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Heath J. Garner
Curator of Collections
M.A.,
Museum Science, Texas Tech University
B.S., Anthropology, University of Houston I facilitate
the daily operations of the NSRL’s collections. My duties
include specimen processing, cataloging, and tracking, loan processing,
student worker and volunteer training and supervision, documentation
keeping, and collections preventative conservation. My interests
are directed toward all aspects of natural history collection
curation, data management, and the changing technologies in museum
collections. I have been with NSRL since June of 2000.
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James C. Cokendolpher
Assistant Curator and Research Scientist, Invertebrates Collection
Graduate Studies, Systematics,Texas Tech Univ., 1978-1980
M.S., Biology,
Midwestern State Univ., 1978
B.S., Biology,
Midwestern State Univ., 1976
A.A.S., Chemical Technology, Midwestern State Univ., 1976
My
training as a biologist covers both invertebrates and vertebrates
as well as botany. I am a world authority on two orders of arachnids
and have published papers and books on a variety of arthropods,
protozoa, vertebrates, and plants.
My interests are broad and therefore my publications have dealt with a variety
of topics: archaeology, behavior, conservation, documentation, ecology, exocrine
gland chemistry, faunal surveys, history of arachnology, karyology, morphology,
natural history, paleontology, parasitology, pathology, phylogenetics, physiology,
pollenation, speleology, taxonomy, ultrastructure, human and veterinary medicine.
Although, I am
most interested in arachnid taxonomy and museum collections, I have
keen interests in biospeleology and insect plant interactions:
especially those of the carnivious plants and orchids. I am
also very interested in the ex situ breeding of endangered
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Lisa Bradley
Research Associate
B.S. Wildlife Science, West Virginia University, 1984
M.S. Wildlife
Science, Texas A & M University, 1987
My primary duty is the preparation of manuscripts for publication
in the Museum series Occasional Papers, Special
Publications, and Museology. I am responsible
for communicating with authors and the Editor through the review
and revision process, copy editing, proofreading, and final layout
and design. I also assist in the writing and editing of
scientific articles published by NSRL staff, and in the preparation
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Kathy MacDonald
Curatorial Assistant, Genetic Resources
Collection and GIS Projects
Ph.D.
student, Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University
M.A., Museum Science, Texas Tech University
B.S., Biology,
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
B.S., Mathematics, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
My research
interests focus on
the
behavior and management of captive animals, particularly stereotypic
behavior in captive carnivores. I am also interested in the registration
and management of zoological and natural history collections.
Finally, I have a growing interest in the use of GIS for collection
management purposes. My primary
duties at the NSRL include management of the genetic resources
collection and its inventory and reorganization project as
well as supervising students and volunteers assisting with
the project. In addition, I am involved with web design. Secondary
duties include assisting with loan preparation, specimen tracking
in the collection, and data management.
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Juan Pablo Carrera E.
Curatorial Assistant, Mammal Collection
M.A.
candidate, Museum Science, Texas Tech University
B.
S., Biology, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador,
2003.
juan.p.carrera@ttu.edu
My research
interests include Zoology and Museum Sciences. In the zoological
field my research is focused mainly on the natural history, biogeography
and systematics of the Neotropical mammals, particularly bats.
In the Museum, my current research involves the collection management,
database management, education, and preservation of natural history
specimens. Currently,
I am involved in some projects that combine the laboratory and
the museum, including the systematics and distribution of some
genus of Neotropical bats, the organization of the vital tissue
collection, and the curation and organization of the mammal collection
at the NSRL.
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M. Raquel Marchán
R.
Curatorial Assistant, Mammal Collection
Dermested Technician, Mammal Collection
raquel.marchan@ttu.edu
M.A. candidate,
Department of Biology, Texas Tech University
B. S., Biology, Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Ecuador, 2006.
Associate Researcher Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Ecuador
My main interest is the morphology of mammals.
My current research is focused in elucidating the taxonomic
status of some species of Neotropical bats, particularly members
of the Artibeus genus.
Using morphometric techniques I analyze the cranial structure
to obtain further insight into the subtle morphological differences
between species and to clarify intrageneric relationships. Additionally,
I carry out biogeographic studies to model species’ geographic
ranges using Geographic Information Systems.
At the Museum, my
research involves the curation, data management and organization
of the mammal collection at the NSRL. My most recent work included
the updating of the database taxonomy according to the last
edition of Mammal Species of the World (Wilson and Reeder 2005).
Currently we are in the process of implementing the database
changes into the collection. Additionally, I am the dermested
technician and the responsible for tracking and cleaning the
specimens.
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Mary E. Belden
Graduate Assistant, Invertebrate Collection
M.A., Student, Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language,
Texas Tech University
B.A., Spanish, Sociology, Education, South Dakota State University
I assist in
the daily operations of the NSRL’s invertebrate
collections. My duties include the monitoring for integrated
pest management within the NSRL, and the preparation, cataloguing,
and recording of specimens for the invertebrate collection. I
am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Bilingual Education
and English as a Second Language. My interests include many
different aspects of the invertebrate and mammal collections at
NSRL.
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