Faculty Director
Dr. Ryan Kennedy (he/him) Dr. Kennedy is faculty in the Department of Anthropology and the Director of WRAZL. He is a zooarchaeologist and his research focuses on the commodification of animals in the past. Dr. Kennedy is especially interested in the trade of wild animals like fishes, birds, and turtles, and how associated processes like fishing and plume hunting impacted past animal populations.
Laboratory Manager
Dr. Jess Miller-Camp (they/them) Dr. Miller-Camp is a vertebrate paleontologist and museum scientist. They manage WRAZL in the Anthropology Department and the paleontology collection in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Their personal research includes studying how alligator evolution has been shaped by their environment.
Assistant Laboratory Manager
Sam Couch (she/her) Sam started volunteering with WRAZL as an Animal Behavior student. She now works both here and at WonderLab as their Animal Exhibits Manager.
Affiliated Faculty
- Farrah Bashey-Visser (Biology), evolution of parasite virulence and host exploitation
- Charles Beeker (School of Public Health), underwater science, living museums in the sea
- Della Collins Cook (Anthropology), human osteology, paleopathology, infectious diseases
- Erika Elswick (Geological Sciences), analytical geochemistry
- Frederika Kaestle (Anthropology), molecular anthropology, population genetics, ancient DNA
- Kevin Hunt (Anthropology), functional morphology and ecology of hominids and apes
- Claudia C. Johnson (Geological Sciences), evolution in paleotropics, tropical reefs
- P. David Polly (Geological Sciences), vertebrate paleontology, mammal evolution
- Jeanne Sept (Anthropology), human evolution, paleoecology, primate ecology and diet
