
Professor and department chair
David is a vertebrate paleontologist who studies the evolution of mammals and other vertebrates in the fossil record.
Professor and department chair
David is a vertebrate paleontologist who studies the evolution of mammals and other vertebrates in the fossil record.
PhD student
Ricardo's current research is on the role of morphological modularity in constraining ecological specialization.
Masters Student
Henry is interested in how functional traits and morphology impact mammalian evolution.
PhD candidate
Anne's research is on the functional morphology of Paleogene carnivorous mammals.
Ph.D. Student
Sierra Lopezalles is interested in the evolution of mammals and morphometrics. Before coming to IU, she received a bachelor's degree at Caltech.
PhD Candidate
Alannah is a PhD Candidate through Australian National University studying cerebrocranial temporal evolution in extant and fossil primates, including humans.
PhD student
Charles's research is on the functional morphology of the skull of mammals and their disparity.
PhD, Indiana University, 2021
Silvia's research is on the functional morphology of dinosaurian claws, especially of the dromaeosaurs. She now works for Paleo Solutions.
PhD, Indiana University, 2011
Ritu's research is on paleoecology of brachiopods and other Paleozoic marine invertebrates. She is now an Editor with John Wiley and Sons and the American Geophysical Union.
Leverhulme Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen Mary, 2003
Tamsin's research is on the molecular evolution of Chiroptera and she now works in research management. She is now Senior Co-Design Manager at JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee).
PhD, Indiana University, 2014
Rich is a paleontologist who studies the ecomorphology and phylogenetics of dinosaurs and other vertebrates
PhD, Queen Mary, 2007
Stefan's research is in mammalian anatomy and functional morphology. He is now a Lecturer in Anatomy based in the Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences at University of Manchester.
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen Mary and NHM, 2005-2007
Anjali's research is on the evolution of modularity in mammals and other vertebrates. She is now Research Leader at the Natural History Museum in London.
Masters, Indiana University, 2013
David is a vertebrate paleontologist interested in how functional traits influence macroevolution. He is currently a post-doc at University of Washington with Sharlene Santana.
NSF Bioinformatics Fellow, 2002-2005
Jason is a vertebrate paleontologist with interests in evolutionary developmental biology and conservation paleobiology and is now faculty at Cambridge.
PhD, Indiana University, 2019
Spencer completed a PhD with the Polly lab in 2019 on the role of modularity in the evolution of flight. She is now a postdoctoral fellow at the Field Museum in Chicago.
PhD, Indiana University, 2017
Blaire's research is on the faunal context of early humans in eastern Asia. She is now a lecturer at Fairfield University in Connecticut and research affiliate at the Yale Peabody Museum.
BS, Indiana University, 2013
Mackenzie's research is on the functional morphology and evolution of bird postcrania. She is now a PhD student at University of California, Berkeley.
PhD, Indiana University, 2012
Michelle studies the response of vertebrates to climatic change in the fossil record and modern world. She is now an Associate Professor in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Texas A&M University.
Postdoctoral Researcher, 2003-2006
Steve Le Comber was an evolutionary biologist with interests in molecular evolution and geographic profiling. He was a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London until he passed away in 2019.
Masters, Indiana University, 2021-2023
Allison is interested in mammalian evolution and paleoecology and her Master's thesis was on the morphometrics of red wolves.
Postdoctoral Researcher, 2020-2022
Silvia is a paleoecologist who studies the effects of perturbations like urbanization, extirpations or climate change on ecosystems past and present.
BS, Indiana University, 2012
Beth's research is on the evolution and physiology of animal coloration. She is now an assistant professor at Northeastern Illinois University.
BS, Indiana University, 2020
Daniel is interested in the role played by modularity in evolution and ecological turnover events. He is now pursuing a PhD with the Committee on Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago.
PhD, Indiana University, 2017
Michael R. Smith's project was on the restructuring of mammal faunas during Quaternary. He is now science expert at Cloud Imperium Games.
Masters, Indiana University, 2016
Wesley's research is on the biogeography and ecometrics of North American turtles.
LaBarge, Thomas. Indiana University, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, MS, 2020-2022. Thesis title: Taphonomy and ichnology of Nile Crocodile feeding behavior.
Reed, Susan. Indiana University, Biological Sciences, MS, 2022-present.
Danielle Peltier-Thompson. Indiana University, PhD, 2018-present.