The
NMNH scientific community, currently counting
600, includes research and technical
staff, research collaborators, curators emertius,
research associates, postdocs, and graduate
students. Following is a complete listing.
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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.
ADAMSKI,
David N. Adjunct
Scientist. Institutional affiliation: Department
of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
Education: B.S. (1979) University of Massachusetts;
M.S. (1981) University of Massachusetts; Ph.D.
(1987) Mississippi State University. Research
specialties: systematics of Gelechioidea,
especially Blastobasinae. Staff sponsor: Chair,
Entomology. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-09
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. Institutional
affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute. Education:
Research specialties: canopy research in South
America. Staff sponsor: Terry Erwin. Science
Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 5-Aug-04
to 4-Aug-07
AFABLE,
Patricia O. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Chevy Chase, MD. Education:
B.A. (1962) University of the Philippines;
Ph.M (1968) Yale University; Ph.D. (1989)
Yale University. Research specialties: Philippine
culture history. Staff sponsor: Paul M. Taylor.
Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 28-Jun-04
to 27-Jun-07
AGNARSSON,
Ingi. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of British Columbia.
Education: B.S. (1995) University of Iceland;
Ph.D. (2004) George Washington University.
Research specialties: araneoid spiders, especially
cobweb weaving. Staff sponsor: Jonathan A.
Coddington. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
AGOSTI,
Donat. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. New York, NY. Education:
B.S. (1983) Federal Institute of Technology,
Zurich, Switzerland; Ph.D. (1989) Federal
Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland.
Research specialties: ants. Staff sponsor:
Ted Schultz. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
AIELLO,
Annette. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute. Education: B.A. (1972) Brooklyn
College; M.A. (1975) Harvard University; Ph.D.
(1978) Harvard University. Research specialties:
insect life histories; especially Lepidoptera;
insect behavior, ecology, and evolution. Staff
sponsor: Robert K. Robbins. Science Unit:
Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
ALONSO,
Leeanne E. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Center for Applied Biodiversity
Science. Education: Research specialties:
Staff sponsor: Ted Schultz. Science Unit:
Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 6-Jan-03
to 5-Jan-06
ALTIG,
Ronald. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Mississippi State University,
retired. Education: B.S. (1963) University
of Illinois; M.S. (1965) Southern Illinois
University; Ph.D. (1968) Oregon State University.
Research specialties: larval amphibians, species
identification of tadpoles. Staff sponsor:
Kevin de Queiroz. Science Unit: Department
of Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians
and Reptiles Division. Appointment term:
15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07
AMITH,
Jonathan D. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Gettysburg College. Education:
B.A. (1978) University of Michigan; Ph.D.
(2000) Yale University. Research specialties:
linguistics; anthropology; ethnobiology; Indigenous
communities in Mexico. Staff sponsor: William
L. Merrill. Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
ANGULO,
Enrique. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Bethesda, MD. Education:
Medical Veterinarian (1976). Research specialties:
biological explanations for cultural evidence,
interpretation of faunal remains, El Nino
events on coastal biota with efforts to retrive
indigenous crops. Staff sponsor: Betty Meggers.
Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 7-Aug-02
to 6-Aug-05
APPETITI,
Emanuela. Collaborator. Institutional
affiliation: None. Washington, DC. Education:
B.A. (1987) Rome University. Research specialties:
hunter-gather populations; popular traditions;
traditional medicine; ethnobotany/ethnopharmacology;
integration of traditional culture into the
modern world. Staff sponsor: Dan H. Nicolson.
Science Unit: Department
of Botany. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-05
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.
ARMOUR-CHELU,
Miranda J. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Howard University. Education:
B.A. (1982) London University; M.S. (1986)
London University; Ph.D. (1993) London University.
Research specialties: evolution of central
paratethys Miocene vertebrate communities;
systematics and paleoecology of East African
equids. Staff sponsor: Anna K. Behrensmeyer.
Science Unit: Department
of Paleobiology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
ARNAUD,
Paul H. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: California Academy of Sciences.
Education: B.S. (1949) Sna Jose State University;
M.A. (1950) Stanford University; Ph.D. (1961)
Stanford University. Research specialties:
biosystematics of Diptera. Staff sponsor:
Wayne Mathis. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 31-Aug-04
to 30-Aug-07
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.
ATIL,
Esin. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Arlington, VA. Education:
B.A. (1958) Western College for Women; M.A.
(1960) University of Michigan; Ph.D. (1969)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Research
specialties: cultural history & art in
Middle East. Staff sponsor: Paul M. Taylor.
Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 16-Jan-03
to 15-Jan-06
AUSICH,
William I. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Ohio State University. Education:
Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Brian
Huber. Science Unit: Department
of Paleobiology. Appointment term: 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. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research
Center. Education: B.S. (1953) Ohio State
University; M.A. (1958) University of California-Berkeley;
Ph.D. (1961) University of California-Berkeley.
Research specialties: avian systematics. Staff
sponsor: Chair, Zoology. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Birds
Division. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
BARON-SZABO,
Rosemarie C. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Knoxville, TN. Education:
Ph.D. (1997) Institute of Paleontology, Freie
Universitat, Berlin. Research specialties:
taxonomy, stratigraphy of Cretaceous Scleractinia
(stony corals); Mesozoic corals. Staff sponsor:
Stephen Cairns. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Invertebrate
Zoology Section. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
BARROWS,
Edward. Collaborator. Institutional affiliation:
Georgetown University. Education: B.S. (1968)
University of Michigan; Ph.D. (1975) University
of Kansas. Research specialties: arthropod
biological diversity of parks; scientific
communication. Staff sponsor: Ted Schultz.
Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
BARSE,
William P. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Hampstead, MD. Education:
B.A. (1973) University of Maryland; M.A. (1981)
Catholic University; Ph.D. (1989) Catholic
University. Research specialties: archaeology
and paleoecological studies in rain forests.
Staff sponsor: Betty Meggers. Science Unit:
Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 2-Dec-02
to 1-Dec-05
BASSET,
Yves. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute. Education: M.S. (1985) University
of Neuchatel; Ph.D. (1990) Griffith University.
Research specialties: insect ecology in Papua
New Guinea; tropical insect ecology. Staff
sponsor: Scott Miller. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 2-Mar-04
to 2-Mar-07
BAUER,
Aaron Matthew. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Villanova University. Education:
B.A. (1982) Michigan State University; Ph.D.
(1986) University of California at Berkeley.
Research specialties: phylogenetic systematics,
evolutionary and functional morphology, and
zoogeography of the gekkonid lizards of the
southern hemisphere. Staff sponsor: Kevin
de Queiroz. Science Unit: Department
of Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians
and Reptiles Division. Appointment term:
12-May-04 to 12-May-07
BAYER,
Frederick M., Zoologist Emeritus. B.A.
(1948) University of Miami; M.S. (1954) George
Washington University; Ph.D. (1958) George
Washington University. Research specialties:
systematics, morphology, and ultrastructure
of octocorals worldwide. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Invertebrate
Zoology Section.
BECERRO,
Mikel A., Visiting Scientist. University
of Barcelona, Spain. Effects of Benthic Cyanobacteria
on Coral Reefs. Working with Valerie J. Paul.
Science Unit: Smithsonian
Marine Station at Fort Pierce. 15-Jan-04
to 14-Jan-05.
BECKER,
Vitor O. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Planaltina, DF, Brazil. Education:
M.S. (1973) Center for Tropical Education
and Research; Ph.D. (1981) Imperial College,
University of London. Research specialties:
biology of Atlantic forests of southern Brazil;
Gelechioidea; neotropical Lepidoptera. Staff
sponsor: Donald R. Davis. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 16-Mar-04
to 16-Mar-07
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.
BELLAMY,
Charles Lawrence. Research Associate.
Institutional affiliation: California Department
of Agriculture. Education: B.A. (1979) Californai
State University; M.S. (1983) California State
University; Ph.D. (1987) University of Pretoria,
South Africa. Research specialties: systematics
and phylogeny of Coraebini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae:
Agrilinae). Staff sponsor: Terry Erwin. Science
Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 3-Aug-04
to 2-Aug-07
BENITEZ,
Alexander Villa Student. Institutional
affiliation: University of Texas at Austin.
Education: B.A. (1992) University of Arizona,
Tucson; M.A. (1999) University of Texas, Austin.
Research specialties: origins and distribution
of obsidian artifacts recovered from archaeological
sites in the Toluca Valley, Mexico. Staff
sponsor: J. Daniel Rogers. Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
BERLIN,
O. Brent. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of Georgia. Education:
B.S. - ? Ph.D. (1964) Stanford University.
Research specialties: ethnobotany. Staff sponsor:
William Merrill and Vicki Funk. Science Unit:
Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
BERTA,
Annalisa Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: San Diego State University. Education:
B.A. (1974) University of Washington; Ph.D.
(1979) University of California, Berkeley.
Research specialties: systematics, evolution,
morphology and biogeography of marine mammals.
Staff sponsor: Robert J. Emry. Science Unit:
Department
of Paleobiology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
BILBY,
Kenneth. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Bard College. Education: B.A.
(1976) Bard College; M.A. (1980) Wesleyan
University; Ph.D. (1990) Johns Hopkins University.
Research specialties: cultures of the Caribbean;
ethnomusicology; cultural creolization; polyglot
culture. Staff sponsor: John P. Homiak. Science
Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
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.
BISHOP,
Ronald, Research Archaeologist. B.A. (1965)
San Francisco State University; Ph.D. (1975)
Southern Illinois University. Research specialties:
Archaeology of Meso- and Central America;
ancient materials characterization; exchange
systems; quantitative methods. Science Unit:
Department
of Anthropology.
BISWAS,
Sayantan. Short-term
Visiting Student. Working with Kevin de Queiroz.
Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Amphibians
and Reptiles Division. 16-Aug-01 to 31-May-06.
BLACKMAN,
James, Senior Research Chemist. B.A. (1965),
M.S. (1971) Miami University (Ohio); Ph.D.
(1975) Ohio State University. Research specialties:
Archaeological materials characterization;
exchange systems; production technology and
organization, Old World, Middle East. Science
Unit: Department
of Anthropology.
BOBE,
Rene Adjunct Scientist. Institutional
affiliation: SUNY, Buffalo Education: B.A.
(1983) Pomona College; Ph.D. (1997) University
of Washington. Research specialties: faunas
and environmental change in East African Plio-Pleistocene;
relationship of faunal change to hominin evolution.
Staff sponsor: Anna K. Behrensmeyer. Science
Unit: Department
of Paleobiology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
BRADLEY,
Bruce A. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of Exeter. Education:
B.A. (1970) University of Arizona; Ph.D. (1977)
University of Cambridge. Research specialties:
Paleolithic technology, North American Paleo-Indian.
Staff sponsor: Dennis Stanford. Science Unit:
Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
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.
Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. 1-Nov-03 to 1-Dec-06.
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. Institutional
affiliation: Wayne State University. Education:
B.A. (1980) Beloit College; M.A. (1985) State
University of New York; Ph.D. (1991) State
University of New York. Research specialties:
repatriation and Native American issues, Andean
archaeology. Staff sponsor: William Billeck.
Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 7-Oct-02
to 6-Oct-05
BRAZ,
Valeria. Student. Institutional affiliation:
National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro,
Barzil. Education: B.A. (1999) Federal University
of Rio de Janeiro; M.S. (2001) Fbderal University
of Rio de Janeiro; Ph.D. candidate. Research
specialties: taphonomy; histology; bone chemistry.
Staff sponsor: Douglas H. Ubelaker. Science
Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-05
BRITZ,
Ralph. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Natural History Museum, London.
Education: B.S. (1992) Tubingen University;
M.S. (1992) Tubingen University; Ph.D. (1995)
Tubingen University. Research specialties:
anatomy, ethology and egg surface structure
of fishes. Staff sponsor: G. David Johnson.
Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Fishes
Division. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
BROADBENT,
Noel. Archeologist. Institutional affiliation:
None. Bethesda, MD. Education: B.A. (1968)
San Diego College; M.A. (1971) University
of Uppsala; Ph.D. (1979) University of Uppsala.
Research specialties: early peopling of arctic
regions, origins reindeer domestication, developments
of circumpolar cultures, prehistory of native
peoples of NW Europe. Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology.
BROOKS,
Alison S. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: George Washington University.
Education: B.A. (1965) Radcliffe College;
M.A. (1967) Harvard University; Ph.D. (1979)
Harvard University. Research specialties:
human origins in Botswana, Congo, Ethiopia.
Staff sponsor: Richard Potts. Science Unit:
Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 17-Jul-02
to 16-Jul-05
BROWER,
Andrew Van Zandt. Research Associate.
Institutional affiliation: Oregon State University.
Education: B.A. (1985) Yale College; M.A.
(1987) Yale School of Forestry; Ph.D. (1994)
Cornell University. Research specialties:
empirical systematics and population biology
of lepidoptera; morphological and molecular
cladistics of Ithomiinae; phylogenetic and
biogeographical relationships of austral and
Andean pronophiline Satyrinae; higher-level
systematics of the Nymphalidae using DNA sequences.
Staff sponsor: Robert K. Robbins. Science
Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
BROWER,
Lincoln Pierson. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Sweet Briar College. Education:
Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Robert
K. Robbins. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 5-Nov-03
to 4-Nov-06
BROWN,
Brian V. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Los Angeles County Museum. Education:
B.S. (1983) University of Guelph; M.S. (1985)
University of Guelph; Ph.D. (1990) University
of Alberta. Research specialties: Diptera,
especially the Phoridae. Staff sponsor: Wayne
Mathis. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
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. Adjunct Scientist. Institutional
affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
Research Service. Education: B.S. (1983) San
Diego State University; Ph.D. (1988) University
of California, Berkeley. Research specialties:
systematics and biogeography of Tortricidae
(Insecta: Lepidoptera); biogeography of Baja
California; coservation biology; faunal surveys.
Staff sponsor: Chair, Entomology. Science
Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-09
BROWNELL,
Robert L. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: National Marine Fisheries Services.
Education: B.S. (1965) San Diego State University.;
Ph.D. (1975) University of Tokyo. Research
specialties: cetacean systematics. Staff sponsor:
James G. Mead. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Mammals
Division. Appointment term: 3-Aug-04 to
2-Aug-07
BUDD,
Nancy Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of Iowa. Education:
B.A. (1973) Lawrence University; M.A. (1975)
Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. (1978) Johns
Hopkins University. Research specialties:
Cenozoic fossil Scleractinia. Staff sponsor:
Stephen Cairns. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Invertebrate
Zoology Section. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
BUENO-SORIA,
Joaquin. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Mexico. Education: Research
specialties: Staff sponsor: Oliver Flint.
Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 5-Nov-03
to 4-Nov-06
BUIKSTRA,
Jane. Senior Postdoctoral
Fellow. "Evolutionary history and modern
genetics of tuberculosis." Working with
Noreen Tuross. Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology.. 01-Feb-03 to 31-Jan-05.
BUIKSTRA,
Jane E. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of New Mexico. Education:
B.A. (1967) DePauw University; M.A. (1969)
University of Chicago; Ph.D. (1972) University
of Chicago. Research specialties: prehistoric
populations from the Americas; microevolutionary
change and biological response to environmental
stress. Staff sponsor: Gillian Flynn and William
Fitzhugh Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-May-09 .
BURBINE, Thomas H. Collaborator.
Institutional affiliation: Mt. Holyoke College.
Education: B.S. (1988) Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute; M.S. (1991) University of Pittsburg;
Ph.D. Massachusette Institute of Technology.
Research specialties: spectroscopy of asteroids.
Staff sponsor: Timothy J. McCoy. Science Unit:
Department
of Mineral Sciences.
Appointment term: 15-Jan-05 to 14-May-06 .
BURCH,
Jr., Ernest S. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Gettysburg, PA. Education:
B.A. (1960) Princetin University; M.A. (1963)
University of Chicago; Ph.D. (1966) University
of Chicago. Research specialties: historical
ethnography of Arctic peoples, particularly
Eskimos. Staff sponsor: William W. Fitzhugh.
Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
BURKE,
Christina E. Collaborator. Institutional
affiliation: Indiana University. Education:
B.A. (1989) University of Rochester. Research
specialties: ethnohistory, museum anthropology,
American Indian art. Language and literacy.
Staff sponsor: Candace Greene. Science Unit:
Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 3-Aug-04
to 2-Aug-05
BURNHAM,
Robyn. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of Michigan. Education:
B.S. (1980) University of California, Berkeley;
M.S. (1983) University of Washington; Ph.D.
(1987) University of Washington. Research
specialties: conservation status of neotropical
lianas; corridors and preserves as biodiversity
banks; population biology, biogeography, and
systematics of neotropical lianas. Staff sponsor:
Scott Wing. Science Unit: Department
of Paleobiology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
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. Institutional
affiliation: George Washington University.
Education: B.S. (1968) Brooklyn College; M.S.
(1972) University of Massachusetts; Ph.D.
(1974) University of Massachusetts. Research
specialties: South American freshwater fishes.
Staff sponsor: Stanley Weitzman. Science Unit:
Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Fishes
Division. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
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. Institutional
affiliation: Universidad Nacional Autonoma
de Mexico. Education: 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 L. Merrill.
Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 8-Apr-04
to 8-Apr-07
CADLE,
John E. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Chicago Zoological Society. Education:
B.S. (1975) University of Georgia; Ph.D. (1982)
University of California at Berkeley. Research
specialties: systematics, phylogeny, natural
history, and conservation of tropical amphibians
and reptiles, with a focus on the Neotropics
and Madagascar. Staff sponsor: Kevin de Queiroz.
Science Unit: Department
of Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians
and Reptiles Division. Appointment term:
15-Nov-04 to 14-Nov-07
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. Institutional
affiliation: University of Maryland. Education:
B.S. (1985) Universidade Santa Ursula; M.S.
(1985) Universidade Federal do Parana; Ph.D.
(1992) Universidade Estadual de Campinas.
Research specialties: insect ecology and biostatistics.
Staff sponsor: John Burns. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 5-Mar-04
to 5-Mar-07
CAMP,
David K. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Seminole, FL. Education:
B.S. (1967) Mercer University; Research specialties:
systematics of decapod and stomatopod crustaceans,
with special emphasis on the fauna of the
southeastern U. S. and the Gulf of Mexico.
Staff sponsor: Rafael Lemaitre. Science Unit:
Department
of Zoology, Invertebrate
Zoology Section. Appointment term: 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.
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. Adjunct Scientist. Institutional
affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
Research Service. Education: B.A. (1962) University
of Michigan; M.S. (1963) University of Michigan;
Ph.D. (1968) University of Michigan. Research
specialties: parasitic Hymenoptera, principally
the family Ichneumonidae, subfamily Campopleginae.
Staff sponsor: Chair, Entomology. Science
Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-09
CARPENTER,
Kent E. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Old Dominion University. Education:
B.S. (1975) Florida Institute of Technology;
Ph.D. (1985) Univeristy of Hawaii. Research
specialties: classification and biology of
marine fishes. Staff sponsor: Victor G. Springer.
Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Fishes
Division. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
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 del Rosario. Visiting Student. Working
with Kevin deQueiroz. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Amphibians
and Reptiles Division.14-Aug-03 to 31-May-07.
CASTANZO,
Ronard. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Bowie, MD. Education: B.S.
(1988) University of Scranton; M.S. (1991)
Villanova; M.A. (1994) Pennsylvania State
University; Ph.D. (2002) Pennsylvanis State
University. Research specialties: evolution
of prehispanic Mesoamerican economic and political
systems; development of agriculture; settlement
system analysis; GIS; instrumental neutron
activation analysis. Staff sponsor: Ronald
L. Bishop. Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
tp 14-Nov-05
CASTRO,
Jonathan M. Associate Curator. B.S. (1993)
Humboldt State University; Ph.D. (1999) University
of Oregon. Research specialties: volcanology;
crystallization history of magma. Science
Unit: Department
of Mineral Sciences. Science Unit: Department
of Mineral Sciences.
CASTRO,
Ricardo M. C. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo,
Brazil. Education: B.S. (1977) Universidade
Federal do Rio de Janeiro; M.S. (1984) Universidade
de São Paulo; Ph.D. (1990) Universidade
de São Paulo. Research specialties:
systematics, evolution, and ecology of South
American freshwater 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. Appointment term: 21-Aug-03
to 20-Aug-06
CAUSEY,
Douglas. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Harvard University. Education:
B.A. (1974) University of California, Irvine;
M.S. (1977) University of California, Irvine;
M.S. (1980) University of AZ; Ph.D. (1982)
Harvard University. Research specialties:
archaeological/paleoecological/biogeographical
in Western Aleutian Islands. Staff sponsor:
William W. Fitzhugh. Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
CHAN,
Raymund. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of Hawaii, Manoa.
Education: B.S. (1989) National University
of Sihgapore; M.S. (1994) University of New
Mexico; Ph.D. (2000) University of California,
Berkeley. Research specialties: plant molecular
systematics; use of molecular tools and cladistics
to test hypotheses involving the phylogeny
and evolution of plants; plant morphology.
Staff sponsor: Vicki Funk. Science Unit: Department
of Botany. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
CHAO,
Ning Labbish. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Conservation International. Education:
B.S. (1968) Tunghai University, Taiwan; M.S.
(1992) Northeastern University; Ph.D. (1976)
College of William and Mary. Research specialties:
Amazonian fish diversity and ecosystems. Staff
sponsor: Lynne R. Parenti. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Fishes
Division. Appointment term: 14-Apr-03
to 13-Apr-06
CHAVARRIA,
Gabriela. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Defenders of Willdlife. Education:
B.S. (1990) Universidad Automnoma de Mexico;
M.A. (1993) Harvard University; Ph.D. (1996)
Harvard University. Research specialties:
bumblebee systematics, pollination, invasive
species, animal conservation policy. Staff
sponsor: Ted Schultz. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 6-Jan-03
to 5-Jan-06
CHEETHAM,
Alan. H. Research Paleobiologist Emeritus.
B.S. (1950) New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology; M.S. (1952) Louisiana State
University; Ph.D. (1959) Columbia University.
Research specialties: cheilostome Bryozoa,
especially the Caribbean Neogene; multivariate
morphometrics; application of quantitative
methods to functional morphology, biomechanics,
and evolutionary patterns. Science Unit: Department
of Paleobiology.
CHESSER,
Robert. Adjunct Scientist. Patuxent Wildlife
Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey. B.A.
Georgia State University; Ph.D. (1995) Louisiana
State University. Research specialties: North
American birds; seasonal distribution of South
American austral migrant birds; biogeography
and systematics of birds; modern molecular
and cladistic techniques for reconstruction
of phylogeny, character evolution, and biogeographic
history. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Birds
Division. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-09
CHILDS,
S. Terry. Collaborator. Institutional
affiliation: National Park Service. Education:
A.B. (1976) Brown University; M.A. (1980)
Boston University; Ph.D. (1986) Boston Unversity.
Research specialties: Africa; African Iron
Age; Northeastern U.S. prehistory; anthropological
archaeology; complex societies; ethnoarchaeology;
anthropology of technology; symbolism; anthropology
of art; gender and technology; oral tradition;
technology transfer. Staff sponsor: Mary Jo
Arnoldi. Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 12-Jul-04
to 11-Jun-05
CLAPHAM,
Phillip J. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
Education: B.A. (1977) University of London;
Ph.D. (1993) University of Aberdeen. Research
specialties: marine mammals; large whales.
Staff sponsor: James G. Mead. Science Unit:
Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Mammals
Division. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
CLARK,
James M. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: George Washington University.
Education: B.S. (1978( University of California,
Berkeley; M.S. (1985) University of California,
Berkeley; Ph.D. (1986) University of Chicago.
Research specialties: fossil vertebrates;
hominid paleobiology; morphological systematics.
Staff sponsor: Matthew Carrano. Science Unit:
Department
of Paleobiology. Appointment term: 13-Apr-04
to 13-Apr-07
CLARK,
John. Fellow. Working with Liz Zimmer.
Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
CLARK,
John L. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Education: B.S. (1993)
University of Vermont; Ph.D. (2004) George
Washington University. Research specialties:
Gesneriaceae. Staff sponsor: Laurence E. Skog
and Vicki Funk. Science Unit: Department
of Botany. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
CLARKE,
H. David. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of North Carolina.
Education: B.S. (1985) University of Wisconsin,
Madison; M.S. (1989) University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D. (1995) University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Research specialties:
systematic and evolutionary studies of the
Fabaceae. Staff sponsor: Vicki Funk. Science
Unit: Department
of Botany. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07
CLEMENTZ,
Mark. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort
Pierce. Education: B.S. (1996) University
of Missouri; Ph.D. (2002) University of California,
Santa Cruz. Research specialties: feeding
ecology of manatees. Staff sponsor: Valerie
Paul. Science Unit: Smithsonian
Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Appointment
term: 2-Mar-04 to 2-Mar-07
CLEMENTZ,
Mark. Fellow. University of California,
Santa Cruz Project: Seasonal Variations in
Florida Manatee Habitat and Foraging Preferences
Recorded in Cholesterol Values. 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.
CODY,
Jennine H. Collaborator. Institutional
affiliation: National Science Foundation.
Education: B.A. (1989) University of Virginia;
M.S. (2001) University of Maryland. Research
specialties: aquaculture and fish physiology
and reproduction. Staff sponsor: Lynne R.
Parenti. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Fishes
Division. Appointment term: 22-Jun-04
to 21-Jun-05
COLE,
Kathleen Sabina. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of Louisiana. Education:
B.S. (1973) University of Western Ontario;
M.S. (1976) University of Guelph; Ph.D. (1982)
University of Alberta. Research specialties:
reproducrive biology and behavior of fishes;
temporal patterns of spawning and hatching
and field estimates of reproductive success
in egg-guarding fishes. Staff sponsor: Lynne
R. Parenti. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Fishes
Division. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
COLLETTE,
Bruce B. Adjunct Scientist. Institutional
affiliation: NOAA, National Marine Fisheries
Service Systematics Laboratory. Education:
B.S. (1956) Cornell University; Ph.D. (1960)
Cornell University. Research specialties:
systematics, evolution, zoogeography, and
biology of marine fishes, especially Scombroidei,
Beloniformes, and Batrachoididae. Staff sponsor:
Chair, Zoology. Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Fishes
Division. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-09
COLLINS,
Allen G. Adjunct Scientist. Institutional
affiliation: NOAA, National Marine Fisheries
Service Systematics Laboratory. Education:
B.A. (1987) Amherst College; Ph.D. (1999)
University of California, Berkeley. Research
specialties: systematics and evolution of
sponges, cnidarians, and other early diverging
metazoan groups Staff sponsor: Chair, Zoology.
Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Invertebrate
Zoology Section. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-09
COLLINS,
Jennifer. A. Collaborator. Institutional
affiliation: None. Alexandria, VA. Education:
B.S. (1993) University of California, Davis;
M.A. (2004) National University. Research
specialties: medusae; development of science
curricula. Staff sponsor: Jon Norenburg. Science
Unit: Department
of Zoology, Invertebrate
Zoology Section. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
CONSTANTINO,
Paul Student. Institutional affiliation:
George Washington University. Education: B.A.
(1992) Saint Michael's College; M.A. (2001)
Florida Atlantic University. Research specialties:
ecomorphology of masticatory hypertrophy in
primates. Staff sponsor: Richard Potts. Science
Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
COOK,
Anita G. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Education: Research specialties:
Staff sponsor: Betty Meggers. Science Unit:
Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 22-Oct-03
to 21-Oct-06
COPELAND,
Robert. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Bethesda, MD. Education:
Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Scott
Miller. Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 6-Jan-03
to 5-Jan-06
CORRIGAN,
Catherine M. Visiting Scientist. Case
Western Reserve University. Ungrouped Iron
Meteorites. Working with Timothy J. McCoy.
Science Unit: Department
of Mineral Sciences. 21-Jul-03 to 20-Jul-05.
COURTNEY,
Gregory W. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Iowa State University. Education:
B.S. (1982) Oregon State University; Ph.D.
(1989) University of Alberta. Research specialties:
insect systematics; aquatic entomology; insect
biodiversity. Staff sponsor: Wayne Mathis.
Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
CRANDALL,
Frank. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: Turkey Run Research Institute.
Education: B.A. (1959) University of California,
Berkeley. Research specialties: taxonomy,
systematics, and phylogeneic analysis of the
phylum Nemeretea. Staff sponsor: Jon Norenburg.
Science Unit: Department
of Zoology, Invertebrate
Zoology Section. Appointment term: 29-Jun-04
to 28-Jun-07
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.
CROWN,
Patricia Louise. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of New Mexico. Education:
A.B. (1974) University of Pennsylvania; M.A.
(1976) University of Arizona; Ph.D. (1981)
University of Arizona. Research specialties:
ceramic analysis; ceramics of the Southwestern
US; archaeology of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.
Staff sponsor: Melinda Zeder. Science Unit:
Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
CRUZ,
Felix Benjamin. Collaborator. Institutional
affiliation: Universidad Nacional del Comahue,
Argentina. Education: B.S. (1988) Universidad
de Mar del Plata; Ph.D. (1996) Universidad
Nacional de Tucuman. Research specialties:
ecology of neotropical lizards. Staff sponsor:
Kevin de Queiroz. Science Unit: Department
of Vertebrate Zoology Section, Amphibians
and Reptiles Division. Appointment term:
22-Apr-04 to 21-Apr-07
CULVER,
Stephen J. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: East Carolina University. Education:
B.S. (1973) University of Wales; Ph.D. (1976)
University of Wales. Research specialties:
biodiversity of foraminifers. Staff sponsor:
Martin A. Buzas. Science Unit: Department
of Paleobiology. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
CURRIE,
Cameron Robert. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: University of Kansas. Education:
Research specialties: Staff sponsor: Ted Schultz.
Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 5-Nov-03
to 4-Nov-06
CUTLER,
Alan H. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. Washington, DC. Education:
B.A. (1975) Carleton College; M.S. (1977)
University of Rochester; Ph.D. (1991) University
of Arizona. Research specialties: vertebrate
taphonomy and paleobiology. Staff sponsor:
Anna K. Behrensmeyer and Ian G. Macintyre.
Science Unit: Department
of Paleobiology. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
DALGLEISH,
Robert C. Research Associate. Institutional
affiliation: None. San Diego, CA. Education:
B.S. (1962) San Diego State University Ph.D.
(1967) Cornell University. Research specialties:
ectoparasites. Staff sponsor: Ted Schultz.
Science Unit: Department
of Entomology. Appointment term: 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
LEON, Greta Collaborator. Institutional
affiliation: Mexico-North Research Network.
Education: B.A. (1995) Instituto de Cultura
Superior, Mexico. Research specialties: Latin
American and European art history. Staff sponsor:
William L. Merrill. Science Unit: Department
of Anthropology. Appointment term: 15-Jan-05
to 14-Nov-07 .
DE
PINNA, Mario C.C. Research Associate.
Institutional affiliation: Museu de Zoologia
da Universidade Sao Paulo. Education: B.S.
(1988) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro;
Ph.D. (?) City University of New York. Research
specialties: systematics and evolution of
catfishes, herrings, and anchovies (orders
Siluriformes and Clupeiformes); studies of
higher-level relationships of bony fishes.
Staff sponsor: Richard P. Vari. Science Unit:
Department
of Zoology, Vertebrate
Zoology Section, Fishes
Division. Appointment term: 15-Nov-04
to 14-Nov-07
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.
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.
DE
SA, Rafael Omar. Research Associate. Instituti
