Personnel
Faculty and adjunct curators
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George Bird
Professor Emeritus
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Anthony Cognato
Professor, Collection Director, and Graduate Advisor
Insect systematics, biodiversity and evolution
cognato@msu.edu
517-432-2369
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Julie Craves
Adjunct Curator Odonata
cravesju@msu.edu
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Bernice DeMarco
Adjunct Curator
Hymenoptera
demarc10@msu.edu
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Elwin Evans
Adjunct Curator
Aquatic insects
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John Fricke
Adjunct Curator
Hymenoptera
frickej5@msu.edu
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Darrin O'Brien
Adjunct Curator Odonata
obrie396@msu.edu
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Gary Parsons
Emeritus Curator
Collection management, insect/arthropod identification and outreach
parsonsg@msu.edu
517-353-1630
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Ron Priest
Adjunct Curator
Micro-lepidoptera
priest@msu.edu
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William Ruesink
Adjunct Curator
Coleoptera
ruesink2@msu.edu
517-353-3891
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Sarah Smith
Curator and Collection Manager, insect systematics and taxonomy
smith462@msu.edu
517-353-1630
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Richard Snider
Professor Emeritus and Curator
Apterygota and spiders
snider@msu.edu
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Franklin West
Adjunct Curator
Lepidoptera
Research associates
- Patrick Gorring, Cerambycidae
Graduate students
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Alexus Bobak, Scolytinae
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Nate Howder, Blattodea
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Junkai Wang, Scolytinae
Undergraduate Students
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J.J. Bird
Database staff
- Sierra Davis
- Brenna Jeffs
Research contributors
The following persons through their collecting and research efforts have added a significant number of specimens over time curating parts of the Arthropod Research Center:
- Martin Andree, Lepidoptera
- Jason Gibbs, Hymenoptera: Apoidea
- Mark O’Brien, Odonata
- William Taft, Lepidoptera: Sesiidae
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