Staff

Philip Unitt, Curator, is a specialist in subspecies identification of California birds and author of The San Diego County Bird Atlas, The Birds of San Diego County and editor of Western Birds, the regional journal of ornithology for western North America.

Scott Tremor, Mammalogist, specializes in surveying for and identifying southern California mammals.

Research Associates

Susan Arter, Research Associate, is a specialist in the identification and analysis of animal skeletal remains from archaeological sites.

Dana McLaughlin

Genie Fleming

Paul Schuche

Angelo Soto-Ceteno Research Associates

Mr. William T. Everett

Dr. Eric Mellink, emellink@cicese.mx Ecología de Fauna Silvestre, CICESE Web page: http://www.cicese.mx/~emellink/

Dr. Michael A. Patten

Dr. Amadeo M. Rea

Volunteers

Volunteers in the Birds and Mammals Department assist with many tasks associated with maintaining the extensive collection. This includes specimen preparation, assembling and numbering skeletons, entering records in the Department's database, and checking the collection for pest activity. If you are interested in this or other volunteer opportunities, please complete an  online application . The Director of Volunteers will contact you to schedule an interview or invite you to an orientation.