Our Staff

Dave Janiger is primarily responsible for responding to marine mammal strandings and curatorial work relating to the museum’s marine mammal collections.

Michelle earned support to work with our Invertebrate Paleontology collections through a National Science Foundation program for postbaccalaureate researchers.

Giar-Ann Kung is one of the Entomology Department's Collections Managers. She is responsible for the care and maintenance of the entomology collection.

Dr. Amber Lincoln is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Archaeology collection and assists with the museum’s responsibilities under Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and California NAGPRA. Amber aspires to support descendent communities as they endeavor to share knowledge of their histories, cultures and material practices.

Dr. Lindsey's research integrates information from past and modern ecosystems to understand how Ice Age animals and environments functioned.

Dr. Bill Ludt is the Assistant Curator of Ichthyology. His research aims to understand how Earth’s history and variation in global climate conditions have influenced the diversity and distribution of fishes on our planet.

Dr. Joel W. (Jody) Martin joined the Natural History Museum in 1988. Dr. Martin is also an adjunct professor at both USC and UCLA, where he occasionally teaches and oversees graduate student research.

Sam leads Vertebrate Paleontology staff in maintaining, enhancing, and caring for NHM's significant vertebrate fossil collection.