John
S. Sparks
American Museum of Natural History
Department of Ichthyology
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192
Voice: 212 313 7791
Fax: 212 769 5642
jsparks@amnh.org
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Biology, 2001.
Professional and Postdoctoral
2002- Assistant Curator, American Museum of Natural History.
Academic and Adjunct Appointments
2002- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University.
Teaching
Columbia University, Fish biodiversity: systematics and evolution. Fall 2007
Columbia University, Fish biodiversity: systematics and evolution. Spring 2004
Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Graduate Students
W. Leo Smith, Columbia University, Ph.D. committee, 2005.
Robert Schelly, Columbia University, Ph.D. committee, 2003-2006.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Prosanta Chakrabarty, American Museum of Natural History NSF Fellow, 2006-2007.
W. Leo Smith, American Museum of Natural History Lerner-Gray Fellow, 2005-2007.
Luiz Fernández, American Museum of Natural History Kalbfleisch Fellow, 2006-2008.
Memberships in Professional Societies
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Biological Society of Washington
Society for the Study of Evolution
Willi Hennig Society
American Museum of Natural History
Department of Ichthyology
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192
Voice: 212 313 7791
Fax: 212 769 5642
jsparks@amnh.org
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Biology, 2001.
Professional and Postdoctoral
2002- Assistant Curator, American Museum of Natural History.
Academic and Adjunct Appointments
2002- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University.
Teaching
Columbia University, Fish biodiversity: systematics and evolution. Fall 2007
Columbia University, Fish biodiversity: systematics and evolution. Spring 2004
Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Graduate Students
W. Leo Smith, Columbia University, Ph.D. committee, 2005.
Robert Schelly, Columbia University, Ph.D. committee, 2003-2006.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Prosanta Chakrabarty, American Museum of Natural History NSF Fellow, 2006-2007.
W. Leo Smith, American Museum of Natural History Lerner-Gray Fellow, 2005-2007.
Luiz Fernández, American Museum of Natural History Kalbfleisch Fellow, 2006-2008.
Memberships in Professional Societies
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Biological Society of Washington
Society for the Study of Evolution
Willi Hennig Society