Dental remains are the most abundant fossils, and they carry with them information about the diet, phylogenetic relationships, and development of the organism from which they came. My research concentrates on the form, function, and growth of teeth, and on the primate dento-gnathic system generally.

I use high-resolution medical imaging (microCT) to view and measure internal dental structures non-destructively. My current projects include studies of extant and fossil hominin and hominoid dental remains (e.g., Australopithecus, Paranthropus, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo heidelbergensis, Gigantopithecus blacki). I am particularly interested in dietary and phylogenetic information from molar enamel thickness measurements, visualization and measurement of the enamel-dentine junction, and the reconstruction of worn or broken teeth that are otherwise unsuitable for measurement.