Erica McAlister
| Erica McAlister | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Scientist and museum curator |
Erica McAlister is a British scientist and museum curator. She is an expert in insects and is Curator of Diptera, in the Department of Entomology, at the Natural History Museum in London.[1] She was educated at the University of Manchester and at the University of Surrey, Roehampton (now the University of Roehampton) where she completed a doctorate called "Invertebrate Colonisation and Succession on a Grazing Marsh, The Wetland Centre, London".
She has appeared on various BBC Radio 4 programmes including the natural history programme The Living World, Who's the Pest?[2] and the comedy show The Museum of Curiosity where her contributions have been notable both for her enthusiasm for her subject and for her sense of humour.[3]
References
- ↑ "MOD staff are recruited to collect insects in Wiltshire". BBC News. BBC. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Who's the Pest?". BBC Radio 4. BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Othello, Richard Holmes, Insects, The Middle Classes". Night Waves. BBC. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
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