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*ALMSTEAD,
Keri.
George Washington University. Organizing
and inventorying the Lisht, Egypt collection.
Working with Dave Hunt. Department of
Anthropology. 11-Feb-08 to 16-May-08.
ANDERSON,
Damon.
New School University. Content management
for the Encyclopedia of Life project.
Working with Breen Byrnes. Office of the
Associate Director for Research and Collections.
10-Mar-08 to 20-Mar-08. 
ARIAS
CELIS, Quintin Adolfo.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
Museo del Instituto de Zoología
Agrícola Francisco Fernández
Yépez de la Universidad Central
de Venezuela - MIZA. Maracay, Venezuela.
11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08. 
BATY,
Jenica.
University of Michigan. Alternative Spring
Break Program. Studying plant specimens
in the US National Herbarium on a question
involving change over time. Working with
Rusty Russell. Department of Botany. 25-Feb-08
to 29-Feb-08. 
*BERTSCH,
Tori.
University of Georgia. Cataloging artifacts.
Working with William Fitzhugh. Department
of Anthropology. 14-Jan-08 to 16-May-08.
*BEST,
Patricia.
University of North Carolina. Cataloguing
camel bones. Working with Melinda Zeder.
Department of Anthropology. 15-Jan-08
to 30-May-08. 
BOGAARD,
Casey.
Sledelyk Gymnasium Nymegen, Netherlands.
Studying the evolutionary process of whales.
Working with Bill DiMichele, Cindi Looy,
and Mark Uhen. Department of Paleobiology.
31-Mar-08 to 4-Apr-08. 
*BRODERICK,
Victoria.
George Washington University. Assisting
with the new Discovery Cart for the Butterfly
Pavillion and other animal care projects.
Working with Dan Babbitt. Office of Education,
Insect Zoo. 5-May-08 to 30-Sep-08.
BROWN,
Charlotte.
George Washington University. Assisting
in the teaching of school programs as
part of the Discovery Room, and interacting
with K-8 students. Working with Amy Bolton.
Office of Guest Services. 14-Jan-08 to
31-Apr-08. 
CACCIALI
SOSA, Pier.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
Natural History Museum. San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08. 
*CANNON,
James.
George Washington University. Development
and fund raising for antropology projects.
Working with Laurie Burgess. Department
of Anthropology. 4-Oct-07 to 31-May-08.
CARRERA,
Erika.
Pontificia Unniversidad Catolica del Ecuador.
Sorting
ecuadorian coleoptera specimens.
Working with Terry Erwin. Department of
Entomology. 4-Feb-08 to 30-Apr-08.
CARTER,
Alyse.
University of Maryland. Working with classic
literature on invertebrate zoology, arranging
and assembling pictures of glass sponges.
Working with Allen Collins. Department
of Invertebrate Zoology. 17-Mar-08 to
21-Mar-08. 
*CORBETT,
Lia.
T.C. Williams High School. Assisting
with the implementation and design of
an ant workshop for local public schools.
Working with Ted Schultz and Natasha
Mehdiabadi. Department of Entomology.
11-Dec-07 to 31-May-08. 
*CORTES,
Marina.
Columbia University. Molecular analysis
using microsatellite markers on the
understory plant Heliconia acuminata
in a fragmented lanscape in Central
Amazon, Brazil. Working with W. John
Kress. Department of Botany. 4-Feb-08
to 31-Jul-08. 
DARIVEMULA,
Shilpa.
James Madison High School. Taking pictures
and images of volcanic glasses using
a petrographic microscope. Working with
Liz Cottrell. Department of Mineral
Sciences.
17-Mar-08 to 21-Mar-08. 
DELGADO,
Mercedes.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
QALLTA, Centro de Investigación
para la Preservación y Promoción
del Patrimonio Cultural. Lima, Peru.
11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08. 
DENT,
Elizabeth. George
Washington University. Photocopying
and filing archival documents and photos
from the Linker Film collection to document
anthropology, architecture and antiquities.
Working with Daisy Njoku. Department
of Anthropology. 14-May-07 to 2-May-08.
ETUKEREN,
Ataefiok.
Georgetown University. Cataloging and
recording data regarding extinct or
near-extinct plants. Working with Gary
Krupnick. Department of Botany. 3-Mar-08
to 7-Mar-08. 
FERRETTI,
Jennifer.
Maryland Institute. Digitization of
silver gelatin photographs taken by
noted New York photographer Walter Rosenblum
between 1945 to 1962. Working with Stephanie
Ogeneski. Department of Anthropology.
24-Sep-07 to 21-Mar-08. 
GARCIA
MENDOZA, Diego Francisco.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
CIIDIR-IPN Unidad Durango. Durango,
México. 11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08.
*GILBERT,
Elise.
University of Michigan. Grain size analysis
of sediment core samples at the Greek-Roman
site if Syberis. Working with J. Daniel
Stanley. Department of Paleobiology.
14-Jan-08 to 9-May-08. 
*GONZALES,
Erika.
Universidad de Los Andes. Preparing
a description of fossil plants and analysis
of paleoclimate in the Paleoeocene-Eocene
of Western North America. Working with
Scott Wing. Department of Paleobiology.
6-Mar-08 to 13-Jun-08. 
GORMAN,
Erin.
Wittenberg University. Researching information
about Alice Fletcher, the first female
American anthropologist. Working with
Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology.
15-Jan-08 to 18-Apr-08. 
GRACI
C, Adriana.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
Marine and Coastal Research Institute
- INVEMAR. Santa Marta (Magdalena),
Colombia. 11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08.
GREEN,
Jenna.
George Washington University. Creating
life tables and visuals to assist in
preparation of paleoanthropology publications.
Working with Doug Ubelacker. Department
of Anthropology. 1-Apr-08 to 9-Mar-09.
*HA,
Joo Yeon "Julie".
Ohio State University. Assisting with
events related to the Korean Heritage
exhibit. Working with Paul Taylor. Department
of Anthropology. 2-Jan-08 to 31-May-08.
HARWOOD,
Leslie.
Maryland Institute. Scanning images
of invertebrates. Working with Allen
Collins.
Department of Invertebrate
Zoology.
17-Mar-08 to 21-Mar-08. 
HAY,
Christianna.
Thomas Jefferson High School. Investigating
MySpace, facebook, Youtube, and Flicker
to investigate making NMNH resources
more applicable to an online audience
utilizing popular social networking
programs. Working with Dennis Hasch.
Office of Information Technologies.
17-Mar-08 to 21-Mar-08. 
HENRY,
Sara.
University of Michigan. Alternative
Spring Break Program. Contributions
to the U.S. National Herbarium: Botany
Maps. Working with Rusty Russell. Department
of Botany. 25-Feb-08 to 29-Feb-08.
*HOLTZ,
Elyse.
Howard University. Studying plant conservation.
Working with Rusty Russell. Department
of Botany. 11-Sep-07 to 31-Aug-08.
*HUDSON,
Holly.
University of the DIstrict of Columbia.
Extraction and identification of starches
and phytoliths from solis and artifacts.
Working with Dolores Piperno. Department
of Anthropology. 18-Jun-07 to 13-Aug-08.
HUEBNER,
Katherine.
University. Alternative Spring Break Program.
Wilson
Copepod Library Project Scanning Invertebrate
Animal Illustrations and Maps.
Working with Chad Walter. Department of
Invertebrate Zoology. 25-Feb-08 to 29-Feb-08.
*JOHNSON,
Sarah.
George Mason University. Recurating the
small mammal collection, including rodents
and bats. Working with Suzanne Peurach.
Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals.
15-Feb-08 to 15-Jun-08. 
*KOEN,
Ashley.
George Washington University. Conducting
research on repatriation items to be returned
to their tribes. Working with William
Billeck. Department of Anthropology. 24-Sep-07
to 1-Jun-08. 
KOLLER,
Jared.
George Mason University. Assisting in
the Asian Cultural History program. Working
with Paul Taylor. Department of Anthropology.
1-Oct-07 to 14-Mar-08. 
KUMARASWAMY,
Mouly.
University of Michigan. Alternative Spring
Break Program. Wield the Power of RSS.
Working with Dennis Hasch. Office of Information
Technologies. 25-Feb-08 to 29-Feb-08.
*LITTLE,
Morgan.
George Washington University. Working
on an internet database project assocated
with the Ancient Egypt collection.
Working with Melinda Zeder and Kathleen
Gordon. Office of Exhibits. 28-May-07
to 30-May-08. 
LIYANAGE,
Nuwanti.
VIrginia Commonwealth University. Taking
photographs and fixing microscope slides.
Working with Scott Wing. Department of
Paleobiology. 10-Mar-08 to 14-Mar-08.
*LUIZ,
Jade.
Portland State University. Assisting in
the anthropological archives. Working
with Rob Leopold. Department of Anthropology.
31-Mar-08 to 30-Jun-08. 
MAC
VEAN, AnaLu.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
Herbarium UVAL, Institute of Research,
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. Ciudad
de Guatemala, Guatemala. 11-Feb-08 to
21-Mar-08. 
*MARTINEU,
Michelle.
T.C. Williams High School. Assisting with
the implementation and design of an ant
workshop for local public schools. Working
with Ted Schultz and Natasha Mehdiabadi.
Department of Entomology. 11-Dec-07 to
31-May-08. 
MEULENDYK,
Jessica.
George Washington University. Assisting
with collections management in anthropology.
Working with Deb Hull-Walski. Department
of Anthropology. 4-Sep-07 to 11-Jan-08.
MYERS,
Abigail.
Clemson University. Digitizing images
of invertebrates. Working with Allen
Collins.
Department of Invertebrate
Zoology.
17-Mar-08 to 21-Mar-08. 
*MICKLE,
Caryn.
George Washington University. Assisting
Discovery Room visitors, school programs,
and creating a hands-on Discovery Room
project. Working with Amy Bolton. Office
of Guest Services. 15-Oct-07 to 30-May-08.
MINCARONE,
Michael Maia.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
Museu Oceanográfico Univali. Itajaí,
Brasil. 11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08.
MOHAIS,
Srishti.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
Zoological collection, Department of Life
Sciences, University of the West Indies(UWI).
St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago,
West Indies. 11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08.
MOHAMMADI,
Shabnam. Old Domonion
University. Collections management projects
in entomology. Working with Dave Furth.
Department of Entomology. 1-Nov-07 to
1-Jan-08.
*MONSON,
Blake.
George Washington University. Assisting
with collections management of the anthropology
collections. Working with Deb Hull-Walski.
Department of Anthropology. 5-May-08 to
1-Sep-08. 
NAGENDRA,
Uma.
Swarthmore College. Working in the herbarium
to locate specimens from the U.S. Exploring
Expedition. Working with Rusty Russell.
Department of Botany. 17-Mar-08 to 20-Mar-08.
NGUYEN,
Trang.
Virginia Tech. COmpiling metadata for
the Ocean Portal database. Working with
Dan Cole. Office of Information Technologies.
17-Dec-07 to 11-Jan-08. 
*NICOLE,
Silvia .
University of Padua. DNA barcoding and
it's application to crop plants. Working
with W. John Kress. Department of Botany.
3-Mar-08 to 31-Dec-08. 
*NONAKA,
Ai .
Hosei University, Japan. Sorting, identification,
databasing, and imaging larval fishes.
Working with Dave Johnson. Department
of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 12-Jun-07
to 30-Jun-08. 
NUNEZ
RAUDALES, Sofia Alejandra.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
Natural History Museum of the Honduran
National Autonomous University (UNAH).
Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08.
*ONAT,
Berna.
Dickinson College. Assisting with the
installation of an exhibit in the NMNH
Director's Office. Working with Lana Gendlin.
Office of Public Programs. 10-Sep-07 to
30-Aug-08. 
*OPERT,
Rena.
George Washington University. Researching
Native American remains and assisting
with general collections management
of anthropological collections. Working
with Deb Hull-Walski and Risa Arbolino.
Department of Anthropology. 22-Jan-08
to 31-May-08. 
*ORR,
Kelly.
University of Georgia. Zooarchaeological
analysis of vertebrate faunal remains
from the Eaker and San Saba archaeological
sites. Working with Melinda Zeder. Department
of Anthropology. 23-Jan-08 to 31-Aug-08.
*PARK,
Soe Young (Regina).
Madeira High School. Assisting with
projects in the Asian Cultural Program.
Working with Paul Taylor. Department
of Anthropology. 26-Sep-07 to 28-May-08.
PARISH,
Lynette.
Archiving 16mm film. Working with Pam
Wintle. Department of Anthropology.
14-Apr-08 to 18-Apr-08. 
*PEARLSTEIN,
Kristen.
American University. Conducting a survey
of the gross pathology of specimens
in the Terry and Hunington Collections,
as well as rehousing specimens . Working
with Dave Hunt. Department of Anthropology.
5-May-08 to 18-Jul-08. 
PRIMROSE,
Jennifer.
Beloit College. Conducting background
research for the web site Ocean Portal
. Working with Dennis Hasch. Office of
Information Technology. 6-Aug-07 to 30-Apr-08.
RIOJAS,
Audrey.
University of Michigan. Alternative Spring
Break Program. Wilson Copepod Library
Project Scanning Invertebrate Animal Illustrations
and Maps.
Working with Chad Walter. Department of
Invertebrate Zoology. 25-Feb-08 to 29-Feb-08.
RIVERA,
Maria.
University of Maryland. Creating a database
for needlefish radiographs. Working with
Bruce Collett. Department of Vertebrate
Zoology, Fishes. 17-Mar-08 to 21-Mar-08.
*ROBINSON,
Emily.
George Washington University. Recurating
and rehousing the ground squirrel collection.
Working with Suzanne Peurach. Department
of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 7-Apr-08
to 31-Aug-08. 
ROSENWASSER,
Emily.
George Washington University. Assisting
with writing press releases and tracking
media coverage. Working with Kelly Carnes.
Office of Public Affairs. 1-Oct-07 to
2-May-08. 
SAHA,
Nilanjana.
Bucknell University. Cataloguing beetles.
Working with Terry Erwin. Department of
Entomology. 17-Dec-07 to 30-Jan-08.
SCHOPIERAY,
Cheney.
University of Michigan. Alternative Spring
Break Program. Scanning Invertebrate Animal
Illustrations and Maps.
Working with Molly Ryan. Department of
Invertebrate Zoology. 25-Feb-08 to 29-Feb-08.
*SCHULTHEISS,
Jessica.
George Washington University.
researching ancestry of recent discoveries.
Working with Deb Hull-Walski. Department
of Anthropology. 4-Oct-07 to 31-May-08.
SMILEY,
Samantha.
University of Mississippi. Relabeling
and organizing files in the Wilson Copepod
library. Working with Chad Walter. Department
of Invertebrate Zoology. 11-Mar-08 to
14-Mar-08. 
*SO,
Dong-Hyok.
Virginia Commonwealth University. Researching
photographic and biblographic databases
for on-going research and exhibitions.
Working with Paul Taylor. Department
of Anthropology. 1-Oct-07 to 31-May-08.
SPENCER,
Jake.
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education
Center. Transferring papers to archival
quality envelopes and labeling envelopes.
Working with Chad Walter. Department of
Invertebrate Zoology. 24-Oct-07 to 2-Apr-08.
*SPRAGUE,
Kaitlyn.
Mount Vernon High School. Assisting with
the care and rearing of insects as part
of the public Insect Zoo and Butterfly
Exhibit. Working with Dan Babbit. Office
of Education, Insect Zoo. 31-Mar-08 to
31-Aug-08. 
TANUZ,
Marian Alicia.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos
Aires, Argentina. 11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08.
TENNENT,
Jenny.
Mount Allison University. Interpreting
hi-resolution seismic profiles off Locri,
Calabria, Italy to better understand the
evolution of this early Greek site. Working
with J. Daniel Stanley. Department of
Paleobiology. 1-Oct-07 to 7-Apr-08.
VALENZULA,
Jorge.
Collections Management Training Program
for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals.
CECPAN. Castro, Chiloé, Chile.
11-Feb-08 to 21-Mar-08. 
WALKER,
Megan.
George Washington University. Photocopying
research documents. Working with Daisy
Njoku. Department of Anthropology. 2-Oct-07
to 30-Apr-08. 
WANG,
Hai-jun.
George Washington University. Learning
paleobiology specimen prep and molding.
Working with Matt Carrano. Department
of Anthropology. 2-Jan-08 to 7-Feb-08.
*WILBER,
Mark.
Georgetown University. Systematics and
taxonomy of neo-tropical lizards. Working
with Kevin deQueiroz and Omar Torres.
Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Amphibians
and Reptiles. 4-Feb-08 to 8-May-08.
WILKINS,
Jayne.
University of Calgary, Canada. Assisting
with planning activities and supporting
the script and design development for
the Human evolution exhibit. Working with
Kathleen Gordon. Department of Anthropology.
7-Jan-08 to 25-Apr-08. 
WOO,
Christopher.
Vassar College. Working in the herbarium
to locate specimens from the U.S. Exploring
Expedition. Working with Rusty Russell.
Department of Botany. 17-Mar-08 to 21-Mar-08.
ZOOK,
Ethan.
Eastern Memmonite University. Data entry
of fossils/taphanomic specimens and photographs.
Working with Anna Kay Behrensmeyer. Department
of Paleobiology. 14-Jan-08 to 25-Apr-08.
*ZUBRIS,
Gabrielle.
Towson University. Studying anthropological
artifacts to gain a better understanding
of different societies. Working with David
Rosenthal. Department of Anthropology.
29-Jan-08 to 20-May-08.
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