I’m thrilled to share that my first first-authored paper, “A genotype:phenotype approach to testing taxonomic hypotheses in hominids,” was published today in The Science of Nature. What started as a “simple” project back in 2016 (or was it 2015?) shape-shifted through several rounds of internal and external review, finally landing on its final published form. This work explored how two genetically-patterned dental phenotypes, premolar-molar module (PMM) and molar module component (MMC), vary across hypothesized hominid genera and species (see Hlusko et al. 2016 for the foundation this work was based on), and demonstrates how insights from genotype:phenotype studies can be applied to the fossil record. I’m deeply grateful to my coauthors, Tesla Monson, Chris Schmitt, and Leslea Hlusko, for sticking with this through the long ride and making the work so much more enjoyable. Please reach out if you’d like a PDF copy! I’d love to share our work with you.