My research interests include biomechanics, particularly within the context of human and primate evolution, functional morphology and dietary ecology and applied dentistry including bone biology. This is where I’ll talk about my research. Please check back soon, as I’ll be adding updates!
In the meantime, here are links to some of my publications:
Smith et al., 2021, Comparative Biomechanics of the Pan and Macaca mandibles during mastication: finite element modeling of loading, deformation and strain regimes.
Smith and Grosse 2016, The Biomechanics of Zygomatic Arch Shape
Smith et al., 2015, The Feeding Biomechanics and Dietary Ecology of Paranthropus boisei
Smith et al., 2015, Biomechanical implications of intraspecific shape variation in chimanzee crania: moving towards an integration of geometric morphometrics and finite element analysis
Amanda L. Smith 