Paleontology Staff

Division Chair

Hopkins, Melanie J. Division Chair; Curator-in-Charge, Invertebrate Paleontology, Division of Paleontology

Collection Management

Fernandes, Alexandra Curatorial Associate, Vertebrate Paleontology
Ketchum, Hilary Curatorial Associate, Invertebrate Paleontology

Emeritus Curators

Eldredge, Niles Curator Emeritus, Division of Paleontology
Gaffney, Eugene S. Curator Emeritus, Fossil Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds, Division of Paleontology
Landman, Neil H. Curator Emeritus, Fossil Invertebrates, Division of Paleontology
Maisey, John G. Curator-in-Charge Emeritus, Fossil Fish, Division of Paleontology

Curators

Benson, Roger Macaulay Curator; Curator-in-Charge, Fossil Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds; Curator-in-Charge, Fossil Plants, Division of Paleontology
Evans, Scott D., Assistant Curator, Invertebrate Paleontology, Division of Paleontology
Flynn, John J. Frick Curator of Fossil Mammals, Division of Paleontology
Meng, Jin Curator-in-Charge, Fossil Mammals, Division of Paleontology
Novacek, Michael J. Curator, Division of Paleontology

Postdoctoral Fellows

Herhold, Hollister Postdoctoral Fellow
Jenkins, Xavier Postdoctoral Fellow
Kulik, Zoe Postdoctoral Fellow
Smyth, Rab Postdoctoral Fellow
Yu, Yilun Postdoctoral Fellow

Collections Staff

Clark, Kiana Archivist
Daly, Peter Museum Specialist; Fossil Invertebrates loans, visitors, inquiries
Galkin, Judy Administrative Secretary; co-ordinates visitors for the Fossil Mammal collection
Gishlick, Alana Senior Museum Specialist; Fossil Fish loans, visitors, inquiries; Fossil Mammal loans
Lopez-Guzman, Mirielle Museum Specialist
Mehling, Carl M. Senior Museum Specialist; Fossil Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds loans, visitors, inquiries; Fossil Plants loans, visitors, inquiries
Naunton, Maya Project Archivist

Preparators

Lee, Verne Senior Preparator
Rashkova, Anastasia Senior Museum Specialist
Szafron, Barbara Preparator
Sato, Tetsuya (Ted) Preparator

Research Assistants

Artists

Ellison, Mick Senior Principal Artist
Wong, Nicole M. Senior Museum Specialist

Resident Research Associates

Bell, Susan K. Resident Research Associate
Calamari, Zachary Resident Research Associate
Delson, Eric Resident Research Associate
Harcourt-Smith, William Resident Research Associate
Lane, Jennifer Resident Research Associate
Minjin, Bolortsetseg Resident Research Associate
O'Leary, Maureen Resident Research Associate
Watanabe, Akinobu (Aki) Resident Research Associate

Graduate Students

Baird, Nicolas Charles PhD Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School
Duerr, Lily PhD Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School
Goodchild, Owen PhD Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School
Olaru, Andreia, PhD Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School

Associates

Bai, Bin Research Associate
Balanoff, Amy Research Associate
Barord, Gregory Research Associate
Bever, Gabe Research Associate
Bicknell, Russell Research Associate
Bishop, Gale Research Associate
Brinkman, Paul Field Associate
Bronson, Allison Research Associate
Clark, James Research Associate
Clarke, Julia A. Research Associate
Carvalho, Gloria Research Associate
Chang, Meeman Research Associate
Chapelle, Kimberley Research Associate
Chen, Jianye Research Associate
Chester, Stephen G. B. Research Associate
Choiniere, Jonah Research Associate
Cochran, J. Kirk Research Associate
Cole, Selina Research Associate
Croft, Darin A. Research Associate
Davidson, Amy Research Associate
Dingus, Lowell W. Research Associate
Erickson, Gregory M. Research Associate
Feldman, Howard R. Research Associate
Flynn, Lawrence J. Research Associate
Formoso, Kiersten Research Associate
Forster, Catherine Ann Research Associate
Fostowicz-Frelik, Lucja Research Associate
Friedman, Matt Research Associate
Geisler, Jonathan Research Associate
Gignac, Paul Research Associate
Gilbert, Chris Research Associate
Gold, Maria Eugenia Research Associate
Griffin, Christopher T. Research Associate
Grohe, Camille Research Associate
Hahn, In-Hei Research Associate
Hussaini, Bushra Associate
Holbrook, Luke Research Associate
Hunt, Robert M. Research Associate
Jackson, Jeremy Research Associate
Kellner, Alexander Research Associate
Kraatz, Brian P. Research Associate
Krause, David Research Associate
Kruta, Isabelle Research Associate
Lamsdell, James Research Associate
Liu, Juan Research Associate
Lopez-Torres, Sergi Research Associate
Macrini, Thomas E. Research Associate
Makovicky, Peter Research Associate
Mao, Fang-Yuan Research Associate
Mapes, Royal Research Associate
Mihlbachler, Matthew C. Research Associate
Napoli, James Research Associate
Nesbitt, Sterling J. Research Associate
Nikolic, Mark Research Associate
Ni, Xijun Research Associate
O'Connor, Jing-Mai Research Associate
Olsen, Paul E. Research Associate
Pierce, Stephanie E. Research Associate
Pol, Diego Research Associate
Polizzotto, Kristen Research Associate
Quinn, Stephen Associate
Rougier, Guillermo W. Research Associate
Salas-Gismondi, Rodolfo Research Associate
Secher, Andy Field Associate
Sessa, Jocelyn Research Associate
Shockey, Bruce Research Associate
Shugar, Marty Field Associate
Solounias, Nikos Research Associate
Spaulding, Michelle Research Associate
Stokes, Philip Research Associate
Summers, Jodi Field Associate
Şuteu, Călin Research Associate
Tajika, Amane Research Associate
Tejada, Julia Research Associate
Tschopp, Emanuel Research Associate
Tseng, Jack Research Associate
Tsogtbaatar, Khishigjav Research Associate
Turner, Alan Research Associate
Vargas-Parra, Ernesto Research Associate
Wang, Xiaoming Research Associate
Whalen, Christopher Research Associate
Wimberly, Alexa Postdoctoral Fellow
Woodburne, Michael O. Research Associate
Woodruff, Cary Research Associate
Wright, David Research Associate
Wyss, Andre R. Research Associate
Yi, Hong Yu Research Associate
Yondon, Khand Research Associate
Zietlow, Amelia Research Associate
Zorigt, Badamkhatan Research Associate