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NMNH Academic Appointments

Last Updated: 25 February 2006

Natural History Academic Appointments
2006

There were 438 scientists who had a professional academic appointment at Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History through three different appointment type including: Collaborator (80), Research Associate (317) and Adjunct Scientist (41). The term "Research Associate" is used collectively for all individuals awarded a professional academic appointment and are part of the NMNH scientific community.

Although active members of the scientific community, "Research Associates" are not employees of the Museum, but individuals who hold a formal scholarly affiliation with the Institution. Appointments are generally awarded for up to three years and may be renewed. There are two renewal cycles each year, May 1st and November 1st.


PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC APPOINTEES
As of award cycle: 1 November 2005

ADAMSKI , David N. . Adjunct Scientist . Institutional affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. . Education: B.S. (1979) University of Massachusetts; ; M.S. (1981) University of Massachusetts; ; Ph.D. (1987) Mississippi State University. . Research specialties: systematics of Gelechioidea, especially Blastobasinae. . Staff sponsor: USDA . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-09 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


ADIS , Joachim . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute. . Education: ; ; . Research specialties: canopy research in South America. . Staff sponsor: Erwin, Terry . Appointment term: 5-Aug-04 to 4-Aug-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


AFABLE , Patricia O. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Chevy Chase, MD. . Education: B.A. (1962) University of the Philippines; ; Ph.M (1968) Yale University; ; Ph.D. (1989) Yale University. . Research specialties: Philippine culture history. . Staff sponsor: Taylor, Paul M . Appointment term: 28-Jun-04 to 27-Jun-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


AGNARSSON , Ingi . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of British Columbia. . Education: B.S. (1995) University of Iceland; ; Ph.D. (2004) George Washington University. ; . Research specialties: araneoid spiders, especially cobweb weaving. . Staff sponsor: Coddington, Jonathan A . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


AGOSTI , Donat . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. New York, NY. . Education: B.S. (1983) Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; ; Ph.D. (1989) Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland. ; . Research specialties: ants. . Staff sponsor: Schultz, Ted . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


AIELLO , Annette . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. . Education: B.A. (1972) Brooklyn College; ; M.A. (1975) Harvard University; ; Ph.D. (1978) Harvard University. . Research specialties: insect life histories; especially Lepidoptera; insect behavior, ecology, and evolution. . Staff sponsor: Robbins, Robert K . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


ALLISON , Allen. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Bishop Museum. . Education: B.S. (1972) Univeristy of California, Davis. ; Ph.D. (1979) University of California, Davis. ; . Research specialties: systematics and ecology of amphibians and reptiles; structure and diversity of insect communities . Staff sponsor: George R Zug, Ronald Heyer & Kevin de Queiroz . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


ALONSO , Leeanne E. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: Conservation International. . Education: B.A. & B.S. (1987) University of Texas ; M.A. (1991) Harvard University ; Ph.D (1994) Harvard Universtity ; Research specialties: ant and invertebrate diversity in remote and/or vanishing tropical areas throughtout the world . Staff sponsor: Ted R Schultz . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


ALONSO , Leeanne E. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: . Education: ; ; . Research specialties: . Staff sponsor: Schultz, Ted . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


ALTIG , Ronald . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Mississippi State University, retired. . Education: B.S. (1963) University of Illinois; ; M.S. (1965) Southern Illinois University; ; Ph.D. (1968) Oregon State University. . Research specialties: larval amphibians, species identification of tadpoles. . Staff sponsor: de Queiroz, Kevin . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


AMITH , Jonathan D. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Gettysburg College. . Education: B.A. (1978) University of Michigan; ; Ph.D. (2000) Yale University. ; . Research specialties: linguistics; Department of Anthropologypology; ethnobiology; Indigenous communities in Mexico. . Staff sponsor: Merrill, William L . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


ANGULO , Enrique . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Bethesda, MD. . Education: MD. (1976) Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. ; ; . Research specialties: locus of domestication an dutilization of the Muscovy duck; antiquity and distribution of tapirage, including changing the color of feathers on living Department of Zoology, Birds; biological explanations for cultural evidence, interpretation of faunal remains, El Nino events o . Staff sponsor: Betty Meggers and Dennis Stanford. . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology.


ARMOUR-CHELU , Miranda J. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Howard University. . Education: B.A. (1982) London University; ; M.S. (1986) London University; ; Ph.D. (1993) London University. . Research specialties: evolution of central paratethys Miocene vertebrate communities; systematics and Department of Paleobiologyecology of East African equids. . Staff sponsor: Behrensmeyer, Anna K . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


ARNAUD , Madeline . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: . Education: None. ; ; ; Research specialties: sorting literature . Staff sponsor: Normand Woodley and Ted Schultz . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


ARNAUD , Paul H. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: California Academy of Sciences. . Education: B.S. (1949) Sna Jose State University; ; M.A. (1950) Stanford University; ; Ph.D. (1961) Stanford University. . Research specialties: biosystematics of Diptera. . Staff sponsor: Mathis, Wayne . Appointment term: 31-Aug-04 to 30-Aug-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


ATIL , Esin. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Arlington, VA. . Education: B.A. (1958) Western College for Women; ; M.A. (1960) University of Michigan; ; Ph.D. (1969) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. . Research specialties: cultural history and art in the Middle East . Staff sponsor: Paul M Taylor . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


AUSICH , William I. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Ohio State University. . Education: B.S. (1974) University of Illinois ; A.M. (1976) Indiana University ; Ph.D. (1978) Indiana University . Research specialties: taxonomic revisions and monographs, taphonomic studies of crinoid deposits, macroevollutionary patterns among Department of Paleobiologyzoic crinoid clades . Staff sponsor: Brian Huber . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


BAMBACH , Richard . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. . Education: B.A. (1957) Johns Hopkins University; ; M.A. (1964) Yale University; ; Ph.D. (1969) Yale University. . Research specialties: community Department of Paleobiologyecology, diversity, and diversity change through time; Department of Paleobiologyzoic bivalva mollusks; Department of Paleobiologygeography and Department of Paleobiologybiogeography; interpretation of depositional environments; macroevolution. . Staff sponsor: Wing, Scott . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


BANKS , Richard C. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. . Education: B.S. (1953) Ohio State University; ; M.A. (1958) University of California-Berkeley; ; Ph.D. (1961) University of California-Berkeley. . Research specialties: avian systematics. . Staff sponsor: USGS . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Birds .


BARON-SZABO , Rosemarie C. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Research Institution Senckenberg . Education: Ph.D. (1997) Institute of Department of Paleobiologyntology, Freie Universitat, Berlin. ; ; . Research specialties: taxonomy, stratigraphy of Cretaceous Scleractinia (stony corals); Mesozoic corals. . Staff sponsor: Cairns, Stephen . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: INVERT .


BARROWS , Edward M. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: Georgetown University . Education: B.S. (1968) University of Michigan; ; Ph.D. (1975) University of Kansas. ; ; Research specialties: arthropod biological diversity of parks; scientific communication. . Staff sponsor: Schultz, Ted . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BARSE , William P. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Hampstead, MD. . Education: B.A. (1973) University of Maryland; ; M.A. (1981) Catholic University; ; Ph.D. (1989) Catholic University. . Research specialties: archaeology and Department of Paleobiologyecological studies in rain forests . Staff sponsor: Dennis Stanford and Betty Meggers . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BASSET , Yves . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. . Education: M.S. (1985) University of Neuchatel; ; Ph.D. (1990) Griffith University. ; . Research specialties: insect ecology in Papua New Guinea; tropical insect ecology. . Staff sponsor: Miller, Scott . Appointment term: 2-Mar-04 to 2-Mar-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BAUER , Aaron Matthew. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Villanova University. . Education: B.A. (1982) Michigan State University; ; Ph.D. (1986) University of California at Berkeley. ; . Research specialties: phylogenetic systematics, evolutionary and functional morphology, and zoogeography of the gekkonid lizards of the southern hemisphere. . Staff sponsor: de Queiroz, Kevin . Appointment term: 12-May-04 to 12-May-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


BECKER , Vitor O. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Planaltina, DF, Brazil. . Education: M.S. (1973) Center for Tropical Education and Research; ; Ph.D. (1981) Imperial College, University of London. ; . Research specialties: biology of Atlantic forests of southern Brazil; Gelechioidea; neotropical Lepidoptera. . Staff sponsor: Davis, Donald R . Appointment term: 16-Mar-04 to 16-Mar-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BELLAMY , Charles Lawrence. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: California Department of Agriculture. . Education: B.A. (1979) Californai State University; ; M.S. (1983) California State University; ; Ph.D. (1987) University of Pretoria, South Africa. . Research specialties: systematics and phylogeny of Coraebini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). . Staff sponsor: Erwin, Terry . Appointment term: 3-Aug-04 to 2-Aug-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BERLIN , O Brent . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Georgia. . Education: B.S. - ? ; Ph.D. (1964) Stanford University. ; . Research specialties: ethnoDepartment of Botany. . Staff sponsor: William Merrill and Vicki Funk. . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BERNOR , Raymond . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Howard University . Education: B.A. (1971) University of California, Los Angeles; ; M.A. (1973) University of California, Los Angeles; ; Ph.D. (1978) University of California, Los Angeles. . Research specialties: Neogene Department of Zoology, Mammals. . Staff sponsor: Robert Emry . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


BERNSTEIN , Robin . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: George Washington University. . Education: B.A. (1997) Rutgers College; ; Ph.D. (2004) University of Illinois. ; . Research specialties: developmental biology of organisms closely related to humans. . Staff sponsor: Richard Potts. . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BERTA , Annalisa . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: San Diego State University. . Education: B.A. (1974) University of Washington; ; Ph.D. (1979) University of California, Berkeley. ; . Research specialties: systematics, evolution, morphology and biogeography of marine Department of Zoology, Mammals. . Staff sponsor: Emry, Robert J . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


BILBY , Kenneth . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Bard College. . Education: B.A. (1976) Bard College; ; M.A. (1980) Wesleyan University; ; Ph.D. (1990) Johns Hopkins University. . Research specialties: cultures of the Caribbean; ethnomusicology; cultural creolization; polyglot culture. . Staff sponsor: Homiak, John P . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BISWAS , Sayantan . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: George Washington University Education: B.S. (1997) University of Calcutta ; M.S. (1999) Wildlife Institute of India ; ; Systematics, Biogeography and conservation of frogs, lizards and snakes, especially South and Southeast Asian; Use of phylogenetic approach to understand diversification in the tropics; Adopting evolutionary perspectives into conservation planning . Staff sponsor: deQueiroz, Kevin . Appointment term: 15-Dec-05 to 31-Dec-07 Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


BOBE , Rene . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: SUNY, Buffalo . Education: B.A. (1983) Pomona College; ; Ph.D. (1997) University of Washington. ; . Research specialties: faunas and environmental change in East African Plio-Pleistocene; relationship of faunal change to hominin evolution. . Staff sponsor: Behrensmeyer, Anna K . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


BOSTROM , Peter . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: None . Education: None ; ; ; Research specialties: artist and photographer; replications of Department of Paleobiologyindian and Department of Paleobiologylithic artifacts. . Staff sponsor: Dennis Stanford. . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BOUCHET , Philippe . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. . Education: B.S. (1974) Unviversity Pierre & Marie Curie; ; Ph.D. (1977) University Pierre & Marie Curie. ; . Research specialties: taxonomy, natural history, and conservation of molluscs. . Staff sponsor: Ellen Strong . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: INVERT .


BRADLEY , Bruce A. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Exeter. . Education: B.A. (1970) University of Arizona; ; Ph.D. (1977) University of Cambridge. ; . Research specialties: Department of Paleobiologylithic technology, North American Department of Paleobiology-Indian. . Staff sponsor: Stanford, Dennis . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BRITZ , Ralph . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Natural History Museum, London. . Education: B.S. (1992) Tubingen University; ; M.S. (1992) Tubingen University; ; Ph.D. (1995) Tubingen University. . Research specialties: anatomy, ethology and egg surface structure of Department of Zoology, Fisheses. . Staff sponsor: Johnson, G David . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, FishesES .


BROOKS , Alison S. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: George Washington University. . Education: B.A. (1965) Radcliffe College; ; M.A. (1967) Harvard University; ; Ph.D. (1979) Harvard University. . Research specialties: human origins in Botswana, Congo, Ethiopia. . Staff sponsor: Potts, Richard . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BROWER , Andrew Van Zandt. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Oregon State University. . Education: B.A. (1985) Yale College; ; M.A. (1987) Yale School of Forestry; ; Ph.D. (1994) Cornell University. . Research specialties: empirical systematics and population biology of lepidoptera; morphological and molecular cladistics of Ithomiinae; phylogenetic and biogeographical relationships of austral and Andean pronophiline Satyrinae; higher-level systematics of the Nymphalidae usi . Staff sponsor: Robbins, Robert K . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BROWER , Lincoln Pierson. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Sweet Briar College. . Education: ; ; . Research specialties: . Staff sponsor: Robbins, Robert K . Appointment term: 5-Nov-03 to 4-Nov-06 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BROWN , John W. . Adjunct Scientist . Institutional affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. . Education: B.S. (1983) San Diego State University; ; Ph.D. (1988) University of California, Berkeley. ; ; Research specialties: systematics and biogeography of Tortricidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera); biogeography of Baja California; conservation biology; faunal surveys. . Staff sponsor: USDA . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-09 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BROWN , Brian V. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Los Angeles County Museum. . Education: B.S. (1983) University of Guelph; ; M.S. (1985) University of Guelph; ; Ph.D. (1990) University of Alberta. . Research specialties: Diptera, especially the Phoridae. . Staff sponsor: Mathis, Wayne . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BROWNELL , Robert L. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: National Marine Department of Zoology, Fisheseries Services. . Education: B.S. (1965) San Diego State University.; ; Ph.D. (1975) University of Tokyo. ; . Research specialties: cetacean systematics. . Staff sponsor: Mead, James . Appointment term: 3-Aug-04 to 2-Aug-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Mammals .


BUDD , Ann "Nancy" . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Iowa. . Education: B.A. (1973) Lawrence University; ; M.A. (1975) Johns Hopkins University; ; Ph.D. (1978) Johns Hopkins University. . Research specialties: Cenozoic fossil Scleractinia. . Staff sponsor: Cairns, Stephen . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: INVERT .


BUENO (FRAGOSO) , Silvia Santiago. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Instituto de Biologia, Mexico. . Education: B.S. (1969) Facultad de Ciencias, Mexico; ; M.S. (1975) Facultad de Ciencias; ; Ph.D. (1984) Facultad de Ciencias, Mexico. . Research specialties: insect systematics, biological diversity and aquatic systems, particularly Elmidae and other tropical Coleoptera. . Staff sponsor: Furth, David . Appointment term: 31-Aug-04 to 30-Aug-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BUENO-SORIA , Joaquin . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Mexico. . Education: ; ; . Research specialties: . Staff sponsor: Flint, Oliver . Appointment term: 5-Nov-03 to 4-Nov-06 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


BUIKSTRA , Jane . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of New Mexico. . Education: B.A. (1967) DePauw University; ; M.A. (1969) University of Chicago; ; Ph.D. (1972) University of Chicago. . Research specialties: prehistoric populations from the Americas; microevolutionary change and biological response to environmental stress. . Staff sponsor: Gillian Flynn and William Fitzhugh . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-May-09 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BURBINE , Thomas . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: Mt. Holyoke College. . Education: B.S. (1988) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; ; M.S. (1991) University of Pittsburg; ; Ph.D. Massachusette Institute of Technology. ; Research specialties: spectroscopy of asteroids. . Staff sponsor: McCoy, Timothy . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-May-06 . Science Unit: Department of Mineral Sciences .


BURCH Jr. , Ernest S. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Gettysburg, PA. . Education: B.A. (1960) Princetin University; ; M.A. (1963) University of Chicago; ; Ph.D. (1966) University of Chicago. . Research specialties: historical ethnography of Arctic peoples, particularly Eskimos. . Staff sponsor: Fitzhugh, William W . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BURKE , Christina E. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: Indiana University. . Education: B.A. (1989) University of Rochester. ; ; ; Research specialties: ethnohistory, museum Department of Anthropologypology, American Indian art. Language and literacy. . Staff sponsor: Daniel J. Rogers and Candace Greene. . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-06 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


BURKE , Randolph . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: North Dakota Geological Survey . Education: B.S. (1971) Colorado State University, Pueblo; ; M.S. (1979) University of South Florida; ; Ph.D. (1989) University of North Dakota. ; Research specialties: Caribbean reefs. . Staff sponsor: Walter H. Adey . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Botany .


BURNHAM , Robyn . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Michigan. . Education: B.S. (1980) University of California, Berkeley; ; M.S. (1983) University of Washington; ; Ph.D. (1987) University of Washington. . Research specialties: conservation status of neotropical lianas; corridors and preserves as biodiversity banks; population biology, biogeography, and systematics of neotropical lianas. . Staff sponsor: Wing, Scott . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


BURNS , John R. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: George Washington University. . Education: B.S. (1968) Brooklyn College; ; M.S. (1972) University of Massachusetts; ; Ph.D. (1974) University of Massachusetts. . Research specialties: South American freshwater Department of Zoology, Fisheses. . Staff sponsor: Weitzman, Stanley . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, FishesES .


BYE , Robert . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. . Education: B.S. (1969) University of New York at Syracuse; ; Ph.D. (1976) Harvard University. ; . Research specialties: ethnoDepartment of Botany; ethnoecology; botanical diversity; human-environmental relationships . Staff sponsor: Merrill, William L . Appointment term: 8-Apr-04 to 8-Apr-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


CADLE , John E. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Chicago Zoological Society. . Education: B.S. (1975) University of Georgia; ; Ph.D. (1982) University of California at Berkeley. ; . Research specialties: systematics, phylogeny, natural history, and conservation of tropical amphibians and reptiles, with a focus on the Neotropics and Madagascar. . Staff sponsor: de Queiroz, Kevin . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


CALDAS , Astrid . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Maryland. . Education: B.S. (1985) Universidade Santa Ursula; ; M.S. (1985) Universidade Federal do Parana; ; Ph.D. (1992) Universidade Estadual de Campinas. . Research specialties: insect ecology and biostatistics. . Staff sponsor: Burns, John . Appointment term: 5-Mar-04 to 5-Mar-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


CALLAGHAN , Curtis J. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: None, Colombia . Education: ; ; ; Research specialties: butterfly family Riodiniae . Staff sponsor: Robert K Robbins . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


CAMP , David K. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Seminole, FL. . Education: B.S. (1967) Mercer University; ; ; . Research specialties: systematics of decapod and stomatopod crustaceans, with special emphasis on the fauna of the southeastern U. S. and the Gulf of Mexico. . Staff sponsor: Lemaitre, Rafael . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: INVERT .


CARLSON , Robert W. . Adjunct Scientist . Institutional affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. . Education: B.A. (1962) University of Michigan; ; M.S. (1963) University of Michigan; ; Ph.D. (1968) University of Michigan. ; Research specialties: parasitic Hymenoptera, principally the family Ichneumonidae, subfamily Campopleginae. . Staff sponsor: USDA . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-09 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


CARPENTER , Kent E. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Old Dominion University. . Education: B.S. (1975) Florida Institute of Technology; ; Ph.D. (1985) Univeristy of Hawaii. ; . Research specialties: classification and biology of marine Department of Zoology, Fisheses. . Staff sponsor: Springer, Victor G . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, FishesES .


CASTANZO , Ronald . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: None. Bowie, MD. . Education: B.S. (1988) University of Scranton; ; M.S. (1991) Villanova; M.A. (1994) Pennsylvania State University; ; Ph.D. (2002) Pennsylvanis State University. ; Research specialties: evolution of prehispanic Mesoamerican economic and political systems; development of agriculture; settlement system analysis; GIS; instrumental neutron activation analysis. . Staff sponsor: Ronald L Bishop . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-06 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


CASTRO , Ricardo M. C. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. . Education: B.S. (1977) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; ; M.S. (1984) Universidade de São Paulo; ; Ph.D. (1990) Universidade de São Paulo. . Research specialties: systematics, evolution, and ecology of South American freshwater Department of Zoology, Fisheses, particularly of the order Characiformes; systematics and ecology of Brazilian coastal marine Department of Zoology, Fisheses. . Staff sponsor: Vari, Richard P . Appointment term: 21-Aug-03 to 20-Aug-06 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, FishesES .


CAUSEY , Douglas . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Harvard University. . Education: B.A. (1974) University of California, Irvine; ; M.S. (1977) University of California, Irvine; M.S. (1980) University of AZ; ; Ph.D. (1982) Harvard University. . Research specialties: archaeological/Department of Paleobiologyecological/biogeographical in Western Aleutian Islands. . Staff sponsor: Fitzhugh, William W . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


CHAN , Raymund . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Hawaii, Manoa. . Education: B.S. (1989) National University of Sihgapore; ; M.S. (1994) University of New Mexico; ; Ph.D. (2000) University of California, Berkeley. . Research specialties: plant molecular systematics; use of molecular tools and cladistics to test hypotheses involving the phylogeny and evolution of plants; plant morphology. . Staff sponsor: Funk, Vicki . Appointment term: 31-Mar-03 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Botany .


CHAO , Ning Labbish. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: Bio-Amazonia Conservation International. . Education: B.S. (1968) Tunghai University, Taiwan; ; M.S. (1992) Northeastern University; ; Ph.D. (1976) College of William and Mary. ; Research specialties: Amazonian Department of Zoology, Fishes diversity and ecosystems. . Staff sponsor: David Johnson . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, FishesES .


CHAVARRIA , Gabriela . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: Defenders of Willdlife. . Education: B.S. (1990) Universidad Automnoma de Mexico; ; M.A. (1993) Harvard University; ; Ph.D. (1996) Harvard University. ; Research specialties: bumblebee systematics, pollination, invasive species, animal conservation policy. . Staff sponsor: Ted R Schultz & David Furth . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


CHESSER , Robert "Terry" . Adjunct Scientist . Institutional affiliation: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. . Education: B.A. Georgia State University;  ; Ph.D. (1995) Louisiana State University. ; ; Research specialties: North American Department of Zoology, Birds; seasonal distribution of South American austral migrant Department of Zoology, Birds; biogeography and systematics of Department of Zoology, Birds; modern molecular and cladistic techniques for reconstruction of phylogeny, character evolution, and biogeographic history. . Staff sponsor: USGS . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-09 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Birds .


CHILDS , S Terry. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: National Park Service. . Education: A.B. (1976) Brown University; ; M.A. (1980) Boston University; ; Ph.D. (1986) Boston Unversity. ; Research specialties: Africa; African Iron Age; Northeastern U.S. prehistory; Department of Anthropologypological archaeology; complex societies; ethnoarchaeology; Department of Anthropologypology of technology; symbolism; Department of Anthropologypology of art; gender and technology; oral tradition; technology transfer. . Staff sponsor: Mary Jo Arnoldi. . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


CLAPHAM , Phil . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Alaska Department of Zoology, Fisheseries Science Center. . Education: B.A. (1977) University of London; ; Ph.D. (1993) University of Aberdeen. ; . Research specialties: marine Department of Zoology, Mammals; large whales. . Staff sponsor: Mead, James . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Mammals .


CLARK , James M. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: George Washington University. . Education: B.S. (1978( University of California, Berkeley; ; M.S. (1985) University of California, Berkeley; ; Ph.D. (1986) University of Chicago. . Research specialties: fossil vertebrates; hominid Department of Paleobiologybiology; morphological systematics. . Staff sponsor: Carrano, Matthew . Appointment term: 13-Apr-04 to 13-Apr-07 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


CLARK , John L. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Utah . Education: B.S. (1993) University of Vermont; ; Ph.D. (2004) George Washington University. ; . Research specialties: Gesneriaceae. . Staff sponsor: Funk, Vicki . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Botany .


CLARKE , Hugh D. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of North Carolina. . Education: B.S. (1985) University of Wisconsin, Madison; ; M.S. (1989) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; ; Ph.D. (1995) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. . Research specialties: systematic and evolutionary studies of the Fabaceae. . Staff sponsor: Funk, Vicki . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Botany .


CLEMENTZ , Mark . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Wyoming . Education: B.S. (1996) University of Missouri; ; Ph.D. (2002) University of California, Santa Cruz. Research specialties: feeding ecology of manatees. Staff sponsor: Valerie Paul Appointment term: 2-Mar-04 to 2-Mar-07 Science Unit: Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce .


CODY , Jeannine H. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: National Marine Department of Zoology, Fisheseries Service . Education: B.A. (1989) University of Virginia; ; M.S. (2001) University of Maryland. ; ; Research specialties: aquaculture and Department of Zoology, Fishes physiology and reproduction. . Staff sponsor: Lynne R. Parenti. . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, FishesES .


COLE , Kathleen Sabina. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Louisiana. . Education: B.S. (1973) University of Western Ontario; ; M.S. (1976) University of Guelph; ; Ph.D. (1982) University of Alberta. . Research specialties: reproducrive biology and behavior of Department of Zoology, Fisheses; temporal patterns of spawning and hatching and field estimates of reproductive success in egg-guarding Department of Zoology, Fisheses. . Staff sponsor: Parenti, Lynne R . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, FishesES .


COLLETTE , Bruce B. . Adjunct Scientist . Institutional affiliation: NOAA, National Marine Department of Zoology, Fisheseries Service Systematics Laboratory. . Education: B.S. (1956) Cornell University; ; Ph.D. (1960) Cornell University. ; ; Research specialties: systematics, evolution, zoogeography, and biology of marine Department of Zoology, Fisheses, especially Scombroidei, Beloniformes, and Batrachoididae. . Staff sponsor: NOAA . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-09 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, FishesES .


COLLINS , Jennifer A . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: None. Alexandria, VA. . Education: B.S. (1993) University of California, Davis; ; M.A. (2004) National University. ; ; Research specialties: medusae; development of science curricula. . Staff sponsor: Norenburg, Jon . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: INVERT .


COLLINS , Allen G. . Adjunct Scientist . Institutional affiliation: NOAA, National Marine Department of Zoology, Fisheseries Service Systematics Laboratory. . Education: B.A. (1987) Amherst College; ; Ph.D. (1999) University of California, Berkeley. ; ; Research specialties: systematics and evolution of sponges, cnidarians, and other early diverging metazoan groups . Staff sponsor: NOAA . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-09 . Science Unit: INVERT .


CONDON, , Marty . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: None . Education: B.S. (1973) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ; ; Ph.D (1984) University of Texas, Austin ; Research specialties: ecology of tropical vines of the family Cucurbitaceae and their interactions with animals including fruit flies, Heliconius butterflies, other insects, hummingDepartment of Zoology, Birds and bats . Staff sponsor: Wayne N Mathis and Alan Norrbom . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


COOK , Anita G. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. . Education: ; ; . Research specialties: . Staff sponsor: Meggers, Betty . Appointment term: 22-Oct-03 to 21-Oct-06 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


COPELAND , Robert S. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: None. Bethesda, MD. . Education: B.A. (1978) Boston University ; M.S. (1981) Louisiana State University ; Ph.D. (1987) University of Notre Dame ; Research specialties: rearing fruit flies from native fruit and collecting other insects that live in fruit . Staff sponsor: Scott Miller . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


CORRIGAN , Catherine . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Johns Hopkins University. . Education: B.S. (1995) Michigan State University; ; M.S. (1989) Michigan State University; ; Ph.D. (2003) Case Western Reserve University. . Research specialties: geochemical studies of meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials; new analytical techniques for robotic spacecraft missions. . Staff sponsor: McCoy, Timothy . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Mineral Sciences .


COURTNEY , Gregory W. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Iowa State University. . Education: B.S. (1982) Oregon State University; ; Ph.D. (1989) University of Alberta. ; . Research specialties: insect systematics; aquatic Department of Entomologymology; insect biodiversity. . Staff sponsor: Mathis, Wayne . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


COX , Neil . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: IUCN / SSC . Education: B.S. (1984) University of Hertfordshire, Herts ; ; ; Research specialties: resulting databases . Staff sponsor: W Ronald Heyer . Appointment term: 15-Nov-06 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


CRANDALL , Frank . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Turkey Run Research Institute. . Education: B.A. (1959) University of California, Berkeley. ; ; . Research specialties: taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeneic analysis of the phylum Nemeretea. . Staff sponsor: Norenburg, Jon . Appointment term: 29-Jun-04 to 28-Jun-07 . Science Unit: INVERT .


CROWN , Patricia Louise. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of New Mexico. . Education: A.B. (1974) University of Pennsylvania; ; M.A. (1976) University of Arizona; ; Ph.D. (1981) University of Arizona. . Research specialties: ceramic analysis; ceramics of the Southwestern US; archaeology of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. . Staff sponsor: Zeder, Melinda . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


CRUZ , Felix Benjamin. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina. . Education: B.S. (1988) Universidad de Mar del Plata; ; Ph.D. (1996) Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. ; ; Research specialties: ecology of neotropical lizards. . Staff sponsor: de Queiroz, Kevin . Appointment term: 22-Apr-04 to 21-Apr-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


CULVER , Stephen J. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: East Carolina University. . Education: B.S. (1973) University of Wales; ; Ph.D. (1976) University of Wales. ; . Research specialties: biodiversity of foraminifers. . Staff sponsor: Buzas, Martin A . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


CURRIE , Cameron Robert. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Kansas. . Education: ; ; . Research specialties: . Staff sponsor: Schultz, Ted . Appointment term: 5-Nov-03 to 4-Nov-06 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


CUTLER , Alan H. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Washington, DC. . Education: B.A. (1975) Carleton College; ; M.S. (1977) University of Rochester; ; Ph.D. (1991) University of Arizona. . Research specialties: vertebrate taphonomy and Department of Paleobiologybiology. . Staff sponsor: Behrensmeyer, Anna K . Appointment term: 19-Jul-02 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


DALGLEISH , Robert C. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. San Diego, CA. . Education: B.S. (1962) San Diego State University ; Ph.D. (1967) Cornell University. ; . Research specialties: ectoparasites. . Staff sponsor: Schultz, Ted . Appointment term: 1-Jun-04 to 1-Jun-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


DE LEON , Greta . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: Mexico-North Research Network. . Education: B.A. (1995) Instituto de Cultura Superior, Mexico. ; ; ; Research specialties: Latin American and European art history. . Staff sponsor: Merrill, William L . Appointment term: 19-May-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


DE PINNA , Mario C.C. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Sao Paulo. . Education: B.S. (1988) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; ; Ph.D. (?) City University of New York. ; . Research specialties: systematics and evolution of catDepartment of Zoology, Fisheses, herrings, and anchovies (orders Siluriformes and Clupeiformes); studies of higher-level relationships of bony Department of Zoology, Fisheses. . Staff sponsor: Vari, Richard P . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, FishesES .


DE SA , Rafael Omar. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Richmond. . Education: M.A. (1986) The University of Kansas; ; Ph.D. (1991) The University of Texas at Austin. ; . Research specialties: evolution and phylogenetic reconstruction using both morphological and molecular data, integration of data sets, herpetology, conservation. . Staff sponsor: Heyer, W Ronald . Appointment term: 16-Mar-04 to 16-Mar-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


DEL RIO , Mercedes . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Arlington, VA. . Education: B.A. (1975) University of Buenos Aires; ; Ph.D. (1996) University of Buenos Aires. ; . Research specialties: Andean Ethnic Studies, Colonial History & Department of Anthropologypology. . Staff sponsor: Meggers, Betty . Appointment term: 29-Jun-04 to 28-Jun-07 . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


DELWICHE , Charles . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Maryland College Park . Education: B.A. (1984) University of California at Berkeley, Department of Botany ; Ph.D (1990) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Botany ; . Research specialties: molecular systematics of algae, deep divergences within green plants, and chimaeric genomes . Staff sponsor: Douglas H Erwin . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


DICKINSON , Tamara L. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: National Research Council. . Education: B.A. (1981) University of Northern Iowa; ; M.S. (1984) University of New Mexico; ; Ph.D. (1988) University of New Mexico. . Research specialties: meteorites; ungrouped irons. . Staff sponsor: McCoy, Timothy . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Mineral Sciences .


DILCHER , David . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Florida Museum of Natural History. . Education: B.S. (1958) University of Minnesota ; M.S. (1960) University of Minnesota ; Ph.D (1964) Yale University . Research specialties: fossil recording of flowering plants and their evolution . Staff sponsor: Scott Wing . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


DILLON , Wilton S. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None . Education: B.A. (1951) University of California, Berkeley ; (1951-1952) Inst. Ethnology, Universitaire de Paris et Universitaire de Leyden ; Ph.D (1961) Columbia University . Research specialties: how to conduct experiments in initiating gift-exchange between different academic "tribes", working on producing a memoir of those experiments . Staff sponsor: Chair, Department of Anthropologypology . Appointment term: to Indefinate . Science Unit: Department of Anthropology .


DINEEN , Joseph . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Fort Pierce, FL. . Education: B.A. (1969) University of New Hampshire; ; M.S. (1979) University of Rhode Island; ; Ph.D. (1987) University of Maryland. . Research specialties: transport and settlement behavior of marein invertebrate larvae; crustacean life history; bioerosion in coral reef systems. . Staff sponsor: Paul, Valerie . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce .


DODD Jr. , C Kenneth. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: US Geological Survey. . Education: B.S. (1971) University of Kentucky; ; M.S. (1972) Arizona State University; ; Ph.D. (1974) Clemson University. . Research specialties: turtle biology; neotropical salamanders; analysis of immobility and the effects of temperature on immobility; invDepartment of Entomologyry and monitoring of critical habitats. . Staff sponsor: Heyer, W Ronald . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


DOMNING , Daryl P. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Howard University, College of Medicine. . Education: B.S. (1968) Tulane University; ; M.S. (1970) University of California, Berkeley; ; Ph.D. (1975) University of California, Berkeley. . Research specialties: fossil Sirenia; terrestrial or semiaquatic, quadripedal seacows from the Eocene of Jamaica. . Staff sponsor: Emry, Robert J . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


DONNELLY , Maureen . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Florida International University. . Education: B.A. (1977) California State University, Fullerton; ; Ph.D. (1987) University of Miami. ; . Research specialties: amphibians and reptiles. . Staff sponsor: Heyer, W Ronald . Appointment term: 22-Apr-04 to 22-Apr-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


DROEGE , Samuel Walter . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center . Education: B.A. (1980) University of Maryland ; M.S. (1985) Wildlife Management ; ; Research specialties: bee biodiversity . Staff sponsor: Ted Schultz . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


DUARTE , Marcelo . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. . Education: B.A. (1996) Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; ; M.S. (1999) Universidade Federal do Parana; ; Ph.D. (2003) Universidade Federal do Parana. . Research specialties: evolution of detritivory in butterflies. . Staff sponsor: Robert K. Robbins. . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


DUCKETT , Catherine Natalia . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: None . Education: B.A. (1983) Brown University ; M.A. (1987) University of Texas, Austin; ; Ph.D. (1993) Cornell University, Ithaca ; Research specialties: the beetle family Chrysomelidae . Staff sponsor: Terry Erwin . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-06 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


DURDAN , Lance. Anthony . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Georgia Southern University . Education: B.S. (1977) University of London ; Ph.D (1981) University of London ; . Research specialties: curation of the National Tick Collection . Staff sponsor: Ted R Schultz . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-10 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


DUTRO , J Thomas. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: US Geological Survey (retired). . Education: B.A. (1948) Oberlin College; ; M.S. (1950) Yale University; ; Ph.D. (1953) Yale University. . Research specialties: upper Department of Paleobiologyzoic brachiopods . Staff sponsor: Chair, Department of Paleobiologybiology . Appointment term: 13-Apr-04 to 13-Apr-07 . Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology .


EDMISTON , James F. . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: None. Novosibirsk, Russia. . Education: B.S. (1975) University of Maryland; ; M.S. (1980) Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecanicas, Mayaguez; ; Ph. D. (1989) Kent State University. ; Research specialties: natural history and ecology of Diptera. . Staff sponsor: Mathis, Wayne . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


EDWARDS , Cody E. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: George Mason Univerisyt . Education: B.S. (1995) Angelo State University; ; M.S. (1997) Angelo State University; ; Ph.D. (2000) Texas Tech University. . Research specialties: molecular systematics of small Department of Zoology, Mammals. . Staff sponsor: Mead, James . Appointment term: 15-May-05 to 14-May-08 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Mammals .


EGGERT , Lori . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Missouri . Education: ; ; . Research specialties: . Staff sponsor: Robert Fleischer . Appointment term: 5-Nov-03 to 4-Nov-06 . Science Unit: GENETICS .


EMMONS , Louise H. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Washington, DC. . Education: B.A. (1965) Sarah Lawrence College; ; Ph.D. (1975) Cornell University. ; . Research specialties: Department of Zoology, Mammals of tropical forests. . Staff sponsor: Mead, James . Appointment term: 12-May-04 to 12-May-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Mammals .


EPSTEIN , Marc E. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Washington, DC. . Education: B.S. (1977) Colorado State University; ; M.S. (1982) University of Minnesota; ; Ph.D. (1988) University of Minnesota. . Research specialties: ground beetles; identification of lepidoptera immatures and adults; economic importance of lepidoptera; higher classification of Zygaenoidea. . Staff sponsor: Davis, Donald R . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


ERICKSON , Amy Anne . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: None, Fort Pierce, FL . Education: B.S. (1994) Georgetown University ; M.S. (1997) Florida State University ; Ph.D (2003) University of South Florida ; Research specialties: algal chemical defenses against grazing by sea urchins and chemical ecology to studies of herbivory and chemical defenses in mangroves . Staff sponsor: Valerie Paul . Appointment term: 1-Jan-06 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce .


ERNST , Carl H. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: George Mason University. . Education: B.S. (1960) Millersville University; ; M.E. (1963) West Chester University; ; Ph.D. (1969) University of Kentucky. . Research specialties: herpetology; taxonomy and ecology of turtles and snakes. . Staff sponsor: Zug, George . Appointment term: 15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles .


EVANS , Arthur V. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: None. Richmond, VA. . Education: B.S. (1981) California State University; ; M.S. (1984) California State University, Long Beach; ; Ph.D. (1988) University of Pretoria, South Africa. . Research specialties: systematics, diversity of Sacarab beetles, especially Melolonthinae, insect photography and public education about insects. . Staff sponsor: Furth, David . Appointment term: 5-Nov-03 to 4-Nov-06 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


EVENHUIS , Neal L. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Bishop Museum. . Education: B.S. (1974) California State Polytechnic University ; M.S. (1977) California State Polytechnic University ; Ph.D. (1988) University of Hawaii, Manoa. . Research specialties: Diptera. . Staff sponsor: Mathis, Wayne . Appointment term: 12-May-04 to 12-May-07 . Science Unit: Department of Entomology .


EWE , Sharon . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Florida International University. . Education: ; ; . Research specialties: . Staff sponsor: Valerie Paul . Appointment term: 15-Sep-03 to 14-Sep-06 . Science Unit: Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce .


FALLON , Sylvia . Collaborator . Institutional affiliation: National Resources Defense Council . Education: B.S. (1995) University of California, San Diego ; M.S. (1996) University of California, San Diego ; Ph.D (2003) University of Missouri, St. Louis ; Research specialties: temporal and geographic distribution of genetically distinct lineages of avian malaria . Staff sponsor: Robert Fleischer . Appointment term: 15-Nov-05 to 14-Nov-08 . Science Unit: GENETICS .


FELDER , Darryl L. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: University of Southwestern Louisiana. . Education: B.S. (1969) Texas A&I University; ; M.S. (1971) Texas A&I University; ; Ph.D. (1975) Louisiana State University. . Research specialties: systematics, genetics, biogeography and physioecology of decapod crustaceans; thalassinoids. . Staff sponsor: Lemaitre, Rafael . Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-Nov-07 . Science Unit: INVERT .


FELDMANN , Rodney M. . Research Associate . Institutional affiliation: Kent State University. . Education: B.S. (1961) University of North Dakota; ; M.S. (1963) University of North Dakota; ; Ph.D.