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FLMNH Faculty

Photo of David C. Blackburn, Museum Faculty, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles; Chair of the Department of Natural History

David C. Blackburn

Museum Faculty, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles; Chair of the Department of Natural History

(352) 273-1943

262 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Herpetology, Systematics, Africa

Photo of Jonathan Bloch, Museum Faculty, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology

Jonathan Bloch

Museum Faculty, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology

(352) 273-1938

222 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Vertebrate paleontology

Photo of Nico Cellinese, Museum Faculty, Curator

Nico Cellinese

Museum Faculty, Curator

(352) 273-1979

354 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Flowering plant evolution, systematics, phylogenomics, diversification, biogeography, phylogeography, phyloinformatics.

Pronouns: she/her

Photo of Glaucia Del-Rio, Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of Ornithology

Glaucia Del-Rio

Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of Ornithology

352-273-1968

320 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Avian Speciation, Genomic Architecture, Population Genetics, Systematics, Evo-Devo, Natural History, Spatial Ecology, and Conservation

Photo of Robert Guralnick, Museum Faculty, Preeminent Scholar, Curator of Biodiversity Informatics

Robert Guralnick

Museum Faculty, Preeminent Scholar, Curator of Biodiversity Informatics

(352) 273-1980

358 Dickinson Hall

Research Interests: Biodiversity focusing on spatiotemporal changes in genetic and species diversity

Photo of Douglas Jones, Museum Faculty, Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Director Emeritus

Douglas Jones

Museum Faculty, Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Director Emeritus

(352) 273-1901

291 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Invertebrate paleontology

Photo of Advait Jukar, Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology

Advait Jukar

Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology

218 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Evolution of terrestrial ecosystems, megafaunal extinctions, mammalian and dinosaurian paleoecology, mammalian evolution, biogeography and taxonomy

Lab Website: Jukar Lab

Photo of Akito Kawahara, Museum Faculty, Curator of Lepidoptera; Director of McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity

Akito Kawahara

Museum Faculty, Curator of Lepidoptera; Director of McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity

(352) 273-2018

McGuire Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Phylogenomics, systematics, evolution and behavior of insects

Photo of Michal Kowalewski, Museum Faculty, Professor and Curator

Michal Kowalewski

Museum Faculty, Professor and Curator

(352) 273-1944

Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Paleoecology, taphonomy, geochronology, stratigraphy, quantitative methods, marine ecology, conservation biology, mollusks, brachiopods

Photo of Lucas Majure, Museum Faculty, Associate Curator of the Herbarium

Lucas Majure

Museum Faculty, Associate Curator of the Herbarium

352-273-2102

378 Dickinson Hall

Research Interests: Plant Systematics, reticulate evolution, morphological evolution, biogeography, Flora of the Neotropics

Photo of Steven Manchester, Museum Faculty, Curator of Paleobotany

Steven Manchester

Museum Faculty, Curator of Paleobotany

(352) 273-1935

214 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Plant paleontology

Photo of Jonathan Nations, Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of Mammalogy

Jonathan Nations

Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of Mammalogy

352-392-1721

282 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Evolutionary Ecology, Morphological Evolution, Macroevolution, Biogeography, Community Ecology, Malay Archipelago Mammals

Google Scholar: Jonathan Nations

Photo of Gavin Naylor, Museum Faculty, Curator; Director of Florida Program for Shark Research

Gavin Naylor

Museum Faculty, Curator; Director of Florida Program for Shark Research

352-273-1954

Dickinson Hall

Research Interests: Molecular phylogenetics, Biogeography, Comparative anatomy of sharks and rays

Website: Sharks and Rays

Photo of Gustav Paulay, Museum Faculty, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology

Gustav Paulay

Museum Faculty, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology

(352) 273-1948

278 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Invertebrate evolution & biogeography

Photo of Arthur Porto, Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of AI Biodiversity

Arthur Porto

Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of AI Biodiversity

226 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Biodiversity, Evolution, and Computer Vision

Lab Website: BioVision Lab

Photo of David Reed, Museum Faculty, Interim Director

David Reed

Museum Faculty, Interim Director

(352) 273-1971

350 Dickinson Hall

Research Interests: Mammalogy; Host-parasite coevolution

Photo of Scott Robinson, Museum Faculty, Eminent Scholar & Katharine Ordway Professor of Ecosystem Conservation

Scott Robinson

Museum Faculty, Eminent Scholar & Katharine Ordway Professor of Ecosystem Conservation

(352) 273-1965

305 Dickinson Hall

Research Interests: Conservation biology; Avian ecology

Photo of Vaughn Shirey, Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of Lepidoptera

Vaughn Shirey

Museum Faculty, Assistant Curator of Lepidoptera

Research Interests: Global change ecology of butterflies and moths, data science for natural history collections, archives

Photo of Pam Soltis, Museum Faculty, Distinguished Professor & Curator

Pam Soltis

Museum Faculty, Distinguished Professor & Curator

(352) 273-1964

301 Dickinson Hall

Research Interests: Polyploidy and plant phylogenetics

Photo of Edward Stanley, Museum Faculty, Associate Curator; Director of Digital Imaging Division

Edward Stanley

Museum Faculty, Associate Curator; Director of Digital Imaging Division

352-273-1978

229a Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History

Research Interests: Systematics, Biogeography and Evolution of African reptiles and amphibians, Computed Tomography and Digitizing museum collections.