Kate LoMedico Marriott

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Hello, my name is Kate LoMedico Marriott and I am an adjunct lecturer of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Brooklyn College. I am a paleontologist, paleoartist, mermaid performer, and arachnid keeping hobbyist. As a teacher, I am committed to dismantling the ways that ableism, classism, and trauma operate in academia. As a researcher and colleague, I value diverse experiences. My own background is somewhat unconventional. I originally trained in sculpture at the State University of New York at Purchase, but I earned my B.A. in visual arts and a minor in geology from the State University of New York at New Paltz. I defended my M.S. thesis in invertebrate paleontology at Brooklyn College in New York during the Fall 2021 semester. I have authored several publications on ammonites. I have also submitted published research in fossil mammals and birds. My research interests include functional morphology, mass extinction recoveries, and low-temperature isotope geochemistry. ​In 2018, I became a Special Mention Finalist in Illustraciencia: the International Award on Scientific Illustration in Madrid, Spain. After Richard Ellis of “The Whale” at AMNH, I am only the second paleoartist to be inducted into the Ocean Artists’ Society, which was cofounded by Wyland, Bob Talbot, and Dr. Guy Harvey and whose science advisor is Dr. Sylvia Earle. I am also the founder and co-director of The Society of Invertebrate Paleoartists. I am also the founder and sole administrator for Ammodata, the first morphologically-focused database for cephalopod paleontologists designed to make research more accessible for all.