| Paleontology
| Jonathan M. Adrain | Systematics and evolution of Paleozoic trilobites; diversity through time; phylogenetics |
| Christopher A. Brochu | Vertebrate paleontology and systematics; molecular and morphological phylogenetics; archosaur phylogeny |
| Nancy A. Budd | Speciation, diversification, and extinction in the Cenozoic evolution of Caribbean reef corals |
| Hallie J. Sims | Paleoecology and paleobotany |
