Meet the team. We're a diverse set of scientists, educators, and technology experts.
Bird Division Contact
Ben Marks, phone (312) 665-7812, e-mail Ben
Mary Hennen, phone (312) 665-7718, e-mail Mary
Curatorial Staff
Shannon Hackett, The Richard and Jill Chaifetz Associate Curator and Head, Birds, phone (312) 665-7729
John Bates, Associate Curator, phone (312) 665-7730
Professional Staff
Ben Marks, Ph.D., Collections Manager
Thomas Gnoske, Assistant Collections Manager
Mary Hennen, M.Sc., Collections Assistant
David Willard, Ph.D., Emeritus Collections Manager and Adjunct Curator of Birds
Steve Goodman, Ph.D., HDR, MacArthur Field Biologist
Staff Scientists
Jason Weckstein, Ph.D.
Josh Engel, B.Sc.
Holly Lutz, B.Sc.
Heather Skeen, B.Sc.
Dan Brinkmeier, M.Sc.
Fabian Ernemann, B.Sc.
Fabio Berzagi, M.Sc.
Peter Lowther, Ph.D.
Artist in Residence
Peggy Macnamara
Post-doctoral Fellows
Nicholas Block, Ph.D.
Zifeng Jiang, Ph.D.
Resident Graduate Students
Nick Crouch, University of Illinois, Chicago
Shane DuBay, University of Chicago
Aaron Savit, University of Chicago
Ben Winger, University of Chicago
Resident Research Associates
Peter Lowther, Ph.D.
Sushma Reddy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Loyola University
Recent Undergraduate Interns
Mark Swanson, Illinois Wesleyian
Emma Clare Mihevc, Georgia Tech University
Daniel Montgomery, Indiana State University
Luke Campillo, Drake University
High School Interns
Recent Alumni
Michel Valim, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher, 2011
Isabel Caballero, graduate student, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Chicago, 2012
Sidnei de Melo Dantas, resident graduate student, Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011
