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REGIONAL RESOURCE PEOPLE

Paleontology is a lively area of research, and media coverage of new discoveries creates a sense of excitement about our field in students and the general public.  As part of the Paleontological Society’s mission to advance the science of paleontology, we encourage paleontologists to engage the public, the media, government officials, P-16 educators and their students to promote understanding of the importance of paleontological research.

The following Paleontological Society members have volunteered to serve as regional resources for the public, the media, local and state governments, and P-16 educators and their students.  These scientists have agreed to field general questions in paleontology; each paleontologist’s more specific areas of expertise are also listed.
Please contact a resource person directly to gather basic paleontological information or solicit expert feedback on paleontological questions.  Note that the views expressed by these scientists are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Paleontological Society.

The Paleontological Society hopes that you will take advantage of this opportunity to communicate with active researchers in our field.  If you have questions about this program, please contact Peter Wilf pwilf@psu.edu.

Researcher	Principal Topics
Bruce Runnegar	Precambrian Paleobiology, Cambrian Explosion, Ediacaran organisms, Molecular Evolution and the fossil record
Douglas Erwin	End Permian Mass Extinction, Recoveries from Mass Extinctions, Cambrian Radiation, Burgess Shale Fauna, Evolution of Molluscs
Randy R. Patrick	Arachnida, Ostracoda, Paleobotany, Elasmobranchii
H. Richard Lane	Paleontology in Industry, Paleozoic Life, Conodont Microfossils, Biostratigraphy, Employment in Paleontology, Paleozoic Reefs, Endangered Fossil Sites, Oil Exploration, 21st Century Paleontology
Jere H. Lipps	Microfossils, Foraminifera, Science and the Media, Museum Outreach, Paleoceanography

NORTHEASTERN

- Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

FirstName	LastName	Title	Department	Institution	State	Email	Phone	Website	Topic1	Topic2	Topic3
Susan	Butts	Senior Collections Manager	Division of Invertebrate Paleontology	Yale - Peabody Museum	CT	susan.butts@yale.edu	203-432-3037	http://peabody.yale.edu/collections/invertebrate-paleontology/susan-butts	Brachiopods and Marine Invertebrates	Carboniferous	Silicified fossils

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SOUTHEASTERN

- Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgina, West Virginia, Puerto Rico

FirstName	LastName	Title	Department	Institution	State	Email	Phone	Website	Topic1	Topic2	Topic3	Topic4	Topic5
David	Campbell	Research Associate	Biological Sciences	University of Alabama	AL	pleuronaia@gmail.com			Invertebrates	Evolution
Martin	Farley	Assistant Professor	Geology & Geography	Univ. of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	martin.farley@uncp.edu	910-521-6478		Palynology	Stratigraphy	Cretaceous	Cenozoic	Science education
Patricia	Kelley	Professor	Geography and Geology	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	kelleyp@uncw.edu			Marine invertebrates	Coastal Plain	Evolution	Creationism	Science and religion
David	Kopaska-Merkel	Section Head	Petroleum Systems and Technology	Geological Survey of Alabama	AL	dkm@gsa.state.al.us	205-247-3695		Carbonate geology	Science education	Invertebrate paleontology	Petroleum geology	Jurassic
Rowan	Lockwood	Associate Professor	Geology	College of William & Mary	VA	rxlock@wm.edu	757-221-2878	http://www.wm.edu/geology/directory.php?personid=632012	Mass extinction	Evolution	Mollusks	Coastal Plain fossils	K/T extinction
Sally	Walker	Associate Professor	Geology	University of Georgia	GA	swalker@gly.uga.edu	706-542-2396	http://www.gly.uga.edu/Walker/	Marine and terrestrial invertebrates	Fossil forensics (taphonomy)	Evolution	Paleoecology

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NORTH CENTRAL

- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin

FirstName	LastName	Title	Department	Institution	State	Email	Phone	Website	Topic1	Topic2	Topic3	Topic4	Topic5
R.A.	Davis	Professor	Biology	College of Mount St. Joseph	OH	r_a_davis@mail.msj.edu	513-244-4699		Marine invertebrates	cephalopods	organic evolution	General paleontology
Rodney	Feldmann	Professor Emeritus	Geology	Kent State University	OH	rfeldman@kent.edu	330-672-2506	http://www.personal.kent.edu/~cschweit/MyWebs/	Marine invertebrate fossils	Antarctic paleontology	Fossil decapod crustaceans from New Zealand, Antarctica, Patagonia, Romanian	Jurassic evolutionary explosion of fossil crabs
Daniel	Hembree	Assistant Professor	Geological Sciences	Ohio University	OH	hembree@ohio.edu	740-597-1495	http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~hembree	Trace fossils	Paleosols	Vertebrate paleontology
Roy	Plotnick	Professor	Earth and Environmental Sciences	University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	plotnick@uic.edu	312-996-2111	http://www.uic.edu/~plotnick/plotnick.htm	Paleoecology	Macroevolution	Mathematical methods	Marine invertebrates	Chicago area geology
Carrie	Schweitzer	Associate Professor	Geology	Kent State University	OH	cschweit@kent.edu	330-244-3303 or 330-672-2505	http://www.personal.kent.edu/~cschweit/MyWebs/	Decapoda	Crustacea excluding Ostracoda	Marine Invertebrates	Evolution	Paleogene
Alycia	Stigall	Associate Professor	Geological Sciences	Ohio University	OH	stigall@ohio.edu	740-593-0393	http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~stigall/	Marine invertebrates	Cincinnati fossils	Mass extinction	Evolution	Biogeography
Margaret	Yacobucci	Associate Professor	Geology	BGSU	OH	mmyacob@bgsu.edu	419-372-7982	http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/sees/page42603.html	Fossil cephalopods (ammonites)	Marine invertebrate animals	Evolution	Cretaceous Period	Undergraduate science education

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SOUTH CENTRAL

- Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas

FirstName	LastName	Title	Department	Institution	State	Email	Topic1	Topic2	Topic3
Ronald	West	Adjunct Research Associate	Natural History Museum	University of Kansas	KS	rrwest@ksu.edu	Marine invertebrates	Permian and Carboniferous	Mid-Continent U.S.

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN

- Arizona north of lat 35°N, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

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CORDILLERAN

- Alaska, Arizona south of lat 35°N, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington

 

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