- Fellow, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1994-1996
- Ph.D., Paleontology, University of California–Berkeley, 1993
- B.A., Plan II Honors Program, University of Texas–Austin, 1987

P. David Polly
Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Research Associate, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Adjunct Professor, Anthropology