Museum Personnel

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The Vertebrate Museum at Southeastern Louisiana University is a working scientific museum which relies on grant funding to maintain its collection. Thanks to these funds we have been able to hire and maintain personnel in order to advance our collection in both size and scope. We recently added a Outreach and Education Director - Dr. Liz Marchio - to broaden our reach. Currently, we have the following personnel working at the Museum: 

 

 

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Curator

Dr. Kyle Piller

Curator of Vertebrates, Edward G. Schlieder Foundation Professor of Environmental Studies and Sustainability, and Graduate Coordinator

Phone:+1 (985) 549-2191 | Fax: +1 (985) 549-3851 | Email:kyle.piller@southeastern.edu | Dr. Piller's website

Research Interests: Systematics | Evolution | Ecology | Conservation Genetics | eDNA


 

Danielle Wasserman

Museum Manager and Database Specialist

Ms. Danielle Wasserman

Phone:+1 (985) 549-2901 | Email: danielle.wasserman@selu.edu Danielle's Web Page


 

COLLECTION MANAGERS

 Brittany Maldonado

Brittany Maldonado

Collection Manager – Herpetology

Email: brittany.maldonado@southeastern.edu 

 
Andrew Sherman

Thomas Dodson

Collection Manager – Ichthyology

 Email: thomas.dodson-2@southeastern.edu  


 

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

 

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Brian Crother

Edward G. Schlieder Foundation Professor, Assistant Dean

Email:bcrother@southeastern.edu | Dr. Crother's Google Scholar Page

Research Interests: Evolution from a phylogenetic perspective | Historical Biogeography | Historical Ecology | Patterns of Gene Evolution | Patterns of Species Evolution | Methodology and Philosophy of Phylogenetic Analysis

 

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Clifford Fontenot, Jr.

Instructor of Biological Sciences

Email:cfontenot@southeastern.edu | Dr. Fontenot's recent publications

Research Interests: Behavior, conservation, and evolutionary ecology of amphibians and reptiles | Long-term (2003-present) wetlands snake assemblage study in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin | Evolution of vision in snakes

 

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Christopher Beachy

Professor of Biological Sciences, Department Head

Email:christopher.beachy@southeastern.edu | Dr. Beachy's website

Research Interests: Life history biology | Amphibian metamorphosis

 

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Chris Murray

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Email:cmurray@southeastern.edu | Dr. Murray’s Website

Research Interests: Comparative Morphology | Physiological Ecology | Population Ecology | Endocrinology | Sex Determination | Stress Physiology | Reproductive Ecology | Biogeography | Evolutionary Ontology and Philosophy

 

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Teague O'Mara

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Email: teague.omara@southeastern.edu |Dr. O'Mara's Wesbite

Research Interests: Social Behavior of Vertebrates | Animal Movement | Natural History | Migration | Immunological Variability 


Honorary Personnel

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In Memory of Dr. David Sever

Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences; Notable Community Member and Mentor to Southeastern Biologists