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:
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:[email protected] | Dr. Piller’s website
Research Interests: Systematics | Evolution | Ecology | Conservation Genetics | eDNA
Phone:+1 (985) 549-2901 | Email: [email protected] | Danielle’s Web Page
Collection Manager – Herpetology
Email: [email protected]
Collection Manager – Ichthyology
Email: [email protected]
Edward G. Schlieder Foundation Professor, Assistant Dean
Email:[email protected] | 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
Instructor of Biological Sciences
Email: [email protected] | 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
Professor of Biological Sciences, Department Head
Email: [email protected] | Dr. Beachy’s website
Research Interests: Life history biology | Amphibian metamorphosis
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Email: [email protected] | Dr. Murray’s Website
Research Interests: Comparative Morphology | Physiological Ecology | Population Ecology | Endocrinology | Sex Determination | Stress Physiology | Reproductive Ecology | Biogeography | Evolutionary Ontology and Philosophy
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Email: [email protected] |Dr. O’Mara’s Wesbite
Research Interests: Social Behavior of Vertebrates | Animal Movement | Natural History | Migration | Immunological Variability
