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at Natural History Aasrud, Michelle. University of Massachusetts - Amherst. Research assistant for Language and Plateau volume; photographic research; general research on photography. Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology. 22-May-95 to 30-Nov-95. Almany, Glenn R. San Francisco State University. Morphology and relationships of a new atlantic species of Acanthemblemaria. Working with Dave Johnson. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Arington, Julie. Murray State University. Revision of a small genus of the Guianas. Working with Vicki Funk. Department of Botany. 29-May-95 to 04-Aug-95. Auador, Alfredo G. University of Havana. Study of the Paralarval Octopods of the Florida current. Working with Michael Vecchione. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 29-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Bass, Suzanne. American University. Assist the special events coordinator in all aspects of preparation. Working with Diana Wyatt Brinkman. Special Events. 09-Jun-95 to 31-Aug-95. Bavis, Ryan W. St. Mary's College of Maryland. Identification of Branta bernicla subspecies using cytochrome b. Working with Michael J. Braun. Molecular Systematics. 29-May-95 to 07-Jul-95. Bello, Roberto E. Michigan State University. Two new species of leptodactylid frogs from the Guiana highlands. Working with Roy McDiarmid. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Reptiles and Amphibians. 19-Jun-95 to 07-Jul-95. Best, Brendan. Science writing and public affairs assistance. Working with Laura Kennedy. Development and Public Affairs. 31-Jan-95 to 31-Aug-95. Betts, Aimee D. Albertson College of Idaho. Examining the evolutionary origins of the African tree squirrels. Working with Richard W. Thorington. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 05-Jun-95 to 25-Aug-95. Branch, Shaunese Niccole. Manchester High School. African voices project: object research. Working with S. McKissic. Public Programs. 10-Jul-94 to 07-Jul-95. Brockman, Karen. George Washington University. Introduction to various facets of the work conducted by the repatriation office. Working with Paula Molloy. Department of Anthropology. 05-Jun-95 to 18-Aug-95. Broxson, Heather. George Washington University. Assisting exhibits office with the Hall of African Cultures. Working with Marian Rowan. Exhibits. 17-Jan-95 to 31-Jul-95. Bustamante, Carlos.
Harvard University. The history and evolution of male and female differences
in immune reactivity. Working with Don Ortner. Department of Anthropology.
29-May-95 to 07-Jul-95. Chilton, Tyler. George Washington University. Work on Ocean Planet. Working with Diana Wyatt. Special Events. 02-Feb-95 to 05-May-95. Collmann, Kristina. Wittenberg University. Working with donor database to manage lists for stewardship project. Working with Sara Karrer. Development. 28-Nov-94 to 31-Dec-94 . Crane, Jennifer Marie. Research on various photographers of Native Americans for the language. Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology. 03-Oct-94 to 15-May-95. Crowley, Jessica. Sweet Briar College. Assisting with the daily activities of the office, including special events. Working with Niki Sandoval. Public Affairs. 03-Jan-95 to 27-Jan-95. de Jesus, Flavia F. Baird College. Examine new species of plant genus Resia having bracts. Working with Laurence Skog. Department of Botany. 28-May-95 to 05-Aug-95. Faryar, Wida. George Mason University. Geographic map and database entry and editing of ongoing GIS projects. Working with Daniel Cole. ADP. 30-May-95 to 30-Sep-95. Foster, Andrea. Working with Bruno Frolich. Department of Anthropology. 02-Jun-95 to 11-Aug-95. Fraser, Cameron. University of Iowa. Verifying information on the Mohave people. Working with JoAllyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 30-May-95 to 04-Aug-95. Friedrich, Teresa J. Hope College. A study of the anatomy of flying squirrels to test the hypotheses. Working with Richard Thorington. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 28-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Galbreath, Kurt E. Illinois Wesleyan University. Using amphipod crustaceans to interpret evolutionary history and biogeography. Working with Jim Thomas. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Goethals, Henry. Tufts University. Assist in public affairs and development. Working with Laura Kennedy. Public Affairs. 12-Dec-94 to 30-Jun-95. Gottshall, Philip M. Moravian College. A morphometric-based study of a Permian gastropod clade. Working with Doug Erwin. Department of Paleobiology. 29-May-95 to 04-Aug-95. Gough, Jennifer Raye. Shepherd College. Assisting in silkscreening, computer graphics, and diarama construction. Working with Sally Parker. Graphics. 30-Jan-95 to 05-May-95. Hale, Christopher. University of Miami. Assist the Division of Fishes staff with various duties. Working with Susan Jewett. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 01-Jun-95 to 30-Jun-95. Hardy, Christopher R. Comparative leaf anatomy of the two genera Pollia and Commelina. Working with Bob Faden. Department of Botany. 02-Jun-95 to 04-Aug-95. Howarth, Dianella. University of Pennsylvania. Study the phylogeny of Scaveola in Hawaii. Working with Warren Wagner. Department of Botany. 29-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Hunt, Eugene. Duke University. Growth and variation in early paleozoic trilobites. Working with Doug Erwin. Department of Paleobiology. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Janovec, John P. Kansas State University. Conducting a traditional taxonomic study of Senecio Durandii. Working with Harold Robinson. Department of Botany. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Jaramillo, Maria A. Universidad de los Andes. Phylogenetic relationships in the family Costaceae (Order Zingiberales). Working with John Kress. Department of Botany. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Johnson, Lori. University of the West Indies. Monographic study of Leguminosae genus Asadia. Working with Mary Sangrey. Department of Botany. 28-May-95 to 18-Aug-95. Kennedy, Tricia L. To learn about the functions and activities of a public affairs office. Working with Randall Kremer. Public Affairs. 31-May-95 to 28-Jul-95. Kirkpatrick, Tara S. Mount Holyoke College. To study lepidolite, a lithium-rich mica, in pegmatites. Working with Michael Wise. Department of Mineral Sciences. 29-May-95 to 04-Aug-95. Lake, Jeffrey K. Grinnell College. Phylogenetic analysis of generic relationships in the family Musaceae. Working with John Kress. Department of Botany. 29-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Langer, Katherine E. University of New Hampshire. To determine significance of trace element chemistry in amazonite. Working with Mike Wise. Department of Mineral Sciences. 29-May-95 to 08-Aug-95. Limoges, Justin Joseph. Corcoran College of Art and Design. Exhibits - various. Working with Sally Parker. Exhibits. 18-Sep-95 to 18-Jan-96. Markey, Claudia B. University of Central Florida. Catalog photographs of Native American (Plains) and enter information. Working with JoAllyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 16-Feb-95 to 14-Apr-95. Marsh, Barnaby N. Cornell University. Systematic revision of tonguefishes. Working with Thomas Munroe. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 03-Jul-95 to 06-Aug-95. Mastrota, Michael. University of Virginia. Text and graphic database entry and editing for ongoing projects. Working with Daniel Cole. ADP. 13-Jan-95 to 09-Jun-95. McClellan, Carolyn J. University of Arizona. Cataloguing items of Mohave material culture found in the Harrington. Working with Joallyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 30-May-95 to 04-Aug-95. McDonald, Emily C. University of Oregon. Office of the Handbook. Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology. 20-Jun-95 to 22-Dec-95. Melloni, Andrea. American University. Working with Niki Sandoval. Public Affairs. 01-Nov-94 to 15-Dec-94 . Miller, Robert D., II. University of Michigan. Research into the archaeological profile of Highland Palestine in the 12th-century. Working with Gus Van Beek. Department of Anthropology. 18-Aug-95 to 30-Aug-95. Millman, Fancine. George Washington University. Assisting in project management and educational outreach. Working with Linda Deck. Exhibits. 10-Jan-95 to 14-May-95. Mitchell, Denise. University of Oregon. Researching ethnological and historical information on Native Americans. Working with JoAllyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 04-Apr-95 to 09-Jun-95. Murch, Peter. State University of New York. Analysis of the distinctive characids from the west. Working with Richard Vari. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Murphy, Mary L. Helping research for Egyptian exhibit and human origins exhibit. Working with Kathleen Gordon. Department of Anthropology. 12-Jun-95 to 11-Aug-95. Mustapha, Abdul-Karim. University of Maryland - College Park. Looking at local archival collection and documents by African Americans. Working with Theresa Singleton. Department of Anthropology. 05-Jun-95 to 11-Aug-95. Nichols, Peter. James Madison University. Preparation of the Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, a monthly publication. Working with R. Wunderman. Department of Mineral Sciences. 20-Mar-95 to 31-Aug-95. O'Connor, Kara A. University of Vermont. To use a variety of microtechniques to compare leaf anatomy. Working with Robert Faden. Department of Botany. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Okuma, Makiko. Wichita State University. Geographical terms annotations in Abbot project, specifically Central Asia. Working with Paul Taylor. Department of Anthropology. 11-Jun-95 to 15-Aug-95. Osuna, Catherine Ann. Sweet Briar College. Reworking Discovery Room Collection box "What is a Fossil?" Including research. Working with Linda Stevens. Public Programs. 09-Jan-95 to 31-Jan-95. Owens, Karin L. Alabama A&M University. Learn and actively participate in all financial aspects of the program. 05-Jun-95 to 01-Aug-95. Pakpour, Nazzy. University of California - Davis. Will learn to care for the animals found in Insect Zoo and learn interpretion. Working with Nate Erwin. Insect Zoo. 24-Jun-95 to 05-Aug-95. Payseur, Bret A. University of Colorado - Boulder. DNA extraction from taphonomic bones, PCR amplification, and inspection of. Conservation. Working with Noreen Tuross. Department of Anthropology. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Porzecanski, Ana L. University de la Republica. Comparison of preservation of experimentally decayed and fossil leaves. Working with Scott Wing. Department of Paleobiology. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Prieto, Corlei N. University of California - Santa Barbara. Assist with various duties related to the care and maintenance of the discovery room. Working with Dottie Klugel. Education. 24-Jun-95 to 05-Aug-95. Purvis, Lola H. University of New Orleans. Directed independent archival internship - Acee Blue Eagle Collection. Working with Jim Glenn. Department of Anthropology. 22-May-95 to 09-Jun-95. Rehfeld, Edward A. Stone Child College. Taxonomic re-appraisal of compsomediama medium chabanand 1951. Working with Thomas Munroe. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Robbins, Rita D. State University of New York - Brockport. Working with Chuck Smythe. Department of Anthropology, Repatriation. 30-Jan-95 to 07-Apr-95. Roche, Michelle B. College of William and Mary. Archaeobiology of the Habur Basin: analysis of faunal remains from two localities. Working with Melinda Zeder. Department of Anthropology. 29-May-95 to 04-Aug-95. Rose, Laura E. University of California - Davis. Comparing the anatomy of leaves of Commelinaceae using techniques. Working with Robert Faden. Department of Botany. 29-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Rudin, Danielle. American University. Helping with the moving and storing of the Oceania and Asia collections. Working with Dave Rosenthal. Department of Anthropology. 15-May-95 to 18-Aug-95. Rufolo, Scott J. Rutgers University. Zooarchaeological analysis of faunal material from three sites in NE Syria. Working with Melinda Zeder. Department of Anthropology. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Sabo, Aniko. Faculty of Mathematics and National Science. Identify marine nematodes from Fort Pierce and determine during what season. Working with W. Duane Hope. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 27-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Salazar, Jose. Western Illinois University. Labeling and sleeving photographs and negatives of Cuban and Philippine. Photographs. 05-Jul-95 to 12-Aug-95. Saunders, Lou Ann. George Mason University. Working with ongoing projects involving geographic information systems. Working with Daniel Cole. ADP. 11-Oct-94 to 11-Apr-95. Schraad, Jacqueline. George Washington University. Pack and store objects as a move technician. Working with Greta Hansen. Department of Anthropology. 21-Feb-95 to 15-May-95. Serrano, Cindy. Oregon State University. Archaeology. Working with Daniel Rogers. Department of Anthropology. 12-Jun-95 to 18-Aug-95. Sheridan, Patrick Q. Corcoran College of Art and Design. Graphics Arts/ production assistant working on screen printing and computer. Working with Sally Parker. Graphic Arts / Production. 15-Jul-95 to 31-Aug-95. Siegel, Rebecca A. Tulane University. To learn about the functions and activities of a public affairs office. Working with Randall Kremer. Public Affairs. 13-Jun-95 to 28-Jun-95. Somma, Pilar M. George Washington University. Researching collection for repatriation, assisting in any returns. Working with Tamara Bray. Department of Anthropology. 05-Jun-95 to 11-Aug-95. Speaks, Tarra D. College of Wooster. A reassessment of the status of Western Atlantic species of starfish. Working with David Pawson. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 29-May-95 to 06-Aug-95. Stein, Renee Audrey. Smith College. Assistance in Anthropology conservation laboratories. Working with Greta Hansen. Department of Anthropology. 19-Dec-94 to 15-Aug-95. Sternheimer, Patricia. University of Virginia. To learn collections management procedures, cataloguing, data management. Working with Deb Hull-Walski. Department of Anthropology. 08-Feb-95 to 31-May-95. Stoessell, Terrell. University of Virginia. Development of a standard for the nomenclature of cetacean skull osteology. Working with James Mead. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 18-May-95 to 30-May-96. Trottier, Joseph F. University of Montana. To work on the Cutlin artifact collection and microfiling files of his. Working with JoAllyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 30-May-95 to 04-Aug-95. Vellosillo, Arianne Vanrell. Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne. Ethnographic Conservation. Working with Greta Hansen. Department of Anthropology. 30-Nov-94 to 28-Feb-95. Viskupic, Karen. Washington University. Describe the mineralogy of hornblende bearing pegmatites. Working with Michael Wise. Department of Mineral Sciences. 29-May-95 to 04-Aug-95. Wade, Jessica. Miami University of Ohio. Update research library, foundation research projects, donor database. Working with Sara Karrer. 06-Jun-95 to 05-Aug-95. Wasson, George B. University of Oregon. Researching ethnological and historical information on Native Americans. Working with JoAllyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 04-Apr-95 to 09-Jun-95. Whittle, Mary. Amherst College. Created algae page for world wide web server; placed info on fish drawing. Working with Susan Jewett. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 12-Jun-95 to 11-Aug-95. Wong, Diane. Scientific illustration internship illustrating various lacewings. Working with . J. Oswald and L.Lawrence. Department of Entomology. 03-Oct-94 to 30-Apr-95. Younker, Jason T. University of Oregon. American Indian Anthropological Collections: Southern Oregon Coast. Working with JoAllyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 03-Apr-95 to 09-Jun-95. Younker, Shirod. University of Oregon. American Indian Anthropological Collections: Southern Oregon Coast. Working with JoAllyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 03-Apr-95 to 09-Jun-95. Zanowski, Dana L. Assist with public relations. Working with Laura Kennedy. Public Affairs. 01-Nov-94 to 31-Dec-95. |
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