Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
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2022 - Present
Evolutionary Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Patterns of molar development and loss of the hypoconulid in treeshrews (Scandentia)
Journal Article Journal of Mammalian Evolution · March 1, 2025 Mammalian teeth are complex and extremely morphologically diverse. Two models for dental development, the Patterning Cascade Model (PCM) and the Inhibitory Cascade Model (ICM), outline controls for some of this diversity. However, these models have only be ... Full text CiteDental Topographic Analysis of Living and Fossil Lorisoids: Investigations into Markers of Exudate Feeding in Lorises and Galagos
Journal Article International Journal of Primatology · August 1, 2024 Studies integrating patterns of molar morphology and diet are particularly useful to address questions of evolutionary history and diet in extinct taxa. However, such studies are lacking among lorisoids compared with other primates. Lorisoidea is distincti ... Full text CiteDental caries in living and extinct strepsirrhines with insights into diet.
Journal Article Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · June 2024 Dental caries is one of the most common diseases afflicting modern humans and occurs in both living and extinct non-human primates, as well as other mammalian species. Compared to other primates, less is known about the etiology or frequency of caries amon ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Cobb Professional Development Grant
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Association of Biological Anthropologists · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Toronto (Canada) ·
2021
Ph.D.