Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology
216 Dickinson Hall
Museum Road & Newell Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 273-1936
Email: paul.morse@ufl.edu
B.A., Anthropology, Yale University, 2008
Research Interests
Vertebrate paleontology, functional morphology, primate evolution, paleoecology
Diversification of mammals in response to global climate change during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Dietary reconstruction via dental microwear, tooth morphometrics, and stable isotope analysis within an ecological context
Dietary niche specializations in primate evolution
Dissertation
Primary Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jonathan I. Bloch
Thesis Title: To Be Determined
Publications
Morse, P. and E. Sargis. 2007. "Cacajao melanocephalus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cacajao_melanocephalus.html
Grants, Honors, and Awards Received
2010, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation
2010, Anthropology Graduate Award, University of Florida
2010, Miss Lucy Dickinson Fellowship, Florida Museum of Natural History
2007, Dean’s Research Fellowship in the Sciences, Yale College