Director, Research & Collections

Dr. Karen J. Giroux
karen.giroux@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 701

Database/GIS Manager

Jonathan Raine
jonathan.raine@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 706 or 709

Amphibians and Reptiles

Bryan L. Stuart
Curator
Bryan.Stuart@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 751

Jeff Beane
Collections Manager
Jeff.Beane@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 754

Birds

John A. Gerwin
Curator
John.Gerwin@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 726

Dr. Doug Pratt
Curator
doug.pratt@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 728

Becky B. Desjardins
Collections Manager
Becky.Desjardins@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 710

Fishes

Dr. Wayne Starnes
Curator
Wayne.Starnes@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 760

Gabriela M. Hogue
Collections Manager
Gabriela.Hogue@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 761

Geology

Dr. R. Chris Tacker
Curator
christopher.tacker@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 722

Patricia G. Weaver
Collections Manager Geology/Paleontology
trish.weaver@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 724

Invertebrates

Dr. Arthur Bogan
Curator of Aquatic Invertebrates
Arthur.Bogan@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 753

Dr. John Cooper
Curator of Crustaceans
John.Cooper@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 752

Dr. Rowland Shelley
Curator of Terrestrial Invertebrates
Rowland.Shelley@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 756

Jamie M. Smith
Collections Manager, Invertebrates
Jamie.Smith@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 762

Mammals

Lisa J. Gatens
Curator
lisa.gatens@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 727

Benjamin M. Hess
Collections Manager
benjamin.hess@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 725

Paleontology

Dr. Dale Russell
Senior Curator
Dale.Russell@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 729

Vince P. Schneider (contact for Vertebrate Paleontology loans)
Curator
vince.schneider@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 720

Dr. Mary H. Schweitzer
Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
Schweitzer@ncsu.edu
919-515-7838

Patricia G. Weaver (contact for Invertebrate Paleontology loans)
Collections Manager Geology/Paleontology
trish.weaver@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450 ext. 724