich, R, Wiltschke-Schrotta, K, Kirchengast, S, Liccardo, S, Wabnitz, S, Vida, T, Geary, PJ, Daim, F, Pohl, W, Krause, J & Hofmanová, Z 2025, 'Ancient DNA reveals reproductive barrier despite shared Avar-period culture', Nature, vol. 638, no. 8052, pp. 1007-1014. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08418-5
Wang, K, Bendeguz, T, Pany-Kucera, D, Berner, M, Eggers, S, Gnecchi-Ruscone, GA, Zlamalova, D, Gretzinger, J, Ingrova, P, Rohrlach, A, Tuke, J, Traverso, L, Klostermann, P, Koger, R, Friedrich, R, Liccardo, S, Wiltschke-Schrotta, K, Kirchengast, S, Wabnitz, S, Vida, T, Geary, P, Daim, F, Pohl, W, Krause, J & Hofmanova, Z 2025, 'Ancient DNA and interdisciplinary data reveal a genetic barrier despite shared material culture in large early medieval cemeteries', Nature, vol. 638.
Kasimir, J & Kirchengast, S 2025, 'A review of 100 years of syphilis in Austria from 1921 to 2021', Human Biology and Public Health.
Nindl, S, Hartmann, B, Fellner, J & Kirchengast, S 2025, 'Early Pregnancy in Times of Climate Change: First-Trimester Heat Exposure Is Associated With Reduction in Fetal Crown-Rump Length in the 12th/13th Week of Gestation—A Retrospective Study From Vienna, Austria', American Journal of Human Biology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70107
Hermanussen, M, Scheffler, C, Fritsch, J, Fedurek, P, Kaczmarek, M, Kirchengast, S, Bühler, B, Hagmann, D, Górka, K, Bartkowiak , S, Koca Özer, B, Baran, K, Musalek, M, Satake, T, Peiris, R, Hirohara, T, Hattori, K, Nowak-Szczepanska, N, Apanasewicz-Grzegorczyk, A, Gomula, A & Koziel, S 2025, 'Human growth and development across time and space', Human Biology and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.52905/hbph2025.1.101
Nikakhtar, A, Kirchengast, S, Bazram, A & Rafezi, Z 2025, 'Kin Investment Biases of Aunts and Uncles: Associations with Phenotypic Resemblance and Sociodemographic Characteristics.', Anthropologischer Anzeiger.
Kirchengast, S, Hagmann, D, Ankerl, B, Greisinger, M & Miglbauer, R 2025, Sex und Gender in der Bioarchäologie – Überlegungen zum Frauendefizit im römerzeitlichen Gräberfeld Ovilava, Oberösterreich. in Beiträge zur Archäozoologie und Prähistorischen Anthropologie. vol. 13, Beiträge zur Archäozoologie und Prähistorischen Anthropologie.
Kirchengast, S & Hartmann, B 2025, 'Smoking before and during pregnancy increases the risk of breech presentation among term births', Folia Anthropologica, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 7-17. <https://sek.elte.hu/dstore/document/13562/Folia%2020.pdf>
Waldhör, T, Kirchengast, S & Yang, L 2025, 'The effect of Birth Month on Body Height of Austrian Conscripts varies according to educational level', Annals of Human Biology. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2025.2482972
Waldhör, T, Kirchengast, S & Yang, L 2024, 'Effect of Month of Birth on Mean Birth Length in Austrian Newborns Born Between 1984 and 2021', American Journal of Human Biology, vol. 36, no. 11, e24146. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24146