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Stephen Frost is a Professor and Co-Director of Graduate Studies in the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages at the University of Oregon, specializing in paleontology and primate evolution since joining as an assistant professor in 2004. His research centers on East African cercopithecids (Old World monkeys) from the late Miocene to Pleistocene, with fieldwork in Ethiopia's Afar Region through the Gona Research Project.
Education:
- B.A., California State University-Long Beach (1994)
- Ph.D., City University of New York (2001)
His expertise spans evolutionary theory, geometric morphometrics, and climate-driven primate evolution. Dr. Frost employs quantitative shape analysis to study fossil specimens, examining relationships between cercopithecid evolution and global climatic shifts. His fieldwork extends to Tanzania, France, and Greece, focusing on fossil recovery and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.
Analysis of his recent publications reveals consistent themes: morphometric analysis of cercopithecid fossils, dietary reconstruction using stable isotopes and dental morphology, taxonomic reassessment of papionins, and biochronological frameworks for African fossil sites. His work bridges paleontology, evolutionary biology, and climate science to understand extinction patterns and adaptive responses.
Based in Condon Hall (Laboratory Room 369), Dr. Frost mentors graduate students as Co-Director of Graduate Studies. His collaborative projects, particularly with the Gona Research Project, advance understanding of hominin environments and primate evolutionary trajectories in dynamic paleoclimatic contexts.
