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About
I am Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. My lab researches primate evolution, life history, and the growth and development of the skeletal system.
All the details of my professional life, including information about my research, outreach, teaching, and curriculum vitae, can be found on this website. http://teslamonson.com/
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Education/Academic qualification
Department of Integrative Biology, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
2012 → 2017
Department of Biological Anthropology, M.A., San Francisco State University
2009 → 2012
Department of Anthropology, B.A., Princeton University
2002 → 2007
Research Interests
- Primate fossil record, skeletal and dental variation, life history, reproductive ecology, human evolution, mammalian evolution, body size, cognition, paleontology, museums, science communication and outreach, Africa, the Americas
Disciplines
- Anthropology
- Biological and Physical Anthropology
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Molar proportions, endocranial volume, and insular nanism in fossil Homo
Monson, T. A., Weitz, A. P. & Brasil, M. F., 2025, In: Annals of Human Biology. 52, sup1, 2512027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Palaeoanthropology and the study of pre-adult fossil remains
Bolter, D. R., Cameron, N., Wolfe, C. A., Boughner, J. C., Mahoney, P., Schell, L., Monson, T. A., Molopyane, K., Berger, L., Bernstein, R., Churchill, S. E., Elton, S., Hawks, J., Leece, A. B., Pruetz, J. & Stull, K. E., 2025, In: Annals of Human Biology. 52, sup1, 2512021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The evolution of facial length and molar proportions in cercopithecid monkeys
Monson, T. A. & Brasil, M. F., 2025, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 13, 1492411.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A hypothesis-based approach to species identification in the fossil record: a papionin case study
Brasil, M. F., Monson, T. A., Stratford, D. J. & Hlusko, L. J., 2024, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 12, 1481903.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Addressing the growing fossil record of subadult hominins by reaching across disciplines
Bolter, D. R., Cameron, N., Hawks, J., Churchill, S. E., Berger, L., Bernstein, R., Boughner, J. C., Elton, S., Leece, A. B., Mahoney, P., Molopyane, K., Monson, T. A., Pruetz, J., Schell, L., Stull, K. E. & Wolfe, C. A., Aug 1 2023, In: Evolutionary anthropology. 32, 4, p. 180-184 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Why are there so few twins in humans when twins were common in our primate ancestors?
1/25/25
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Research Shows Twin Births Were Common in Ancient Primate Evolution
1/6/25
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60 million years ago our primate ancestors had twins all the time, finds study
1/6/25
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Twins Were Typical Among Our Primate Ancestors. What Changed? : ScienceAlert todayheadline
12/19/24
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