Academic Background: Ph.D. in Geology, University of Kansas, 1990.
Research Interests: Paleobiology, Cambrian explosion, and trilobite evolution. Studies early animal diversification.
Appointments: Professor of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University.
Publications: Author of 'Cambrian Trilobites of North America' in Palaeontology (2010).
Additional Contributions: Curator of OSU’s paleontological collections.