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Kimberly Plomp
Associate Professor
kplomp@up.edu.ph
Research Interest:
I am a biological anthropologist whose work intersects
with several related fields, including bioarchaeology,
palaeopathology, paleoanthropology, and evolutionary
medicine. I have my BA in biological anthropology from the
University of Alberta, my MSc in Human Osteology and
Palaeopathology from the University of Bradford, and my
PhD in Anthropology and Archaeology from Durham
University. Since then, I have held two postdoc positions
at Simon Fraser University and a Marie Skłodowska-Curie
European Fellowship at the University of Liverpool. I am
now excited to start my next chapter in ASP! My research
interests align under an overriding theme: investigating
how evolutionary adaptations have shaped modern human
skeletal variation and how this variation influences human
health and disease. To answer these questions, I analyze
the morphological variation of the skeleton of
archaeological and modern humans, extant non-human
primates, and extinct fossil hominins using cutting-edge
approaches, such as photogrammetry and geometric
morphometrics. The outcomes of my research are not only
relevant for the field of biological anthropology, but
also have the potential to impact the lives of people
today. For more information on what I do, please check out
my webpage at DrKimberlyPlomp.com.
Area of Specialization:
Bioarchaeology, palaeopathology, evolutionary medicine,
biological anthropology, human evolution, functional
morphology
Current and Previous Projects:
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The
Evolutionary Shape Hypothesis |
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The Possible Evolutionary Origins of the Chiari
Malformation |
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The Ancestral Shape Hypothesis
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Iceland: Physical Anthropology, Colonization,
and Evolution
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Archaeology Courses Taught
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Archaeology 240
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Human Paleontology
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Publications
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In press for release in April, 2022
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Plomp KA, Roberts CA, Bentley G, Elton S (eds).
Evolving Health: Palaeopathology and
Evolutionary Medicine. Oxford University
Press.
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Revisions requested
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Plomp KA, Owen J, Dobney K, Collard M. Where’s
the signal? Mandibular morphology and diet in
primates and what it can tell us about fossil
hominins. Folia Primatologica.
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Accepted with minor revision
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Collard M, Plomp KA, Dobney K. Back pain in
evolutionary perspective: updating a classic
hypothesis. Biological Theory.
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Accepted
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Gilmour R, Plomp KA. The Changing Shape of
Palaeopathology: The Contribution of Skeletal
Shape Analyses to Investigations of Pathological
Conditions. Yearbook of Biological
Anthropology.
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2021
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Plomp KA, Dobney K, Collard M. A 3D basicranial
shape-based assessment of local and continental
northwest European ancestry among 5th to 9th
century CE Anglo-Saxons. PLOS One 16(6): e0252477.
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2013
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Plomp KA, Dobney K, Gestdóttir H, Price N,
Collard M 2021) The composition of the founding
population of Iceland: a basicranial
perspective. PLOS One 16(2): e0246059.
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2013
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Plomp KA, Dobney K, Collard M 2020)
Spondylolysis and spinal adaptations for
bipedalism: The Overshoot Hypothesis. Evolution,
Medicine, and Public Health 2020(1): 35-44.
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2019
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Plomp KA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U, Weston D,
Dobney K, Collard M. 3D shape analyses of extant
primate and fossil hominin vertebrae support the
Ancestral Shape Hypothesis for intervertebral
disc herniation. BMC Evolutionary Biology 19:
226.
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2019
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Plomp KA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U, Weston D,
Dobney K, Collard M. Potential adaptations for
bipedalism in the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae
of H. sapiens: A 3D comparative analysis. Journal
of Human Evolution 137: 102693.
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2019
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Timbrell L, Plomp KA. Investigating the
strength of using basicranial portion of the
temporal bone to distinguish between
closely-related human populations using 3D
geometric morphometrics. Journal of
Archaeological Sciences Reports 26: 101885.
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2016
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Plomp KA, Boylston A. Frequency and patterns of
costovertebral osteoarthritis in two Medieval
English populations. International Journal
of Paleopathology 14:64-68.
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2015
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Plomp KA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U, Weston D,
Dobney K, Collard M. The ancestral shape
hypothesis: An evolutionary explanation for the
occurrence of intervertebral disc herniation in
humans. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15: 68.
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2015
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Plomp KA, Roberts CA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U.
Does the correlation between Schmorl's nodes and
vertebral morphology extend into the lumbar
spine? American Journal of Physical
Anthropology 157: 526-534.
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2015
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Plomp KA, Roberts CA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U.
Morphological characteristics of healthy and
osteoarthritic joint surfaces in archaeological
skeletons. International Journal of
Osteoarchaeology 25: 515-527.
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2012
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Plomp KA, Roberts CA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U.
Vertebral morphology influences the development
of Schmorl’s nodes in the lower thoracic spine.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
149(4): 572-582.
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2012
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Roberts CA, Bernofsky K, Cardoso FA, Henderson
C, Jakob T, Plomp KA, Ponce P, Sharman J,
Spencer R. Palaeopathology: studying the
origin, evolution and frequency of disease in
human remains from archaeological sites. UNESCO
Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems.
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Book Chapters
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In press
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Plomp KA, Roberts CA, Bentley G, Elton S.
What's it all about? A legacy for the next
generation of scholars in evolutionary medicine
and palaeopathology. In: Plomp, KA, Roberts, CA,
Bentley G, Elton S (eds). Evolving Health:
Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine.
Oxford University Press.
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In press
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Plomp KA, Been E. The evolution of bipedalism
and its impact on spinal pathologies and back
pain. In: Plomp, KA, Roberts, CA, Bentley G,
Elton S (eds). Evolving Health:
Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine. Oxford
University Press.
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In press
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Bentley G, Roberts CA, Elton S, Plomp KA. Now
you have read the volume, what next? In: Plomp,
KA, Roberts, CA, Bentley G, Elton S (eds). Evolving
Health: Palaeopathology and Evolutionary
Medicine. Oxford University Press.
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2017
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Plomp KA. The bioarchaeology of back pain. In:
Brynes J, Muller J. Bioarchaeology of
Impairment and Disability: Theoretical,
Ethnohistorical, and Methodological
Perspectives. Springer. Pp: 141-157.
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Conference Abstracts
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2017
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Plomp KA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U, Weston D,
Dobney K, Collard M. Bipedalism evolved from
knuckle-walking: Evidence from 3D geometric
morphometric analyses of cervical and upper
thoracic vertebral shape of Homo sapiens. Pan
troglodytes, and Pongo pygmaeus. American
Journal of Physical Anthropology 162: 148.
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2015
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Plomp KA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U, Weston D,
Dobney K, Collard M. Ancestral Aches? 3D
vertebral morphology, locomotion, and human
spinal health. American Journal of Physical
Anthropology 156: 254.
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2014
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Plomp KA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U, Weston D,
Dobney K, Collard M. Ancestral Aches? Vertebral
morphology, locomotion, and human spinal health.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
153: 209.
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2013
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Plomp KA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U, Roberts C.
Applying anthropological shale analysis
techniques to archaeological research:
Overcoming problems and exploring possibilities.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
150: 277.
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2012
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Plomp KA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U, Roberts C. The
shape of the spinal canal and Schmorl’s nodes: a
two-dimensional shape analysis of lower thoracic
vertebrae. American Journal of Physical
Anthropology 147: 238.
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2011
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Plomp KA, Strand Viðarsdóttir U, Roberts C.
Quantifying palaeopathology: Using geometric
morphometrics to develop a quantifiable
recording method for osteoarthritis. American
Journal of Physical Anthropology 144:
240.
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