SELECTED RESEARCH

Popular Science

Monson and Brasil (2025). Anything but basic. The push to reduce spending on foundational research is shortsighted. Inside Higher Ed.

Monson and McBride (2024). Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages. The Conversation.

Monson (2023). Fossil teeth reveal how brains developed in utero over millions of years of human evolution – new research. The Conversation.

Monson and Weitz (2025). Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests. The Conversation.

Sloat (2018). A New Clue About Humanity’s Last Common Ancestor With Apes Is Revealed: Scientists investigate human origins with artificial intelligence.

Betuel (2018). WINGSPAN’S HUGE ROLE IN ATHLETIC ABILITY REVEALED IN NBA STUDY.

Academic Articles

Monson et al., (2026). The evolution of brain and body size in genus Homo.

Monson et al., (2025). Molar proportions, endocranial volume, and insular nanism in fossil Homo.

McBride and Monson (2024). The evolution of primate litter size.

Monson, T. A., Weitz, A. P., Brasil, M. F., & Hlusko, L. J. (2022). Teeth, prenatal growth rates, and the evolution of human-like pregnancy in later Homo.

Monson, T. A., Coleman, J. L., & Hlusko, L. J. (2019). Craniodental allometry, prenatal growth rates, and the evolutionary loss of the third molars in New World monkeys.

Monson, T. A., Brasil, M. F., & Hlusko, L. J. (2018). Allometric variation in modern humans and the relationship between body proportions and elite athletic success.

Monson et al. (2018). Using machine learning to classify extant apes and interpret the dental morphology of the chimpanzee-human last common ancestor.