9 CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY STATE OF THE MUSEUM FY22 WELCOMING NEW SCIENTISTS DR. ROBERT “BORT” EDWARDS Assistant Curator of Environment Joined November 2021 Dr. Bort Edwards is an evolutionary biologist whose research focuses on the causes, processes, and patterns of species distribution across environments—information with critical implications for protecting biodiversity and the health of the planet. He conducts work on the Museum’s natural areas to help us learn more about our environment and how species change within local and global ecosystems. DR. ELIZABETH “EBETH” SAWCHUK Assistant Curator of Human Evolution Joined May 2022 Dr. Ebeth Sawchuk studies how ancient peoples navigated issues of climate change as well as shifting economic and land-use strategies. Her research integrates bioarchaeology, dental anthropology, and ancient DNA to reconstruct the dynamics of ancient populations and understand how people adapted biologically and socially to change. DR. EMMA FINESTONE Assistant Curator of Human Origins Joined May 2022 Dr. Emma Finestone uses archaeology and paleoanthropology to investigate behaviors, early technology and toolmaking, and the adaptive shifts that enabled our ancestors to spread around the globe. Her work also examines when our ancestors began to influence biodiversity, and how that information helps us understand the impact of humans on biodiversity today.
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