Highlights

Research Training Program
SEMI-FINALIST LIST
2002


A total of 193 applications were received for review. Due to computer problems and mail delays the application deadline was extended to Monday 4 February 2002 and the on-line system continued to accept submitted documents until 6:30 a.m. (4 Feb 02).

The Pre-screening Committee completed their review by 6:00 p.m., 4 February 2002. All application folders were reviewed, including incomplete sets. The committee nominated 131 semi-finalists (68%) for forwarding to Scientific Evaluators serving on the Scoring Committee.

The Scoring Committee is composed of seventeen (17) members from the NMNH scientific staff. There are eight review teams with two reviewers per team. Semi-finalists folders were divided randomly into eight review set of 16 or 17 folders per set. Review sets were distributed to Scoring Committee members 5 February 2002. Each semi-finalist will be scored by two different reviewers. Evaluators will complete a 100 point score sheet for all application folders in their set. To equalize scoring, review sets will be normalized. Approximately 40 students will be selected as finalists for review by Scientific Judges serving on the Final Selection Committee.

Statistics: The semi finalist list includes 73% women. The majority of semi finalists are in the Junior year (36%) and most applicants (32%) express an Anthropology focus. The most requested advisor is Rick Potts.

IMPORTANT: This posting of semi-finalist status is not definitive. Due to regular adjustments in review sets, circumstances often dictate a change in status. No applicant should consider themselves completely eliminated from consideration for a position in the RTP until the final status is released and award notices are mailed - 8 March 2002.


Following is the list of 2002 Research Training Program semi-finalists:

  Last Name First Name
  Adcock Megan
  Alcauskas Katherine
  Alcázar Magdalena
  Ali Mariam
  Andersen Laura
  Anderson Michelle
  Arbuckle Nancy
  Baptista Rômulo
  Basiotis Katherine
  Belben Carrie
  Bell Alyssa
  Brady Sharon
  Cadena Rueda Edwin
  Cameron David
  Carvalho Murilo
  Casillo Abigail
  Chamberlain Zoe
  Cisneros-Heredia Diego
  Cleary Michelle
  Conant Sarah
  Cooley Cameron
  Costantino Jessica
  Cummings Sarah
  Curo Aleyda
  Daly Elizabeth
  Davila Jessica
  Doak Erin
  Duffelmeyer Emily
  Edmonds Douglas
  Esposito Rhea
  Faulkner Ella
  Finnearty Jessica
  Frankel Nicolás
  Freeburg Adam
  Frey Margaret
  Gallego Natalia
  Garrett Sarah
  Garson Daniel
  Gilbert Laura
  Glidewell Jennifer
  Gomes Camila
  Gomez Felicia
  Gomez Marcela
  Gomez Silvina
  Green David
  Guerrero Cecilia
  Hack Nicholas
  Hadiaty Renny
  Hales Talela
  Hankins Amie
  Havel Jamaiya
  Hemming Shannon
  Henderson Anna
  Hensinger Krista
  Herschensohn Olivia
  Hodgkins Jamie
  Hohl Amber
  Holden Anne
  Hsu Eric
  Hutchison Leah
  Iriarte Kristen
  Johnston Rachel
  Knapp Michelle
  Kostyria Alexey
  Kurinets Victoria
  Langle Alfonso
  Lee Jimin
  Lehane James
  Lindon Heather
  Loomer Jennifer
  Maccubbin Gwyneth
  Martin-McNaughton Jamie
  Mascarenas Jessica
  Matney Jordan
  May Jennifer
  McCarren Heather
  McDonald Tyliah
  McGuire Jennifer
  Merkel Amanda
  Miller Diane
  Miyamae Juri
  Montalbano Teresa (Teya)
  Mortimer Julie
  Mustard Matthew
  Nelson Stephanie
  Newsom Amanda
  Nowak Michael
  Oceguera-Figueroa Alejandro
  Olson Erik
  Ordoñez Alejandro
  Paustian Megan
  Pezzia Claudia
  Pilko Eric
  Presser Naftali
  Pyenson Nicholas
  Ramjohn David
  Rasch Jennifer
  Ridley Josephia
  Robinson Kimberly
  Ross Matthew
  Royer Danielle
  Rueda Paula
  Runyan Andrea
  Santiago Carmen
  Schaffer Jennifer
  Seebauer Jessica
  Senft Laurel
  Shearer Kirsten
  Shelton Deborah
  Skeeles Angela
  Smith Rick
  Sossa Jeffrey
  Steele Martha
  Stuebner Anne
  Stupec Kathleen
  Svarts Tim
  Thorsen Dean
  Tripp Erin
  Umashankar Rachana
  Urbanová Petra
  Valvo Lisa
  Velez Jorge
  Versieux Leonardo
  Vlahovic Tijana
  Wagner Catherine
  Weyher Anna
  Willson Kelli
  Yau Tien Yin
  Young Frances
  Zika Amanda
  Zuccarelli Micah


Research Training Program
Semi Finalist Statistics
2002

Gender  |  Ethnicity  |  Year in School  |  Citizenship  |  Country
NMNH Discipline  |  US Residence  |  University Attending  |  Requested Avisor



Gender

Not Stated: 3
Male: 33
Female: 95
TOTAL: 131


Ethnicity

Not Stated: 1
Asian American: 4
Black or African American: 5
Hispanic American: 10
Other: 5
TOTAL: 25


Year in School

Freshman: 3
Sophomore: 22
Junior: 47
Non-graduating Senior: 17
Graduating Senior: 35
Graduated: 4
Other: 3
TOTAL: 131


Citizenship

Not Stated: 3
Not US Citizen: 29
US Citizen: 99
TOTAL: 131


Country of Citizenship

United States: 100
Argentina: 2
Brazil: 4
Canada: 3
Colombia: 6
Czech Republic: 1
Ecuador: 1
India: 1
Indonesia: 1
Mexico: 3
Peru: 1
Russia: 1
Serbia: 1
Switzerland: 1
Trinidad and Tobago: 2
United Kingdom: 3
TOTAL: 131


NMNH Discipline

Anthropology: 42
Botany: 11
Entomology: 3
Invertebrate Zoology: 13
Mineral Science & Geology: 14
Paleobiology: 19
Vertebrate Zoology: 29
TOTAL: 131


US State of Residence

Not Stated: 50
California: 4
Colorado: 3
Florida: 3
Georgia: 3
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 3
Iowa: 2
Kansas: 2
Louisiana: 2
Maine: 1
Maryland: 5
Massachusetts: 3
Michigan: 2
Minnesota: 1
Missouri: 1
New Jersey: 2
New York: 6
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 5
Oklahoma: 1
Oregon: 2
Pennsylvania: 4
Puerto Rico: 3
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 10
Utah: 2
Virginia: 4
Washington: 2
Wisconsin: 1
TOTAL: 131


University Attending

Agnes Scott College: 1
Appalachian State University: 1
Arizona State University: 1
Augusta State University: 1
Ball State University: 1
Bennington College: 1
Bethel College: 1
Binghamton University, State
University of New York: 1
Bowling Green State University: 1
Brandeis University: 1
Brandon University: 1
Brigham Young University: 1
Brown University: 1
Bryn Mawr College: 1
Bucknell University: 1
Byrn Mawr College: 1
California State University at Sacramento: 1
California State University, Monterey Bay: 1
College of Charleston: 1
College of William and Mary: 1
College of Wooster: 1
Cornell University: 2
Drew University: 1
Duke University: 2
Eastern Illinois University: 1
Emory University: 1
Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences/Un. B. Aires: 1
Far Eastern State University: 1
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: 1
Franklin and Marshall College: 1
George Mason University: 2
Georgetown University: 1
Gustavus Adolphus College: 1
Hamline University: 1
Harvard College: 1
Hunter College, CUNY: 1
Indiana University: 1
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico: 1
Iowa State University: 1
James Madison University: 1
Juniata College: 1
Knox College: 1
Louisiana State University: 1
Macalester College: 1
Masaryk University in Brno: 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1
Middle Tennessee State University: 1
Mount Holyoke College: 1
Oberlin College: 2
Ohio State University: 1
Ohio Wesleyan University: 1
Pepperdine University: 1
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: 2
Samford University: 1
San Antonio Abad University: 1
Santa Clara University: 1
Skidmore College: 1
Smith College: 1
Southampton College, Long Island University: 1
Southeastern Oklahoma State University: 1
St Mary's College of Maryland: 1
St. Louis University: 1
State University of New York at Geneseo: 3
Swarthmore College: 1
Texas A&M University: 2
The College of William and Mary: 1
The Johns Hopkins University: 1
The Pennsylvania State University: 2
Trinity University: 1
Truman State University: 1
Universidad de Guadalajara: 2
Universidad de Puerto Rico: 1
Universidad del Quindío: 1
Universidad industrial de Santander: 1
Universidad militar Nueva Granada: 1
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico: 1
Universidad Nacional de Colombia: 1
Universidad Nacional de La Plata: 1
Universidad San Francisco de Quito: 1
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: 1
University College London: 1
University of Aberdeen: 1
University of Belgrade: 1
University of British Columbia: 1
University of Chicago: 1
University of Colorado: 1
University of Florida: 3
University of General Soedirman: 1
University of Houston: 1
University of Maryland Eastern Shore: 1
University of Maryland, College Park: 1
University of Massachusetts: 2
University of Michigan: 1
University of Missouri: 1
University of New Mexico: 1
University of North Carolina, Asheville: 1
University of North Texas: 3
University of Oregon: 1
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus: 1
University of Sao Paulo: 2
University of Southern Colorado: 1
University of St Andrews: 1
University of Toronto: 1
University of Utah: 1
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point: 1
Vanderbilt University: 1
Virginia Commonwealth University: 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University: 1
Wake Forest University: 1
Wellesley College: 1
Wesleyan University: 1
Whitman College: 2
William Jewell College: 1
Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capitol: 1
TOTAL: 131


Requested Advisor

Not Stated: 1
Pedro Acevedo: 1
Mary Jo Arnoldi: 2
Carole Baldwin: 1
Anna K. Behrensmeyer: 8
William Billeck: 1
Michael Braun: 3
John Brown: 2
Stephen Cairns: 4
Bruce Collette: 1
Paula DePriest: 1
William DiMichele: 1
Carla Dove: 1
Robert Emry: 3
Douglas Erwin: 1
Robert B. Faden: 2
Kristian Fauchald: 1
Richard Fiske: 3
Mercedes Foster: 2
Bruno Frohlich: 1
Vicki Funk: 2
Alfred Gardner: 1
Ives Goddard: 1
M.G. Harasewych: 1
W. Ronald Heyer: 2
Robert Hoffmann: 1
W. Duane Hope: 1
Brian Huber: 2
G. David Johnson: 1
Adrienne Kaeppler: 3
W. John Kress: 3
Conrad Labandeira: 2
Robert Laughlin: 2
Mark Littler: 1
Stephen Loring: 1
James F. Luhr: 2
Ian Macintyre: 1
Glenn MacPherson: 2
Tim McCoy: 2
Roy McDiarmid: 2
James Mead: 4
William Melson: 2
William Merrill: 1
Donald Ortner: 6
Stephen Ousley: 5
Douglas Owsley: 1
Lynne Parenti: 1
David Pawson: 2
Richard Potts: 10
Clyde Roper: 2
Ted R. Schultz: 1
Bruce Smith: 1
Sorena Sorensen: 1
Victor Springer: 1
Dennis Stanford: 1
William Sturtevant: 1
Paul Taylor: 1
Richard Thorington: 3
Douglas Ubelaker: 2
Gus W. Van Beek: 1
Richard Vari: 2
Michael Vecchione: 1
Ed Vicenzi: 1
Stanley Weitzman: 1
Don Wilson: 3
Scott Wing: 1
Melinda Zeder: 1
Elizabeth Zimmer: 1
TOTAL: 131


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