C. G. Turner II/Cambridge University Press
Poster Competition
The CG Turner II/Cambridge University Press Poster Competition is awarded annually to the best student poster presentation submitted to the Dental Anthropology Association (DAA). Dr. Turner was a professor at Arizona State University (ASU) and one of the developers of the ASU Dental Anthropology System, which standardized dental morphology observation and recording. Cambridge University Press is the oldest university press in the world and has supported the work of dental anthropologists for decades. The CG Turner/CUP Poster Competition honors the legacy of Dr. Turner and recognizes dental anthropology students through support of Cambridge University Press.
Any student who is the senior author on a dental anthropology-focused poster accepted via peer-review process for a professional meeting over the last 12 months may apply. Dental anthropology topics include but are not limited to: bioarchaeology, diet, health, paleoanthropology, human and primate anatomy/development, human and primate evolution, human and primate morphology/metrics, forensic anthropology, or any field that draws upon dental data. Applicants will submit a .pdf file of their poster and a 3-minute video walk-through presentation of their poster research. The winner will be awarded $100 in Cambridge University Press books.
Send enquiries, .pdf poster file, and 3-minute walk-through video to:
Dr. Erin Blankenship-Sefczek
Chair, DAA Student Prize Committee
Department of Oral Biology, Creighton School of Dentistry
ErinBlankenship-Sefczek@creighton.edu
Applications must be received by March 16, 2026 to be considered for the 2025-2026 CG Turner/CUP Poster Competition.
SUBMISSIONS FOR 2026 ARE OPEN!
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Previous Winners
2025
Gabriela Maroto (Salisbury University) with their poster entitled “Getting to the Point: Assessing Dietary Signal from Tooth Sharpness in the Postcanine Dentition in Primates”
2024
Molly Militello (University of Arkansas) with their poster “The Role of the Patterning Cascade Model in Human Premolar Variation”
Emily Smith (University of Nevada, Reno) with their poster “A closer look at the perinatal and infantile environment: A case study of deciduous microdental structures”
Kenneth G. Tremblay (University of Central Florida) with their poster “Dental mapping: A potential GIS application for identifying congenitally missing teeth”
2023
Julianne Stamer (prizewinner) with co-author B.J. Baker, “Oral Disease at Al-Qinifav, Sudan: Reassessing the Saso and Kondo (2019) Method”
Emily Moes (prizewinner) with co-author H. Edgar, “Sex Differences in the Relationship between Fluctuating Asymmetry in Deciduous Teeth and Environmental Temperature during Gestation”
2022
Dori E. Kenessey (prizewinner) with co-authors Leah E. Auchter, Marin A. Pilloud, “Identifying candidate SNPs shaping dental morphological trait expression”
Tisa N. Loewen (prizewinner) with co-author G. Richard Scott, “Pictures?! Comparing observer error for dental morphology from direct observations and photographs using ASUDAS”
Diana Malarchik (prizewinner) and co-authors Jelmer W. Eerkens, Austin Cole, and Tom Ostrander, “Examining Heavy Metal Exposure in Two Historic San Francisco Cemeteries”
2021
E. Susan Daly (prizewinner) with co-author G.T. Schwartz, “Dietary Correlates of Mandibular Premolar Form in Haplorrhine Primates”
Kaita Gurian (prizewinner) with co-authors S. Holt, L. Oldershaw, M. Hubbe, and D. Guatelli-Steinberg, “What Accentuated Striae in Tooth Enamel Reveal About Physiological Stress Differences in Two Ohio Populations of Disparate Socioeonimic Status.”
Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta (prizewinner), “Characterization of the Inhabitants of South America using Nonmetric Dental Data”
2019
Luke Fannin (prizewinner), with co-authors D. Guatelli-Steinberg, E. Geissler, P. Constantino, and W.S. McGraw “Frequency of Enamel Chipping in Tai Forest Cercopithecids: Implications for Dietary Reconstruction in the Fossil Record”
Jennifer Nelson (prizewinner), with co-authors L. Harrington, E. holland, and H.F.V. Cardoso “Do Teeth Forming in Different Early Life Periods Show Differential Discrepancy with Known Age?”
Nina Maaranen (prizewinner), with co-authors S.R. Zakrzewski and H. Schutkowksi “Hyskos in Egypt—Utilizing Biodistance Methods to Interpret Archaeological adn Textural Evidence from Tell el-Dab’a”
2018
Emma Lagan (prizewinner), with co-authors D.E. Ehrlich, S.S. Pesce, "Dentine Without Borders: An Improved Dental Macrowear Scoring Method with Cross-Cultural Adaptation"
Jessica Droke (prizewinner), with co-authors C.W. Schmidt, F. L'Engle-Williams, W.M. Karriger, F.H. Smith, G. Becam, M. de Lumley: "Regional Variability in Diet Between Northern and Mediterranean Neandertals: Evidence from Dental Microwear Texture Analysis"
Keegan Selig (prizewinner), with co-authors S. Lopez-Torres, A. Hartstone-Rose, A.M. Burrows, and M.T. Silcox: "Differential Enamel Thickness n the Anterior Dentition as a Signal for Gouging Behavior"
2017:
Katie Faillace “The applicability of dental wear in age estimation for a modern American population.”
Rebecca Whiting “Differences in the non-masticatory dental wear of two medieval assemblages from the 4th cataract, Sudan.”
Donovan Adams “Sex estimation from dental crown and cervical metrics in a contemporary Japanese sample.”