Thomas Plummer

Thomas Plummer is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), where he conducts research on human evolutionary history.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Anthropology, Yale University (1991)

Research Interests:

Dr. Plummer specializes in Pliocene and Pleistocene hominin paleoecology and behavior, integrating hominin paleontology and human osteology to reconstruct evolutionary adaptations. His fieldwork emphasizes East African contexts, examining how environmental dynamics shaped early human morphology and survival strategies through fossil analysis and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.