Sandra J. Carlson

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Sandra J. Carlson is an American invertebrate paleontologist specialized in brachiopods. [1] She is a professor emerita in the department of earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Davis. [1] She was president of the Paleontological Society in 2013. [2]

Carlson completed a B.S. in earth sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz. [3] She completed a M.S. and Ph.D. in geological sciences (paleontology) from the University of Michigan. [3] Her 1986 dissertation was titled, Ontogenetic and Evolutionary Trends in the Articulate Brachiopod Hinge Mechanism. [4] Daniel Fisher was Carlson's doctoral advisor. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Fong, Janice (2018-06-20). "Emeriti | UC Davis Earth and Planetary Sciences". eps.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. ↑ "Sandra Carlson Is the New President of the Paleontological Society". Women In Academia Report. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. 1 2 "Sandy Carlson, Ph.D." cterin.ucop.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. 1 2 Carlson, Sandra J. (1986). Ontogenetic and Evolutionary Trends in the Articulate Brachiopod Hinge Mechanism (Ph.D. thesis). University of Michigan. OCLC   68298011.
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