Debbie Guatelli‐Steinberg

Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg studies teeth as records of growth, stress, and life history in humans, fossil hominins, and non-human primates (especially rhesus macaques). Her work uses dental microstructure (like enamel growth lines and defects) and wear patterns to reconstruct how development speed, environmental stress, sex, and social/maternal factors shape skeletal and dental biology. Much of her recent research draws on the Cayo Santiago rhesus macaque colony, a long-studied population with detailed life-history records, alongside fossil hominin dental studies.

Publication output has declined from a peak of 17 papers in 2018 to a more modest and fluctuating pace of roughly 4-8 papers per year in recent years.

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