Graduate Programs in Paleontology

United States

 

Alaska

University University Of Alaska Fairbanks
Department Department Of Geosciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Patrick Druckenmiller
Contact Email psdruckenmiller@alaska.edu
Website www.uaf.edu

 

Alabama

University University of Alabama
Department Geological Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Names Tom Tobin (Invertebrate Paleontology & Geochemistry); Fred Andrus (Sclerochronology & Paleoclimatology); Marcello Minzoni (Invertebrate Paleontology & Reef Paleoecology); Alberto Perez-Huerta (Invertebrate Paleontology and Biomineralization); Rebecca Totten (Micropaleontology & Paleoclimatology).
Contact Emails Tom Tobin ttobin@ua.edu; Fred Andrus fandrus@ua.edu; Marcello Minzoni mminzoni@ua.edu; Alberto Perez-Huerta aphuerta@ua.edu; Rebecca Totten rltotten@ua.edu
Website https://geo.ua.edu/graduate/

 

California

University San Jose State University
Department Geology
Degrees MS
Contact Name Carlie Pietsch
Contact Email carlie.pietsch@sjsu.edu
Website www.sjsu.edu
   
University Stanford University
Department Geological Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Jonathan Payne
Contact Email jlpayne@stanford.edu
Website

www.earth.stanford.edu
   
University University of California, Berkeley
Department Integrative Biology / UC Museum of Paleontology
Degrees PhD
Contact Name IB Graduate Student Services Officer
Contact Email ibgradsao@berkeley.edu
Website www.ib.berkeley.edu/grad & www.ucmp.berkeley.edu
   
University University of California, Davis
Department
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Degrees MS and PhD
Contact Name Sandy Carlson
Contact Email sjcarlson@ucdavis.edu
Website https://geology.ucdavis.edu/
   
University University of California, Los Angeles
Department Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name William Schopf
Contact Email schopf@epss.ucla.edu
Website http://epss.ucla.edu
   
University University of California, Riverside
Department Department of Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Mary Droser
Contact Email Mary.Droser@ucr.edu
Website http://earthsciences.ucr.edu
   
University University of California, Santa Barbara
Department Department of Earth Science
Contact Name Yann Ricard
Contact Email yann@geol.ucsb.edu
Website http://www.geol.ucsb.edu/
   
University University of California, Santa Cruz
Department Earth and Planetary Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Matthew Clapham
Contact Email mclapham@ucsc.edu
Website https://eps.ucsc.edu/
   
University California State University FULLERTON
Department  
Degrees MS
Contact Name Nicole Bonuso
Contact Email nbonuso@fullerton.edu
Website http://nbonuso.wixsite.com/epelab

 

University Stanislaus State
Department Biological Sciences
Degrees MS
Contact Name Dr. Jeanette Pirlo
Contact Email  jpirlo@csustan.edu
Website  https://www.csustan.edu/msbiology

 

Connecticut

University University of Connecticut
Department Integrative Geosciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Andrew Bush
Contact Email andrew.bush@uconn.edu
Website http://earth.uconn.edu

 

 

District of Columbia

University Howard University
Department Anatomy
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Daryl Domning
Contact Email ddomning@howard.edu
Website https://gs.howard.edu/

 

 

Florida

University Florida International University
Department Department of Earth and Environment
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name

Rosemary Hickey-Vargas (Graduate Program Director); Laurel Collins (Paleontologist)
Contact Email hickey@fiu.edu; collinsl@fiu.edu
Website https://earthenvironment.fiu.edu
   
University University of Florida
Department Florida Museum of Natural History
Degrees M.S., Ph.D. (primarily through Biology and Geological Sciences)
Contact Name

Michal Kowalewski

Bruce MacFadden
Contact Email

mkowalewski@flmnh.ufl.edu; bmacfadd@ufl.edu
Website https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/vertpaleo/students/graduate-programs/

 

 

Georgia

University Georgia State University
Department Geosciences
Degrees MS
Contact Name Christy Visaggi
Contact Email cvisaggi@gsu.edu
Website http://geosciences.gsu.edu
   
University University of Georgia
Department Department of Geology
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Steven M. Holland
Contact Email stratum@uga.edu
Website http://geology.uga.edu

 

 

Illinois

University DePaul University
Department Department of Biological Sciences
Degrees MS
Contact Name Kenshu Shimada
Contact Email kshimada@depaul.edu
Website https://csh.depaul.edu/
   
   
University University of Chicago
Department Department of the Geophysical Sciences
Degrees PhD
Contact Name Aaron Hill (Student Services Coordinator)
Contact Email adhill@uchicago.edu
Website http://paleo.uchicago.edu
   
University University of Illinois at Chicago
Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Roy Plotnick
Contact Email plotnick@uic.edu
Website https://eaes.uic.edu/
   
University University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Department Plant Biology
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Surangi Punyasena
contact Email spunya1@illinois.edu
Website http://www.life.illinois.edu/

 

 

Indiana

University Indiana University
Department Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Claudia C Johnson
Contact Email claudia@indiana.edu
Website https://earth.indiana.edu/index.html

 

Kansas

University University of Kansas
Department Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Bruce S. Lieberman
Contact Email blieber@ku.edu
Website https://eeb.ku.edu/how-apply

 

 

Kentucky

University University of Kentucky
Department Earth & Environmental Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Frank R. Ettensohn; Edward Woolery
Contact Email fettens@uky.edu; ewoolery@uky.edu
Website https://ees.as.uky.edu/

 

Massachusetts

University Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program with Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department Geology & Geophysics
Degrees PhD
Contact Name Elizabeth Sibert (micropaleontology, paleoceanography, ichthyology)
Contact Email esibert@whoi.edu
Website http://mit.whoi.edu/ and https://www2.whoi.edu/site/paleofishes/

 

Maryland

University Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department Center for Functional Anatomy & Evolution
Degrees PhD
Contact Name Jonathan Perry
Contact Email jperry31@jhmi.edu
Website http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/fae

 

 

Michigan

University University of Michigan
Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Anne Hudon
Contact Email ahudon@umich.edudlfox@umn.edu
Website https://lsa.umich.edu/
   
University Michigan State University
Department Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Danita Brandt
Contact Email brandt@msu.edu
Website https://ees.natsci.msu.edu/

 

 

Minnesota

University University of Minnesota
Department Department of Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name David Fox
Contact Email dlfox@umn.edu
Website https://www.esci.umn.edu/

 

 

Missouri

University Missouri University of Science and Technology
Department Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe
Contact Email ikuenobe@mst.edu
Website http://gs.mst.edu
   
University University of Missouri
Department Department of Geological Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name James D. Schiffbauer
Contact Email schiffbauerj@missouri.edu
Website http://paleo.missouri.edu/

 

 

Montana

University Montana State University
Department Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name David Varricchio
Contact Email djv@montana.edu
Website http://www.montana.edu/ & http://epswww.unm.edu/

 

 

New Mexico

University University of New Mexico
Department Earth and Planetary Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Corinne Myers
Contact Email cemyers@unm.edu
Website http://epswww.unm.edu/

 

New Jersey 

University Princeton University Department
Department : Department of Geosciences Degrees
Degrees PhD Contract
Contact Name Christopher Griffin
Contact Email chris.griffin@princeton.edu
Website www.geosciences.princeton.edu

 

New York

University Cornell University
Department Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Degrees PhD
Contact Name Warren Allmon
Contact Email wda1@cornell.edu
Website https://www.eas.cornell.edu/eas & https://www.priweb.org/research-and-collections/research-at-pri
   
University Syracuse University
Department Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Linda Ivany
Contact Email lcivany@syr.edu
Website http://earthsciences.syr.edu/
   
University University at Buffalo, SUNY
Department Department of Geological Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name

Dr. Charles E. Mitchell
(SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor & Fellow, Geol. Soc. of America)
Contact Email cem@buffalo.edu
Website http://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/
 
University SUNY Fredonia
Department Geo & Env. Sci. (Administered through the Biology Dept.)
Degrees MS
Contact Name Thomas Hegna
Contact Email Thomas.hegna@fredonia.edu
Website

https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/geology-environmental-sciences

https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/biology

 

 

North Carolina

University East Carolina University
Department Geological Sciences
Degrees MS
Contact Name Stephen J. Culver
Contact Email culvers@ecu.edu
Website http://www.ecu.edu/

 

Ohio

University Bowling Green State University
Department Department of Geology/School of Earth, Environment & Society
Degrees MS
Contact Name Peg Yacobucci
Contact Email mmyacob@bgsu.edu
Website https://www.bgsu.edu
   
University Kent State University
Department Geology
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Carrie Schweitzer
Contact Email cschweit@kent.edu
Website https://www.kent.edu/
   
University Miami University of Ohio
Department Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name  
Contact Email  
Website http://miamioh.edu/
   
University The Ohio State University
Department

School of Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Loren Babcock, Jill Leonard-Pingel, Mark Kleffner 
Contact Email babcock.5@osu.edu, leonard-pingel.1@osu.edu, kleffner.1@osu.edu
Website

https://earthsciences.osu.edu/, https://ortongeologicalmuseum.osu.edu/

 

 

Oklahoma

University Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Department Anatomy and Cell Biology
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Paul Gignac
Contact Email paul.gignac@okstate.edu
Website http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/
 
University University of Oklahoma
Department School of Geosciences & Sam Noble Museum
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Names Lena Cole (Fossil Invertebrates & Paleoecology), Richard Lupia (Paleobotany), Jacqueline Lungmus (Vertebrate Paleontology); Davey Wright (Fossil Invertebrates & Macroevolution)
Contact Emails colesr@ou.edu; rlupia@ou.edu; jklungmus@ou.edu; wrightdf@ou.edu
Website https://www.ou.edu/mcee/geosciences/grad_degrees

 

 

Oregon

University University of Oregon
Department Department of Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Edward Davis
Contact Email edavis@uoregon.edu
Website https://blogs.uoregon.edu/vertpaleo/

 

 

Pennsylvania

University Temple University
Department Earth & Environmental Science
Degrees MS
Contact Name Dennis Terry
Contact Email doterry@temple.edu
Website https://ees.cst.temple.edu/
   
University Pennsylvania State University
Department Department of Geosciences
Degrees MS & PHD
Contact Name Peter Wilf
Contact Email pwilf@psu.edu
Website http://www.geosc.psu.edu/graduates
   
University

University of Pennsylvania
Department Earth and Environmental Science
Degrees PHD
Contact Name  
Contact Email  
Website  

 

 

Rhode Island

University University of Rhode Island
Department Geosciences
Degrees MS
Contact Name David E. Fastovsky
Contact Email defastov@uri.edu
Website http://cels.uri.edu/geo/

 

 

South Dakota

University South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Department  
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Laurie C. Anderson
Contact Email Laurie.Anderson@sdsmt.edu
Website https://www.sdsmt.edu/

 

 

Tennesee

University University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Department Earth & Planetary Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Names Alycia Stigall (Invertbrate evolutionary paleobiology, biogeography, and paleoecology), Dan Hembree (Continental ichnology), Colin Sumrall (Invertebrate paleobiology)
Contact Emails stigall@utk.edu, hembree@utk.edu, csumrall@utk.edu
Website http://eps.utk.edu

 

 

Texas

University Baylor University
Department Department of Geosciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Dan Peppe
Contact Email Daniel_Peppe@baylor.edu
Website http://www.baylor.edu/
   
University Midwestern State University
Department Kimbell School of Geoscience
Degrees MS
Contact Name Jesse Carlucci
Contact Email jesse.carlucci@mwsu.edu
Website https://mwsu.edu/
   
University Sul Ross State University
Department Biology, Geology and Physical Sciences
Degrees MS
Contact Name Dr. Elizabeth Measures
Contact Email measures@sulross.edu
Website http://sulross.edu/
   
University University of Texas at Austin
Department Department of Geological Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Philip Guerrero
Contact Email philipg@jsg.utexas.edu
Website https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/
   
University Texas A&M
Department Geology & Geophysics
Degrees MS & PHD
Contact Name Mark Everett – Department Head for Graduate Affairs 
Contact Email advisor@geos.tamu.edu
Website https://geoweb.tamu.edu

 

 

Utah

University Utah State University, Uintah Basin Campus
Department  Geology
Degrees MS
Contact Name Benjamin J. Burger
Contact Email benjamin.burger@usu.edu
Website http://geology.usu.edu/

 

 

Virginia

University George Mason University
Department Environmental Science and Policy
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Mark D. Uhen
Contact Email muhen@gmu.edu
Website https://esp.gmu.edu/

 

University Virginia Tech
Department Geosciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Shuhai Xiao, Sterling Nesbitt, Michelle Stocker
Contact Email xiao@vt.edu, sjn2104@vt.edu, stockerm@vt.edu
Website https://www.paleo.geos.vt.edu/ and https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/geobiology

 

Washington

University Western Washington University
Department Geology
Degrees MS
Contact Name Robyn Mieko Dahl
Contact Email robyn.dahl@wwu.edu
Website https://cse.wwu.edu/geology

 

 

West Virginia

University West Virginia University
Department Department of Geology and Geography
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Dr. James Lamsdell
Contact Email james.lamsdell@mail.wvu.edu
Website http://www.geology.wvu.edu/

 

 

Wisconsin

University University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department Department of Geosciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Stephen Dornbos; Margaret Fraiser; Peter Sheehan
Contact Email sdornbos@uwm.edu; mfraiser@uwm.edu; sheehan@uwm.edu
Website

http://uwm.edu/geosciences/research/paleoecology/  & http://uwm.edu/geosciences/graduate/

 

 

Wyoming

University University of Wyoming
Department Geology
Degrees

MS & PhD

1) Department of Geology and Geophysics (MS & PhD)

2) Department of Botany (MS & PhD)

3) Program in Ecology (PhD)
Contact Name Ellen Currano
Contact Email ecurrano@uwyo.edu
Website

1) http://www.uwyo.edu/geolgeophys/graduate/

2) http://www.uwyo.edu/botany/graduate-programs/index.html

3) http://www.uwyo.edu/pie/index.html

 

 

 

Canada

Manitoba

University Brandon University
Department Biology and Geology Departments (joint program)
Degrees MS
Contact Name Marquita Duncan
Contact Email GradStudies.Science@BrandonU.ca
Website https://www.brandonu.ca/mels/

 

 

 

China

University The University of Hong Kong
Department School of Biological Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Moriaki Yasuhara
Contact Email moriakiyasuhara@gmail.com
Website http://www.gradsch.hku.hk/gradsch/

 

 

 

Germany

University Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Department Department of Geography and Geosciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Emilia Jarochowska
Contact Email Emilia.Jarochowska@fau.de
Website http://www.palaeobiology.de

 

 

Sweden

University Uppsala University
Department Department of Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Abigail Barker
Contact Email abigail.barker@geo.uu.se
Website http://www.uu.se/

 

Portugal

University Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Department Department of Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Octávio Mateus
Contact Email omateus@fct.unl.pt
Website https://www.fct.unl.pt/

 

 

 

United Kingdom

University Durham University
Department Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Martin Smith
Contact Email martin.smith@durham.ac.uk
Website https://www.dur.ac.uk/
   
University University College London
Department Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Bridget Wade
Contact Email b.wade@ucl.ac.uk
Website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/
   
University University of Cambridge
Department Biology and Biochemistry
Degrees MPhil; PhD
Contact Name Daniel Field
Contact Email djf70@cam.ac.uk
Website https://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/join-us/prospective-graduate-students
   
University University of Bristol
Department Earth Sciences
Degrees MS & PhD
Contact Name Mike Benton
Contact Email mike.benton@bristol.ac.uk
Website http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk
   
University University of Oxford
Department Department of Earth Sciences
Degrees PhD
Contact Name Erin Saupe
Contact Email erin.saupe@earth.ox.ac.uk
Website https://www.earth.ox.ac.uk