Biosketch

Born

• Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Education

• Ph.D., 1986, Zoology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• BSc Hons Zoology, 1980, Edinburgh University
• "A"-levels Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Morayshire

Current Appointments

• Professor & Schlinger Chair in Systematic Entomology, UC Berkeley
• Schlinger Chair in Systematic Entomology
• Director, Essig Museum of Entomology, UC Berkeley, 1999-present
• Chair, Berkeley Natural History Museums, 2005-present.
• Research Associate, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 1993 - present

Past Appointments

• Professor of Zoology & Researcher, Center for Conservation Research & Training, University of Hawaii, 1992-1998
• Chair, Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, Univ. Hawaii, 1998 – 1999; Vice Chair 1994-1998
• Graduate Faculty, Dept. Entomology, 1994-2000

Professional Activities

• President, American Arachnological Society
• Associate Editor, Molecular Ecology; Editorial Board, Evolutionary Applications
• Council, American Genetics Association
• Board of Trustees, California Academy of Sciences
• Board of Directors, Natural Science Collections Alliance
• Treasurer and Membership secretary International Society for Arachnology

Awards

• Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, 2005
• Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, 2000
• Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, 2001
• Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research, University of Hawaii, 1999
• Entomologist of the Year, Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1999
• Sigma Xi, University of Hawaii, 1992