Research Associates

John Chorn
John Chorn teaches anatomy at Johnson County Community College. He conducts research on Paleozoic fish and amphibians.
Hans Peter Schultze
Hans Peter Schultze is a Professor Emeritus, and an expert in Paleozoic fish.

Detailed Bio and CV.

Gloria Arratia
Gloria Arratia studies Fossil and Recent actinopterygians, especially teleosts. Her research interests lie in their Morphology, ontogeny, and phylogenetic relationships. Specifically, she studies the origin and evolution of teleostean fishes and their sister-group relationships.

Detailed Bio and CV.

Travel into the Past: a Gallery of Fossil Cypriniforms
Willard Morrow
Willard Morrow teaches at UMKC, and collaborates with the KUVP division on paleopathology.
Jong-Deock Lim
Jong-Deock Lim
Caroline Rinaldi
Beth Rinaldi teaches at UMKC, and collaborates with the KUVP division on fossil tooth histology. She developed the science of using daily lines on the outside of teeth to extract physiological data on the growth, behavior, and health of extinct organisms.
Zhonghe Zhou
Zhonghe Zhou collaborates with the Vertebrate Paleontology division on fossil birds, and is best known for his work on Confusciusornis. He is the Director of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Bejing. He is foremost authority on the Mesozoic birds from China.
C.D. Frailey
Professor C.D. Frailey teaches anatomy at Johnson County Community College. He is an expert on South American Mammals and Faunas.
Bruce Rothschild
Bruce Rothschild Collaborates with Larry Martin on paleopathology.

Discover Magazine - CSI: Jurassic
Liz Ebert
 Previous Institutions Attended and Degrees Earned:
B.F.A. Painting, 1996. The University of Kansas
B.S. Biology, 2006. The University of Kansas
Interests:
Scientific Illustration, Veterinary Medicine

Detailed Bio

Rod Pellegrini
Rodrigo Pellegrini
Previous Institutions Attended and Degrees Earned:
B.S. Geology, 1998. The University of Kansas
M.S. Vertebrate Paleontology, 2003. The University of Kansas
M.A. Museum Studies, Spring 2006. The University of Kansas
Research Interests:
Mosasaur and dinosaur skeletochronology, paleohisto-osteology and bone microstructure
Thesis Research: Mosasaur Skeletochronolgy

Detailed Bio

Matt Christopher
Matt Christopher

Scince City Dino LAB
Brian Beatty
Brian Beatty

Previous Institutions Attended and Degrees Earned:
B.S. Zoology with a minor in Geology, 1999. The University of Florida.
M.S. Anatomy, 2002. Howard University.
Phd Paleontology, 2007. University of Kansas.
Research Interests:
Vertebrate transitions from terrestrial to aquatic forms

Allan Hemmy
 Previous Institutions Attended and Degrees Earned:
B.A. Biology, 2005. The University of Kansas
B.A. Geology and Minor in GIS, ongoing. The University of Kansas
Research Interests:
GIS in identifying potential fossil localites and quarry management, Hell Creek Flora/Fauna, Polycotylid Plesiosaurs, and Kansas Cretaceous and Permian-Pennsylvanian Flora/Fauna

Detailed Bio

Robert Elder
 Previous Institutions Attended and Degrees Earned:
B.A. Geology, 2004. The University of Kansas
Minor in History, 2005. The University of Kansas
Research Interests:
The dorsal appendages of Longisquama insignis (a small Triassic archosaur that was discovered in Krgystan in 1969 by Alexander Sharov)
Thesis Research: Non Applicable (Museum Studies student)

Detailed Bio

Kenny Bader
 Previous Institutions Attended and Degrees Earned:
B.S. Geology, The University of Kansas
Research Interests:
Mesozoic Paleoecology and Paleo-forensic Entomology
Thesis Research: Insect trace fossils on dinosaur bones from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, northeastern Wyoming, and their use in vertebrate taphonomy

Detailed Bio

Dr. Virginia Naples
 Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University
Research Interests:
Saber-tooth Cats
Ground & Tree Sloths
Hypopotami
Forensic Sciences
Functional and comparative anatomy of recent and fossil species

Co-author of: The Other Saber-tooths: Scimitar-toothed Cats on the Plio-Pleistocene of the Western Hemisphere
Detailed Bio

John Babiarz
Collaborates with Larry Martin on sabretooth cat research, and supports students in the field and laboratory. John has been a mainstay in the dinosaur collecting program at KU.

Co-author of: The Other Saber-tooths: Scimitar-toothed Cats on the Plio-Pleistocene of the Western Hemisphere


Friends of the Program

Joan Bonebright : Supports student research in Oligocene fossils and dinosaur collection.
Fred Nuss : Funds student fieldwork on dinosaurs.
Gil and Tim Parker : Contribute fossils and assist with field and research projects.
Alan Detrich : Supports field and lab research.
Craig Sundell : Collects and donates fossils for the Vertebrate Paleontology Division.

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