Team and Credits

Research Quest is the culmination of an inspiring effort by an amazing team of professionals and fundraising partners. Each committed themselves to helping NHMU create a powerful learning experience for students. We are grateful for their expertise and many contributions. They include:

Advancing Critical Thinking (ACT) Project Team

Tracey Collins
School Programs Manager
Merinda Davis
Digital Learning and Curriculum Specialist
Chris Eisenberg
Director of Philanthropy
Sarah George
Executive Director
Ann Hanniball
Associate Director, Community Relations
McKenna Lane
Digital Learning and Curriculum Specialist

Madlyn Larson
Director of Education Initiatives
Carrie Levitt-Bussian
Collections Manager, Paleontology
Becky Menlove
Associate Director, Visitor Experience
Glenna Nielsen-Grimm
Collections Manager, Anthropology
Mitch Power, Ph.D.
Curator, Garrett Herbarium, Associate Professor, Geography Department

University of Utah, College of Education, Educational Psychology Department

Instructional Design and Educational Technology Program

Kirsten Butcher, Ph.D.
Program Director and Associate Professor
Eric Poitras, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Michelle Hudson
Graduate Research Assistant
Matt Orr
Graduate Research Assistant

Funding Partners

I.J. and Jeanné Wagner Foundation
Joseph and Evelyn Rosenblatt Charitable Fund
National Science Foundation

ACT National Advisory Team

Roger Alitizer, Ph.D.
University of Utah, Entertainment, Arts and Engineering Program, Associate Director and Professor
Sue Allen, Ph.D.
Allen and Associates, Principal
Thomas Arnett
Clayton Christensen Institute, Research Fellow
Jamie Bell
Association of Science and Technology Centers/Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education, Project Director
Kirsten Butcher, Ph.D.
University of Utah, Department of Educational Psychology, Director and Professor
Christelle Estrada, Ph.D.
Utah State Board of Education, Title III Education Specialist

Shelley Goldman, Ed.D..
Stanford University, Department of Education, Associate Dean and Professor
Preeti Gupta Ph.D.
Director of Youth Learning and Research at the American Museum of Natural History
Ricky Scott
Utah State Board of Education, Science Specialist
Jennifer Shirk
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Manager
Eric Siegel
New York Hall of Science, Director and Chief Content Officer
Sarah Young
Utah State Board of Education, Digital Teaching and Learning Coordinator

ACT Education Advisors

Christelle Estrada
Utah State Board of Education, Title III Education Specialist
Brett Moulding
Utah Partnership for Effective Science Teaching and Learning, Director
Barbara Gentry
Jordan School District, Secondary Science Specialist
Tyson Grover
Davis School District, Science Supervisor
Jane Harwood
Jordan School District, Curriculum Administrator-Science/STEM

Melissa Mendenhall
Alpine School District
Paul Nance
Jordan School District, Elementary Science Specialist
Matt Patterson
Weber School District, Science Specialist
Stephanie Wood
Granite School District, Associate Director of Online Learning
Donna Ziegenfuss
Ed.D., University of Utah, Marriot Library, Associate Librarian in Graduate and Undergraduate Services

Utah Education Network

Jessica Anderson
UEN Web Designer
Michelle Dumas
UEN Web Designer
Laura Hunter
Chief Operating Officer

Rusty Keele
Database Designer
Justin Reed
Database Designer
Tim Stack
Project Manager

Video Production Team

Phase 2, Video Production

Colby Bryson
Producer and Director
Derek Long
Sound Recorder/Mixer
Alec Lyons
Director of Photography

Rob Blatt
Creative Producer & Script Writer
Michael Leschin
Bureau of Land Management, Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry

Illustration and Animation

Mitch Guarente
Animator
Ian J. Johnston
Animation Director

Jonathan Powell
Interactive Developer

Entertainment, Arts and Engineering (EAE) Program at the University of Utah

Roger Altizer, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Ryan Bown
MFA Assistant Professor
Jesse Ferraro
Project Manager
Zeno Saviour
Engineer
Sydnie Ritchie
Producer
Yash Kapani
Engineer
Maté Mihanovic
Producer

Yang 'Leo' Li
Engineer
Matt Jensen
Research Assistant
Swapnil Sawant
Engineer
Brenton Walker
Producer
Isaac Kellis
Artist
Jeff Jackman
Engineer

Digitization and Modeling

University of Utah Marriott Library
Idaho State University, Jesse Pruitt

Autodesk, ReCap Pro

Youth Teaching Youth ACT/EAE Interns

Linda Gillis
Youth Development Programs Coordinator
Cayden Turnbow
2016-2017 intern
Gerardo Robles
2015-2016 intern

Renata Visnjic
2015-2016 intern
Ricky Arellano
2014-2015 intern
Johnson Liu
2014-2015 intern

Research Quest Teacher Fellows

2014-2015
Kim Brockholt
Sheri Burton
Dan Hansen
Stephanie Lewis
Jodi Rees
Jennifer Roberts
Heather Shaffer
Sarah Sumison

2015-2016
Tyler Blain
Becky Curtis
Andrew Gee
Reed James
Rurik Johnson
Alison Lund
Tiffani Martin
Deb Smith
April Thompson
Mike Wallace
Kate Williams
Kathleen Wynn

2016-2017
Jill Allen
Broc Ballif
Angela Bazzo
Brandy Beckman
Ken Bennion
Karen Blake
Brent Blanch
JoAnne Brown
Lindsay Child
Jessica Constant
Lori Daniels
Christine Edenfield
Megan Funk
Valerie Gailey
Kristen Galletta
Lora Gibbons
Matthew Hacket
Dane Hepworth
Nicole Herrera
Jill Howells
Phil Hughes
Megan Hurster
Rebecca Kern

Madison Kingsford
Karen Kraus
Sarah Lange
Maria Lee
Julie Leri
Alison Lund
Justin Maddocks
Jennifer Mackay
Sharon McGarry
Leslie Mouton
Bobbi Nielsen
Katie Nelson
Michael Olsen
Kelly Paxton
April Thompson
Kelci Thurman
Carolyn Roberston
Jeff Rolan
Trudy Skeleton
Deb Smith
Jenn Tullis
Mike Wallace
Lindy Worden

In addition to the partners above, Research Quest has benefited from the expert input and time that has been so generously given by dozens of additional advisors and community partners. We are grateful for their support.