Her work focuses on the taxonomic identification of human fossils and the analysis of their morphological variation, with a particular interest in dental morphology. Using dental remains, she is also interested in reconstructing masticatory mechanics, combining the analysis of enamel microwear, the global morphology of coronal wear and the study of dental tissue compensations and associated pathologies. This research enables us to address the masticatory behaviors of fossil individuals and, more broadly, their interactions with their natural and social environment.
After a career in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology, she completed a PhD in Biological Anthropology at the University of Bordeaux, under the supervision of Bruno Maureille (PACEA, UMR 5199) and Prof. Jean-Jacques Hublin (Collège de France; MPI-EVA). Her thesis, entitled " Variabilité morphométrique et usures dentaires des Néandertaliens des grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure (Yonne) " ( Morphometric variability and dental wear of Neanderthals from the Arcy-sur-Cure caves (Yonne)), covers all Neanderthal remains from the Arcy-sur-Cure sites, attributed to chrono-cultural horizons ranging from Mousterian to Chatelperronian.
Currently a temporary teaching and research associate at the Collège de France, in Prof. Hublin's Paleoanthropology Chair, she is pursuing her research into the morphological and behavioral variability of Neanderthals, broadening her study corpus. She is also developing collaborations aimed at applying these approaches to other human taxa, as well as multidisciplinary archaeological projects.
