Meet the Editorial Board

Grzimek's Animal Life is the best online resource for animal content available. The experts who advise it are no exception. These individuals lend their credible guidance to the development of interactive media and other research tools, as well as hand-selecting periodical and journal content.

Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Nancy Simmons
Chair, Vertebrate Zoology
American Museum of
Natural History

Mammals
Dr. Kristofer Helgen
Curator, Mammals
Smithsonian Institution

Birds
Dr. Kim Bostwick
Curator, Birds & Mammals
Cornell University

Fish
Dr. Melanie Stiassny
Axelrod Research Curator
American Museum
of Natural History

Evolution
Dr. Jonathan Losos
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University

K12 Curriculum Expert
Dr. Cindy Moss
K12 Science
and Curriculum Director
Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools

Worms
Dr. Greg Rouse
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
UCSD

Reptiles & Amphibians
Dr. Aaron Bauer
Director, Graduate Biology Program
Villanova University

Invertebrates
Dr. Ken Halanych
Alumni Professor
Marine Biology Coordinator
Auburn University

Echinoderms
Dr. Richard Mooi
Curator of Echinoderms
California Academy of Sciences

Crustaceans
Dr. Joel Martin
Curator of Crustacea
Natural History Museum
of Los Angeles County

Spiders & Relatives
Dr. Petra Sierwald
Associate Curator – Zoology, Insects
Field Museum

Simple Aquatic Life
Dr. Marymegan Daly
Assistant Professor
Ohio State University

Mollusks
Dr. Rüdiger Bieler
Curator & Head,
Division of Invertebrates
Field Museum

Insects
Dr. David Grimaldi
Curator, American Museum
of Natural History