Staff

Bird Division Contact

Mary Hennen, phone (312) 665-7718, e-mail Mary

Curatorial Staff

Shannon Hackett, The Richard and Jill Chaifetz Associate Curator and Head, Birds

John Bates, Associate Curator

Professional Staff

Thomas Gnoske, Assistant Collections Manager

Mary Hennen, M.Sc., Collections Assistant

David Willard, Ph.D., Emeritus Collections Manager and Adjunct Curator of Birds

Staff Scientists

Jason Weckstein, Ph.D.

Josh Engel, B.Sc.

Holly Lutz, B.Sc.

Heather Skeen, B.Sc.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Michel Valim, Ph.D.

Resident Graduate Students

Nicholas Block

Aaron Savit

Ben Winger

Sidnei de Melo Dantas

Resident Research Associates

Peter Lowther, Ph.D.

Sushma Reddy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Loyola University

High School Interns

Malia Wenny, Illinois Math and Science Academy