Stephanie Drumheller-Horton

I grew up in east Tennessee, and received my BS from the University of Tennessee, majoring in geology and minoring in biology. While attending UT, I found my future path in an unexpected place, a forensic anthropology class taken on a lark my last year of undergrad. I went on to receive a PhD in Geoscience from the University of Iowa in 2012, taking similar principles to those used in forensics and applying them to fossils that are millions of years old. My research interests fall into two broad categories, taphonomy (the study of the processes that act on remains after death) and crocodylian evolution and behavior. I am happiest when combining the two, such as when I joined Chris Noto and Derek Main in describing patterns of bite marks left by a new species of crocodyliform found at the Arlington Archosaur Site (AAS) in 2012. There is so much work left to do with the AAS crocs, and the site's unique age, location, and level of public participation make it an amazing resource.

April 2016