I am proud of the really outstanding students I've been associated with here in Chicago. Helping to shape the careers of curious, self-motivated, and independent young investigators is really the most rewarding part of my job.
I encourage students interested in joining my lab to write me at bpatterson
 fieldmuseum.org. Prospective students should be aware that both of the Chicago-area programs with which I am affiliated are highly selective -- strong credentials or exceptional promise are needed to gain admission. To offer you much useful feedback on the subtleties of applying, I'll expect a synopsis of your educational background or CV and a statement of research interests.Students from other museums and universities who wish to visit and work in the Field Museum's mammal collection can review information on our scholarship, internship, and fellowship programs at Field Museum's Scholarship Committee site.
Information about current and past trainees is presented below.
Current Students
 Alex Mwazo on Taita Ranch as co-PI on the "Lions of Tsavo" project
Loyola University of Chicago
 with Nate beneath Aconcagua, on the Chilean-Argentine frontier, Aug '09 (photo by Dan Patterson) University of Illinois at Chicago
 Mohammad Abu Baker in Lajuma, South Africa, July 2007.
 Erika Arnold on Field Museum's Scanning Electron Microscope, Mar 2009.
Natasha Godard on Rukinga Ranch, Kenya, Sep 2009 Alumni as Major/Research Advisor: Alex Dehgan (2003) Ph.D. University of Chicago (Senior Science Advisor, U.S. State Department) -- extinction risk of lemurs in Madagascar rainforest fragments Carl W. Dick (2009) Post-doctoral Fellow, Field Museum (Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University) -- coevolution of bats and parasitic bat flies
Lisa A. Dorn (1984) M.Sc., Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago (Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh) -- chipmunk burrowing ecology Roland W. Kays (1999) Post-doctoral Fellow, Field Museum (Curator of Mammals, New York State Museum) -- lion behavior, ecology and evolution Lucia Luna W. (2002) M.Sc. University of Illinois at Chicago (PhD candidate at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) -- systematics of Rhagomys (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) Gregory M. Mikkelson (1993) M.Sc., Ecology & Evolution, University of Chicago (formerly Assistant Professor, Rice University; Associate Professor, McGill University) -- how do foodwebs fall apart? Link Olson (1999) Ph.D., Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago (Associate Professor and Curator of Mammals, University of Alaska, Fairbanks) -- systematics and biogeography of Tenrecidae (Afrosoricida) Víctor Pacheco T. (1989) M.Sc., Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago (Principal Professor and Curator of Mammals, Universidad de San Marcos, Lima) -- systematics and biogeography of Sturnira (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) Scott J. Steppan (1995) Ph.D., Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago (Associate Professor, Florida State University) -- adaptive radiations of Andean mice (Cricetidae: Phyllotini) Virginia L. Turner (1994) M.Sc., Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago (Adjunct Instructor, Roosevelt University) -- G-I tract anatomy of caenolestid marsupials (Paucituberculata) Paúl M. Velazco (2009) Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago (Post-doctoral fellow, American Museum of Natural History) -- systematics and biogeography of Platyrrhinus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)  With Paúl in Villa del Leyva, Colombia in 2006 (photo by Jesús Molinari) as an Examining Committee member: Nigel Asquith (1995) M.Sc., University of Illinois at Chicago (PhD, Duke; Director, Fundacion Natura Bolivia)-- seed dispersal in tropical forest fragments in Panamá Pamela K. Austin (1998) M.Sc., University of Illinois at Chicago (no longer in science)-- phylogeny and evolution of social behavior in mongooses (Carnivora: Herpestidae) Henry Bernard (2003) Ph.D., University of Copenhagen (Deputy Director, Tropical Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah)-- mammal persistence in rainforest fragments on Borneo Doreen Covey (2000) Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (Adjunct Instructor, Roosevelt University)-- morphological phylogeny of deer (Cetartiodactyla: Cervidae) Silvia Fazzolari Correa (1995) Ph.D., Universidade de Sao Paulo (Executive Coordinator, Avistar, Brazil)-- bat ecology in Atlantic Forest fragments Carl W. Dick (2005) Ph.D., Texas Tech University (now Brown Post-doctoral Fellow, FMNH)-- ecology of bat and bat fly associations Dianne Jedlicka (1993) Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (Instructor, DeVry University, Chicago)-- optimal foraging of Illinois small mammals Maria Luisa Jorge (2007) Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (Lecturer, Vanderbilt University)-- Agouti seed dispersal, tree recruitment, and Amazonian fragmentation Douglas A. Kelt (1989) M.Sc., Northern Illinois University (Ph.D. Univ. New Mexico; now Professor & Chair, Univ. California, Davis)-- distribution and ecology of Chilean rodents
Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans (1990) Ph.D., University of Chicago (now Professor, Roosevelt University, Chicago) -- taphonomy of bone assemblages of carnivores and scavengers Roselis Mazurek (2001) Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (now with IBAMA, Brazil)-- subsistence hunting by Brazilian aboriginals John Ososky (1998) M.Sc., Northern Illinois University (now Chief Preparator, National Museum of Natural History)-- ecology and diet of West African rainforest cats (Felidae) Oliver R. W. Pergams (2002) Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (now Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago)-- rapid evolutionary change in rodents Patty Ruback (2006) M. Sc., Northern Illinois University (now a mom!)-- distribution and status of bats of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Sergio Solari T. (1997) Lic., Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Ph.D., Texas Tech University; now Assistant Professor, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia)-- Diet and distribution of Altiplano rodents in Perú Christopher J. Yahnke (1996) M.Sc., Northern Illinois University -- systematics of Chilean foxes; also (1999) Ph.D., Northern Illinois University (now Associate Professor, Curator & Chair, University of Wisconsin, Steven Point) -- ecology of hantavirus in Paraguay John A. Yunger (1996) Ph.D., Northern Illinois University (now Professor, Governor's State University, College Station)-- population dynamics of small mammals in Illinois
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