Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology
·
2019 - Present
Evolutionary Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, gen. et sp. nov. (Hyainailourinae, Hyaenodonta, ‘Creodonta,’ Mammalia), a gigantic carnivore from the earliest Miocene of Kenya
Journal Article Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology · January 1, 2019 Hyainailourine hyaenodonts are among the largest terrestrial carnivorous mammals known. The clade is widely dispersed, found in Eurasia, North America, and Afro-Arabia in the Paleogene and early Neogene. In this study, we describe dental and postcranial ma ... Full text CiteThe first hyaenodont from the late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation of Tanzania: Paleoecological insights into the Paleogene-Neogene carnivore transition.
Journal Article PloS one · January 2017 Throughout the Paleogene, most terrestrial carnivore niches in Afro-Arabia were occupied by Hyaenodonta, an extinct lineage of placental mammals. By the end of the Miocene, terrestrial carnivore niches had shifted to members of Carnivora, a clade with Eura ... Full text CiteCraniodental and humeral morphology of a new species of Masrasector (Teratodontinae, Hyaenodonta, Placentalia) from the late Eocene of Egypt and locomotor diversity in hyaenodonts.
Journal Article PloS one · January 2017 Hyaenodonta is a diverse clade of carnivorous mammals that were part of terrestrial faunas in the Paleogene of Eurasia and North America, but the oldest record for the group is Afro-Arabian, making the record there vital for understanding the evolution of ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Conservation and Preservation of the Duke Lemur Center Colony Collection
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Preservation Consortium · 2025 - 2026CSBR: Rescuing and Sharing a Unique and Irreplaceable Fossil Collection at the Duke Lemur Center
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2025Training a Dedicated Collections Manager for the Natural History Collection at the Duke Lemur Center
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Institute of Museum and Library Services · 2021 - 2023View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Stony Brook University ·
2015
Ph.D.
Stony Brook University ·
2012
M.S.
Ohio State University ·
2008
B.S.