GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis

• Degrees offered:  PhD
• Mailing address:  Department of Anthropology, Washington University, St.
• Louis, MO 63130, USA
• Contact persons:  Tab Rasmussen, Glenn Conroy, Richard Smith, Erik
• Trinkaus
• Telephone number:  314-935-4844 (Rasmussen)
• Fax number:  314-935-8535
• E-mail address:  dtrasmus@artsci.wustl.edu
• URL:  http://artsci.wustl.edu/~anthro/

Department of Biology, San Diego University

• Degrees offered: MSc, MA, PhD(jointly through Ecology)
• Department of Biology/ San Diego State University/  San Diego/ CA 92182-4614
• Contact Persons: David Archibald (619-594-4917) or Annalisa Berta (619-594-5392)
• Departmental Phone: 619-594-6767
• Fax number: 619-594-5676
• Emails: Archibald: darchibald@sunstroke.sdsu.edu; Berta: aberta@sunstroke.sdsu.edu
• URL: http://www.bio.sdsu.edu/eb/eb.html

Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania

• Degrees Offered: Sc.M., M.Phil., Ph.D.
• Mailing Address: Department of Earth and Environmental Science / University of Pennsylvania / Hayden Hall / 240 South 33rd Street / Philadelphia, PA  19104-6316
• Contact Persons: Peter Dodson (Tel #: 215 898-8784); Josh Smith (Tel#: 215-898-5630)
• Department Telephone Number: 215-898-5724
• Department FAX Number: 215-898-0964
• Emails: Dodson: dodsonp@vet.upenn.edu; Smith: mithjb@sas.upenn.edu
• URL: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/geology/group.html

Department of Anatomical Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook

• Degrees offered: PhD
• Mailing address: Department of Anatomical Sciences, Health Sciences Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook NY 11790-8081, USA 
• Contact Person: Brigitte Demes
• Telephone number: 1-516-444-3119
• Fax number:  1-516-444-3947 
• E-mail address: bdemes@mail.som.sunysb.edu 
• URL: http://www.informatics.sunysb.edu/anatomy/index.html

Department of Biology, New Mexico State University

• Degrees offered: MSc and PhD
• Mailing address: Dept. of Biology, Box 30001, MSC 3AF, New Mexico State University,
  Las Cruces  NM  88003  USA
• Contact Person: Peter Houde
• Telephone number: 1-505-646-6019
• Fax number:  1-505-646-5665
• E-mail address: phoude@nmsu.edu
• URL: http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~biology/
   

Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences and Department of Zoology

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD
• Mailing address:MSU Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1045
• Contact person: Michael Gottfried
• Telephone number: 1 (517) 432-5480
• Fax number: 1 (517) 432-2846
• E-mail address: gottfrie@pilot.msu.edu

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso

• Degrees offered: MSc 
• Mailing address: El Paso, TX 79968-0519 
• Contact person: Arthur H. Harris 
• Telephone number: (915) 747-6985 
• Fax number: (915) 747-5808 
• e-mail address: aharris@utep.edu 
• URL: http://www.utep.edu/~leb/home.html 

Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy,
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

• Degrees offered: PhD 
• Mailing address: 725 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, U.S.A. 
• Contact person: Mark Teaford 
• Telephone number: (410) 955-1697 
• Fax number: (410) 955-4129 
• e-mail address: mteaford@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu 
  URL: http://www.med.jhu.edu/FAE/fae.html

Department of Geology, The University of Cincinnati

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
• Mailing address: Geology/Physics Bldg., Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 
• Contact person: Glenn W. Storrs 
• Telephone number: (513)345-8507 
• Fax number: (513) 345-8501 
• e-mail address: storrsgw@ucbeh.san.uc.edu 
• URL: http://www.uc.edu/~storrsgw/ 

Department of Earth Sciences, Department of Biology, Museum of the Rockies,
Montana State University

• Degrees offered: MSc in Earth Sciences; Sc and PhD in Biology 
• Mailing address: Paleontology Dept., Museum of the Rockies, 600 W. Kagy Blvd., Bozeman, MT 59717 
• Contact person: John R. (Jack) Horner 
• Telephone number: (406)994-3982 
• Fax number: (406) 994-6850 
• e-mail address: jhorner@montana.edu 
• URL: http://museum.montana.edu/ for the Museum of the Rockies
  http://www.montana.edu/ for Montana State University 

Department of Geology, University of Otago

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
• Mailing address: Box 56, Dunedin 
• Contact person: R. Ewan Fordyce 
• URL: http://139.80.194.15/geology/index.html with access also via http://www.otago.ac.nz/ 

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

• Degrees offered: MSc in Paleontology, PhD in Geology 
• Mailing address: 501 East Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701-3995 
• Contact person: Philip R. Bjork 
• Telephone number: (605) 394-2467 or (800) 544-8162 ext. 2467 
• Fax number: (605) 394-6131 
• e-mail address: pbjork@msmailgw.sdsmt.edu 

Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University

• Degrees offered: PhD and MSc 
• Mailing address: 2023 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20052 
• Contact person: James M. Clark 
• Telephone number: (202) 994-7144 
• Fax number: fax: (202) 994-6100 
• e-mail address: jclark@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu 
• URL:  http://www.gwu.edu/~clade/faculty/clark/

Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
• Mailing address: Campus Box 250, Boulder Colorado 80309-0250 
• Contact person: Peter Robinson 
• Telephone number: (303) 492-5211 
• Fax number: (303) 492-2606 
• e-mail address: geolsci@Colorado.EDU 
• URL: http://xtl5.colorado.edu/~geology/home.html 

Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
• Mailing address: Campus Box 233, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0233 
• Contact person: Herbert Covert 
• Telephone number: (303) 492-2547 
• Fax number: (303)492-1871 
• e-mail address: covert@spot.Colorado.EDU 

Department of Systematics and Ecology, Division of Biology, University of Kansas

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
• Mailing address: Natural History Museum, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2454 
• Contact person: Larry Martin 
• Telephone number: (913) 864-5639 
• Fax number: (913) 864-5335 
• e-mail address: vrtpaleo@falcon.cc.ukans.edu 

Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State University

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD (joint, U. Louisville) 
• Mailing address: Murray, KY 42071 
• Contact person: R. A. Martin 
• Telephone number: (502) 762-3934 
• Fax number: (502) 762-4887 
• e-mail address: a46713f@msumusik.mursuky.edu 

Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, The University of Chicago
Degrees offered: PhD 
Mailing address: Anatomy Building, Room 107, 1027 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 
Contact person: Lisa Snider 
Telephone number: (312) 702-8089 
Fax number: (312) 702-0037 

Department of Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago

• Degrees offered: PhD 
• Mailing address: Hinds Laboratory, Room 161, 5734 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 
• Contact person: Marilyn Bowie 
• Telephone number: (312) 702-8180 
• Fax number: (312) 702-9505 
• URL: http://geosci.uchicago.edu/paleo.html 

Department of Ecology and Evolution, The University of Chicago

• Degrees offered: PhD 
• Mailing address: Zoology Building, Room 14, 1101 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 
• Contact person: Carolyn Johnson 
• Telephone number: (312) 702-9474 
• Fax number: (312) 702-1988 

Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University
Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
Mailing address: Athens, OH 45701
Contact person: Larry Witmer 
Telephone number: (614) 593-9489 
Fax number: (614) 593-0300 
e-mail address: witmer@mail.oucom.ohiou.edu 

School of Earth Sciences, University of Birmingham

• Degrees offered: PhD 
• Mailing address: Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK 
• Contact person: Paul Smith 
• e-mail address: m.p.smith@bham.ac.uk 
• URL: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/EarthSciences/ 

Department Earth Sciences, University of California

• Degrees offered: PhD 
• Mailing address: Riverside, CA 92521 
• Contact person: Michael O. Woodburne 
• Telephone number: (909) 787-5028 
• Fax number: (909) 787-4324 
• e-mail address: mows@ucrac1.ucr.edu 

Department of Geology, Brigham Young University

• Degrees offered: MSc 
• Mailing address: Provo, Ut 84602 
• Contact person: Wade Miller 
• Telephone number: (801) 378-3918, 378-4372 
• Fax number: (801) 378-8143 
• e-mail address: WEM@geology.BYU.edu 
  
  Department of Geology, Department of Biology, Idaho State University
  Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
  Mailing address: Pocatello, Idaho 83209 
  Contact person: William Akersten, Jeffrey Meldrum 
  Telephone number: (208) 236-4151 (Akersten), (208) 236-4379 (Meldrum) 
  e-mail address: meldjeff@isu.edu (Meldrum) 
  URL: http://www.isu.edu/ 

Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
Degrees offered: PhD 
Mailing address: Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606. 
Contact person: Blaire Van Valkenburgh 
Telephone number: (310) 825-9110 
Fax number: (310) 206-3987 
e-mail address: bvanval@ucla.edu 
URL: http://www.lifesci.ucla.edu/bio/ 

The University of Wyoming

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
• Mailing address: Laramie WY 82071 
• Contact person: Jason A. Lillegraven 
• Telephone number: (307) 766-5178 
• Fax number: (307) 766-6679 
• e-mail address: bagpipe@uwyo.edu 

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
• Mailing address: 845 West Taylor (m/c 066), Chicago, IL 60607-7060 
• Contact person: Dennis Nyberg 
• Telephone number: (312) 996-2643 
• Fax number: (312) 413-2435 
• e-mail address: dbardack@uic.edu 

Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin

• Degrees offered: MA, PhD 
• Mailing address: Austin, TX 78712 
• Contact person: Ernest l. Lundelius, Jr., or Timothy Rowe 
• Telephone number: (512) 471-5172 
• Fax number: (512) 471-9425 
• e-mail address: erniel@maestro.geo.utexas.edu (Lundelius), rowe@maestro.geo.utexas.edu (Rowe) 

Department of Geosciences, Fort Hays State University

• Degrees offered: MSc 
• Mailing address: Hays, KS 67601-4099 
• Contact person: contact: Richard J. Zakrzewski 
• Telephone number: phone: (785) 628-4041 
• Fax number: (785) 628-4096 
• e-mail address: gsrz@fhsuvm.fhsu.edu 

Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University

• Degrees offered: MSc, PhD 
• Mailing address: Dallas, TX 75275 
• Contact person: Robert T. Gregory 
• Telephone number: (214) 768-2750 
• Fax number: (214) 768-2701 
• e-mail address: geol@mail.smu.edu 
• URL: http://www.geology.smu.edu/ 

Department of Biology, Baylor University

• Degrees offered: MSc 
• Mailing address: P.O. Box 97388, Waco, TX 76798-7388 
• Contact person: Dawn Adams or Ken Wilkins 
• Telephone number: (817) 755-2911 
• Fax number: (817) 755-2969 
• e-mail address: Dawn_Adams@baylor.edu 

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University

• Degrees offered: PhD 
• Mailing address: Box G-B2, Providence, RI 02912 
• Contact person: Christine Janis or Steve Gatesy 
• Telephone number: (401) 863-2215 (Janis) or (401) 863-3770 
• Fax number: (401) 863-7544 
• e-mail address: Christine_Janis@Brown.edu or Stephen_Gatesy@Brown.edu 

Department of Zoology, Cambridge University

• Degrees offered: PhD 
• Mailing address: Downing St., Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK 
• Contact person: Jenny A. Clack 
• Telephone number: 44 1223 336600 (Dept.), 44 1223 336613 (Clack) 
• Fax number: 44 1223 336676 
• e-mail address: j.a.clack@zoo.cam.ac.uk 

GRADUATE FUNDING

The following list of links is provided to bring Internet users into contact with organizations that provide research and stipend funds for graduate research. 

National Science Foundation Grants
http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~lstolper/fellowships/nsf.html

Descriptions for Grants and Funding

http://www.sils.umich.edu/~nesbeitt/nonprofits/nonprofits.html 

 

Native Fellowships, Grants, Scholarships, etc.

http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/~marc/grants/grants_main.html 

U.S. Government Funding Resources

http://biotech.uams.edu/biotech/fund/funding.html 
 

Grants Information Service

http://infoserv.rttonet.psu.edu/gis/