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Our Staff

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Our Staff

Digitization Technician, Marine Biodiversity Center (DigIn)

Ethan Kahn

Ethan Kahn (he/him) is a Digitization Technician for the NSF-funded DigIn project.

Curator Emeritus, Mineral Sciences

Anthony R. Kampf, Ph.D.

Dr. Kampf joined the Natural History Museum staff in January 1977, immediately after earning his Ph.D. in mineralogy and crystallography from the University of Chicago.

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.

Collections Manager, Anthropology (Archaeology)

Amber Lincoln, Ph.D.

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.

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

Eva Luc

Eva is responsible for grant and sponsored project administration.