People

Dominique Brown
Tucker Lab Doris Duke Conservation Scholar

dombrown@umich.edu

John Burch (1929-2021)
Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus

Rachel Cable
Graduate Student Curatorial Assistant (Fall 2024)

cabler@umich.edu 4080 Biological Sciences Building

Paloma Calvin
Graduate Research Assistant

pcalvin@umich.edu

Don Cameron
Adjunct Curator

hdcamero@umich.edu 2176 Angell 734.764.7505

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Reptiles and Amphibians

Kaori Chambers
Ph.D. Student

kskye@umich.edu

Liliana Cortés Ortiz
Research Associate Professor

lcortes@umich.edu 2060 Biological Sciences Building 734.615.9950

Genome Diversity Lab; Museum of Zoology

Hayley Crowell
Lecturer I, EEB Department

hlcrowel@umich.edu

Museum of Zoology; Reptiles and Amphibians

Alison Davis Rabosky
Director, Museum of Zoology; Curator, Division of Reptiles and Amphibians; Associate Professor

ardr@umich.edu 2064 Biological Sciences Building 734.763.8694

Thomas Duda
Professor; Curator, Museum of Zoology

tfduda@umich.edu 2034 Biological Sciences Building 734.764.2358

Fishes; Museum of Zoology

William Fink
Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus

wfink@umich.edu 734.764.9928

Theresa Frasca
EEB Museums Communications Specialist

tfrasca@umich.edu

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Museum of Zoology; Herbarium

Ava Freimark
Undergraduate Research Assistant

avafreim@umich.edu

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Graduate Student; Museum of Zoology

Nepsis García
Graduate Student Curatorial Assistant (Winter 2025)

nepsisgl@umich.edu

Nicté Ordóñez Garza
Research Collection Manager, M‑PABI

nordonez@umich.edu 1067 A Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108 734-615-9596

Staff

Cynthia Giffen
Lecturer

cgiffen@umich.edu 4106 Undergraduate Science Building
734.763.2618

Affiliates; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Cheyenne Graham
Graduate Student Curatorial Assistant

cheyg@umich.edu

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Museum of Zoology; Birds

Matthew Hack
Ph.D. Student

hackm@umich.edu

Samantha Henry
Frontiers M.S. Student

henrysam@umich.edu

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Museum of Zoology

Benjamin Hess
Museum Registrar

bmhess@umich.edu 1081 Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48108-2228 734.764.2432

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Postdoc; Reptiles and Amphibians

Michael Hogan
Postdoctoral Fellow

mphogan@umich.edu

Matthew Holding
Postdoctoral Fellow

venomatt@umich.edu Mary Sue Coleman Hall, Room 5214 765.749.4348

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Affiliates

Hannah-Maria Jacques
Independent Researcher

jacques@umich.edu

Museum of Zoology; Reptiles and Amphibians

Matheus Januário
Ph.D Student

januario@umich.edu

Oliver Keller
Research Museum Collection Specialist, M-PABI

okeller@umich.edu 1010 Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108-2228

Staff

Wonwoong Kim

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Museum of Zoology; Birds

Abby Kimmitt
Postdoctoral Fellow

akimmitt@umich.edu

Katie Kinney
Undergraduate Research Assistant

katiekin@umich.edu

L. Lacey Knowles
Robert B. Payne Collegiate Professor; Curator, Museum of Zoology

knowlesl@umich.edu 2010 Biological Sciences Building 734.763.5603, Lab Phone: 734.763.7943

Fred Kraus
Research Scientist

fkraus@umich.edu

Al Kurta
Research Affiliate

akurta@emich.edu

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Graduate Student; Reptiles and Amphibians

Justin Lee
Ph.D. Student

jlhlee@umich.edu

Taehwan Lee
Mollusk Collections Manager;
Associate Research Scientist

taehwanl@umich.edu Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive
Office 1424 734.764.2398

Fishes; Museum of Zoology

Hernán López-Fernández
Professor, Curator of Fishes

hlopezf@umich.edu 2014 Biological Sciences Building

Min-Xin Luo
Postdoctoral Fellow

mxluo@umich.edu 2020D Biological Sciences Building

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Postdoc; Insects

Haley Martens
Research Lab Tech Sr

hmartens@umich.edu 1304 Research Museums Center, 3600 Varsity Dr Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

John Megahan
Scientific Illustrator

megaj@umich.edu Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive 734.764.0455

UMMZ Office; Museum of Zoology

Talia Moore
Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Institute

taliaym@umich.edu Ford Robotics Building
2505 Hayward St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Affiliates; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Robbin Murrell
Administrative Specialist

murrell@umich.edu 3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108 734.764.0476

UMMZ Office; Museum of Zoology

Philip Myers
Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus

pmyers@umich.edu Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive
Office 1210 7347305343

Ramon Nagesan
Research Laboratory Specialist

rnagesan@umich.edu 1304 Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-2228 734.647.8715

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Collections; Collections Staff; Fishes

Benjamin Nicholas
Collection Manager, Division of Fishes

nicholbe@umich.edu 1230 Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-2228 734.615.5905

Barry OConnor
Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus, Museum of Zoology

bmoc@umich.edu Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive
Room 1014 734.763.4354

Diarmaid Ó Foighil
Professor, Curator

diarmaid@umich.edu 2244 Biological Sciences Building 734.647.2193

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Museum of Zoology; Birds

Teresa Pegan
Postdoctoral Fellow

tmpegan@umich.edu 2020 Biological Sciences Building

Dan Rabosky
Professor; Curator, Museum of Zoology

drabosky@umich.edu 2032 Biological Sciences Building 510.610.9082

Christopher Raxworthy
Adjunct Research Investigator

212.769.5802

Greg Schneider
Collection Manager

ges@umich.edu Research Museum Center
3600 Varsity Drive
Office 1421 734.647.1927

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Reptiles and Amphibians

Tristan Schramer
Ph.D. Student

squamata@umich.edu 2020A Biological Sciences Building

Megan Sporre
Postdoctoral Fellow

masporre@umich.edu 2020D Biological Sciences Building

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Postdoc; Insects

Riley Stanton
Ph.D. Student

stantonr@umich.edu

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Graduate Student; Reptiles and Amphibians

Natasha Stepanova
Ph.D. Student

natastep@umich.edu

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Reptiles and Amphibians

Donald Swiderski
Research Affiliate

dlswider@umich.edu

Yu Kai Tan
Ph.D. Student

tanyukai@umich.edu 2070 Biological Science Building
1105 N. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Microbes, Parasites, and Biodiversity Initiative; Staff

Evie Tanaka
Research Technician

Cody Thompson
Mammal Collection Manager & Associate Research Scientist

cwthomp@umich.edu 1422 Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48108-2228 734.615.2810

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Fishes

Patricia Torres-Pineda
Ph.D. Student

ptorresp@umich.edu BSB 2020 B

Priscilla Tucker
Professor Emeritus,
Curator Emeritus

ptuck@umich.edu 2038 Biological Sciences Building 734.647.3085

Diana Carolina Vergara
Ph.D. Student

vergarad@umich.edu

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Reptiles and Amphibians

Andressa Viol
Ph.D.Student

aviol@umich.edu

Kristen Wacker
Ph.D. Student

kwacker@umich.edu 2020 Biological Sciences Building

Museum of Zoology; Birds

Brian Weeks
Museum Associate & Assistant Professor,
School for Environment and Sustainability

bcweeks@umich.edu Dana Building
440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (614) 216-9266

Museum of Zoology; Birds

Rick White
Research Affiliate

rwhit101@charlotte.edu