The overarching aim of my research is the development of methods and collection of data to enhance the quality of functional and adaptive inference in the paleontological record, particularly with respect to primate and human evolution. To this end, I have research foci in the areas of 1) biomechanical modeling of skeletal structures, 2) occlusal dental microwear and 3) the functional morphology of the monkeys of Taï Forest (Côte d’Ivoire). With respect to the latter work, my skeletal biomechanics and morphometrics laboratory conducts research on the material and structural properties of the craniofacial and locomotor skeletons of cercopithecoid monkeys as part of the Taï Monkey Project.