Ph. D., Richard Gilder Graduate School, AMNH B. A., Case Western Reserve University
Curatorial Discipline
As a museum specialist with the Collections Management team, I work to improve the NMNH’s entomology holdings through inventorying and databasing our specimens, as well as incorporating new specimen acquisitions. I also help maintain research access to our holdings through aiding in specimen loans and imaging.
Research Interests
My research interests are primarily in solitary wasps, especially the sand wasps of the genus Bembix (Hymenoptera, Bembicidae). My work has focused on the taxonomy and phylogenetic history of the group, as well as the evolution of their complex nesting behaviors.
Publications
The biology and research history of the solitary wasp genus Bembix: A brief review. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 115, 232-238.
