Looking to the Future
What advice would you give to a girl or young woman who wants to be a paleontologist?
Women in Paleontology Panel Discussions
Science in the Virtual Pub (March 2021)
This panel with women paleontologists was held before the opening of the Daring to Dig exhibit as a Science in the Virtual Pub event on March 25, 2021. Panelists include:
Phoebe Cohen (Associate Professor, Williams College)
Patricia “Tricia” Kelley (Professor Emerita, University of North Carolina Wilmington)
Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe (Professor and Associate Dean, Missouri University of Science and Technology)
Carlie Pietsch (Assistant Professor, San Jose State University)
Lisa White (Director of Education and Outreach, University of California Museum of Paleontology)
Yurena Yanes (Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati).
Read more about Phoebe, Tricia, Francisca, Carlie, and Lisa on their profile pages.
WSKG (October 2021)
This panel with women paleontologists was held on October 26, 2021, and hosted by WSKG. The moderator was Nancy Coddington, Director of Science at WSKG Public Media. Panelists include:
Phoebe Cohen (Associate Professor, Williams College)
Elizabeth “Liz” Hermsen (Research Scientist, Paleontological Research Institution)
Linda Ivany (Professor and Associate Chair, Syracuse University)
Christy Visaggi (Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Program Director, Geosciences, Georgia State University)
Donors & Contributors
This exhibit was developed by:
Elizabeth Hermsen, Phoebe Cohen, Alexandra Moore, Helaina Blume, Kate Rowell, Jonathan Hendricks, Robert Ross, and Don Haas.
We want to thank the following donors:
Individuals: Sandy Carlson, William DiMichele, Sandy Epstein, Rodney Feldmann, Susan Fleming, Robert Gastaldo, Carole Hickman, Claudia Johnson, Patricia Kelley, Mary Kosloski, Ann Molineux, Corinne Myers, Emily Butler Sessa, Constance Soja, and Emily Vokes
Institutions: Association of Science and Technology Centers - IF/THEN Gender Equity Project, BorgWarner Morse Systems, Community Foundation of Tompkins County, Geological Society of America, Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Paleontological Society.
We also thank the following contributors:
Lisa Amati, Leon Apgar, Nan Arens, Riley Black, Diana Boyer, Nancy Budd, Matthew Carrano, Karen Chin, Nancy Coddington, Sharon Cooper, Claire Derry, Eleanor Derry, Louis Derry, Gregory Dietl, Dave Fass, Allie Francies, Dana Friend, Alejandra Gandolfo, Abbie Gepner, Brian Gollands, Linda Van Aller Hernick, Bushra Muzaffar Hussaini, Linda Ivany, Mimi Katz, Patricia Kelley, Tasnuva Ming Khan, Kathryn Leacock, Reba Leahy, Jere Lipps, Rowan Lockwood, Skyler Maasen, Alana McGillis, Ed Mooney, Keith Moore, Alexandra Moore, Corinne Myers, Susan Newell, Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, Jeffrey Over, Sasha Paris, Carlie Pietsch, Vanessa Rhue, Maya Rogers, Kate Rowell, Robyn & Steve Schmitt, Amanda Schmitt Piha, Caren Shin, Leslie Skibiniski, Judy Smith, Nancy Stamm, Phil Stokes, Elizabeth Stricker, Marina Suarez, John Tegan, Hannah Teush, David Tewkesbury, Hugh Torrens, Laurie VanVleet, Christy Visaggi, Emily Vokes, Vicky Wang, Emily Weaver, Mac West, and Lisa White.