Staff & Research

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Curators

K. Christopher Beard, PhD
Curator and Mary R. Dawson Chair of Vertebrate Paleontology

David S Berman, PhD
Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology

Matthew C. Lamanna, PhD
Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology

Mary R. Dawson, PhD
Curator Emeritus of Vertebrate Paleontology

Research Fellows

Pauline Coster, PhD
Rea Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Anusha Ramdarshan, PhD
Fyssen Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Michelle Spaulding, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow, Sections of Mammals and Vertebrate Paleontology

Preparators

Amy C. Henrici, MS
Collection Manager and Scientific Preparator

Dan Pickering
PaleoLab Manager and Scientific Preparator

Alan Tabrum, MS
Scientific Preparator

Norm Wuerthele
Casts and Molds

Scientific Support Staff

Mark A. Klingler
Scientific Illustrator

Elizabeth Hill
Collection Archivist