Professional Titles

• Curator of Marine Biology, Virginia Museum of Natural History
• Adjunct Professor, Biology Department, Appalachian State University
• Research Associate, Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History

Education

• Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 1974
• MS in Zoology, University of New Hampshire, 1970
• AB in Geology and Biology, Brown University, 1966

 Professional Experience

• Assistant Curator, Associate Curator, Curator and Chair,  American Museum of Natural History
• Associate Research Scientist, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University
• Associate Professor, Indian River Community College
• Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellow and Invertebrate Biologist, Smithsonian Marine Station

Research Interests

• Bryozoan systematics
• Ecology and evolution of colonial organisms
• Marine biodiversity and conservation
• Taxonomic procedure and nomenclature 

Recent Professional Service

• Editorial Board, Journal of Natural History, 2002-
• International Bryozoology Association Council, 1998-
• Member at Large, American Microscopical Society,  1997-99
• Member at Large, Virginia Association for Biology Educators, 1997-99
• Virginia Natural History Society Council, 1997-99

Selected Publications

• Winston, J. E., Editor (1999) Libbie Henrietta Hyman: Life and Contributions. American Museum Novitates No. 3277, 66 pp.
• Winston, J. E. (1999) Describing Species:  Practical Taxonomic Procedure for Biologists.  New York:  Columbia University Press
• Winston, J. E. and S. E. Beaulieu (1999) Striatodoma dorothea (Cheilostomatida:  Tessaradomidae), a new genus and species of  bryozoan from deep water off California.  Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 112(2):313-318
• Winston, J. E. and K. Metzger (1998) Trends in taxonomy revealed by published literature.  BioScience 48:2-2:125-128
• Winston, J. E., M. Gregory, and L. Stevens (1996). Encrusters, epibionts and other biota associated with pelagic plastics:  A review of biogeographical, environmental, and conservation issues, pp. 81-97  In Marine Debris:  Sources, Impacts and Solutions, J. M. Coe and D. B. Rogers, eds. New York, Springer