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Assistant Collections Manager, Mammalogy

Amanda Killian

Amanda works on projects in the terrestrial and marine mammal collections.

Administrative Assistant, Rancho La Brea

India Kotis

Collections Manager, Entomology

Giar-Ann Kung

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

Postdoctoral Researcher, Herpetology & Anthropology (Archaeology)

David Ledesma, Ph.D.

David is a postdoctoral researchers using the fossil record to study the evolution of animals in the Channel Islands.

Collections Manager, Mineral Sciences

Kriss Leftwich

Kriss is responsible for the management of the Mineral Sciences collection, including assisting visiting researchers.

Associate Curator and Excavation Site Director, Rancho La Brea

Emily Lindsey, Ph.D.

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

Director, Grants & Sponsored Programs

Tracy Lovric

Tracy is responsible for grant and sponsored project administration.

Associate Curator, Ichthyology

Bill Ludt, Ph.D.

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.

Associate Vice President, Research & Curator, Crustacea

Joel W. Martin, Ph.D.

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.

Postdoctoral Researcher, Ornithology

Jenna McCullough, Ph.D.

Jenna is an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow studying bird plumage.