Our Staff
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Our Staff
Trina E. Roberts, Ph.D
As Associate Vice President for Collections, Trina works with staff in all departments to improve and advocate for our three museums’ incredible collections.
Shannen L. Robson, Ph.D.
Shannen is a mammalogist from Utah with research interests in small mammals of the Western U.S. and comparative primate life histories. She oversees the care, management, and digitization of the museum's nearly 100,000 specimen mammal collection.
Rodrigo Monjaraz Ruedas, Ph.D.
Rodrigo’s research focuses on evolutionary biology and diversity of short-range endemic arthropods; he is expert in systematics and phylogenetics of the arachnid order Schizomida.
Maeve Secor
Maeve is a Ph.D. student at USC and a graduate student-in-residence in Ornithology, working with Allison Shultz.
Allison J. Shultz, Ph.D.
Allison is an ornithologist who integrates research across evolutionary timescales to gain an understanding of the processes that produce the patterns of biodiversity.
John Sifling
John has assisted the Vertebrate Paleontology department with field, lab, and collections work since 2015.
Nathan Smith, Ph.D.
As the Director of the Dinosaur Institute, Dr. Nathan Smith supervises the Dinosaur Institute staff and conducts paleontological research in support of the Institute's programs.