Invertebrate Paleontology Curatorial Staff

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Invertebrate Paleontology Curatorial Staff

Photo	Name	Contact Information
	J Ryan Allen Project Manager for Biodiversity Informatics Botany	Email 303-492-3216
	Suzanne Balog Events and Communications Specialist	Email 303-735-7002
	Mary Beth Besel Accounting Technician	Email 303-492-3685
	Dr. M. Deane Bowers Curator Emerita of Entomology	Email
	Emily Braker Collections Manager of Vertebrate Zoology	Email 303-492-8466
	Christina Cain Collections Manager of Anthropology and NAGPRA Coordinator	Email 303-492-2198
	Dr. Karen Chin Professor of Geological Sciences • Curator of Paleontology	Email 303-735-3074
	Dr. Robert Colwell Museum Curator Adjoint of Entomology and Zoology	Email
	Barbara Diehl Museum Advisory Board Member
	Jennifer Dillon Graphic Designer and Media Coordinator	Email
	Samantha Eads Visitor Services Coordinator	Email 303-735-5015
	Dr. Jaelyn Eberle Professor of Geological Sciences • Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology	Email 303-492-8069
	Carol Galluci Museum Advisory Board Member
	Dr. Susan Guinn-Chipman Museum Advisory Board Member
	James Hakala Senior Educator at University Museum	Email
	Judith Halasi Secretary, Museum Advisory Board
	Amber Horning Collections Manager of Botany	Email 303.492.3216
	Kerrie Iyoob Collections Manager of Anthropology	Email 303-735-5948 x55948
	Adrian Johnson Archivist	Email
	Dr. Talia Karim Collections Manager of Invertebrate Paleontology	Email 303-492-0018
	Dr. J. Patrick Kociolek Professor of EBIO • Curator of Diatoms	Email 303-492-6297
	Dr. Stephen Lekson Professor of Anthropology • Curator of Anthropology	Email
	Dr. Jingchun Li Associate Professor of EBIO • Curator of Invertebrates	Email
	Barb Losoff
	Dr. Erin Manzitto-Tripp Associate Professor of EBIO • Curator of Botany at COLO Herbarium	Email
	Kelly Martin Collections Manager of Invertebrate Zoology	Email 303-735-5262
	Dr. Christy McCain Professor of EBIO • Curator of Vertebrates	Email 303-735-1016
	Traci McDonald Museum & Field Studies Graduate Program Administrator	Email 303 492-5437
	Randall Nishiyama
	Robert Pudim Museum Advisory Board Member
	Dr. Joe Romig Museum Advisory Board Member
	Grace Rychwalski Executive Assistant to the Director	Email
	Virginia Scott Collections Manager of Entomology	Email 303-492-6270
	Dr. Jennifer Shannon Associate Professor of Anthropology • Curator of Cultural Anthropology	Email
	Dr. Carl Simpson Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences • Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology	Email 303-735-5323
	Dr. Ryan St Laurent Assistant Professor of EBIO • Curator of Entomology	Email 303-735-2202
	Dr. Nancy J. Stevens Director • Professor of Anthropology Anthropology	Email 303-492-0426
	Gianna Sullivan Science Program Coordinator	Email
	Dr. William T. Taylor Assistant Professor of Anthropology • Curator of Archaeology	Email 303-492-8464
	Jacob Van Veldhuizen Collections Manager of Vertebrate Paleontology	Email 303-492-5211
	Dr. Paola Villa Museum Curator Adjoint of Archaeology	Email 307-321-6249
	Shi-Kuei Wu Emeritus Curator of Invertebrates	Email 303-492-7359