Research Staff
Filter by Duty Area
Rachael Auer
Research Scientist I
Ecology Technician, Litvak Lab
- she/her
- Email:
- rauer@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-8685
- Office:
- CAST 137
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Conduct and oversee ecology surveys at Dr. Litvak's NMEG sites
Melissa (Missy) Bacigalupa
Research Scientist II
MS Student
- she/her
- Email:
- mbacigalupa@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-980-4598
- Office:
- CERIA 310
Duty Area/s:
Research
Sara Brant
Senior Collections Manager/Research Assistant Professor
- Email:
- sbrant@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-8171
- Office:
- 105 CERIA
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Museum curation
Juan Camacho
Research Scientist II
BEMP
- Email:
- Juancamacho@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research , Teaching/Student Support
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, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- chauvin@unm.edu
- Office:
- MARN 220
Duty Area/s:
Research
Sarah Cherne
Field Research Tech
- Email:
- chernes@unm.edu
- Phone:
- (505) 272-3822
- Office:
- MARN 219
Duty Area/s:
Research
Rodrigo Corona Castaneda
Field Research Assistant
Giermakowski
- Email:
- pollo327@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research
Emily S. DeArmon
Senior Collections Manager, Division of Fishes, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- esdearmon@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-6005
- Office:
- CERIA 136
Duty Area/s:
Facilities , Research
Specific Duties:
- Managing and caring for the Southwestern US fishes collection at MSB
Jonathan Dunnum
Senior Collections Manager, Division of Mammals, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- he/him/él
- Email:
- jldunnum@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-9262
- Office:
- CERIA Bldg 83, room 248
Duty Area/s:
Accounting , Administration , Facilities , IT , Research , Teaching/Student Support
Specific Duties:
- Curation and management of the Division of Mammals
- Field and collection based research on mammals and pathogens
- Student training
Kim Eichorst
Research Lecturer III
BEMP Science Director
- she/her/hers
- Email:
- kimde@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 184
Duty Area/s:
Research , Teaching/Student Support
Harpo Faust
Senior Collections Manager, Herbarium, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- they/them
- Email:
- harpofaust@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-3781
- Office:
- CERIA 252A
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Management and curation of the UNM Herbarium at MSB
- Field and collection based botanical research
- Staff and student training and management
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 , Administration , Facilities , IT , Research , Teaching/Student Support
Specific Duties:
- Manages and cares for the amphibian and reptile collection at MSB
- Maintains the liquid nitrogen production system at MSB
- Field and collection-based research on New Mexico's amphibians and reptiles
- Training of students in specimen collection, preparation, and curation
Kelsey Gilbert
Lab Animal Tech 1
- Email:
- ekgilbert22@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 005
Duty Area/s:
Facilities , Research
Corrie Gonzalez (Reasner)
Sr Research Scientist I
GIS Coordinator, Vegetation Ecologist, NHNM
- she/her
- Email:
- cdreas88@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Species Distribution Modeling
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Vegetation Data Analysis
Jennifer Hathaway
Research Scientist III
Northup Lab
- she/her
- Email:
- jjm@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-0653
- Office:
- CAST 1549
Duty Area/s:
Research
Fatouma Zara Issoufou Kapran
Field Research Tech/Life Sci
- Email:
- fatoumaik01@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research
Amy Jankowski
Biology Librarian, Centennial Library
- she/her
- Email:
- ajankowski@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-1186
- Office:
- Centennial Lib: L166
Duty Area/s:
Research , Teaching/Student Support
Andy Johnson
Senior Collections Manager, Division of Birds, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- ajohnson@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-1359
- Office:
- CERIA 249
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
- Phone:
- 505-277-5508, Fax: 505-277-7234
- Office:
- CAST 230
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Research
Rebecca Keeshen
Unit Administrator I, NHNM and MSB
- Email:
- rebecca@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-3822 Ext. 221
- Office:
- MARN 121
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Research
Amanda Kennedy
Research Scientist I
NHNM
- Email:
- amandak@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-3822 x222
- Office:
- MARN 211
Duty Area/s:
Research
Tayli Lam
Department Administrator, R-3
- Email:
- tlam@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-1794
- Office:
- CAST 178
Duty Area/s:
Administration
Specific Duties:
- Administration
- Finance
- Grant Management
- HR
- General Inquiries
Matt Leister
Research Lecturer II
BEMP Science Director
- he/him
- Email:
- mleister@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 184, Lab: CAST 1524, Field Office: 1526
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
Emerson Martin
Research Scientist
Rudgers Lab
- Email:
- emersonwm@unm.edu
- Office:
- CERIA 323
Duty Area/s:
Research
Teresa Mayfield
Program Specialist, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- jegelewiczt@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Administration
Grace McCartha
Research Scientist I - NHNM
- Email:
- gmccartha@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-3822
- Office:
- MARN 221
Duty Area/s:
Research
Jade McLellan
Research Scientist I
Rudgers Lab
- she/her
- Email:
- jmclellan@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Sevilleta LTER, Long-Term Bee Monitoring Program
Joseph Medley
Research Assistant
Northup Lab
- Email:
- medley@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-0653
- Office:
- MARN 238
Duty Area/s:
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:
- Wetland and Riparian ecology, monitoring, assessment and mapping
Javier Morales Luna
Research Scientist II
Ph.D. Student
- he/him/they
- Email:
- omorales1@unm.edu
- Office:
- CERIA 315
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Supports the maintenance and operation of the Sevilleta LTER’s research infrastructure, sensor networks, dataloggers, and radio communications.
- Conducts research on long-term avian community dynamics and microclimate relationships in Cactus Wrens.
Richard Norwood
Systems/Network Analyst 3
- Email:
- rinorwood@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-3822 Ext. 225
- Office:
- MARN 114
Duty Area/s:
IT , Research
Christopher O'Connor
Research Specialist/Lab
Webster Lab
- they/them
- Email:
- cjoconnor@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 1540
Duty Area/s:
Facilities , Research
Adrienne Raniszewski
Collections Associate, Division of Mammals, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- aranis@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-5369
- Office:
- CERIA 251
Duty Area/s:
Research
Emily Reynebeau
Research Scientist
PhD Student
- She/her
- Email:
- ereynebeau@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 479-313-5584
- Office:
- Castetter 3548
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Lab and field technician in the Takacs-Vesbach lab
Angela Salazar
Administrative Assistant III, CETI, Kava
- Email:
- amsalaz@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-0558
- Office:
- CAST 2424
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Research
Melissa Sanchez
Senior Research Scientist II
Molecular Biology Facility Manager
- Email:
- melissa3@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-4278
- Office:
- CAST 229
Duty Area/s:
Administration , Research
Bryanna Saxton
Technical Lab Coordinator
- she/her
- Email:
- bsaxton@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 261
Duty Area/s:
Research
Megan Strickfaden
Coord, Lecture Demonstration
Greenhouse Manager
- Email:
- mstrickfaden@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Facilities , Teaching/Student Support
Amy Urbanovsky
Research Tech, Natural Heritage NM, Museum of Southwestern Biology
- Email:
- aurbanovsky@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-3822 Ext. 229
- Office:
- MARN 219
Duty Area/s:
Research
Ernest W. Valdez
Research Wildlife Biologist and Science Leader of USGS-NMLFS
- Email:
- ernie@unm.edu
- Phone:
- 505-277-0566
- Office:
- CAST 105
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- Ecology and taxonomy of bats and rodents
- Wildlife and ecosystem conservation
- Diets and feeding ecology of insectivorous bats and birds
- Insect pollinators, ectoparasites, and phenology
Aurelia Valente
PREP Manager
PhD Student
- Email:
- avalente@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 192
Duty Area/s:
Administration
Melissa Villatoro Castaneda
Research Scientist III
Field Crew Leader, SEV LTER
- Email:
- melvc20@unm.edu
Duty Area/s:
Research
Specific Duties:
- SEV LTER Field Crew Leader
Purbendra Yogi
Field Research Tech
Rudgers Lab
- Email:
- yogip@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 251, 265
