Holly Dunsworth

Holly Dunsworth, PhD, is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Rhode Island. She is the author of "Human Origins 101" and scholarly papers in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Human Evolution, PaleoAnthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Evolution: Education and Outreach," and the "Scientific American" blog. Funded by the National Science Foundation, she performs paleontological work at the early Miocene sites on Rusinga Island, Kenya, where...See more

Holly Dunsworth, PhD, is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Rhode Island. She is the author of "Human Origins 101" and scholarly papers in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Human Evolution, PaleoAnthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Evolution: Education and Outreach," and the "Scientific American" blog. Funded by the National Science Foundation, she performs paleontological work at the early Miocene sites on Rusinga Island, Kenya, where some of the most ancient fossil apes are preserved, and primatological research on zoo apes. See less