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Staff Directory

Anthropology

Duncan Metcalfe, Ph.D.
Chief Curator, Curator of Anthropology
  • 801.587.5741
Michelle Knoll
Anthropology-Assistant Curator of Archaeology
  • 801.581.3876
Glenna Nielsen-Grimm, Ph.D.
Anthropology-Collections Manager
  • 801.587.5746
Anthropology-General Information
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Corrine Springer
Archaeological Center-Range Creek Site Manager
Shannon Arnold Boomgarden
Archaeological Center-Manager
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Mary Anne Sheffield
Anthropology-Collections Assistant
Emlyn Stutz
Anthropology-Collections Assistant
Kathy Kankainen
Anthropology-Lab Specialist
Annie Sager
Anthropology-Assistant Collection Manager
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Botany

Mitchell J. Power, Ph.D.
Botany-Curator
  • 801.581.6520
Ann Kelsey
Botany-Collections Manager
  • 801.587.5745
Danielle Frohn
Botany-Collections Assistant

Entomology

Christy Bills
Entomology-Collections Manager
  • 801.587.7907
John T. (Jack) Longino, PhD
Adjunct Curator--Entomology

Malacology

Christy Bills
Malacology-Collections Manager
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Mineralogy

Dave Richerson
Mineralogy-Collections Manager

Paleontology

Randall Irmis, Ph.D.
Paleontology-Curator
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Mike Getty
Paleontology-Collections Manager
  • 801.581.5578
Deanna Brandau
Paleontology-Graduate Student
Carolyn Levitt
Paleontology-Graduate Student
Joshua Lively
Paleontology-Graduate Student
Scott Sampson, Ph.D.
Paleontology-Adjunct Curator
Jeffrey Eaton, Ph.D.
Paleontology-Research Associate
Terry “Bucky” Gates, Ph.D.
Paleontology-Research Associate
Mark Loewen, Ph.D.
Paleontology-Research Associate
Jim Kirkland, Ph.D.
Paleontology-Research Associate
Lindsay Zanno, Ph.D.
Paleontology-Research Associate

Registrar's Office

Janaki Krishna
Collections Registrar
  • 801.585.7484
Catie Webb
Assistant Registrar, Loans
  • 801.587.5774

Vertebrate Zoology

Eric Rickart, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology-Curator
  • 801.585.7759
Shannen Robson, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology-Collections Manager
  • 801.585.7759
Bill Newmark, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology-Research Associate, in Residence
  • 801.587.5738
Jack Broughton, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology-Adjunct Curator
Sarah Bush, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology-Adjunct Curator
Lois Alexander, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology-Research Associate
Dale Clayton, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology-Adjunct Curator
Colleen Farmer, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology/Paleontology-Adjunct Curator
Lawrence Heaney, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology-Reserach Associate
Duke Rogers, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Zoology-Research Associate
Rebecca Rowe, Ph.D.
Vetebrate Zoology-Research Associate