Current students

PhD:

• Arthur Brum (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/National Museum of Brazil). 2020-current Advisor: Alexander A. W. Kellner
Co-advisor: Tiago R. Simões

Master of Science:

• Robert Noble (Harvard Extension School, Cambridge, USA). 2021-2022.
Thesis topic: Evolutionary biomechanics of the lepidosaur lower jaw. Currently in progress.
Advisor: Stephanie Pierce
Co-advisor: Tiago R. Simões

Past students

Master of Science:

• Maria-Luisa Chavarría (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). 2015-2017: “New data on the Late Cretaceous lizard Dicothodon bajaensis (Squamata, Borioteiioidea) from Baja California, Mexico reveals an unusual tooth replacement pattern in squamates”.
Supervisor: Marisol Montellano-Ballesteros
Unofficial supervisory: Tiago R. Simões

Undergraduate:

• Grace Broderick (Boston College, Boston-MA, USA). 2019-2020. Thesis topic: High resolution micro-CT scanning and description of the oldest known sphenodontian reptiles of North America. Advisor: Stephanie Pierce
Co-advisor: Tiago R. Simões

• Luiza Salazar de Almeida Rabbi (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil). 2017-2018.: “Análise da morfologia funcional de lagartos (Squamata) do Mesozoico [Functional Morphological Analysis of Mesozoic lizards (Squamata)]” defended on July 18th, 2018.
Supervisor: Taissa Rodrigues
Co-supervisor: Tiago R. Simões

• Catie Strong (University of Alberta). 2017-2018: “Assessing skull development in the extant colubroid snake Thamnophis”. (BIOL 399).
Supervisor: Michael W. Caldwell
Co-supervisor: Tiago R. Simões