Kathleen S. Paul Data-verified

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Federal Grant PI

Assistant Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

faculty

16 h-index 43 pubs 777 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Kathleen S. Paul's research investigates the genetic and developmental factors influencing human tooth morphology. Her work utilizes genealogical populations and longitudinal studies, including twin and family samples, to examine the expression of dental traits and their underlying genetic architecture. She has explored the genetic correlation and pleiotropy associated with molar and anterior tooth morphology, as well as the patterning cascade model of crown morphogenesis in human dentition. Paul also contributes to broader anthropological discussions, integrating genealogical data and dental variation to understand human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas. Her federal grant funding from the National Science Foundation supports her work on the genetic impact on tooth shape in non-human primates. Paul collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Randall Feezell, Tess McCrary, and Molly Militello. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 16, with 43 total publications and 768 total citations. She maintains an active lab website to disseminate her research.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 43
  • Citations: 777

Selected Publications

  • 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)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Mirror, mirror? An evaluation of identical twin mirroring in tooth crown morphology (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • 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)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Genetic Correlation, Pleiotropy, and Molar Morphology in a Longitudinal Sample of Australian Twins and Families (2022)
    14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Towards an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of human expansions and biocultural diversity in the Americas (2022)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The genetic architecture of anterior tooth morphology in a longitudinal sample of Australian twins and families (2021)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Heterogeneous frailty and the expression of linear enamel hypoplasia in a genealogical population (2021)
    20 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $630,444 total

NSF PI Apr 2024 - Mar 2027

Testing the genetic impact on the internal and external shape of teeth in non-human primates

Biological Anthropology, EPSCoR Co-Funding, SPRF-Broadening Participation $630,444

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