Arthropods

Division of Arthropods

open weekdays 8am - 5pm
visitors welcome by appointment
information for visitors

phone: (505) 277-1360
fax: (505) 277-1351
museum administrator


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mailing:
Division of Arthropods
Museum of Southwestern Biology
1 University of New Mexico
MSC03-2020
Albuquerque, NM 87131
shipping:
Division of Arthropods
Museum of Southwestern Biology
302 Yale Blvd NE
CERIA 83, Room 204
Albuquerque, NM 87131
shipping contact: 505-277-1360

Personnel of the Division of Arthropods



Faculty and Staff

Name Title Email Phone
Kelly B. Miller, PhD Curator kbmiller@unm.edu (505) 277-2496
David C. Lightfoot, PhD Senior Collection Manager dlightfo@unm.edu (505) 277-4225




Graduate Student Museum Technicians

Name Title Email
Esther Burton M.S. Candidate, arthropod conservation burtone@unm.edu
Simon Donenski Ph.D. Candidate; arthropod conservation sdoneski@unm.edu
Adalberto Ubinas Ph.D. Candidate; arthropod ecology aubinas@unm.edu
Quinlyn Baine Ph.D. Candidate; plant/insect evolution qbaine@unm.edu
Emily Schmitt Ph.D. Candidate; grasshopper ecology emilygrant@unm.edu
Nicole Lesser On-Call employee, Valles Caldera ant project nlesser@unm.edu
Shelby Showalter Ph.D. Candidate; Valles Caldera spider project sshowalter@unm.edu

 

Undergraduate Museum Technicians

Jillian Grandinetti; Valles Caldera forest restoration, spider study   jgrandinetti1@unm.edu
Linden Harris; Museum Assistant, New Mexico butterflies, Sevilleta LTER bee project   nauticalsalior@unm.edu
Thomas Bulger; Valles Caldera pollinator project, NMRARE project   tbulger@unm.edu
Dewy Devivi; Valles Caldera pollinator project, NMRARE project   drdewster@unm.edu




Volunteers

 
Name
Sharyn Davidson; general collection work
Nicole Roberts; New Mexico butterflies collection
Elliott Gordon; general collection work, revision of the North American wedge-shaped beetles, Ripiphoridae




Division Research Associates and Former Curators

Name Title Affiliation
Manuel Molles, PhD Curator Emeritus University of New Mexico
Julie McIntyre, PhD Research Associate  
Ana Davidson, PhD Research Associate University of New Mexico
Robert Parmenter, PhD Research Associate Valles Caldera National Preserve
Ernest Valdez, PhD Research Associate US Geological Survey
Rachael Alfaro, PhD Research Associate University of New Mexico
Matthew Leister, MS Research Associate  
Sandra L. Brantley, PhD Research Associate University of New Mexico