- 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
Robert R. Shrock Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Research Associate, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago