Research Quest is the culmination of an inspiring effort by an amazing team of professionals and fundraising partners. Each committed themselves to helping NHMU create a powerful learning experience for students. We are grateful for their expertise and many contributions. They include:
Merinda Davis
Digital Learning and Curriculum Coordinator
Chris Eisenberg
Deputy Director and Director of Philanthropy & Communications
Jason Cryan
Executive Director
McKenna Lane
Digital Learning and Curriculum Coordinator
Madlyn Larson
Associate Director of Education Initiatives
Tim Lee
Director of Exhibits
Glenna Nielsen-Grimm
Collections Manager, Anthropology
Mitch Power, Ph.D.
Curator of Garrett Herbarium; Associate Professor, Geography Department
Lynne Zummo, Ph.D.
Curator of Learning Sciences
Ex-Officio Members
Sarah George, Ph.D.
Ann Hanniball
Becky Menlove
Tatum Steele
Graduate Research Assistant
Ex-Officio Members
Michelle Hudson, Graduate Research Assistant
Matt Orr, Graduate Research Assistant
Eric Poitras, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Joseph and Evelyn Rosenblatt Charitable Fund
I.J. and Jeanné Wagner Foundation
Utah Department of Workforce Services Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership
Sue Allen, Ph.D.
Allen and Associates, Principal
Thomas Arnett
Clayton Christensen Institute, Research Fellow
Jamie Bell
Association of Science and Technology Centers/Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education, Project Director
Kirsten Butcher, Ph.D.
University of Utah, Department of Educational Psychology, Director and Professor
Christelle Estrada, Ph.D.
Utah State Board of Education, Title III Education Specialist
Preeti Gupta Ph.D.
Director of Youth Learning and Research at the American Museum of Natural History
Ricky Scott
Utah State Board of Education, Science Specialist
Jennifer Shirk
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Manager
Eric Siegel
New York Hall of Science, Director and Chief Content Officer
Sarah Young
Utah State Board of Education, Digital Teaching and Learning Coordinator
Lynn Gutzwiller
G&C Science
Rachael Coleman
G&C Science
Brett Moulding
Utah Partnership for Effective Science Teaching and Learning, Director
Barbara Gentry
Jordan School District, Secondary Science Specialist (Retired)
Tyson Grover
Davis School District, Science Supervisor
Jane Harwood
Jordan School District, Curriculum Administrator-Science/STEM
Melissa Mendenhall
USBE Elementary Science/STEM Specialist
Paul Nance
Jordan School District, Elementary Science Specialist
Ricky Scott
USBE Secondary Science Education Specialist
Stephanie Wood
Granite School District, Associate Director of Online Learning
Donna Ziegenfuss
Ed.D., University of Utah, Marriot Library, Associate Librarian in Graduate and Undergraduate Services
Ad Hoc Advisors
Lynn Gutzwiller, Jordan School District, Science Specialist
Rachael Coleman, Jordan School District, STEM Specialist
JoAnne Brown, Granite School District, Science Department Chair
Michelle Dumas
UEN Web Designer
Laura Hunter, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer
Justin Reed
Database Designer
Tim Stack
Project Manager
Colby Bryson
Producer and Director
Derek Long
Sound Recorder/Mixer
Alec Lyons
Director of Photography
Hannah Taylor
Spanish Closed Captioning Services
Ron Blakely
Deep Times Maps, Inc.
Amanda Copeland
Art Coding Design
Zoie Copeland
Illustrator
Chris Fimbel
Software Technology Group
Mitch Guarente
Animator, Revity
Lukas Panzarin
Paleontology Artist
Jonathan Powell
Interactive Developer
Thomas Pryor
Software Technology Group
Uinta Digital
Ryan Bown
MFA
Assistant Professor
Jesse Ferraro
Project Manager
Zeno Saviour
Engineer
Sydnie Ritchie
Producer
Yash Kapani
Engineer
Maté Mihanovic
Producer
Matt Jensen
Research Assistant
Swapnil Sawant
Engineer
Brenton Walker
Producer
Isaac Kellis
Artist
Jeff Jackman
Engineer
Brian McBride
University of Utah Marriott Library
Autodesk, ReCap Pro
Anqi Wang
Barry Joseph Consulting
Jarred Juett
1909Digital
Chris Theisen
1909Digital
Tim Halstead
Mutually Human
Dave Riley
Mutually Human
Cayden Turnbow
2016-2017 intern
Gerardo Robles
2015-2016 intern
Ricky Arellano
2014-2015 intern
Johnson Liu
2014-2015 intern
Christy Bills
Entomology & Malacology Collections Manager
Tylor Birthisel
Paleontology Preparation Lab Manager
Shannon Boomgarden, Ph.D.
Director of Range Creek Field Station
Savhannah Carpenter
Paleo Undergraduate Student
Bryn Dentinger, Ph.D.
Curator of Mycology
Katrina Derieg
Vertebrate Collections Manager
Randy Irmis, Ph.D.
Chief Curator, Curator of Paleontology
Randy Johnson
Paleontology Volunteer & Fossil Preparator
Stanley Kitchen, Ph.D.
Research Botanist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Carrie Levitt-Bussian
Paleontology Collections Manager
Mark Loewen, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Glenna Nielsen-Grimm, Ph.D.
Anthropology Collections Manager
Epiphany Pecchia-Bekkum
Graduate Student
Mitch Power, Ph.D.
Curator of Botany
Kathleen Ritterbush, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Geology & Geophysics
Corinne Springer
Archaeological Center-Range Creek Site Manager
Susy Valasquez-Franco
Graduate Student
Joe Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology Department, Utah State University
In addition to the partners above, Research Quest has benefited from the expert input and time that has been so generously given by dozens of additional advisors and community partners. We are grateful for their support.
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