Curriculum vitae

ReBecca Kathleen Hunt

 

EDUCATION

M.Sc., Geoscience      Texas Tech University, Department of Geosciences               2005

Advisor: Thomas M. Lehman

Thesis title: Ceratopsid dinosaurs from the Javelina Formation (Maastrichtian), Big Bend National Park, Texas.

 

B.Sc.,   Earth Sciences University of Arkansas, Department of Geosciences              2003

Senior thesis: An Early Cretaceous theropod from southwestern Arkansas.

Advisors: W.L. Manger, L.C. Davis and D.L. Zachry.

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

            My current research interests are broad based and include both stratigraphic and taxonomic (among other) questions. My specific interests lie in chasmosaurine postcranial morphology, evolution and phylogeny. I also have a strong interest in the biostratigraphic placement, paleoecology and population studies of the late Cretaceous formations of the southern US and Mexico.

 

Academic and Professional Positions

2005 – present             Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Benefit Auction committee member

2004 – 2005                President, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Alpha Beta Chapter

 

FIELD EXPERIENCE

2006                Brule Formation, Northwestern Nebraska (Oligocene)

2005                Prichard, Altyn, Appekunny, Grinnell, Siyeh and Snowslip Formations, Glacier

National Park, Montana (Precambrian)

2004-2005       Javelina and Aguja Formations, Big Bend National Park, Texas (Upper

Cretaceous: Campanian to Maastrichtian)

2004                Kaiparowits Formation, Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument,

Utah (Upper Cretaceous: Campanian)

2003                Morrison Formation, Montana (Upper Jurassic: Tithonian)

2002                Moenave Formation, Utah (Lower Jurassic: Hettangian) and Trinity

Formation Texas (Lower Cretaceous: Albian)

2000                Dinosaur Park Formation, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta (Upper

Cretaceous: Campanian)

 

Teaching Experience

2004 – 2005    Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University, Department of

Geoscience (History of Life, Historical Geology)

2003 – 2004    Instructor, Institute for the Development and Enrichment of

Advanced Learners (Engineering, Paleontology)

Professional Affiliations

2000 – present             Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

2000 – present             Sigma Gamma Epsilon

2001 – present             Geological Society of America

2001 – present             Paleontological Society

 

 

Academic Awards, grants and Honors

2005                E. A. McCullough Scholarship, Texas Tech University

2004                Jurassic Foundation Grant

2004                E. A. McCullough Scholarship, Texas Tech University

2004                Brand Scholarship, Texas Tech University

2003                E. A. McCullough Scholarship, Texas Tech University

2003                Geological Society of America Student Travel Grant

2003                Texas Tech University Geosciences Presentation Scholarships

2003                Jack Mussett Endowed Scholarship, University of Arkansas

2002                Geological Society of America Student Travel Grant

2002                Vernon Peppard Endowed Scholarship, University of Arkansas

2001                United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas Grant

2001                Vernon Peppard Endowed Scholarship, University of Arkansas

2000                Royal Tyrell Museum Field Experience Student Bursary Grant

 

 

Selected invited presentations

2005    Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University (The Precambrian Fossil Record of

Glacier National Park).

 

Research Publications

Refereed Articles:

 

Hunt, ReBecca K. in press. The Paleontology of Glacier National Park: A National Park Service Paleontological Survey. National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, Technical Report NPS/NRGRD/GRDTR-05 (official number pending), 51 p.

 

Hunt, ReBecca K. 2006. Middle Proterozoic Paleontology of the Belt Supergroup, Glacier National Park. in S.G. Lucase, J.A. Spielmann, P.M. Hester,

J.P. Kenworthy, and V.L. Santucci (ed.s), Fossils from Federal Lands. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34, pp. 57-62

 

Hunt, ReBecca K., Vincent L. Santucci and Jason Kenworthy. 2006. "A preliminary inventory of fossil fish from National Park Service units." in S.G.

Lucase, J.A. Spielmann, P.M. Hester, J.P. Kenworthy, and V.L. Santucci (ed.s), Fossils from Federal Lands: 7th Federal Fossil Conference. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34, pp. 63-69

 

Hunt, ReBecca K., Daniel Chure and Leo Carson Davis. 2003. An early Cretaceous theropod foot from southwestern Arkansas, p. 87-103. in Proceedings

            of the 2003 Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference.

 

 

 

Published Scientific Abstracts (* indicates speaker):

 

Hunt, ReBecca K. 2006. Packing and transporting vertebrate fossil overseas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3); 79A

 

*Hunt, ReBecca K., Vincent L. Santucci and Jason Kenworthy. 2006. "A preliminary 

inventory of fossil fish from National Park Service units." in S.G. Lucase, J.A. Spielmann, P.M. Hester, J.P. Kenworthy, and V.L. Santucci (ed.s), Fossils from Federal Lands: 7th Federal Fossil Conference. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34: 63

 

*Hunt, ReBecca K. 2006. The taphonomy of a chasmosaurine dinosaur bone bed from the

Javelina Formation (Maastrichtian) of Big Bend National Park, Texas. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 38 (4): 62

 

Hunt, ReBecca K. 2005. Ceratopsid Dinosaurs from the Javelina Formation (Maastrichtian),

            Big Bend National Park, Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3); 72A

 

*Hunt, ReBecca K. 2005. The Paleontology of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park:

            Past, Present and Future. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 37(7)

Hunt, ReBecca K. & Daniel Chure. 2003. An early Cretaceous theropod foot from southwestern Arkansas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3); 64A

*Hunt, ReBecca K. 2003. A theropod dinosaur foot of early Cretaceous age from Sevier County, Arkansas. Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference Annual Meeting.

Hunt, ReBecca K. & Daniel Chure. 2003. An early Cretaceous theropod foot from southwestern Arkansas. Geological Society of America

Hunt, ReBecca K. 2002. An early Cretaceous theropod foot from southwestern Arkansas as a possible track maker in central Texas and southwestern Utah. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3); 68A

 

Employment History

Research Assistant, Augustana College, Department of Geology, 639 – 38th Street, Rock Island, Illinois 61201-2296; Supervisor: Dr. William Hammer; Dates of Employment: October 2005 to present; Duties: preparing fossils from Antarctica, conducting research, assisting in museum function and tours.

Paleontology Research Intern, Glacier National Park, Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center, P.O. Box 128, West Glacier, Montana 59936; Supervisor: Mr. Jack Potter; Dates of Employment: May 2005 to September 2005; Duties: Preparing a synthesis of information from research that has been identified, describing the paleontological resources of Glacier National Park, with maps, references and field photos.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1053; Supervisor: Dr. James Barrick;

Dates of Employment: July 2004- May 2005; Duties: Instruct students in Historical Geology and History of Life Laboratories.

 

Instructor, Institute for the Development and Enrichment of Advanced Learners, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1008;             Supervisor: Ms. Martha Hise;

Dates of Employment: October 2003 – November 2004; Duties: Taught an engineering course to advanced 2 and 3 grade elementary students in the fall

of 2003, and a Paleontology class to advanced 2-3rd and 4-6th grade elementary students during the spring and fall of 2004.

 

Administrative/Personal Aid, University of Arkansas, Old Main 330, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701; Supervisor: Dr. Allen McCartney;

Dates of Employment: August 2001 - May 2003; Duties: dictation, filing, editing of papers for a book, making appointments and keeping a schedule for Dr. McCartney.

 

Geology Intern, Mat-Su/CB Area Park Office, Mile 0.7 Bogard Road, HC 32 Box 6706, Wasilla, Alaska 99654; Supervisor: Mr. Pat Murphy;

Dates of Employment: May 2001 - August 2001; Duties: Produced a structural geology interpretive panel for the park.

 

Collections Assistant, University of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701; Supervisor: Ms. Mary Suter;

Dates of Employment: August 2000 – May 2001; Duties: Transferring paleontological and collections data from collection cards to the electronic database, along with general collection maintenance and inventory.

 

References

Dr. James Barrick, Department Chair and Professor of Geology, Department of Geosciences,

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1053

Dr. James Kirkland, Utah State Paleontologist, Utah Geological Survey, 1594 West North

Temple, Suite 3110, P.O. Box 146100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6100;

Mr. Mike Getty, Collection Manager of Paleontology, Utah Museum of Natural History, 1390

E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0050

Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, Associate Professor of Bioscience, Drexel University, 409 Stratton

Hall, 32nd & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Dr. Shankar Chatterjee, Horn Professor of Vertebrate Paleontology, Department of

Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1053

Mr. Brent Breithaupt, Director, Wyoming Geological Museum, P.O. Box 3006, Laramie,

Wyoming 82071

Ms. Mary Suter, Curator of Collections, University of Arkansas Museum Collections,

Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

Dr. Walter Manger, Professor of Geology, Department of Geosciences, University of

Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

Dr. Doy Zachry, Professor of Geology, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas,

Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701