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Contact Us: MWFB Staff

The MWFB is managed by a Curator, Andrew Engilis, Jr. and Collections Manager, Irene E. Engilis. The museum employees ten research specialists, four student assistants, and three student interns. Please address all inquiries to our collections manager, at mwfb@ucdavis.edu or (530) 754-8813.

NOTE: All e-mail addresses @ucdavis.edu unless otherwise specified.

 

 

	Andrew Engilis, Jr. CURATOR Phone: (530) 752-0364 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: aengilisjr@
Andy Engilis, Jr. studying Hawaiian Ducks at the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge in Oahu, Hawai'i.

 

	Irene E. Engilis COLLECTIONS MANAGER Phone: (530) 754-8813 x1 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: ieengilis@
Irene E. Engilis, preparing a bird specimen collected during bioinventory surveys at Los Banos Creek State Recreation Area, Merced County, California.

 

	Ron Cole CURATOR EMERITUS Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: recole@
Ron Cole on safari in Northern Tanzania.

 

	Melanie Truan, PhD POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER Phone: (530) 754-4975 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: mltruan@
Melanie Truan handling a horned lizard while conducting mammal inventories in eastern Washington.

 

	John Trochet, MD FIELD ORNITHOLOGIST Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: jtrochet@
John Trochet recording GPS readings while collecting birds in Tahoe National Forest, California.

 

	Mana Hattori JUNIOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: mhattori@
Mana Hattori determining age, sex and weight of a Deer Mouse while conducting small mammal surveys in eastern Washington.

 

	Kim Uyehara, MS JUNIOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST Phone: (808) 325-3070 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: kjukem@lava.net
Kim Uyehara handling a Hawaiian Moorhen while conducting Hawaiian Duck trapping efforts in Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawai'i.

 

	Ona Alminas STAFF RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: osv.alminas@gmail.com
Ona Alminas, preparing mammal study skins of specimens captured on the Snake River, Washington.

 

	Peter Gibert JUNIOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: plgibert@
Peter Gibert processing mammals captured on small mammal inventories in Tule Elk State Reserve, Kern County, California.

 

Photo Not Available	Mary Brook McEchearn, PhD POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail:
Mary Brook McEchearn heads the genetics lab where she conducts research on Hawaiian Ducks.

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Student Assistants

	Bobby Walsh GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER PhD Candidate, Ecology Graduate Group Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: rgwalsh@
Bobby Walsh teaches undergraduates the finer points of bird identification using MWFB bird specimens. Bobby is conducting research on birds in California's riparian systems.

 

	Edith Jovel UNDERGRADUATE CURATORIAL ASSISTANT 4th year undergraduate, Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology Major Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: epjovel@
Edith Jovel examines a Great Gray Owl museum study skin in the course Biology and Conservation of Birds--WFC-111 Lab. Edith is a curatorial assistant funded by the National Science Foundation.

 

	Holly Rosenblum UNDERGRADUATE CURATORIAL ASSISTANT 4th year undergraduate, Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity Major Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: hdrosenblum@
Holly Rosenblum with a flying fox study skin (Genus Pteropus) while curating our Malayasian bat collection. Holly is a curatorial assistant funded by the National Science Foundation.

 

Photo Not Available	Courtney Coffin UNDERGRADUATE CURATORIAL ASSISTANT 4th year undergraduate, Avian Sciences Major Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: cvcoffin@
Courtney Coffin assists in the lab and museum in curating a large seabird osteological collection. Courtney is a curatorial assistant funded by the National Science Foudation.

 

Photo Not Available	Angela Hsuing UNDERGRADUATE CURATORIAL ASSISTANT 2nd year undergraduate, Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology Major Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail: achsuing@
Angela Hsuing is learning how to prepare bird study skins and skeletons for the MWFB bird collection.

 

Photo Not Available	Angeline Dang UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT 5TH year undergraduate, Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology Major Phone: (530) 754-8813 x3 Fax: (530) 752-4154 E-mail:antdang@
Angeline Dang is a technical lab assistant and is working on the genetic analysis of the Hawaiian Duck.

 

 

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Volunteer Interns

 

Photo Not Available	Valerie Goetting Curatorial Volunteer Staff Research Assistant, CAHFS Lab Systems, UC Davis E-mail: dancrgrl25@msn.com
Valerie Goetting is learning how to prepare mammal study skins for the MFWB mammal collection.

 

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| Last updated: May 20, 2008
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