PhD Candidate
Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences
Stony Brook University
F. James Rohlf Endowed Graduate Fellow, 2026
I am interested in the evolution and plasticity of the anthropoid midface, variation in human sexual dimorphism, and craniofacial development.
2026 (expected)
PhD in Anthropological Sciences
Biological Anthropology, Morphology Track
IDPAS at Stony Brook University; Stony Brook, NY
2024
MA in Anthropological Sciences
Stony Brook University; Stony Brook, NY
2019
MSc in Archaeological Science (Cum laude)
Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology Specialization
Universiteit Leiden; Leiden, the Netherlands
2018
BA in Biological Anthropology
Northwestern University; Evanston, IL
ANP 300: Human Anatomy
Lab Instructor
Stony Brook University - Spring 2023, 2024
ANT 103: Archaeology for a Better World
Teaching Assistant
Stony Brook University - Fall 2021
Welsh IC, Feiler ME, Lipman D, Mormile I, Hansen K, Percival CJ. 2025. Palatal segment contribution to midfacial anterior-posterior growth. Journal of Anatomy 247(1):52-67. doi: 10.1111/joa.14222
Waxenbaum EB, Feiler ME. 2021. Influence of climatic stress on nonmetric sexually dimorphic features of the skull and pelvis. American Journal of Human Biology 33(6):e23559. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23559
Spring 2026
Research Mentor, Percival Lab
Course Director, Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Fall 2025
Invited Speaker, Herricks High School Animal Rights Club
Spring 2025
Course Director, STEP Anatomy Lab
2026
F. James Rohlf Endowed Graduate Fellowship ($10,000)
2019
Leiden Universiteits Fonds Grant (€ 350)
Leiden Universiteits Fond International Study Fund
2018
Departmental Honors, Northwestern University
Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University
2017
Undergraduate Research Scholar
Alumnae of Northwestern University
Summer Undergraduate Research Grant ($3500)
Office of Undergraduate Research, Northwestern University