Liath Appleton
Manager of Museum Collections
About
Liath is a museum collections specialist and biologist with a background in malacology, botany, and ornithology. Previously at the Florida Museum of Natural History, the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, and the University of Texas, Jackson School Museum of Earth History, she currently manages the Invertebrate Paleontology Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Liath’s academic interests are in digital imaging and game design.Â
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Experience
Manager of Museum Collections – current
Invertebrate Paleontology
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Manager of Museum Collections
Non-vertebrate Paleontology, Jackson School Museum of Earth History
— Data management – Access and Specify, MySQL
— Museum collections specialist
Manager of Museum Collections
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
— Managed the research mollusk collection, curatorial staff, SQL database and division website.
— Responsible for photography, photo microscopy and photo editing for research staff.
Registrar
Florida Museum of Natural History
— Maintained the research mollusk collection and database.
— Photographed and edited digital images for publicatio
Organizations
Austin Area Garden Council
VP of Membership
Shaolin Temple Cultural Center – Austin
Instructor, Web Manager
https://shaolintempleaustin.com
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
Web Manager, Publications Editor
https://www.spnhc.org/