PAIGE K.

WILSON DEIBEL, PHD

http://paigekwilson.weebly.com
[email protected] • Twitter @waigepilson
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2022 – Present Paleobotany Collections and Lab Manager, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (Seattle, WA)
• Manage the paleobotanical fossil resources at the Burke Museum (over 75,000 specimens of plant macrofossils [i.e., leaves,
fruits, wood] and microfossils [i.e., pollen and phytoliths] as well as a modern reference collections)
• Manage the digital resources and database needs of the collection, including database design, improvement, and migration
(experience with a variety of database software e.g., Arctos, custom FileMakerPro)
• Engage the public through special events, youth and family programming, advice on exhibit design, and social media content
• Facilitate and promote research access to the paleobotany collections for researchers around the world
• Manage the safety policies, protocols, chemical inventory, and equipment of the paleobotany laboratory spaces
• Supervise a team of undergraduates, graduate students, and volunteers in the collections and lab spaces
• Secure funding and resources for the improvement of our collection’s physical and digital assets, decolonization of our
collection, and accessibility of our fossil resources (e.g., IMLS Collections Care and Management grant -- $219k applied for in
2022, pending review)
• Service: Equity and Inclusion Committee, Collections Committee, Social Committee, Onboarding Working Group, and
Digitization Sub-committee

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Earth and Space Sciences (Sep 2016 – Mar 2022) University of Washington (UW), Seattle WA
“Vegetation and Environmental Changes Across the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) Boundary in Northeastern Montana”
Advised by Drs. Greg Wilson Mantilla and Caroline A.E. Strömberg
Awarded Coombs Teaching Excellence (2019) and Johnston Research Excellence (2020) Fellowships

B.A. Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences (Sep 2010 - Jun 2014) Dartmouth College, Hanover NH
High Honors in Earth Sciences

RESEARCH SUMMARY
2016 – 2022 Graduate Research; University of Washington
Investigation into the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction event; analysis of macrofloral assemblages and
geologic setting to understand the role of environment and record of ecosystem change through time. Collection and
classification of macrofloral taxa. Interpretation of paleoecology and paleoenvironment using digital leaf physiognomy
and leaf mass per area methods. Additional projects analyzing palm (Arecaceae) phytoliths for application in
paleoecology and describing geology in the Hell Creek and Fort Union Formations.

2013 – 2014 Senior Honors Thesis; Dept. of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
Preparation, description, and phylogenetic interpretation of a novel species (Family Nodosauridae) from the Wayan
Fm of Idaho. I prepared, investigated, and ultimately classified this specimen as a novel species, which I proposed
naming Sauropelta idahoensis.

2011 – 2013 Undergraduate Research and Field Work; Dept. of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
Collected >800 vertebrate microfossils from Badlands National Park. Assisted in the collection of over 2500
microfossils from Badlands National Park (SD) to investigate taphonomic signature of depositional environments and
changes in vertebrate communities across the Eocene-Oligocene boundary. Prepared rock samples for chemical
analysis and sorted microfossils. Assisted in fieldwork at the Egg Mountain site near Chouteau, MT along with a crew
of researchers from Montana State University and Dartmouth College.

PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

^denotes student author
Manuscripts
2022 Wilson Deibel, Paige [Unpublished manuscript]. 2022: “Vegetation and Environmental Changes Across the Cretaceous-
Paleogene (K-Pg) Boundary in Northeastern Montana.” Doctoral dissertation, Department of Earth and Space Sciences
University of Washington.
Weaver, Lucas N, Thomas S Tobin, Jordan R Claytor, Paige K Wilson Deibel, William A Clemens, Gregory P Wilson
Mantilla. “Revised Stratigraphic Relationships Within the Lower Fort Union Formation (Tullock Member; Garfield County,
Montana, U.S.A.) Provide a New Framework for Examining Post K-Pg Mammalian Recovery Dynamics.” PALAOIS
2021 Wilson, Paige K, Gregory P Wilson Mantilla, and Caroline AE Strömberg. 2021: “Seafood Salad: A Diverse latest Cretaceous
Florule from eastern Montana.” Cretaceous Research.
2016 Wilson, Paige K and Jason R Moore “Assessing the Control of Preservational Environment on Taphonomic and Ecological
Patterns in an Oligocene Mammal Fauna from Badlands National Park, South Dakota.” 2016: PlOS One 11(6).
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2014 Wilson, PK [Unpublished manuscript]. 2014: “Preparation, identification, description, and interpretation of a new dinosaur
specimen from the Cretaceous Wayan Formation of Idaho, U.S.A.” Dept. of Earth Sciences Undergraduate Senior Honors
Thesis, Dartmouth College.
Manuscripts in Prep
Wilson Deibel, PK, Strömberg, CAE, and Wilson Mantilla, GP. “Plant Community Change Across the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary
in Northeastern Montana”.
^Lavin, S, ^Markham, A, Brightly, W, Crifò, C, Lowe, A, Novello, A, Stiles, E, Wilson Deibel, P, Gallaher, TJ, and Strömberg, CAE.
“Enhancing the Utility of Phytoliths for Understanding the Evolution and Paleoecology of the Arecaceae”.
Wilson Mantilla, GP, DeMar, D, Grossnickle, D, Fulghum, H, Hovatter, H, Tobin, T, Weaver, L, Wilson Deibel, PK. “Late Cretaceous
and earliest Paleocene mammalian fossil localities of the Hell Creek area.”

Published Abstracts

2022 Wilson Deibel, P, Wilson Mantilla, GP, and Strömberg, CAE. “Plant Taxonomic Turnover and Diversity Across the
Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary in Northeastern Montana” GSA Annual Conference in Denver, CO (Oct 2022).

2021 ^Taylor, C, Wilson, P, Strömberg, CAE, and Wilson Mantilla, GP. “Examining Paleoclimate Across the Cretaceous-Paleogene
(K/Pg) Boundary in Northeastern Montana” GSA Annual Conference in Portland, OR (Oct 2021).
^Lavin, S, ^Markham, A, Brightly, W, Crifò, C, Gallaher, TJ, Lowe, A, Novello, A, Stiles, E, Wilson, P, and Strömberg, CAE.
“Investigating Phylogenetic Patterns of Palm Phytolith Morphology and Applications for Reconstructing the Paleoecology of the
Arecaceae” GSA Annual Conference in Portland, OR (Oct 2021).
*Weaver, L., Tobin, T., Claytor, JR, Wilson, P, Clemens, WA, Wilson Mantilla, GP. “Revised Stratigraphic Relationships Within
the Lower Fort Union Formation (Tullock Member; Garfield County, Montana, U.S.A.) Provide a New Framework for
Examining Post K-Pg Mammalian Recovery Dynamics.” GSA Annual Conference in Portland, OR (Oct 2021).
*Wilson, PK, Strömberg, CAE, and Wilson Mantilla, GP. “Plant Community Turnover at the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K/Pg)
Boundary in Northeastern Montana” Botany 2021 (July 2021).
^Markham, A, ^Lavin, S, ^Armos, Brightly, W, Crifò, C, Gallaher, TJ, Lowe, A, Novello, A, Stiles, E, Wilson, P, and Strömberg,
CAE. “The Analysis of Palm Phytolith Morphology as a Paleoecological and Paleobotanical Tool” Midcontinental
Paleobotanical Colloquium Online (June 2021).
Wilson, PK, ^Phillips, A, Strömberg, CAE, and Wilson Mantilla, GP. “Examining Paleoclimate Across the Cretaceous-
Paleogene (K/Pg) Boundary in Northeastern Montana” Midcontinental Paleobotanical Colloquium Online (June 2021).
2020 *Wilson, PK, Strömberg, CAE, and Wilson Mantilla, GP. “Plant Community Change Across the Cretaceous-Paleogene
Boundary in Northeastern Montana” GSA 2020 Connects Online (Oct 2020).
Wilson, PK, Strömberg, CAE, and Wilson Mantilla, GP. “Plant Community Change in the latest Cretaceous of northeastern
Montana” Midcontinental Paleobotanical Colloquium Online (May 2020).
^Lavin, S, ^Armos, B, ^Khem, S, ^Hart, D, Brightly, W, Crifò, C, Lowe, A, Novello, A, Stiles, E, Wilson, P, Gallaher, TJ, and
Strömberg, CAE. “Enhancing the Utility of Phytoliths for Understanding the Evolution and Paleoecology of the Arecaceae”
Midcontinental Paleobotanical Colloquium Online (May 2020).
2019 *Wilson, PK, Wilson GP, and Strömberg, CAE. “Seafood Salad: A Diverse Florule from the Late Cretaceous-age Hell Creek
Formation of Montana” Oral Presentation North American Paleontological Conference in Riverside, CA (Jun 2019).
*Wilson, PK, Wilson GP, and Strömberg, CAE. “Seafood Salad: A Diverse Florule from the Late Cretaceous-age Hell Creek
Formation of Montana” Oral Presentation ESS Departmental Gala in Seattle, WA (Apr 2019).
^Armos, B, ^Lavin, S, ^Akbar, S, Brightly, W, Crifò, C, Gallaher, T, Lowe, A, Novello, A, Wilson, P, Strömberg, C. “The utility
of palm phytoliths for inferring the evolution and paleoecology of Arecaceae” Botany 2019 in Tucson, AZ (July 2019).
2018 *Wilson, PK. “Plant Macrofossils from the Hell Creek of Montana: Evidence of the K-Pg Mass Extinction” Oral Presentation
ESS Departmental Gala in Seattle, WA (Mar 2018).
2017 Wilson, PK, Wilson, GP, and Strömberg, CAE. “Vegetation and Environment Change Across the K-Pg Boundary in the Hell
Creek of Montana” Poster session GSA Annual Conference in Seattle, WA (Nov 2017).
Wilson, PK. “Environmental Change and Plant Response Across the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary in North America: A
Study in the Hell Creek Area of NE Montana” Poster session ESS Departmental Gala in Seattle, WA (Mar 2017).
2014 Wilson, PK. “Preparation, Identification, description, and interpretation of a new dinosaur specimen from the Cretaceous
Wayan Formation of Idaho, U.S.A.” Poster session Dartmouth College Wetterhahn Science Symposium (May 2014).
2012 Wilson, PK and Moore, JR. “Quantitative analysis of the taphonomic and ecological patterns recorded by vertebrate
assemblages from the Oligocene Poleslide Member of the Brule Formation, Badlands National Park, South Dakota” Poster
session Society of Vert. Paleontology Annual Conference in Raleigh, NC (Oct 2012).

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 Wilson, Paige K and Moore, JR. “Broken Bones in the Badlands: Examining Preservational Biasing in Fossil Assemblages
form Badlands National Park, SD” Poster session Dartmouth College Wetterhahn Science Symposium (May 2012).
*Oral Presentation

INVITED TALKS

Sep 2022 Maplewood Rock Club Invited Speaker

Jul 2020 PBS Prehistoric Road Trip Documentary, Featured Researcher in Episode 2
Jan 2020 Utah Museum of Natural History DinoFest
“Ferns, Sycamores, and Palm Trees: which plants survived the K-Pg mass extinction?”
Aug 2018 Garfield County Museum Invited Speaker
Jun 2018 Seattle PS Science Fair Invited Speaker
Nov 2017 DIG Field School & Northwest Paleontological Association

HONORS AND AWARDS

2021 George Edward Goodspeed Award (UW ESS)

Mentor Award, Letters to a Pre-Scientist
2020 AWG Winifred Goldring Award, Honorable Mention
David A. Johnston Fellowship, Awarded for Research Excellence (UW ESS)
Robert G. and Nadine E. Bassett Endowed Fund (UW ESS)
2019 Howard A. Coombs Teaching Excellence Award (UW ESS)
Celebrate UW Women Award
2018 Combined Dr. Jody Bourgeois Fellowship in Sedimentary Geology, Dr. Howard A. Coombs Scholarship
Fund, and Marie Ferrell Endowment Fund (UW ESS)
2017 Adam Campbell Award, Earth and Space Sciences UW
2014 Upham Geology Award, Dartmouth College Earth Sciences
2014 Gazzaniga Family Science Award, Dartmouth College
2014 Second Honor Group, Dartmouth College

GRANTS

2019 Paleo Society & The Bearded Lady: Currano Scholarship Research Grant $1200
GSA Student Research Grant $1250
Evolving Earth Foundation Research Grant $2922
2017 Quaternary Research Center Research Grant, UW $4155
American Philosophical Society- Lewis And Clark Fellowship Research Grant $3600
Dr. Jody Bourgeois Endowed Fellowship in Sedimentary Geology (UW ESS) $2250
Colorado Scientific Society Research Grant $900
2013 John Lindsley Fund Research Grant (Dartmouth College) $3000
2011 John Lindsley Fund Research Grant (Dartmouth College) $2400

FIELD EXPERIENCE

2017-22 *Hell Creek Area, Montana — 20 weeks cumulatively

Paleobotany prospecting and collections, stratigraphic logging, sediment collection for plant microfossils, vertebrate
collection (micro and macro), overseeing large (10+ person) team of volunteers, students, and other researchers
2014 Egg Mountain, Montana—1 week
Assisted in collection of dinosaur nesting site
2014 *Wayan Fm, Idaho—1 week
Stratigraphic logging and sediment collection at previous dinosaur excavation
2012 Dartmouth Geology field camp, various locations in western North America—10 weeks
Comprehensive field methods class including mapping, hydrology, glaciology, and other field techniques
2011 *Palmer Creek Unit, Badlands National Park, South Dakota—1 week
Led the collection of over 700 vertebrate microfossils at two sites
2011 Badlands National Park, South Dakota—7 weeks
Assisted in prospecting and collecting over 3,000 vertebrate micro and macro fossils, assisted in stratigraphic logging

*Denotes field work where I was leading the project

TEACHING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Teaching Assistant
ESS 210, UW: Physical Geology (2 quarters)
ESS 211, UW: Physical Processes of the Earth (2 quarters)*
ESS 212, UW: Earth Materials (2 quarters)*
ESS 213, UW: Evolution of the Earth (2 quarters)*
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 ESS 313, UW: Geobiology (2 quarters)
ESS 401, UW: Field Geology with GIS (1 quarter)
BIOL 200, UW: Introductory Biology, Cellular Biology (1 quarter)
EARS 101, Dartmouth College: Introduction to Earth Sciences (1 quarter)
*Denotes contribution of original lab materials or content
Programming & Curriculum Development
DIG Field School, Burke Museum (2020) -- Developed and modified new lesson plans for K-12 teachers as part of the DIG
Field School program
Girls In Science, Burke Museum (2019) – Designed lesson content for a six week after school program for high school girls

Guest Lecturer and Speaker

Maplewood Rock Club Invited Speaker (Sep 2022)
PBS Prehistoric Road Trip Documentary, Featured Researcher in Ep. 2 (Jul 2020)
Utah Museum of Natural History DinoFest Invited Speaker (Jan 2020)
GY320, Colorado College: Surface Processes and Geomorphology (2020)
Garfield County Museum Invited Speaker (Jun 2018)
Seattle Public Schools Science Fair Invited Speaker (Jun 2018)
BIOL 475, University of Washington: Paleobiology Field Methods and Research (2018 and 2019)
Led two days of field methods course in Montana, instructing on paleobotany and geology field techniques
ESS 210, University of Washington: Physical Geology (2017)
Northwest Paleontological Association Invited Speaker (Nov 2017)

Training
UW CoENV Online Teaching Conference (2020)
UW TA/RA Conference (2016)

MENTORING AND OUTREACH

2021 – Present Mentor, Letters from a Pre-Scientist—one on one mentorship with a 6th grade student from a low-income community
2019 Instructor, Girls In Science High School Program, Burke Museum UW—designed and led a six week after school
program for HS girls on botany
2019 Graduate Assistant, DIG Field School, Burke Museum UW—advertised, reviewed, and made decisions on
applications from K-12 teachers; designed new lesson content; managed program logistics (social media,
teacher interactions, and planning for summer field program)
2017 – 2019 Coordinator, Rockin’ Out, Earth and Space Sciences UW—organized in-class visits, campus field trips, and science
nights for K-12 students; solicited volunteers and school contacts to set up events, and designed lessons.
2017 – 2018 Assistant Instructor, Girls In Science High School Program, Burke Museum UW—assisted in facilitating a six week
after school program for HS girls on paleobotany
2017 – Present Instructor, DIG Field School, Burke Museum UW—4-day field camp each July for K-12 teachers on geology and
paleontology methods, lesson plan development, etc; led teachers in the field to instruct them on geological and
paleobotanical methods.
2016 – 2017 Assistant Instructor, Girls In Science Middle School Program, Burke Museum UW—assisted in facilitating a weekend
program for MS girls on paleobotany
2016 – Present Volunteer, Rockin’ Out, Earth and Space Sciences UW—visit local K-12 schools to teach lessons on earth science
topics
2016 – Present Volunteer, Burke Museum various public outreach events, UW—regularly volunteer at events through the Burke
Museum speaking with adults and families to share information about fossils, research, and museum collections
2016 – Present Mentor, Hell Creek Project, UW—directly mentored eight undergraduate students and five volunteers in cataloging
and processing leaf macrofossil specimens, prep work (e.g. scribing and gluing) of fossil specimens, and
analytical techniques in paleobiology. I also work co-mentoring the more than 30 undergraduate students in Greg
Wilson Mantilla and Caroline Strӧmberg’s labs.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

2020 – Present Association for Women Geoscientists

2017 – Present Northwest Paleontological Association
2017 – Present Paleontological Society
2014 – Present Geological Society of America

SERVICE
2022 – Present Burke Museum: Equity and Inclusion Committee, Collections Committee, Social Committee, Onboarding Working
Group, and Digitization Sub-committee
2021 UW ESS Pod, Unlearning Racism in Geosciences (URGE) Program
Graduate Election Coordinator, UW Earth and Space Sciences Dept.
Midcontinent Paleobotanical Colloquium Organizing Committee
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2020 Association for Women Geoscientists PNW Student Chapter, Founder
Midcontinent Paleobotanical Colloquium Organizing Committee
2020 – 2021 College of the Environment Student Academic Grievance Committee
2020 College of the Environment Student Advisory Council
2018 – 2019 ESS Gala (Departmental Conference) Committee, UW Earth and Space Sciences Dept.
2017 – 2019 Rockin’ Out Program Coordinator, UW Earth and Space Sciences Dept.
2017 – 2018 First Year Student Feedback Coordinator, UW Earth and Space Sciences Dept.
2016 – 2017 UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate, Earth and Space Sciences Dept. Representative

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jan 2016 – Sep 2016 The Arnold Group, Research Analyst in Seattle, WA
Provided quantitative and qualitative support for a team of consultants on a variety of projects in the tech
industry. Responsibilities included client relationship building, data analysis, and presentation of hypothesis-
driven findings. Worked on four projects with teams at Microsoft Corporation including product research,
new team creation, and corporate reorganization impacting over 15K employees.
Oct 2014 – Dec 2015 Epic Systems Corp, Technical Recruiter in Madison, WI
Managed the application, interview, and hiring process at a healthcare software company which employs
nearly 8,000 workers. Personally hired over 200 software developers and technical services analysts.
OTHER SKILLS
Programming and software experience: Proficient in R Statistical software, Matlab, Arcmap, ERDAS Imagine, JMP, TNT, Mesquite,
Matlab, Past, and photo processing programs (among others)
Field work and wet lab experience: paleontological prospecting, excavation, and prep work; microscopy, benchwork (e.g. phytolith
processing); sedimentological logging, collection, and measurement
Set up a new phytolith and pollen processing lab at the Burke Museum (2020), created and maintained various lab websites, ran lab
social media (i.e., Twitter), and assisted in creating exhibit and website content for the Burke Museum Paleobotany Division
First Aid and CPR certified (2020)