Frederick E. Grine

Frederick E. Grine is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stony Brook University. His work centers on the hominid fossil record, with a focus on species differentiation and evolutionary relationships in the Pliocene and early Pleistocene epochs.

• Teaching: Courses include ANP 250 (Forensic Anthropology), ANP 300 (Human Anatomy), ANP 404 (Human Osteology), and ANP 405 (Human Evolution in the Headlines).
• Research: Explores dental morphology for taxonomy and function, dietary habits via microwear analysis, enamel microstructure, and human evolution in southern Africa.
• Interests: Road biking and blues music.