LMSE Staff and Researchers
Staff
Dr. Daniel Graf
Acting Director
Daniel Graf came to the Academy in 2002, following graduate work at the University of Michigan. He is assistant curator of Malacology, and his primary research interests focus on the diversity and evolution of freshwater mussels.
Anthony Geneva
LMSE Manager
Anthony came to the Academy from Villanova University where studied the phylogeography of New Caledonian gecko species. He continues to collaborate with these colleagues investigating the phylogeny of and hybridization between geckos of the genus Bavayia.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Benjamin Torke
"Diversification studies in the species-rich Neotropical tree genus Swartzia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae)"
Ben comes to the Academy from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo where he studied the systematics and biogeography of the Neotropical tree genus Swartzia. His post-doctoral research is an extension of his dissertation work at Washington University.
Dr. Torke's website can be found at:
web.mac.com/bmtorke/iWeb/benjamintorke/Home.html
ANSP Researchers
Dr. Gary Rosenberg
Vice President, Systematic Biology and Evolution and Curator in Malacology
Dr. John Sullivan
Post Doctoral Fellow, Ichthyology
Dr. Marina Potapova
Assistant Curator, Diatoms
Dr. Rick McCourt
Associate Curator of Botany (currently on leave at the National Science Foundation)
Dr. John Lundberg
Curator, Ichthyology
Jason Wientraub
Collections Manager, Entomology
Dr. Nate Rice
Collections Manager, Ornithology
Research Associates
Dr. Wasila Dahdul: Ichthyology
Dr. Dina Fonseca: Associate Professor, Rutgers University
Dr. Lucinda McDade: Director Rancho Santa Ana, Claremont College
Dr. Scott Mills: Former Gallagher Post Doctoral Fellow, Rotifera
Dr. Linda O'Connor: University of Delaware
Dr. Dennis Uit de Weerd: Former LMSE Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Tom Uzzell: Curator Emeritus, Herpetology
Student Research Associates
Natalie Blake: University of the West Indies
Linda O’Connor: University of Delaware
Amanda Treher: Delaware State University