Christy Bills

Christy Bills in a lab holding a large moth.

Invertebrate Collections Manager

Areas of Expertise

• Insect collection curation

• Science communication

• Fireflies in the Western U.S.

• Community Science

Background

Christy joined the Museum staff in 1998 and has been managing the invertebrate collections with the help of volunteers and interns ever since. 

Moving from 19th century technologies, she shepherded the collection from outdated housing to archival storage, and moved the collections' data into widely available databases. She orchestrated the collections move into the Museum's new home at the Rio Tinto Center, and continues to help it grow as NHMU accepts new accessions from researcher partners. 

Christy has been an officer of the Entomological Collections Network from 2013–2023.