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Our Staff
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Our Staff
Ethan Kahn
Ethan Kahn (he/him) is a Digitization Technician for the NSF-funded DigIn project.
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.
Amanda Killian
Amanda works on projects in the terrestrial and marine mammal collections.
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.
David Ledesma, Ph.D.
David is a postdoctoral researchers using the fossil record to study the evolution of animals in the Channel Islands.
Kriss Leftwich
Kriss is responsible for the management of the Mineral Sciences collection, including assisting visiting researchers.
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.
Emily Lindsey, Ph.D.
Dr. Lindsey's research integrates information from past and modern ecosystems to understand how Ice Age animals and environments functioned.