Lab Members

Dr. Katrina Jones

I am a Senior Lecturer and Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Bristol in the Palaeobiology group at the School of Earth Sciences. Previously, I was a Presidential Fellow in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Manchester, in the Ancient Life Group. Before starting at Manchester, I conducted an NSF-funded postdoctoral project investigating the evolution of the spine in the synapsid forerunners of mammals at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. I completed my PhD in Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins University and a Masters in Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

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Elizabeth Webb PhD student Lizzie is studying the evolution of the mammal ribcage	Tom Kirkwood PhD Student My research is focused on mammalian brain evolution, where I am exploring the impact of sociality on brain shape in ungulates and carnivores. I am also interested in how predator-prey relationships have impacted social groups and brain shape, throughout the Cenozoic era.	Dr. Julia Schwab Postdoctoral Researcher My research focuses on getting a better insight into evolutionary transitions by using vertebrate anatomy and morphology to link it with locomotion, habitat and lifestyles.
Dr. Amandine Gillet Marie Curie Global Fellow with Harvard University My research interests lie into understanding the relationship between the morphology, kinematics, ecology and evolutionary history of large aquatic vertebrates with an emphasis on cetaceans.	Megan Jones PhD Student My research interests are focused around mammal evolution and locomotor biomechanics. My research project looks at the locomotor abilities of giant extinct kangaroo species, including whether they were able to hop	Julien van der Hoek PhD Student My research project focuses on the evolution of mammalian locomotion. More specifically, I am interested in the evolution of cursoriality and how that affects the interactions between carnivores and their prey.

Former lab members

Charlie Bates Undergraduate thesis student studying Hero shrews	Dr. Jesse Hennekam Since leaving the lab, Jesse has taken up a position as a lecturer at Maastricht University

Collaborators

Prof. Ted Garland University of California Riverside	Prof. Stephanie Pierce Harvard University
Dr. Ken Angielczyk The Field Museum of Natural History	Dr. Robert Brocklehurst Harvard University
Prof. David Polly Indiana University	Prof. Anjali Goswami The Natural History Museum, London
Prof. Ken Rose Johns Hopkins University