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Alphabetical Listing 2004 Last Updated: 10 November 2004 Following is the listing of individuals included in the NMNH scientific community during 2004, including research and technical staff, research collaborators, curators emertius, research associates, postdocs, and graduate students.
ACEVEDO, Pedro, Associate Curator, Botany. B.A. (1977) University of Puerto Rico; Ph.D. (1989) City University of New York. Research specialties: systematics or Neotropical Sapindaceae, especially of climbing genera of Paullinieae tribe; floristics of the Caribbean Islands (Greater Antilles); taxonomy of climbing plants. Science Unit: Department of Botany. ADAMS, Rachelle. Fellow. University of Texas, Austin. Systematics and evolution of social parasites in the ant genus Megalomyrmex. Working with Ted Schultz. Department of Entomology. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. Sep-02 to Sep-04. ADAMSKI, David N. Research Associate. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. B.S. (1979) University of Massachusetts M.S. (1981) University of Massachusetts Ph.D. (1987) Mississippi State University. Research specialties: blastobasids and other small moths. Staff Sponsor: Scott Miller. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 2-Mar-04 to 2-Mar-07. ADEY, Walter H., Research Scientist and Curator. Adjunct professor at the University of Maryland. B.S. (1955) Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. (1963) University of Michigan. Research specialties: algal ecology; Holocene geology as related to coastal ecosystems; microcosm modeling of aquatic systems. Science Unit: Department of Botany. ADIS, Joachim. Research Associate. Max-Planck-Institute. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Terry Erwin. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 9-Apr-01 to 8-Apr-04. AFABLE, Patricia O. Research Associate. Chevy Chase, MD. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Paul M. Taylor. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 9-Mar-01 to 8-Mar-04. AGOSTI, Donat. Research Associate. New York, NY. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Ted Schultz. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 11-Jan-02 to 10-Jan-05. AIELLO, Annette Research Associate. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Research specialties: insect life histories; especially Lepidoptera; insect behavior, ecology, and evolution. Staff Sponsor: Robert Robbins. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 6-Mar-02 to 5-Mar-05. ALONSO, Leeanne E. Research Associate. Center for Applied Biodiversity Science. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Scott Miller Science. Unit: Department of Entomology. 6-Jan-03 to 5-Jan-06. ALTIG, Ronald. Research Associate. Mississippi State University. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: W. Ronald Heyer. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division. 26-Feb-02 to 25-Feb-05. ALVAREZ, Padilla, Fernando. Fellow. Department of Entomology. ANDERSON, Donald M., Research Associate, Systematic Entomology Lab., ARS-USDA. B.A. (1953) Miami University; Ph.D. (1958) Cornell University. Research specialties: systematics of immature stages of Coleoptera, particularly Curculionidae and related families; systematics and bionomics of the genus Smicronyx (Curculionidae). Science Unit: Department of Entomology. ANGULO, Enrique. Research Associate. Bethesda, MD. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Betty Meggers. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 7-Aug-02 to 6-Aug-05. APPLEGATE, Shelton P.. Research Associate. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Richard H. Benson. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. 18-Mar-01 to 17-Mar-04. ARBOLINO, Risa Diemond, Archaeologist. B.A. (1993) Columbia University; Ph.D. (2000) Southern Methodist University. Research specialties: North American Archaeology, Archaeology of the American Southwest, Prehistoric Farming Strategies, Repatriation. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology, Repatriation. ARCHAMBAULT, Joallyn, Director of American Indian Program. B.A. (1970), M.A. (1971), Ph.D. (1984) University of California, Berkeley. Research specialties: North American Indian ethnology with emphasis on the Plains and the Southwest; art and material culture; political clientelism; ethnic group relations. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. ARNOLDI, Mary Jo, Curator, African Art and Ethnology. B.F.A. (1970) Bowling Green State University; M.A. (1975) Michigan State University; Ph.D. (1983) Indiana University. Research specialties: African ethnography with emphasis on visual and performing arts; identity formation; ideology and social organization; and ethnohistory; African Voices Exhibit. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. ASSEFA, Zelalem. Postdoctoral Fellow. State University of New York, Stony Brook. Digital Catalogue of the Dentition of East African Large Mammals. Working with Rick Potts. Department of Anthropology. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 01-Jan-04 to 30-Apr-04. ATIL, Esin. Research Associate. Arlington, VA. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Paul M. Taylor. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 16-Jan-3 to 15-Jan-06. AUSICH, William I.. Research Associate. Ohio State University. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Brian Huber. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. 14-Jan-03 to 13-Jan-06. BALDWIN, Carole C., Curator of Fishes. B.S. (1981) James Madison University; M.S. (1986) College of Charleston; Ph.D. (1992) College of William and Mary. Research specialties: systematics, phylogeny, morphology, early life history, and biogeography of tropical marine and deep-sea fishes; Galapagos. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. BANKS, Richard C., Zoologist; Chief, Bird Project, Biological Resource Division/U.S. Geological Survey, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. B.A. (1953) Ohio State University; M.S. (1959), Ph.D. (1961) University of California, Berkeley. Research specialties: systematics of North American birds. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Birds Division. BARON-SZABO, Rosemarie C. Research Associate. Knoxville, TN. Research Institut Senkenberg, Frankfurt, Germany. Ph.D. (1997) Institute of Paleontology, Freie Universitat, Berlin. Research speciality: taxonomy, stratigraphy of Cretaceous Scleractinia (stony corals). Staff sponsor: Stephen Cairns. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. 19-Mar-02 to 18-Mar-05. BARSE William P. Research Associate. Hampstead, Maryland. BA (1973) University of Maryland; MA (1981) Catholic University; Ph.D. (1989) Catholic University. Research specialties: garcheological/paleoecological in rain forests. Staff sponsor: Betty Meggers. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 2-Dec-02 to 1-Dec-05. BASSET, Yves Research Associate. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. M.Sc. (1985) University of Neuchatel Ph.D. (1990) Griffith University. Research specialties: insect ecology in Papua New Guinea; tropical insect ecology. Staff Sponsor: Scott Miller. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 2-Mar-04 to 2-Mar-07. BATRA, Puja Collaborator. Conservation International. BA (1989) University of Texas Ph.D. (2002) Michigan State University. Research specialties: biodiversity conservation; biodiversity inventory an dmonitoring; plant-pollinator interactions. Staff Sponsor: Terry Erwin. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 5-Nov-03 to 4-Nov-04. BAUER, Aaron Matthew. Research Associate. Villanova University. 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: Kevin de Queiroz. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division. 21-May-01 to 20-May-04. BEADELL, Jon S., Visiting Student. University of Maryland, College Park. Genetics of Avian Malaria Parasites, Working with Robert Fleischer. Genetics Lab. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section. Genetics Lab.1-Oct-03 to 30-Sep-04. BECERRO, Mikel A., Visiting Scientist. University of Barcelona, Spain. Effects of Benthic Cyanobacteria on Coral Reefs. Working with Valerie J. Paul. Smithsonian Marine Station. Science Unit: Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. 15-Jan-04 to 14-Jan-05. BEEHLER, Bruce M.. Research Associate. Conservation International. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Gary R. Graves. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Birds Division. 29-Aug-01 to 28-Aug-04. BEHRENSMEYER, Anna K., Research Paleobiologist and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology. B.A. (1967) Washington University; M.A. (1968), Ph.D. (1973) Harvard University. Research specialties: paleoecology of terrestrial environments, especially in the later Cenozoic of Africa and Pakistan, continental sedimentation, vertebrate taphonomy in recent and ancient contexts, human paleoecology, evolution of terrestrial ecosystems Co-director, Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems (E.T.E.) Program. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. BECKER, Vitor O. Research Associate. Planaltina, DF, Brazil. MSc (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: Donald R. Davis. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 16-Mar-04 to 16-Mar-07. BERNARD, Calvin. Fellow. University of Guyana, Working with Vicki Funk. Department of Zoology, Botany. Science Unit: Department of Botany BILBY, Kenneth. Research Associate. Bard College. Research specialties: Research specialties: Staff sponsor: John P. Homiak. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 19-Jan-01 to 18-Jan-04. BILLECK, William, Archaeologist. B.A. (1976) Queens College; M.S. (1980) University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ph.D. (1993) University of Missouri. Research specialties: North American Archaeology, Plains Indians, repatriation. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology, Repatriation. BISWAS, Sayantan. Short-term Visiting Student. Working with Kevin de Queiroz. Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology, Herpetology. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division.16-Aug-01 to 31-May-06. BOBO, Rene. Postdoctoral Fellow. Working with Kay Behrensmeyer. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology 1-Feb-04 to 30-Sep-04. BRADLEY, Bruce A.. Research Associate. Cortez, CO. Research specialties: Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Dennis Stanford. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 13-Feb-02 to 12-Feb-05. BRADY, Sean. Postdoctoral Fellow. University of California, Davis. Phylogeny of attine ants. Gathering molecular and morphological data to infer the evolutionary history of fungus-growing ants. Working with Ted Schultz. Department of Entomology. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 1-Nov-03 to 1-Dec-06. BRAKE, Irina. Visiting Scientist. Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany. Creating a Biosystematic Database of World Diptera. Working with. Christian Thompson. Department of Entomology. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 1-Nov-03 to 31-Oct-04. BRAUN, Michael J., Director, Laboratory of Molecular Systematics; Curator, Vertebrate Zoology. B.A. (1977) Cornell University; Ph.D. (1983) Louisiana State University. Research specialties: Molecular phylogenetics, genetic analysis of avian hybridization and speciation, biogeography of Neotropical birds, conservation genetics, use of ancient DNA in evolutionary research. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Birds Division. BRAY, Tamara L.. Research Associate. Wayne State University. Research specialties: Research specialties: Staff sponsor: William Billeck. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 7-Oct-02 to 6-Oct-05. BRITZ, Ralf G. Visiting Scientist, Universitat Tubingen, Germany. "Inter-and Intrarelationships of Gasterosteiformes with a Reevalaution of the Smegmamorpha." Working with G. David Johnson. Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. 01-Apr-02 to 21-Feb-04. BROADBENT, Noel. Research Associate. Bethesda, MD. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: William W. Fitzhugh. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 19-Jan-01 to 18-Jan-04. BROOKS, Alison S. Research Associate. George Washington University, Washington, DC. Harvard University Ph.D. (1979) Research specialities: Paleolithic archaeology, physical anthropology, paleoanthropology, ethnoarchaeology, geochronology Staff sponsor: Richard Potts. Science Unit: Human Origins Program, Department of Anthropology. 17-Jul-02 to 16-Jul-05. BROWER, Lincoln Pierson. Research Associate. Sweet Briar College. 11/5/2003 to 11/4/2006. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Robert K. Robbins. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. BROWN, David. Fellow. Close study of "Arare" religious practices and ideology: how religious change is mediated by conscious innovation and rhetorical promotion, and how sacred arts embody and objectify these changesi. Working with Michael Mason. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology.. 01-Jun-04 to 31-May-05. BROWN, John W., Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Lab., ARS-USDA. B.S. (1983) San Diego State University; Ph.D. (1988) University of California, Berkeley. Research specialties: systematics and biogeography of Tortricoidea (Lepidoptera); biogeography of Baja California; conservation biology. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. BUENO-SORIA, Joaquin. Research Associate. Mexico. 11/5/2003 to 11/4/2006. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Oliver Flint. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. BUIKSTRA, Jane. Senior Postdoctoral Fellow. "Evolutionary history and modern genetics of tuberculosis." Working with Noreen Tuross. Department of Anthropology. Department of Anthropology. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 01-Feb-03 to 31-Jan-05. BURCH, Ernest S., Jr. Research Associate. Camp Hill, PA. Macrosociology. B.A. (1960) Princeton University; Ph.D. (1966) University of Chicago. Research specialties: historical ethnography of Arctic peoples, particularly Eskimos. Staff sponsor: Igor Krupnik. Science unit: Department of Anthropology, Arctic Studies Center. 1-Mar-02 to 28-Feb-05. BURGESS, Sarah. Predoctoral Fellow. University of Hawaii. "Analysis of elepaio population structure along an elvation gradient." Working with Dr. Robert C. Fleischer. Department of Zoology. 01-Mar-04 to 30-June-04. BURNHAM, Robyn. Research Associate. University of Michigan. 4/9/2002 to 4/8/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Douglas Erwin. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. BURNS, John M., Curator of Lepidoptera. A.B. (1954) Johns Hopkins University; M.A. (1957), Ph.D. (1961) University of California, Berkeley. Research specialties: evolutionary biology; systematics and population biology of Lepidoptera, chiefly Hesperioidea (skippers) and Papilionoidea; biological poetry. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. BURNS, John R.. Research Associate. George Washington University. 3/6/2002 to 3/5/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. 6-Mar-01 to 5-Mar-04. BUZAS, Martin A., Senior Research Paleobiologist and Curator of Foraminifera. B.A. (1958) University of Connecticut; M.S. (1960) Brown University; Ph.D. (1963) Yale University. Research specialties: Foraminifera; quantitative ecology-paleoecology; biogeography; evolution. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. BYE, Robert. Research Associate. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, B.S. (1969) University of New York at Syracuse; Ph.D. (1976) Harvard University. Research specialties: ethnobotany; ethnoecology; botanical diversity; human-environmental relationships. Staff sponsor: William Merrill. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 8-Apr-04 to 8-Apr-07. CADLE, John E.. Research Associate. Brookfield Zoo. 3/6/2002 to 3/5/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. CAIRNS, Stephen D., Research Zoologist, Curator of Cnidaria. B.A. (1971) University of New Orleans; M.S. (1973), Ph.D. (1976) University of Miami. Research specialties: systematics, zoogeography, mineralogy, and phylogeny of Neogene to Recent Scleractinia (deep water and reef corals) and Stylasteridae (hydrocorals); coral reef biology. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. CALDAS, Astrid Research Associate. University of Maryland, Department of Entomology. B.Sc. (1985) Universidade Santa Ursula Masters (1985) Universidade Federal do Parana Ph.D. (1992) Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Research specialties: insect ecology and biostatistics. Staff Sponsor: John Burns. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 5-Mar-04 to 5-Mar-07. CAMP, David K. Research Associate. Seminole, FL. B.S. (1967) Mercer University, Macon, GA. Research specialities: systematics of decapod and stomatopod crustaceans, with special emphasis on the fauna of the southeastern U. S. and the Gulf of Mexico. Staff sponsor: Rafael Lemaitre. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. 17-Jun-02 to 16-Jun-05. CANALES, Dr. Elmo A. Leon. Postdoctoral Fellow. Blade lithic comparisons in paleoindian period. Working with Dennis Stanford and Ramiro Matos. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology.. 01-Sep-04 to 31-Sep-05. CARDINI, Andrea. Postdoctoral Fellow. Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Italy. Skull Form and Evolution in Marmota (Rodentia, Sciuridae). Working with Richard Thorington and Robert Hoffmann. Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Mammals Division. 01-Jan-03 to 31-Jul-04. CARLETON, Michael D., Curator of Mammals. B.A. (1966) University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. (1979) University of Michigan. Research specialties: systematics and evolution of muroid rodents. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Mammals Division. CARLSON, Robert W., Service Scientist, Systematic Entomology Lab., ARS-USDA. B.A. (1962), M.S. (1963), Ph.D. (1968) University of Michigan. Research specialties: parasitic Hymenoptera, principally the family Ichneumonidae, subfamily Campopleginae. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. CARPENTER, Kent E.. Research Associate. Old Dominion University. 2/1/2001 to 1/31/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Victor G. Springer. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. CARRANO, Matthew, Curator. B.S. (1991) Brown University; M.S. (1995), Ph.D. (1998) University of Chicago. Research specialties: large-scale evolutionary patterns in dinosaurs, dinosaur systematics, functional morphology and biomechanics. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. CASTANEDA, Maria Rosario. Predoctoral Fellow. Working with Kevin de Queiroz. Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology, Reptiles and Amphibians.Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division.14-Aug-02 to 31-Dec-03. CASTRO, Ricardo M. C. Research Associate. Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. B.Sc. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1977); M.Sc. Universidade de São Paulo (1984); Ph.D . Universidade de São Paulo (1990). Research specialities: Systematics, evolution, and ecology of South American freshwater fishes, particularly of the order Characiformes; systematics and ecology of Brazilian coastal marine fishes. Staff sponsor: Richard P. Vari. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. 21-Aug-03 to 20-Aug-06. CAUSEY, Douglas. Research Associate. Harvard University. 10/31/2001 to 10/30/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: William Fitzhugh. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. CHAO Ning Labbish. Research Associate. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne R. Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. 14-Apr-03 to 13-Apr-06. CHAVARRIA, Gabriela. Research Associate. Alexandria, VA. 1/6/2003 to 1/5/2006. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Scott Miller. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. CLARK, James M.. Research Associate. The George Washington University. 2/28/2001 to 2/27/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Robert J. Emry. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. CLARK, John. Fellow. Working with Liz Zimmer. Department of Zoology, Botany. Science Unit: Department of Botany. CLEMENTZ, Mark. Fellow. University of California, Santa Cruz Project: Seasonal Variations in Florida Manatee Habitat and Foraging Preferences Recorded in Cholesterol Values. Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Science Unit: Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Sep-03 to Sep-05. CODDINGTON, Jonathan A., Curator of Arachnida and Myriapoda. B.A. (1975) Yale; M.A. (1978), Ph.D. (1984) Harvard University. Research specialties: systematics and behavior of spiders; Araneoid Spider Systematics Project. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. COLE, Kathleen. Research Associate. Sabina University of Louisiana. 1/2/2002 to 1/1/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. COLLETTE, Bruce B., Research Associate, Systematics Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. B.S. (1956), Ph.D. (1960) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Research specialties: systematics, evolution, zoogeography, and biology of marine fishes, especially Scombroidei, Beloniformes, and Batrachoididae. Staff sponsor: Lynne R. Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. 8-May-03 to 7-May-06. COOK, Anita G. Research Associate. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Betty Meggers. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 22-Oct-03 to 21-Oct-06. COPELAND, Robert. Research Associate. Bethesda, MD. 1/6/2003 to 1/5/2006. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Scott Miller. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. CORRIGAN, Catherine M. Visiting Scientist. Case Western Reserve University. Ungrouped Iron Meteorites. Working with Timothy J. McCoy. Department of Mineral Sciences. Science Unit: Department of Mineral Sciences. 21-Jul-03 to 20-Jul-04. CROCKER, William H., Curator Emeritus, South American Ethnology. B.A. (1950) Yale College; M.A. (1953) Stanford University; Ph.D. (1962) University of Wisconsin. Research specialties: South American ethnology; Brazilian ethnology; Ge-speaking Indians; ethnological material of the Canela Indians. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. CROWELL, Aron, Alaska Director, Arctic Studies Center/ Anthropologist. M.A. (1988) George Washington University; Ph.D. (1994) University of California, Berkeley. Research specialties: arctic archaeology and anthropology, museum anthropology. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. CULVER, Stephen J.. Research Associate. East Carolina University. 12/5/2001 to 12/4/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Martin A. Buzas. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. CUMBERLIDGE, Neil. Research Associate. Northern Michigan University. B.Sc. (1973) University of Hull, England; Ph.D. (1977) University of Hull, England. Research specialities: systematics and biogeography of African freshwater crabs and crayfishes. Staff sponsor: Rafael Lemaitre. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. 2-Jul-01 to 1-Jul-04. CURRIE, Cameron Robert. Research Associate. University of Kansas. 11/5/2003 to 11/5/2006. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Ted Schultz. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. CUTLER, Alan H.. Research Associate. Washington, DC. 7/19/2002 to 7/18/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Ian G. Macintyre. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. DALGLEISH, Robert C. Research Associate. Institutional affiliation: None. San Diego, CA. B.S. (1962) San Diego State University; Ph.D. (1967) Cornell University. Research specialties: ectoparasites. Staff sponsor: Ted Schultz. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 1-Jun-04 to 1-Jun-07. DAVIS, Donald R., Curator of Lepidoptera. B.A. (1956) University of Kansas; Ph.D. (1962) Cornell University. Research specialties: systematics and phylogeny of the Lepidopterous suborders of Zeugloptera, Dacnonypha, Ditrysia, and Monotrysia and superfamily Tineoidea; biology of leaf-mining and cave-dwelling moths. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. DE FILIPPS, Robert A., Museum Specialist (Natural Science). B.S. (1960) University of Illinois; M.S. (1962), Ph.D. (1968) Southern Illinois University. Research specialties: useful, ornamental, and medicinal flora of the Guianas, Dominica and Haiti; taxonomic studies in departmental and international flora programs, including Flora of the Guianas, China and Myanmar (Burma). Science Unit: Department of Botany. DE QUEIROZ, Kevin, Associate Curator. B.A. (1978) University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. (1985) San Diego State University; Ph.D. (1989) University of California, Berkeley. Research specialties: systematics and evolutionary biology of reptiles; principles and methods of systematic biology. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division. DE PINNA, Mario C.C.. Research Associate. Museu de Zoologia da Universidade São Paulo. B.Sc. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1988); Ph.D. City University of New York (1992). Research specialities: Systematics and evolution of catfishes, herrings, and anchovies (orders Siluriformes and Clupeiformes); studies of higher-level relationships of bony fishes. Staff sponsor: Richard P. Vari. Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division.. 4-Dec-01 to 3-Dec-04. DEPRIEST, Paula T., Associate Curator, Botany. B.A. (1978) Union University; M.S. (1983) University of Tennessee; Ph.D. (1992) Duke University. Research specialties: systematics, chemotaxonomy and molecular evolution of lichens, especially Cladoniaceae and Parmeliaceae; Lichen Project. Science Unit: Department of Botany. DA SA, Rafael Omar. Research Associate. University of Richmond. 1/17/2001 to 1/16/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: W. Ronald Heyer. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division. DEL RIO, Mercedes. Research Associate. Arlington, VA. 6/11/2001 to 6/10/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Betty Meggers. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. DEOCAMPO, Daniel M.. Research Associate. Annandale, VA. 7/19/2002 to 7/18/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Ian G. Macintyre. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. DEOL, Jeevan. Research Associate. Singh St. John's College, UK. 7/5/2001 to 7/4/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Paul M. Taylor. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. DIAZ, Maria Cristina. Postdoctoral Fellow. Marine Science Network Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz. Biodiversity and Community Structure of Sponge Epibionts on red Mangrove (Rizophora Mangle) in the Caribbean. Working with Klaus Ruetzler. Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Program. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. 01-Jul-03 to 30-Jun-05. DIMICHELE, William A., Research Paleobiologist and Curator of Paleobotany. B.A. (1974) Drexel University; M.S. (1976), Ph.D. (1979) University of Illinois. Research specialties: morphology, systematics, and paleoecology of late Paleozoic plants, particularly the structure of late Paleozoic ecosystems and the relationship between long-term ecological and evolutionary patterns. Member, ETE Program. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. DODD, Jr. C. Kenneth. Research Associate. U.S. Geological Survey. 3/6/2002 to 3/5/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. DONNELLY, Maureen. Research Associate. Florida International University. 5/10/2001 to 5/9/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: W. Ronald Heyer. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division. DORR, Laurence J., Associate Curator, Botany. B.A. (1976) Washington University; M.A. (1980) University of North Carolina; Ph.D. (1983) University of Texas. Research specialties: systematics of Malvales (especially Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae) and tropical African and Malagasy Ericaceae; flora of the northern Andes; botanical history and bibliography. Science Unit: Department of Botany. DOVE, Carla, Research Zoologist. B.S. (1986) University of Montana, M.S. (1994) and Ph.D (1998) George Mason University. Research specialties: Forensic ornithology; researches microscopic variation in downy feather sturctures and identifies unknown feather samples retrieved from aircraft engines, wildlife cases, prey remains, and anthropological artifacts. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Birds Division. DUDAR, J. Christopher. Research Collaborator. H.B.Sc. (1988) University of Guelph, Ontario; M.Sc. (1992) University of Guelph, Ontario; Ph.D. (1998) McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. Research specialties: skeletal biology, ancient DNA, ethnohistoric demography of European pioneers and the Navajo. Sponsoring staff; Donald Ortner. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 1-Mar-03 to 1-Mar-04. DUMBACHER, John, Researcher. B.S. (1987) Vanderbilt University; M.S. (1995), Ph.D. (1997) University of Chicago. Research specialties: ornithology, evolution, chemical defense, Papua New Guinea, poisonous birds. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section. Genetics Lab. DURRANT, Katherine. Postdoctoral Fellow. Working with Rob Fleischer. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section. Genetics Lab. 1-Nov-04 to 31-Oct-05. DUTRO, JR., J. Thomas, NMNH (Emeritus) and Invertebrate Paleontologist (Retired), U.S. Geological Survey. B.A. (1948) Oberlin College; M.S. (1950), Ph.D. (1953) Yale University; D.Sc. (1993) Denison. Research specialties: Late Paleozoic brachiopods and biostratigraphy, Alaska and western Sectioned States. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. EGGERT, Lori. Postdoctoral Fellow. Biocomplexity of introduced diseases in Hawaiian forest birds. Working with Rob Fleischer. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section. Genetics Lab. 1-Sep-03 to 31-Dec-04. EGGERT, Lori. Research Associate. Washington, DC. 11/5/2003 to 11/4/2006. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Robert Fleischer. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section. Genetics Lab. ELIAS, Thomas S.. Research Associate. United States National Arboretum. 12/4/2001 to 12/3/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Laurence Dorr. Science Unit: Department of Botany. EMMONS, Louise, Research Associate. B.A. (1965) Sarah Lawrence College; Ph.D. (1975) Cornell University. Research specialties: tropical rainforest mammals, especially rodents. Staff sponsor: James G. Mead. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Mammals Division. 13-Sep-01 to 12-Sep-04. EMRY, Robert J., Research Paleobiologist and Curator of Fossil Mammals. B.A. (1966) Colorado State University; Ph. D. (1970) Columbia University. Research specialties: Tertiary Mammalia of North America and Central Asia; mammalian biostratigraphy; stratigraphy of Tertiary continental deposits of western North America. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. EPSTEIN, Marc E. Research Associate. Washington, DC. 5-Nov-03 to 4-Nov-06. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Don R, Davis. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. ERICKSON, Amy Anne. Fellow. University of Florida Project: Studies of Chemical Defenses in Marine Plants. Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Science Unit: Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Jul-03 to Jul-04. ERICKSON, David. Visiting Scientist. University of Georgia. Origins and Domestication of the Bottle Gourd. Working with Noreen Tuross and Bruce Smith. Department of Anthropology. Department of Anthropology. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 01-Oct-03 to 30-Sep-04. ERNST, Carl H.. Research Associate. George Mason University. 3/6/2002 to 3/5/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. ERWIN, Douglas, Research Paleobiologist and Curator of Paleozoic Mollusks. A.B. (1980) Colgate University; Ph.D. (1985) University of California, Santa Barbara. Research specialties: Cambrian metazoan radiation and post-extinction biotic recoveries; the Permian mass extinction; and evolutionary history and systematics of Cambrian-Triassic gastropods; Burgess Shale. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. ERWIN, Terry L., Curator of Coleoptera. B.A. (1964), M.A. (1966) San Jose State College; Ph.D. (1969) University of Alberta. Research specialties: evolution, systematics, natural history, and zoogeography of world ground beetles (Carabidae); ecologic aspects of Neotropical forest canopy insects and their allies, conservation of tropical forests. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. EVANS, Arthur V. Research Associate. Richmond, VA. 5-Nov-03 to 4-Nov-06. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: David G. Furth. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. EVENHUIS, Neal L. Research Associate. Institutional affiliation: Bishop Museum B.S. (1974) California State Polytechnic University; M.S. (1977) California State Polytechnic University; Ph.D. (1988) University of Hawaii, Manoa. Research specialties: "true flies", or Diptera. Staff sponsor: Wayne Mathis. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 12-May-04 to 12-May-07. EWE, Sharon. Research Associate. Fort Pierce, FL. 9/15/2003 to 9/14/2006. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Valerie Paul. Science Unit: Department of Mineral Sciences. FADEN, Robert B., Associate Curator, Botany. B.A. (1962) City College of New York; M.S. (1964) University of Michigan; Ph.D. (1975) Washington University. Research specialties: systematics of Commelinaceae (worldwide); systematic anatomy; flora and phytogeography of East Africa; reproductive biology of angiosperms; evolutionary biology; Peace Corps Commelinaceae Cameroon Project. Science Unit: Department of Botany. FAGAN, Timothy. Visiting Scientist. University of California, Davis. Understanding the Solar System: A Laboratory to Study Mission-Returned Samples. Working with Glenn MacPherson. Department of Mineral Sciences. Science Unit: Department of Mineral Sciences. 01-Sep-03 to 31-Aug-04. FALLON, Sylvia. Visiting Scientist. University of Missouri, St. Louis. Comparison of Migrant and Resident Caribbean Bird Haematozoan Parasites. Working with Robert Fleischer. Genetics. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section. Genetics Lab. 01-Oct-03 to 30-Sep-04. FAUCHALD, Kristian, Research Zoologist, Curator of Worms. Cand. Mag. (1959), Cand. Real. (1961) University of Bergen; Ph.D. (1969) University of Southern California. Research specialties: Systematics, anatomy, morphology, biogeography and phylogeny of marine polychaete worms, worldwide. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. FAUST, Maria A., Research Microbiologist. B.A. (1951) Agricultural University of Budapest, Hungary; M.S. (1962) Rutgers State University; Ph.D. (1970) University of Maryland. Research specialties: morphology, geography, ecology, biodiversity, life history and cytology of harmful and non-harmful dinoflagellate microalgae in shallow-water tropical, marine waters including coral reefs and mangroves. Science Unit: Department of Botany. FELDMANN, Rodney M. Research Associate. Kent State University. B.S. (1961) University of North Dakota; M.S. (1963) University of North Dakota; Ph.D. (1967) University of North Dakota. Research specialities: systematics and invertebrate paleontology of fossil decapod crustaceans; paleoecology and historical zoogeography. Staff sponsor: Rafael Lemaitre. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. 17-Jun-02 to 16-Jun-05. FERRARIS, Jr. Carl J.. Research Associate. California Academy of Sciences. B.S. Cornell University (1972); M.S., Oklahoma State University (1976); Ph.D. City University of New York (1988). Research specialities: Systematics and evolution of South American and Asian catfishes (order Siluriformes). Staff sponsor: Richard Vari. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. 17-Oct-02 to 16-Oct-05. FERREIRA, Paulo Sergio. Senior Postdoctoral Fellow. Working with Tom Henry. Department of Zoology, Entomology. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. FERGUSON, Douglas C., Research Associate, Systematic Entomology Lab., ARS-USDA. B.A. (1950) Dalhousie University; M.S. (1956), Ph.D. (1968) Cornell University. Research specialties: systematics and biogeography of Geometridae, Arctidae, certain other Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera), particularly of the North American fauna. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 26-Feb-02 to 25-Feb-05. FERRARI, Frank D., Research Zoologist, Curator of Crustacea. B.S. (1967) Hobart College; M.A. (1969) Boston University; Ph.D. (1973) Texas A&M University. Research specialties: systematics and ecology of copepod crustaceans; development of crustaceans. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. FEUILLET,
Christian, Collaborator, Botany. B.A. (1978) Sorbonne University of
Paris; M.S. (1979) Sorbonne; Ph.D. (1981) Sorbonne. ORSTOM botanist (1981-1995).
Research specialties: floristics of the Guianas; taxonomy, phylogeny,
and biogeography of Gesneriaceae and Passifloraceae. Passifloraceae, Gesneriaceae,
Aristolochiaceae, FIENUP-RIORDAN, Ann. Research Associate. Anchorage, AK. 3/1/2002 to 2/28/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: William Fitzhugh. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. FISKE, Richard S., Geologist. B.S.E. (1954), M.S.E. (1955) Princeton University; Ph.D. (1960) Johns Hopkins University. Research specialties: physical volcanology of submarine pyroclastic eruptions, especially in the Tertiary and Recent of Japan; structural evolution of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, with special focus on the volcano's history of explosive eruptions and it's mobile south flank. Science Unit: Department of Mineral Sciences. FITZHUGH, William W., Curator, North American Archaeology; Director, Arctic Studies Center. B.A. (1964) Dartmouth College; M.A. (1967), Ph.D. (1970) Harvard University. Arctic Studies Center. Research specialties: prehistory of eastern Canada and northeastern Sectioned States; circumpolar ethnology and archaeology; Arctic material culture; Arctic social science policy; cultural ecology of the North; ethnographic and prehistoric maritime adaptations; culture and climatology. European-Native contacts and transformations. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. FLEISCHER, Robert, Evolutionary Biologist. B.A. (1978) University of California, Santa Barbara: Ph.D. (1983) University of Kansas. Research specialties: evolutionary biology, ornithology, molecular population genetics, behavioral ecology. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section. Genetics Lab. FLINT JR., Oliver S., Emeritus Research Entomologist. B.A. (1953), M.S. (1955) University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. (1960) Cornell University. Research specialties: taxonomy and biology of the Trichoptera and Megaloidea of the New World. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. FONSECA, Dina, Researcher. Walter Reed Biosystematics Section. B.S. (1986) University of Coimbra; M.S. (1989) Central Michigan University; Ph.D. (1996) University of Pennsylvania. Research specialties: mosquito population genetics and systematics, host-parasite dynamics, stream ecology. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section. Genetics Lab. FORSYTH, Adrian B., Research Associate. B.Sc. (1974) Queens University; Ph.D. (1978) Harvard University. Amazon Conservation Association. Research specialties: biodiversity, ecology and conservation biology of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae), behavioral ecology of treehoppers (Membracidae). Staff sponsor: Scott Miller. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 29-May-02 to 28-May-05. FOSTER, Mercedes S., Research Zoologist and Curator of Birds, Biological Resources Divison, U.S.G.S., National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. B.A. (1963), M.A. (1965) University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. (1974) University of South Florida. Research specialties: evolution, ecology, and behavior of birds; tropical ecology. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Birds Division. FOWLER, Catherine S. Research Associate. University of Nevada - Reno, B.A. (1962) University of Utah; M.A. (1966) University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D. (1972) University of Pittsburgh. Research specialties: Uto-Aztecan cosmology. Staff sponsor: William Merrill. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 14-Apr-04 to 14-Apr-07. FREIDBERG, Amnon. Research Associate. Institutional affiliation: Tel Aviv University. B.S. (1969) Tel Aviv University; M.S. (1971) Tel Aviv University; Ph.D. (1979) Tel Aviv University. Research specialties: systematics and behavior of fruit flies. Staff sponsor: Wayne Mathis. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 1-Jun-04 to 1-Jun-07. FRIEDRICH, Alida. Visiting Student. University of Maryland. John Victor Murra Papers Processing Project. Arranging and describing the papers of noted anthropologist John Victor Murra, a specialist in the study of Caribbean and Andean cultures. Working with Susan McElrath. Department of Anthropology, National Anthropological Archives. Department of Anthropology. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 20-Oct-03 to 30-Apr-04. FRISON, George C.. Research Associate. University of Wyoming. 4/13/1992 to 1/1/2008. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Dennis Stanford. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. FRITTS, Thomas H.. Research Associate. U.S. Geological Survey. 3/6/2002 to 3/5/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division. FROHLICH, Bruno, Statistician, Physical Anthropology. B.A. (1973) University of Copenhagen; M.S. (1976), Ph.D. (1979) University of Connecticut. Research specialties: Middle Eastern skeletal biology; Arctic and Sub-Arctic skeletal biology; forensic anthropology; remote sensing; geophysical methods;and computed temography. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. FUNK, Vicki A., Research Botanist and Director, Biological Diversity of the Guianas (BDG) program. B.S. (1969), M.S. (1975), Ph.D. (1980) Ohio State University. Research specialties: systematics of the Compositae, theoretical cladistics and biogeography, and methods for estimating biodiversity. Science Unit: Department of Botany. FURTH, David, Collections Manager. B. A (1967) Miami University; M. S. (1969) Ohio State University; Ph.D. (1976) Cornell University. Research specialties: Systematics and biology of Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae), especially Flea Beetles (Alticinae). Science Unit: Department of Entomology. GAGNE, Raymond J., Research Associate, Systematic Entomology Lab., ARS-USDA. B.A. (1961) University of Connecticut; M.S. (1963) Iowa State University; Ph.D. (1967) University of Minnesota. Research specialties: systematics of gall midges (Cecidomyiidae). Staff sponsor: Scott Miller. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 6-Jan-03 to 5-Jan-06. GAIMARI, Stephen D. Research Associate. California Department of Food and Agriculture. 5-Nov-03 to 4-Nov-06. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Wayne M. Mathis. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. GAHN, Forest. Short-Term Visiting Scientist, Brigham Young University. Documentation and analysis of regeneration frequency in Phanerozoic crinoids as a measure of changes in predation intensity; association of commensal organisms and crinoids; prevalence of feeding damage to crinoids; phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of several crinoid families; and digitalization and development of web catalogue for type and figured specimens in the Springer/ Wachsmuth collection. Working with Scott Wing. Department of Paleobiology. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. 15-Sep-03 to 15-Sep-05. GARCIA, Patricia F. Research Associate. Escuela Nacional de Antropologia y Historia, M.A. (1989) University of Arizona; Ph.D. (1995) Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Research specialties: ethnoarchaeology; ceramics. Staff sponsor: Ronald Bishop. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 18-Mar-04 to 18-Mar-07. GARDNER, Alfred L. Research Associate. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Washington, D.C. B.Sc. (1962), M.Sc. (1965) University of Arizona, Tucson; Ph.D. (1970) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Research specialities: systematics, conservation, and ecology of North American and neotropical mammals, especially marsupials (Didelphidae), bats (Phyllostomidae), and rodents (Cricetidae). Staff sponsor: Michael D. Carleton. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Mammals Division. 17-Jun-02 to 16-Jun-05. GASTALDO, Robert A.. Research Associate. Colby College. 2/1/2001 to 1/31/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: William DiMichele. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. GATES, Michael. Research Associate. Washington, DC. 1/6/2003 to 1/5/2006. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Scott Miller. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. GODDARD, Ives, Senior Linguist, Anthropology (Linguistics). A.B. (1963) Harvard College; Ph.D. (1969) Harvard University. Research specialties: linguistics and North America; general linguistics including descriptive, historical, and theoretical; textual analysis, discourse, philology; Algonquian linguistics, and ethnohistory. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. GOEDEN, Richard D.. Research Associate. Riverside, CA. 1/11/2002 to 1/10/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Wayne Mathis. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. GOLDBERG, Aaron, Collaborator, Botany. B.A. (1939) Brooklyn College; M.S. (1954) De Paul University; Ph.D. (1962) George Washington University. Research specialties: phylogeny and taxonomy of angiosperms, particularly at the family level and above. Science Unit: Department of Botany. *GORDON, Kathleen D. Research Associate. Smithsonian Institution-NMNH, Dept of Public Programs. Yale University Ph.D. (1980) Research specialities: Dental microwear, dental anthropology, physical anthropology, paleoanthropology. Staff sponsor: Richard Potts. Science Unit: Human Origins Program, Department of Anthropology. - Appointment Pending. GRAVES, Gary R., Curator of Birds. B.A. (1976) University of Arkansas, Little Rock; M.S. (1980) Louisiana State University; Ph.D. (1983) Florida State University. Research specialties: evolution, biogeography, and ecology of Neotropical birds, especially Andean taxa. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Birds Division. GREENE, Candace S., Ethnologist, North American Ethnology. B.A. (1971) University of Texas; M.A. (1976) Brown University, Ph.D. (1985) University of Oklahoma. Research specialties: Native North American art, material culture, and ethnography, especially Plains Indians; collections documentation. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. GRIER, Harry J.. Research Associate. Riverview, FL. 10/17/2002 to 10/16/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne R. Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. GRISSELL, E. Eric, Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Lab., ARS-USDA. B.A. (1967), M.S. (1969), Ph.D. (1973) University of California, Davis. Research specialties: systematics of Chalcidoidea; ethology of Aculeate Hymenoptera. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. GRYGIER, Mark J. Research Associate. Lake Biwa Museum, Japan. B.Sc. (1978) College of William and Mary; Ph.D. (1984) University of California San Diego (Scripps). Research specialities: taxonomy and phylogeny of barnacle and barnacle-like crustaceans; facetotecans (larval crustaceans whose adults are unknown to science); taxonomy of monstrilloid copepods. Staff sponsor: Frank D. Ferrari. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. 4-Feb-03 to 3-Feb-06. GUTIERREZ, Alexis. Predoctoral Fellow. Johns Hopkins University. Linkages between Development Assistance and Invasive Alien Species in Freshwater Species in Southeast Asia. Working with Scott Miller. Department of Zoology. Science Unit: Department of Zoology. 16-Jun-03 to 31-Dec-04. HALL, Jason, Research Scientist. B.A. (1993), M.A. (1993) Oxford University; Ph.D. (1999) University of Florida. Research specialties: evolution, systematics, phylogenetics, biogeography, ecology and conservation of butterflies, particularly those from the Neotropics and those belonging to the family Riodinidae. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. HALLENDY, Norman E. Research Associate. Carp, Ontario, Canada. Research specialties: Canadian artic, semalithic figures in Artic, canadian archaeology. Staff Sponsor: William W. Fitzhugh. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 5-Mar-03 4-Mar-06. HALLWACHS, Winifred Research Associate. University of Pennsylvania; Area de conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica. B.A. (1976) Princeton University Ph.D. (1994) Cornell University. Research specialties: insects of the Area de Conservacion de Guanacaste; moths of Costa Rica. Staff Sponsor: Scott Miller. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 2-Mar-04 to 2-Mar-07. HAN, Kin-Lan. Visiting Student. Cornell University. Molecular Phylogeny of the Nightjars and Nighthawks. Working with Michael Braun. Laboratory of Analytical Biology. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Birds Division. 15-Aug-03 to 14-Sep-06. HARADON, Catherine. Predoctoral Fellow. Working with Anna Kay Behrensmeyer. Department of Paleobiology. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. HARASEWYCH, M.G., Research Zoologist, Curator of Mollusks. B.A. (1972) Drexel University; M.S. (1978), Ph.D. (1982) University of Delaware. Research specialties: systematics and molecular biology of marine bathyal and abyssal mollusks, worldwide. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. HASTRITER, Michael W. Research Associate. Institutional affiliation: Brigham Young University. B.S. (1971) Brigham Young University; M.S. (1973) Brigham Young University. Research specialties: systematics of fleas of Papua New Guinea; flea genera. Staff sponsor: Nancy E. Adams. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. 1-Jun-04 to 1-Jun-07. HEAD, Jason. Visiting Scientist. Southern Methodist University. Morphological Phylogeography of Erycine Snakes: Recovering the Historical Relationship Between Fauna and Environment. Working with Anna Kay Behrensmeyer. Department of Paleobiology. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. 01-Sep-03 to 31-Aug-05. HEARD, Richard W. Research Associate. Ocean Springs, MS. B.S. (1962) University of Georgia, Athens, GA; M.S. (1968) University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Ph.D. (1976) University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Research specialities: systematics of brachyuran crabs, alpheid shrimps, stomatopods, tanaids, isopods, mysids,and cumaceans. Staff sponsor: Rafael Lemaitre. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. 17-Jun-02 to 16-Jun-05. HEDGES, Stephen Blair. Research Associate. The Pennsylvania State University. 9/13/2001 to 9/13/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: George R. Zug. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division. HENNING Dale R. Research Associate. Santa Fe, New Mexico BA (1953) Luther College; MA (1960) University of Iowa; Ph.D. (1969) University of Wisconsin, Madison. Research specialties: Late prehistoric & early historic cultures. Staff sponsor: Eric Hollinger. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 3-Mar-03 to 2-Mar-06. HENRY, Thomas J., Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Lab., ARS-USDA. B.A. (1971) Purdue University; M.S. (1980) Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D. (1995) University of Maryland. Research specialties: systematics of Heteroptera, especially Berytidae and Miridae. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. HERNANDEZ, Luz Patricia. Research Associate. George Washington University. 6/16/2003 to 6/16/2006. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne R. Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. HERSHLER, Robert, Research Zoologist, Curator of Mollusks. B.A. (1975) SUNY at Stony Brook; M.A. (1980), Ph.D. (1983) Johns Hopkins University. Research specialties: systematics, phylogenetics, biogeography, and ecology of non-marine mollusks, worldwide. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. HEYER, W. Ronald, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles. B.A. (1963) Pacific Lutheran University; M.A. (1965), Ph.D. (1968) University of Southern California. Research specialties: systematics, evolution, and biogeography of Neotropical amphibians. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians and Reptiles Division. HEYNING, John E.. Research Associate. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 11/13/2001 to 11/12/2004. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: James Mead. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Mammals Division. HICKEY, Leo J. Research Associate. Institutional affiliation: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University. B.S. (1962) Villanova University; M.A. (1964) Princeton University; Ph.D. (1967) Princeton University. Research specialties: fossil record of flowering plants. Staff sponsor: Scott Wing. Science Unit: Department of Paleobiology. 22-Apr-04 to 22-Apr-07. HIGA, Alessandra. Short-Term Visiting Scientist. Working with Charlie Potter. Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Mammals Division. Anticipated. HIGHTON, Richard. Research Associate. University of Maryland. 2/26/2002 to 2/25/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Lynne Parenti. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Fishes Division. HILTON, Dr. Eric. Postdoctoral Fellow. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Il. Working with G. David Johnson. Department of Zoology, Fishes. 01-Sep-04 to 31-Aug-04. HOCHBERG, Rick. Fellow. University of New Hampshire Project: Functional Morphology and Evolution of Gastrotrich Helical Muscles. Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Science Unit: Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Jun-03 to Jun-05. HODGES, Ronald W.. Research Associate. Eugene, OR. 2/26/2002 to 2/25/2005. Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Robert Robbins. Science Unit: Department of Entomology. HOFFMANN, Robert S., Senior Scientist, Division of Mammals. B.A. (1950) Utah State University; M.A. (1954), Ph.D. (1955) University of California, Berkeley. Research specialties: systematics and evolution of Holarctic mammals (North America, northern Eurasia (Russia, China)); insectibores, rodents, ungulates. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology Section, Mammals Division. HOLSINGER, John R. Research Associate. Old Dominion University. B.S. (1955) Virginia Tech; M.S. (1966) James Madison Universities; Ph.D. (1966) University of Kentucky. Research specialities: systematics, ecology, and evolution of North American subterranean amphipod crustaceans . Staff sponsor: Rafael Lemaitre. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. 17-Jun-02 to 16-Jun-05. HOLLINGER, R. Eric, Archaeologist. B.A. (1990), M.A. (1993) University if Missouri. Research specialties: Late prehistoric Midwest, Great Lakes, and Eastern Sectioned States, Repatriation, Archaeology. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology, Repatriation. HOMIAK, John P., Director, Anthropology Collections and Archives Program; National Anthropological Archives / Human Studies Film Archives. B.A. (1969) Franklin & Marshall College; M.A. (1975) U.S. International University; Ph.D. (1985) Brandeis University. Research specialties: Ethnographic film research, historical footage, visual anthropology, Caribbean ethnology, Creolization and Diaspora Studies, Jamaican and Rastafari ethnology. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. HONEYCHURCH, William. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan. "Middle Gobi Archaeological Survey and Early Inner Asian Political Development." Working with William Fitzhugh. Department of Anthropology. Department of Anthropology. Science Unit: Department of Anthropology. 01-Oct-03 to 30-Sep-04. HOPE, W. Duane, Research Zoologist, Marine Nematodes. B.A. (1957), M.S. (1960) Colorado State University; Ph.D. (1965) University of California, Davis. Research specialties: systematics, comparative and functional ultrastructure, and phylogenetics of marine nematode worms, worldwide. Science Unit: Department of Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology Section. HORMIGA, Gustavo Research Associate. George Washington University. BS (1985) Universidad de Barcelona MS (1992) University of Maryland Ph.D. (1995) University of Maryland. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||