Two curatorial assistants (Ava J + Rory S) working in the bivalve collection
Sara Klips (OSU Alumna/Volunteer), Evan Schmidt (budding malacologist) and Nate Shoobs (Curator) in the MBD Bivalve Mollusk Range
Personnel
Prof. Marymegan Daly Division Director of Invertebrate Zoology
Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks, Crustaceans & General Invertebrates
Ieva Roznere Science Director – Watters Aquatic Conservation Center, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Trisha Gibson Staff – Watters Aquatic Conservation Center, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Graduate Students
Jesse R. Wallace (PhD Candidate; Co-advisors: Carstens & Daly)
Charlotte Benedict (PhD Candidate; Advisor: Daly)
Alonso Delgado (PhD Candidate; Advisor: Daly)
Isabel Pen (PhD Candidate; Advisor: Daly)
Gabriela Hernandez (Masters Student; Co-advisors: Daly & Roznere)
Research Affiliates
Michael Hoggarth (Mollusks)
Kim Landsbergen (Mollusks)
Roger Thoma (Crustaceans)
Zachary Graham (Crustaceans)
Zachary Loughman (Crustaceans)
Undergraduate Students
Alex R. Phelps, Student Curatorial Assistant (Bivalve Collection, Fall 2024 - present)
Quinton Skelly, Student Curatorial Assistant (Crustacean Collection, Fall 2024 - present)
Anna Gerber, Student Curatorial Assistant (Gastropod Collection, Fall 2024 - present)
Interested in working with us? Email shoobs.1@osu.edu for information.
Volunteers
Sara Klips, Student Curatorial Assistant (2013-2016), volunteer (2016 - present)
Kim Landsbergen
Anthony Sasson, volunteer
Michael Bolton, volunteer
Isabel Ballard, volunteer librarian & archivist (Summer 2021 - present)
Division Alumni
Kaitlin Ulin M.S. Student (Co-advisors: Daly & Roznere)
Mael Glon PhD Student (Co-advisors: Daly & Freudenstein)
Ashley Evans Student Curatorial Assistant (Spring 2024)
Kailee Kretzinger Student Curatorial Assistant (Spring 2024)
Miriam Gibbs, Research Assistant (Winter 2022 - Summer 2022; Fall 2023)
Lael Dabney, Student Curatorial Assistant (Spring - Summer 2023)
Nicholas Mattingly, Student Curatorial Assistant (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)
Ava Johnston, OSU student volunteer (Summer 2021); Student Curatorial Assistant (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022); Collections Management Assistant (Spring 2023)
Rory Schmidt, OSU student volunteer (Summer 2021); Student Curatorial Assistant (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)
Emily Barber, OSU student volunteer (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)
Sylvia Rossi, OSU alumna, volunteer (Summer 2021)
Andrew Plevy, Student Curatorial Assistant (Fall 2022)