Scott A. Schaefer
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American Museum of Natural History
Department of Ichthyology
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192
Voice: 212 769 5652
Fax: 212 769 5642
schaefer@amnh.org

Education
Ph.D., University of Chicago, Evolutionary Biology, 1986.
M.S., University of South Carolina, Marine Sciences, 1982.
B.S., Ohio State University, Zoology, 1980.


Professional and Postdoctoral
2003-         Curator, American Museum of Natural History.
2001-         Curator-in-Charge, Ichthyology, American Museum of Natural History.
1996-2003  Associate Curator, American Museum of Natural History.
1994-1996  Associate Curator, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
1991-1996  Chairman, Ichthyology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
1988-1993  Assistant Curator, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
1987-1988  Postdoctoral Fellow, Vertebrate Zoology, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution.
1986-1987  Postdoctoral Fellow, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.


Academic and Adjunct Appointments
2003-          Adjunct, Ecology, Evolution, & Environmental Biology, Columbia University.
2001-          Investigator Asociado,Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela.
1999- 2003  Adjunct Research Scientist, CERC, Columbia University.
1998-          Adjunct, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York.
1998-          Research Associate, Ichthyology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.


Editorial
2005-         Editor, Copeia, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH).
1998-2002  
General Ichthyology Editor, Copeia, ASIH.
1997-1998  Editorial Board, Copeia, ASIH.

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Graduate Students
Robert Schelly, Columbia University, Ph.D. committee, 2000-2006.
W. Leo Smith, Columbia University, Ph.D. committee, 2000-2005.
Marcelo R. de Carvalho, City University of New York, Ph.D. committee, 1998.
Melissa Tarby, Villanova University, M.S. committee, 1997-1998.
Abebe Getahun, City University of New York, Ph.D. committee, 1997.
Gregory Haenel, University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. committee, 1996.

Postdoctoral Fellows
Luis Fernández, American Museum of Natural History Kalbfleisch Fellow, 2006-2008.
Daniela Calcagnotto, American Museum of Natural History Monell Fellow, 2001-2002.
Christopher Fielitz, American Museum of Natural History Kalbfleisch Fellow, 1999-2000.
Adriana Aquino, American Museum of Natural History Starr & CONICET Fellow, 1997-2000.
Paulo A. Buckup, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Neodat Project, 1991-1994.

Memberships in Professional Societies
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists
Neotropical Ichthyological Association