Ariel N. Barrera

PhD Student CUNY Graduate Center 

Division of Anthropology American Museum of Natural History

About Me

I'm a Partner PhD student at the CUNY Graduate Center, The American Museum of Natural History, and NYCEP. I am a paleoanthropologist co-advised by Dr. Ashley Hammond and Dr. Chris Robinson and a former adjunct lecturer at Brooklyn College. My research interests include hominin teeth evolution and geometric morphometrics. I have experience in scientific illustration, statistical analysis, fieldwork, and teaching K-12. 

Conference Presentations

PODIUM:

Gilbert, C.C., Arenson, J.L., Barrera, A, N., Strain, J.A., Won, J. (2025, March). Re-investigation of maxillary molar ratios, endocranial volume, prenatal growth rates, and body mass in catarrhine primates. [conference presentation abstract], Program of the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 186, e70031.https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70031 


POSTERS:

Gazabon, A. V., Profico, A., Grine, F., Mongle, C. S., Barrera, A., Fuentes, E. M., ... & Cazenave, M. (2024, April). Comparison of medical vs. micro-computed tomography in the assessment of cortical bone thickness distribution in the primate femoral diaphysis. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (Vol. 183, pp. 186-186). 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY. 


Fieldwork


Atapuerca

Burgos, Spain

Creu Cunill

Terrassa, Spain