The Ledi-Geraru Research Project Team

  • Amy L. Rector

    PROJECT DIRECTOR

    Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Kaye E. Reed

    PROJECT DIRECTOR

    Arizona State University, Institute of Human Origins

  • J Ramon Arrowsmith

    PROJECT DIRECTOR

    Arizona State University, Institute of Human Origins

  • Brian Villmoare

    PROJECT DIRECTOR

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • Aden Adbarra

    Afar Region

  • Baro'o Mohammed Ali

    Afar Region

  • Mesfin Mekonnen Bekele

    LOGISTICS DIRECTOR

  • Achamu Takale Belete

    KITCHEN DIRECTOR

  • Dave Braun

    George Washington University

  • Christopher J. Campisano

    Arizona State University, Institute of Human Origins

  • Lucas K. Delezene

    University of Arkansas

  • Erin N. DiMaggio

    Pennsylvania State University

  • David Feary

    Arizona State University

  • Rahwa Gebrehiwet

    Samara University

  • Kristi L. Lewton

    University of Southern California

  • Thierra K. Nalley

    Western University of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Jonathan S. Reeves

    Interdisciplinary Center for the Archaeology of the Evolution of Human Behavior (ICArEHB), University of the Algarve

  • Eric Scott

    California State University, San Bernadino

  • Lars Werdelin

    Swedish Museum of Natural History

  • Ali Yassen

    Afar Region

VCU Team members

  • Marie Vergamini, MS

    Integrative Life Sciences PhD Program, Anthropology

  • Lisa Day, MS

    Anthropology, Biology

  • Liz Dooley

    History, Anthropology

The Zambia Rift Valley Research Project Team

  • Thierra K. Nalley

    PROJECT DIRECTOR

  • Amy L. Rector

    PROJECT DIRECTOR

  • Amelia Villasenor

    University of Arkansas

  • Lucas K. Delezene

    University of Arkansas

  • Joseph Museba

    Zambian National Heritage Conservation Commission

  • Marie Vergamini, MS

    Virginia Commonwealth University

Ledi-Geraru Research Project 2025