Kathleen S. Paul
Affiliation confirmed via AI analysis of OpenAlex, ORCID, and web sources.
Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: Boston College (1991); University of South Florida (1992–2000); Arizona State University (2013–2019)
Faculty Researcher
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Links
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Kathleen S. Paul's research investigates the genetic and developmental factors influencing human tooth morphology, drawing on principles from biological anthropology and genetics. Her work examines the expression of traits like linear enamel hypoplasia and anterior tooth morphology, often utilizing genealogical and longitudinal population samples. She has explored the genetic correlations and pleiotropy associated with molar morphology in twin and family studies, and has also evaluated models of human tooth crown morphogenesis, including the patterning cascade model, in relation to variations in premolar and molar development.
Paul's research extends to the broader implications of human biological variation within anthropological contexts, including studies on human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas. She has also investigated the phenomenon of identical twin mirroring in tooth crown morphology. Her scholarly contributions are reflected in an h-index of 16 and over 784 citations across 44 publications. She has also served as PI on a $630,444 NSF grant to test the genetic impact on tooth shape in non-human primates and collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 16
- Publications: 44
- Citations: 791
Selected Publications
-
DeMoDa: A global open access database for comparative research in human dental morphological variation (2026)
-
The Patterning Cascade Model and Human Mandibular Premolar Variation (2025)
-
Evaluating predictions of the patterning cascade model of crown morphogenesis in the human lower mixed and permanent dentition (2024)
-
Mirror, mirror? An evaluation of identical twin mirroring in tooth crown morphology (2024)
-
Evaluating the patterning cascade model of tooth morphogenesis in the human lower mixed and permanent dentition (2023)
-
Integrating genealogy and dental variation: contributions to biological anthropology (2022)
-
Genetic Correlation, Pleiotropy, and Molar Morphology in a Longitudinal Sample of Australian Twins and Families (2022)
-
Towards an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas (2022)
-
The genetic architecture of anterior tooth morphology in a longitudinal sample of Australian twins and families (2021)
-
Heterogeneous frailty and the expression of linear enamel hypoplasia in a genealogical population (2021)
-
Patterns of heritability across the human diphyodont dental complex: Crown morphology of Australian twins and families (2020)
Federal Grants 1 $630,444 total
Testing the genetic impact on the internal and external shape of teeth in non-human primates
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Heterogeneous frailty and the expression of linear enamel hypoplasia in a genealogical population
- Genetic Correlation, Pleiotropy, and Molar Morphology in a Longitudinal Sample of Australian Twins and Families
- The genetic architecture of anterior tooth morphology in a longitudinal sample of Australian twins and families
- Evaluating predictions of the patterning cascade model of crown morphogenesis in the human lower mixed and permanent dentition
- Evaluating the patterning cascade model of tooth morphogenesis in the human lower mixed and permanent dentition
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Genetic Correlation, Pleiotropy, and Molar Morphology in a Longitudinal Sample of Australian Twins and Families
- The genetic architecture of anterior tooth morphology in a longitudinal sample of Australian twins and families
- Integrating genealogy and dental variation: contributions to biological anthropology
- Mirror, mirror? An evaluation of identical twin mirroring in tooth crown morphology
- Genetic Correlation, Pleiotropy, and Molar Morphology in a Longitudinal Sample of Australian Twins and Families
- The genetic architecture of anterior tooth morphology in a longitudinal sample of Australian twins and families
- Integrating genealogy and dental variation: contributions to biological anthropology
- Mirror, mirror? An evaluation of identical twin mirroring in tooth crown morphology
- Evaluating predictions of the patterning cascade model of crown morphogenesis in the human lower mixed and permanent dentition
- Evaluating the patterning cascade model of tooth morphogenesis in the human lower mixed and permanent dentition
- The Patterning Cascade Model and Human Mandibular Premolar Variation
- Genetic Correlation, Pleiotropy, and Molar Morphology in a Longitudinal Sample of Australian Twins and Families
- The genetic architecture of anterior tooth morphology in a longitudinal sample of Australian twins and families
- Heterogeneous frailty and the expression of linear enamel hypoplasia in a genealogical population
- Heterogeneous frailty and the expression of linear enamel hypoplasia in a genealogical population
- Heterogeneous frailty and the expression of linear enamel hypoplasia in a genealogical population
- Towards an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas
- Towards an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas
- Towards an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas
- Towards an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas
- Towards an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas
- Towards an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas
- Towards an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas
Similar Researchers
Based on overlapping research topics