Current Ph.D. Students

The RGGS Ph.D. students are a remarkably accomplished group, regularly earning prestigious awards, prizes, and grants, and securing notable positions upon graduation. They hail from all across the U.S. and from many other countries, and about half are women.

Current RGGS Comparative Biology Students | Current Collaborative Program Students

Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS) Comparative Biology Ph.D. Program students are making important discoveries thanks to new fossil and molecular evidence, cutting-edge technologies, and faculty mentorship. Their analyses have implications for the Tree of Life, biodiversity and conservation, disease prevention and control, and more; and they publish papers in leading academic journals during their enrollment or subsequently based on research from their studies during their dissertation programs. 

Current RGGS Comparative Biology Ph.D. Students

Carr, Emily
Duerr, Lily
Eichert, Anna 
Forcellati, Meghan
Gagler, Dylan 
Garcia, Daniela
Garikipati, Lohitashwa 
Goodchild, Owen 
Hoffman, Jonathan 
Lopez-Anido, Rebecca
Markee, Amanda
Mims, Brianna
Olaru, Andreia
Onsongo, Violet
Popovici, George 
Post, Nicholas
Raubold, Lina
Shin, Yucheol 
Vecino Gazabon, Alessandra
Wang, Alice

Richard Gilder Graduate School Collaborative Programs 

The American Museum of Natural History has a long and distinguished tradition of collaborative Ph.D. programs. The Museum's doctoral and postdoctoral training programs date from 1908 and are the oldest and largest of any science museum.

Our current graduate training partnerships are with Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), New York University, Cornell University, and Stony Brook University. These partnerships include course cross-enrollment agreements (currently with Columbia and CUNY), and service by Museum staff as adjunct faculty for teaching, doctoral student advising, and field and laboratory work.

Collaborative students enroll and register at the home university, and receive their degrees from that university, but study at the American Museum of Natural History with Museum scientists and alongside the RGGS Comparative Biology Ph.D. students. All students in the collaborative programs are members of the Richard Gilder Graduate School community.

Current RGGS Collaborative Program Ph.D. Students

Collaborative Program PhD students who are Richard Gilder Graduate School Graduate Fellows are indicated with (GF). Learn more about our Graduate Student Fellowship program.

Baird, C. Nicolas (GF)  Columbia University (DEES) 
Barragan, Yamaly (GF)  City University of New York (CUNY) (EEB) 
Barrera, Ariel (GF)  City University of New York (CUNY) (Anthropology) 
Cazzaniga, Nicolas (GF)  City University of New York (CUNY) (EEB) 
Gamett, Ellie (GF)  Columbia University (E3B) (NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention)
Garb, Matthew  City University of New York (CUNY) (DEES)
Gonzales, Julia  Columbia University (DEES) 
Hattori, Soichiro (GF)  Columbia University (Astro)
Humphries, Cate (GF)  Columbia University (DEES)
Kho, Phyllis (GF)  Columbia University (DEES) 
Krichilsky, Rin  Columbia University (E3B); NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 
Kwiatkowski, Alexandra (GF)  City University of New York (CUNY) (EEB) 
Masegian, Alexandra (GF)  Columbia University (Astro); NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Montana, Katherine (GF)  City University of New York (CUNY) (EEB) 
Vila-Coury, Vicens (GF)  Columbia University (E3B); NSF Graduate Research Fellowship