Research Staff
Department Personnel Directory (pdf)Departmental Committee Assignments (pdf)
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Lauren Baur

Program Manager, Sevilleta LTER
- Email:
- lbaur@unm.edu
- Office:
- CERIA 308
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Facilities , Research
Sara Brant

Senior Collection Manager, Division of Parasites, Museum of Southwestern Biology
Research Assistant Professor
- Email:
- sbrant@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-8171
- Office:
- CERIA 105, Castetter Hall 2480
Duty Area/s:
Accounting , Administration , Facilities , IT , Research
Specific Duties:
- Manages and cares for the parasite collection at MSB
- Staff and student management
Renée F. Brown
Information Manager, McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
Director of Technology, Sevilleta Field Station
- She/her
- Email:
- rfbrown@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research
Mariel Campbell

Collection Manager, Division of Genomic Resources, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- She/her
- Email:
- campmlc@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-7808
- Office:
- CERIA 326
Duty Area/s:
Accounting , Administration , Facilities , IT , Research
Specific Duties:
- Manages the frozen tissue and DNA natural history genomics collection at MSB in support of research and education
Yvonne Chauvin

Senior Research Tech, Natural Heritage NM
- Email:
- chauvin@unm.edu
- Office:
- MARN 220
Duty Area/s:
Research
Emily S. DeArmon
Collection Manager, Division of Fishes, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- esdearmon@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Facilities , Research
Specific Duties:
- Managing and caring for the Southwestern US fishes collection at MSB
Jonathan Dunnum

Senior Collection Manager, Division of Mammals, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- jldunnum@unm.edu
- Office:
- CERIA 248
Duty Area/s:
Research
Kim Eichorst
Research Lecturer III
Co-Director BEMP
- Email:
- kimde@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 184
Duty Area/s:
Research , Teaching/Student Support
J. Tomasz Giermakowski

Senior Collections Manager, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- tomas@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-5130
- Office:
- CERIA 140
Duty Area/s:
Accounting , Facilities , IT , Research
Specific Duties:
- Manages and cares for the amphibian and reptile collection at MSB
- Maintains the liquid nitrogen production system at MSB
Marissa Goodwin
Research Scientist III
Hurteau Lab
- Email:
- migoodwin@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 161
Duty Area/s:
Research
Kristofer Hall
Network Analyst III, Sevilleta LTER
- Email:
- khall001@unm.edu
- Office:
- CERIA 310
Duty Area/s:
Research
Alesia Hallmark
Operations Manager, Sevilleta Field Station
- Email:
- alesiahallmark@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Facilities , Research
Jennifer Hathaway

Research Scientist I
Northup Lab
- Email:
- jim@unm.edu
- Office:
- MARN 238
Duty Area/s:
Research
Rachel Hennegan

Research Tech/Life Sciences
Takacs-Vesbach Lab
- Email:
- rhennegan@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research
Amy Jankowski
Biology Librarian, Centennial Library
- Email:
- ajankowski@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research , Teaching/Student Support
Andy Johnson

Collection Manager, Division of Birds, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- ajohnson@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-1359
- Office:
- CERIA 223
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Manages and cares for the bird collection at the MSB
Jennifer Kavka

Research Administrator, COBRE/CETI
A&S FRSO
- Email:
- jekavka@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 230
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Research
Rebecca Keeshen
Unit Administrator I, NHNM and MSB
- Email:
- rebecca@unm.edu
- Office:
- MARN 121
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Research
Tayli Lam

Manager, Research Administration
- Email:
- tlam@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 277-1794
- Office:
- 167B Castetter Hall
Duty Area/s:
Accounting , Administration
Specific Duties:
- Department Financial Policies
- F&A Distribution Questions
- General Inquiries
- Grant Closeouts
- Journal Voucher (JV) Approvals
- Reimbursement Approvals
- Requisition Approvals
- Unrestricted & Grant Accounting Inquiries
David Lightfoot

Senior Collection Manager, Division of Arthropods, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- dlightfo@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-4225
- Office:
- CERIA 216
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Arthropod research collection management and insect taxonomy and ecology research
Jason Malaney
Biosciences Curator, NM Museum of Natural History
Associate Curator, Mammals Division, MSB
- Email:
- jmalaney@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Research
Elizabeth Milford

Sr. Research Scientist I
Riparian Ecologist
- She/her
- Email:
- emilford@unm.edu
- Phone:
- (505) 277-3822 x227
- Office:
- Marron 220
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Co-PI on multiple riparian research and monitoring projects primarily focused on wetland assessment, riparian vegetation monitoring and vegetation mapping
Wesley Noe

Coordinator, Lecture Demonstration
Greenhouse Facilities Manager
- He/they
- Email:
- wnoe@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Facilities
Richard Norwood

Network Analyst II, Natural Heritage NM
- Email:
- rinorwood@unm.edu
- Office:
- MARN 114
Duty Area/s:
IT , Research
Adrienne Raniszweski
Collections Associate, Division of Mammals, Museum of Southwest Biology
- Email:
- aranis@unm.edu
- Office:
- CERIA 251
Duty Area/s:
Research
Corrie Reasner

Ecological Research Scientist II, Natural Heritage New Mexico
Graduate student, Litvak Lab
- She/her
- Email:
- cdreas88@unm.edu
- Office:
- Marron 211
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Development of the New Mexico Riparian Habitat Map
- Vegetation ecology, species distribution modeling, ecological data management
Emily Reynebeau

Research Scientist
- She/her
- Email:
- ereynebeau@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 479-313-5584
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Manage Vesbach laboratory
- MCM-LTER lab and field research
Angela Salazar
Administrative Assistant III, CETI, Kava
- Email:
- amsalaz@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 2424
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Research
Jordan Sampson
Field Research Tech, Robert Miller Lab
Graduate Student, Kelly Miller Lab
- Email:
- sampsonj@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research
Melissa Sanchez
Senior Research Scientist II
Molecular Biology Facility Manager
- Email:
- melissa2@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-4278
- Office:
- CAST 229
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Research
Amy Urbanovsky

Research Tech, Natural Heritage NM, Museum of Southwest Biology
- Email:
- aurbanovsky@unm.edu
- Office:
- MARN 219
Duty Area/s:
Research
Ernest Valdez
Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS
- Email:
- ernie@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 105
Duty Area/s:
Research
Melissa Villatoro Castaneda

Senior Research Tech
Rudgers Lab
- Email:
- melvc20@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research
Dani Wiley

Research Scientist I
Barrow Lab
- she/her
- Email:
- dwiley7@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 202