Can experimental stone tool-making help us understand how our ancestors shaped their world?
Humans are the only known species that shape tools from stone. I study the evolution of stone tool-making...
How can a specialized diet affect the shape of the primate neck?
The neck is involved in most everyday behaviors. Still, we do not understand how specific behaviors shape...
Uncovering the cryptic ecological diversity of Caribbean sponges
My project tests the hypothesis that microbiomes drive ecological differences among three new sponge species...
The Kazakh-American paleontological expedition: exploring critical windows in vertebrate evolution
Kazakhstan preserves a rich fossil record, including rare glimpses of some of the most important periods...
