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In 2000 a total of 139 academic appointments were recorded at Natural History, including 96 internships.

Agresto, David. College of William and Mary. Paleobiology research project. Working with Robert Purdy. Department of Paleobiology. 22-May-00 to 01-Sep-00.

Albright, Amanda. Juniata College. A study of the Emmons Pegmatite of Southwestern Maine in order to determine crystallization sequence. Working with Mike Wise. Department of Mineral Sciences. 27-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Angarita, Hector Enrique. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. "Differentiation of Colombian Platyrrhina (mammalia, chiroplera, phyllostomidae): Six species of Platyrrhina are currently known from Columbia." A preliminary analysis demonstrated that one of these is misidentified and suggests that eight species officially occur in the country. Working with Alfred Gardner. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 27-May-00 to 04-Aug-00.

Arunachalam, Sudha. University of Southern California. "Phonological variation in Menominee, an Algonquian language." The complex phonological rules formulated by Leonard Bloomfield will be compared with Bloomfield's tests in both their published and original manuscript form to determine the extent of variation from the community norm, which Bloomfield formulated. Working with Ives Goddard. Department of Anthropology. 27-May-00 to 04-Aug-00.

Backo, Heather. Tulane University. Bibliographic research on human skeletal paleopathology. Working with Donald Ortner. Department of Anthropology. 01-Jun-00 to 28-Aug-00.

Batavia, Mariska. Madeira School. Facilitating the Discovery Room experience for the general public and developing educational materials for families with children 7-11 years old. Discovery Room. 20-Sep-00 to 31-May-01.

Berger, Andrea Elizabeth. Wesleyan University. Craniometrics. Working with Steve Ousley. Department of Anthropology. 27-May-00 to 02-Aug-00.

Better-Rice, Joyi. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. To assist in research projects and scientific investigation pertaining to ichthyology and the marine sciences. Responsibilities: classification of various fish species, preparation of information and specimens for catalog preservation, assisting in the establishment of correlative research database. Working with Bruce Collette. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 22-May-00 to 27-Jul-00.

Book, Victoria. Preprogram conservation internship to gain experience in a wide range of conservation methods and techniques; primarily with the National Anthropological Archives' Artwork Preservation Project. Working with Anita Chapa. Department of Anthropology. 05-Sep-00 to 05-Sep-01.

Boyer, Sabrina. Swarthmore College. Assisting with research and reporting on volcanic activity, especially in Ecuador. Working with Thomas Simkin. Department of Mineral Sciences. 12-Jun-00 to 22-Aug-00.

Brandley, Matthew. University of Oklahoma. Taxonomy project involving Anolis lizards in the Research Training Program. Working with Kevin de Queiroz. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Reptiles and Amphibians. 27-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Breiner, Amber. Temple University. Illustrations research on photographs of Native Americans to be used in the Plains volume of the Handbook of North American Indians project. Also working on other projects of the anthropologist in charge, including gathering data on cartoons about anthropology and anthropologists for use in an upcoming exhibition at the AAA conference. Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology. 19-Jun-00 to 07-Sep-00.

Brown, Robin Kathleen. University of Florida. Cataloguing slides from 1978 - 1981 of research in Leh, Ladakh, India. Working with Jake Homiak. 22-May-00 to 11-Aug-00.

Chapa, Diana. University of Texas - Brownsville. Databasing Foraminifera. Working with Brian Huber. Department of Paleobiology. 29-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Chen, Christine. Columbia University. Participation in archaeological fieldwork in the Toluca Valley, Mexico. Activities involve: assisting in the analysis of artifacts (ceramics, lithics, etc..); Excavations in architectural sites and mapping. Working with Daniel Rogers. Department of Anthropology. 08-Jun-00 to 16-Jul-00.

Coenraad, Nicholas. University of Colorado - Boulder. Working with both archival and collections based repatriation related research. Working with Paula Malloy. Department of Anthropology. 05-Jun-00 to 11-Aug-00.

Coleman, Johnny. Howard University. The measurement of humeri and radii, femur and tibia for the distinction in gender. Working with Dave Hunt. Department of Anthropology. 20-Oct-99 to 31-May-01.

Connors, Katherine. Thomas Jefferson High School. Anatomy of the red panda - will be back. Working with John Ososky. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 26-Jun-00 to 30-Aug-00.

Conroy, Thomas. George Washington University. Answer media inquiries about the museum and its projects; assist in the day-to-day schedule of the office. Working with Michele Urie. Public Affairs Office. 10-Aug-00 to 31-Dec-00.

Crisanto, Denise. London School of Economics. Cataloguing William Sturtevant's library in the Anthropology Department. Working with William Sturtevant. Department of Anthropology. 30-May-00 to 21-Jul-00.

Davis, Erica Paige. Projects relative to North American Indian photographs and the photographers who took them. Will include work in Handbook of North American Indians illustrations as needed for Plains and SE volumes. Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology. 05-Sep-00 to 30-Aug-01.

Davis, Trevor. Rochester Institute of Technology. Photography of paleobotany type specimens for on-line catalog and archiving purposes. Working with Amanda Ash. Department of Paleobiology. 21-Jun-00 to 22-Aug-00.

de Campos, Raul Ivan Raiol. George Washington University. Cataloguing Crocker and Newton Collection. Working with Barbara Watanabe. Department of Anthropology. 15-May-00 to 31-Aug-00.

DiGiovanni, Andrea. New York University. Sort and evaluate Movietone newsreel collection; Sort and catalogue travel slides associated with "Hansen Collection" (early travel films). Working with Daisy Njotu. Department of Anthropology. 05-Jun-00 to 31-Aug-00.

Dikow, Torsten. University of Rostock, Germany. A phylogenetic study of Actocetor (Diptera: Ephydridae) with a revision of the Afrotropical and Paleoarctic species. Working with Wayne Mathis. Department of Entomology. 27-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Elder, Allison. College of William and Mary. Developing for the Discovery Room object-based activities to facilitate learning in a hands-on environment. Working with Hal Banks. Education. 24-May-00 to 07-Dec-00.

Farke, Andrew Allen. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Using known statistical methods to investigate the feasibility of size from sample date, including fossil groups and extant spiders. Working with Jonathan Coddington. Department of Entomology. 27-May-00 to 04-Aug-00.

Fuentes, Stephanie. State University of New York - Geneseo. Stratigraphic and geographic distinctions among the Precambrian Ediacaran Fauna. Working with Douglas Erwin. Department of Paleobiology. 29-May-00 to 02-Aug-00.

Gaydos, Patricia. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Working on a project at the National Museum of Natural History. Working with Danielle Bielenstein. 07-May-00 to 16-Jun-00.

Gemmill, Helen. Middlebury College. Cataloguing the African education collection; Introduction to museum education. Working with Laura McKie. Education. 04-Jan-00 to 28-Jan-00.

Giller, Brian. James Madison University. Department of Mineral Sciences. 19-Sep-00 to 31-Mar-01.

Graver, Sally. Grinnell College. Assist with current laboratory projects, forensic cases and monograph preparation. Working with Douglas Ubelaker. Department of Anthropology. 30-May-00 to 30-May-01.

Griffin, Robert. University of Virginia. Documenting eight films by Central American archaeologist, Matthew Stirling, including creation of detailed cataloging records in addition to audio commentary where possible. Working with John Homiak. Department of Anthropology. 12-Jun-00 to 17-Aug-00.

Grimm, Eleanor. George Mason High School. Helping with arrangement, description and storage of archival collections. Working with Paula Fleming. Department of Anthropology. 24-Jul-00 to 01-Sep-00.

Helgen, Kristofer Michael. Harvard University. Taxonomic revision of Caribbean Procyon based on cranial and dental morphology. Working with Donald Wilson. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 29-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Hensley, Tabitha. University of New Orleans. Examination of a compiled petrologic database from the Quaternary volcanoes of Central America to investigate regional geochemical trends, and relationships to age, position, and tectonic parameters, such as crustal thickness, distance from the trench and proximity to cross-arc fractures zones. Working with Jim Luhr. Department of Mineral Sciences. 27-May-00 to 04-Aug-00.

Jackson, Matthew W. Brown University. A study of the systematics of the Coleotrypinae subtribe of the plant family Commelinaceae using a variety of anatomical techniques. Working with Robert Faden. Department of Botany. 27-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Jones, Griffith. Old Dominion University. Development and evaluation of interactive software. Working with Jim Johnson. 21-Jun-00 to 01-Sep-00.

Kennedy, Christine Ann. Connecticut College. Conduct literature searches and other forms of research on marine and coastal issues in the US Government and the World. Working with Marsha Sitnik. 2-May-00 to 01-Aug-00.

Koldus, Kelly. University of California - Irvine. Working with Jim Johnson. Education. 26-Jun-00 to 01-Sep-00.

Kramer, Karen. Assisting with an ongoing project, "Ft. Marion Revisited: An Evaluation of the Authorship of Drawings by 19th Century Southern Plains Artists," directed by Dr. Candace Greene, by examining original and published Ft. Marion ledger art produced by Southern Plains Indians imprisoned in Florida between 1875 -1878 in order to determine the authorship and attribution of individual works. Working with Candace Greene. Department of Anthropology. 01-Jun-00 to 01-Sep-00.

Lang, Ross. Home School. Working with Terry Erwin. Department of Entomology. 05-Jun-00 to 16-Jun-00.

Lewis, Aurelia Chrystyan. Educational project. Working with Magda Schremp. Education. 22-Feb-00 to 31-Aug-00.

Lopez, Daniel. Northern Illinois University. Anatomy of the black-footed ferret. Working with John Ososky. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 23-May-00 to 08-Jun-00.

Lubkin, Sara. Cornell University. Research using foraminifera to study prehistoric climate change. Working with Brian Huber. Department of Paleobiology. 30-May-00 to 02-Aug-00.

Maldonado, Elisa. University of California - Los Angeles. Examination of deep-sea echinoderms (sea stars and their relatives) of the Bahaman Islands consisting of an ecological analysis of videotapes, specimens and still photographs obtained from manned submersibles. Working with David Pawson. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 27-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Mann, Melanie Moanikeala. University of Hawaii - Manoa. Craniometrics. Working with Steve Ousley. Department of Anthropology. 29-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Martin, Erik. Los Angeles Valley College. Examination of changes in variance and character correlation through time in a long ranging species of fossil plant, Neuropters ovata, proposing that variance will decrease and correlation increase, showing that as a species ages over time as it becomes more specialized and subsequently more vulnerable to extinction. Working with William DiMichele. Department of Paleobiology. 27-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

McCarthy, Donna. Oregon State University. Collecting data for calculating stature on skeletal remains for the Northwest coast populations. Repatriation. Working with Steve Ousley. Department of Anthropology. 01-Sep-00 to 31-Dec-00.

McKinstry, Sara. Duke University. Writing, designing and editing pf public outreach materials -- reports, websites, brochures, posters, videos, exhibits, CD-ROMS, etc. Working with Francisco Dallmeier. 20-Mar-00 to 21-Jul-00.

McPherson, Tsitsi. University of Guyana. A morphological and phylogenetic analysis of two poorly known tortricid genera restricted to Chile and Argentina. Working with John Brown. Department of Entomology. 27-May-00 to 13-Aug-00.

Medina-Marino, Andrew. Swarthmore College. Comparing fossil leaves & flowers of an extinct species of Alnus with living relatives to determine the systematic position of the extinct species. Working with Scott Wing. Department of Paleobiology. 24-Jan-00 to 31-Mar-00.

Mehler, Robert. George Mason University. Assist NMNH GIS department with digitizing data entry etc., on various anthropology and geology related projects. Working with Daniel Cole. Departments of Anthropology and Mineral Sciences. 06-Jun-00 to 06-Aug-00.

Menendez-Delmestre, Raissa. University of Puerto Rico. Determination of the number of valid species of the Indo-Pacific freshwater needlefish, Genus Xenentodon (Belonidae), using standard morphometric and meristic characters including x-raying specimens to count vertebrae. Working with Bruce Collette. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 29-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Miller, Emilie. University of New Mexico. An investigation of heteropteran biodiversity in Ecuadorian canopy fogging samples. Working with Terry Erwin. Department of Entomology. 30-May-00 to 05-Aug-00.

Miller, Stephen. Pomona College. Assisting with anthropological research, collections, exhibits and public programs; Including a William Louis Abbott (1860-1936) publication project and Indonesian ethnology. Working with Paul Taylor. Department of Anthropology. 01-Nov-99 to 31-Oct-00.

Mills, Kelly. University of Texas - Houston. Working with Mindy Zeder. Department of Anthropology. 05-Sep-00 to 31-Dec-00.

Mitchell, Frank. University of Texas - San Antonio. Native American Urban Revitalization. Working with Jake Homiak. Department of Anthropology. 13-Jun-00 to 18-Aug-00.

Preston, Donia Rae. York College of Pennsylvania. Researching military/civilian donors to the Philippines collection from the time of the Philippine-American War. Working with Patricia Afable. Department of Anthropology. 11-Jun-00 to 31-Jul-00.

Prschel, Mark. Transylvania University. Literature research for new edition of "Cephalopods of the World". Working with Clyde Roper. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 05-Jun-00 to 25-Aug-00.

Raithel, Jarod. Texas A & M University. Working with Helen James. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Birds. 27-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Reiter, Karine. George Washington University. Working with Brian Huber. Department of Paleobiology. 08-Sep-00 to 31-May-01.

Ross, Michael. University of Maryland - College Park. Collections-based research and background library research for book to be published on Matthew Sterling's 1926-27 scientific expedition to Irian Jaya, New Guinea Island. Working with Paul Taylor. Department of Anthropology. 29-Aug-00 to 31-Dec-00.

Rubis, June Mary. Simon Fraser University, Canada. In a collaborative project with World Wildlife Fund, published floras of Indo-Malaysian countries will be used to designate individual plant species to ecoregions in which they exist. This data will be used to determine which plant species are endemic to each ecoregion as part of an analysis of global extinction risk. Working with Gary Krupnik. Department of Botany. 27-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Sahadeo, Tiffany Nicole. Educational project. Working with Magda Schremp. Education. 22-Feb-00 to 31-Aug-00.

Schafer, Molly. Corcoran College of Art and Design. To assist scientific illustrator, Mary Parrish, by completing illustrations and graphics; Inventory and rehouse historic scientific illustrations. Working with Mary Parrish. Department of Paleobiology. 18-Jan-00 to 30-May-01.

Schennum, Chad. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Examination of a prehistoric mammal from Asia - extracting and preparing its ribcage - and determination of how it lived, based on information from a prehistoric mammal that lived in North America. Working with Robert Emry. Department of Paleobiology. 27-May-00 to 04-Aug-00.

Schroeder, Stephanie. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Systematics and biogeography of the genus Sinistrofulgur (Gastropoda: Melsugenidae) in eastern North America; sampling flight populations from throughout the geographic range. Working with Gerry Harasewych. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 28-May-00 to 03-Aug-00.

Schulz, Laura. George Washington University. Background research on 1860's dresses and family history. Working with Mary Sangrey. 01-Mar-00 to 31-Aug-00.

Shinn, Courtenay. University of Chicago. Conducting field excavations in Wyoming. Working with Scott Wing. Department of Paleobiology. 19-Jun-00 to 25-Aug-00.

Sulzer, Alessandra. Harvard University. Intern will learn about museum collections and collections management practices by participating in the relocation of various Natural History collections and assisting supervisor in development of disaster plan. Intern will learn to handle, clean, inspect, stabilize and transport collections. Working with Elizabeth Dietrich. 19-Jun-00 to 25-Aug-00.

Thorton, Amara. Haverford College. Assisting with African Voices project. Working with Mary Jo Arnoldi. Department of Anthropology. 05-Jun-00 to 11-Aug-00.

Van Horn, Maya D. Duke University. AFLP profiling to pick up variation in very closely-related species and populations - to look at genetic variation in a species pair of plants from the genus Psycotria. Working with Elizabeth Zimmer. Department of Botany. 05-Jun-00 to 11-Aug-00.

Walker, Elizabeth. Gloucester County College. Research and planning of annual events pertaining to the Civil Rights Movement, specifically the W.E.B. DuBois Lecture Series and a program about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Working with Denise Nelson. 04-Jun-00 to 01-Aug-00.

Wood, Jessica. University of Wisconsin - Madison. Assisting supervisors with Mammals in the Schools National Outreach Program, as well as Educational Product Development. Working with Peg Koetsch. Education. 01-Jun-00 to 03-Aug-00.