Curators

Karen Chin
Dr. Karen Chin
Professor of Geological Sciences • Curator of Paleontology
Jaelyn Eberle
Dr. Jaelyn Eberle
Professor of Geological Sciences • Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
Patrick Kociolek
Dr. J. Patrick Kociolek
Professor of EBIO • Curator of Diatoms
Jingchun Li
Dr. Jingchun Li
Associate Professor of EBIO • Curator of Invertebrates
Erin Manzitto-Tripp
Dr. Erin Manzitto-Tripp
Associate Professor of EBIO • Curator of Botany at COLO Herbarium
Christy McCain
Dr. Christy McCain
Professor of EBIO • Curator of Vertebrates
Dr. Jennifer Shannon
Dr. Jennifer Shannon
Associate Professor of Anthropology • Curator of Cultural Anthropology
Carl SImpson
Dr. Carl Simpson
Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences • Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology
Ryan St Laurent standing next to flowering plants
Dr. Ryan St Laurent
Assistant Professor of EBIO • Curator of Entomology
Dr. Will Taylor
Dr. William T. Taylor
Assistant Professor of Anthropology • Curator of Archaeology

Collections Managers

Emily Braker, Collections Manager of Vertebrate Zoology
Emily Braker
Collections Manager of Vertebrate Zoology
christina cain
Christina Cain
Collections Manager of Anthropology and NAGPRA Coordinator
Amber Horning
Amber Horning
Collections Manager of Botany
Kerrie Iyoob pulling ancient woven basket out of storage cabinet
Kerrie Iyoob
Collections Manager of Anthropology
Talia Karim
Dr. Talia Karim
Collections Manager of Invertebrate Paleontology
Kelly Martin
Kelly Martin
Collections Manager of Invertebrate Zoology
Virginia Scott
Virginia Scott
Collections Manager of Entomology
Jacob Van Veldhuizen
Jacob Van Veldhuizen
Collections Manager of Vertebrate Paleontology

Museum Staff

Nancy J Stevens
Dr. Nancy J. Stevens
Director • Professor of Anthropology
Anthropology
Suzanne Balog
Suzanne Balog
Events and Communications Specialist
Mary Beth Besel
Mary Beth Besel
Accounting Technician
Jennifer Dillon
Jennifer Dillon
Graphic Designer and Media Coordinator
Samantha Eads
Samantha Eads
Visitor Services Coordinator
James Hakala
James Hakala
Senior Educator at University Museum
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Adrian Johnson
Archivist
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Traci McDonald
Museum & Field Studies Graduate Program Administrator
Grace Rychwalski
Grace Rychwalski
Executive Assistant to the Director
Gianna Sullivan
Gianna Sullivan
Science Program Coordinator