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
Nate Shoobs (Curator of Mollusks) on a collecting trip near Loja, Ecuador, 2018.
Isabel Ballard (volunteer librarian) cataloging books and papers in the Mollusk Division library
Division Staff
Nathaniel F. Shoobs, M.Sc. Curator – Division of Mollusks
Ieva Roznere, PhD Research Scientist – Division of Mollusks; Science Director – Watters Aquatic Conservation Center, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Trisha Gibson Research Associate – Division of Mollusks & Watters Aquatic Conservation Center, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Division Faculty
Marymegan Daly, PhD Professor – EEOB / MBD Laboratory of Marine Invertebrate Systematics
Graduate Students
Kaitlin Ulin M.S. Student (Co-advisors: Daly & Roznere)
Research Affiliates
Michael Hoggarth, PhD
Undergraduate Students
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, PhD
Anthony Sasson, volunteer
Michael Bolton, PhD, volunteer
Isabel Ballard, volunteer librarian & archivist (Summer 2021 - present)
Division Alumni
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)