Paleoanthropology, Dental anthropology, Hard tissue histology
Paola Cerrito
Postdoctoral Fellow
Collegium Helveticum, Zurich
Entered Fall 2016
My research interests focus on the understanding of life history evolution within the genus Homo and on the evolution of menopause. I am interested in addressing these questions through the morphological and histological analysis of fossil hard tissues, namely teeth.
- 2011-2014: BSC cum laude in Anthropology - Sapienza, University Rome.
- 2014-2016: Research assistant - Bioarchaeology lab - Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography
- 2016 - present: Ph.D. Student - NYU Department of Anthropology