Since 2007, my independent research has focused on evolutionary genetics and taxonomy of Central African amphibians and reptiles.

• Top 2% Most Cited Zoologist in the World - Ioannidis, John P.A. (2024), “August 2024 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Elsevier Data Repository, V7, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.7 (11/01/2024-11/30/2024)
• UTEP College of Science and Building Scholars Mentoring Award - UTEP College of Science and Building Scholars (10/06/2023)
• Top 2% Zoologist in the World - Ioannidis et al. 2020. Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators. PLoS Biology 18:e3000918. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918 (11/01/2020-11/30/2020)
• Presidential nomination for TAMEST award - TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas) (04/26/2018)
• Outstanding Efforts in Securing Extramural Funding Award - UTEP ORSP (02/02/2017)
• Outstanding Efforts in Securing Extramural Funding Award - UTEP ORSP (02/02/2016)
• Outstanding Efforts in Securing Extramural Funding Award - UTEP ORSP (04/15/2015)
• Outstanding Paper published in 2014 for Systematics and Biodiversity - Editorial Board, Systematics and Biodiversity (02/03/2015)
• Recommendation for article of special significance by Faculty of 1000 for “Repeated origin and loss of adhesive toepads in geckos.” (07/01/2012-07/31/2012)
• Honors Disseration Defense - The University of Kansas (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
• Invited Participant for POY Workshop - American Museum of Natural History (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
• Graduate Student Paper Presentation - The University of Kansas (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
• Invited Participant for Amphibia Tree Workshop I - University of Texas Austin (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
• Invited Participant for Summer Research Experience for Student program in Guinea, West Africa - National Science Foundation/ grant from Dr. Frank Pezold (01/01/2001-12/31/2001)
• Invited Participant for US-West Africa Workshop: Niger River Aquatic and Riparian Vertebrate Conservation - National Science Foundation/ grant from Dr. Frank Pezold (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)
• First Place - Western New York Science Congress (01/01/1990-12/31/1990)
• Junior Volunteer of the Year Award - Buffalo Zoological Society (01/01/1900-12/31/1900)

• Ph D in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas (2006)
• MS in Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe (1998)
• BS in Biological Sciences, Binghamton University (1996)
• City Honors High School (1992)

• Rapid sex chromosome turnover in African clawed frogs (Xenopus) and the origins of new sex chromosomes Molecular Biology and Evolution (2024), B J. Evans, V Gvoždík, M Knytl, C M. Cauret, A Herrell, Eli Greenbaum, J Patel, T Premachandra, T J. Papensfuss, J Parente, M E. Horb, J Measey.
• Integrative revision of the Lygodactylus gutturalis (Bocage, 1873) complex unveils extensive cryptic diversity and traces their evolutionary history Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 201 (2024), Javier Lobón-Rovira, Aaron M. Bauer, Pedro Vaz Pinto, Jean -Francois Trape, Werner Conradie, Chifundera Kusamba, T Julio, Garin Cael, Edward Stanley, Daniel F. Hughes, Mathias Behangana, Franck M. Masudi, Olivier S. Pauwels, Eli Greenbaum.
• Specimen collection is essential for modern science PLoS Biology 21 11 (2023), M W. Nachman, E J. Beckman, R C. Bowie, C Cicero, C J. Conroy, R Dudley, T B. Hayes, M S. Koo, E A. Lacey, C H. Martin, J A. McGuire, J L. Patton, C L. Spencer, R D. Tarvin, M H. Wake, I J. Wang, A Achmadi, S T. Álvarez-Castañeda, M J. Andersen, J Arroyave, C C. Austin, F K. Barker, L N. Barrow, G F. Barrowclough, J Bates, A M. Bauer, K C. Bell, R C. Bell, A W. Bronson, R M. Brown, F T. Burbrink, K J. Burns, C D. Cadena, D C. Cannatella, T A. Castoe, P Chakrabarty, J P. Colella, J A. Cook, J L. Cracraft, D R. Davis, A R. Davis Rabosky, G D’Elía, J P. Dumacher, J L. Dunnum, S V. Edwards, J A. Esselstyn, J Faivovich, J Fjeldså, O A. Flores-Villela, K Ford, J Fuchs, M K. Fujita, J M. Good, Eli Greenbaum, H W. Greene, S Hackett, A Hamidy, J Hanken, T Haryoko, M T. Hawkins, L R. Heaney, D M. Hillis, B D. Hollingsworth, A D. Hornsby, P A. Hosner, M Irham, S Jansa, R A. Jiménez, L Joseph, J J. Kirchman, T J. LaDuc, A D. Leaché, E P. Lessa, H López-Fernández, N A. Mason, J E. McCormack, C D. McMahan, R G. Moyle, R A. Ojeda, L E. Olson, C K. Onn, L R. Parenti, G Parra-Olea, B D. Patterson, G B. Pauly, S E. Pavan, A T. Peterson, S Poe, D L. Rabosky, C J. Raxworthy, S` Reddy, A Rico-Guevara, A Riyanto, L A. Rocha, S R. Ron, S M. Rovito, K C. Rowe, J Rowley, S Ruane, D Salazar-Valenzuela, A J. Shultz, B Sidlauskas, D S. Sikes, N B. Simmons, M L. Stiassny, J W. Streicher, B L. Stuart, A P. Summers, J Tavera, P Teta, C W. Thompson, R M. Timm, O Torres-Carvajal, G Voelker, R S. Voss, K Winker, C Witt, E A. Wommack, R M. Zink.
• Geographic Distribution. Bothriechis thalassinus (Merendon Palm-Pit Viper). Herpetological Review 54 (2023), Monserrath Coto, Vladlen Henríquez, Eli Greenbaum.
• Endoparasites Geography. Hemidactylus mabouia (House Gecko). Herpetological Review 53 (2022), Stephen R. Goldberg, Charles C. Bursey, Eli Greenbaum.

• DNA barcoding of unidentified specimens of the Itombwe Plateau, Democratic Republic of Congo (2024), Volume El Paso, TX, Angelica Casas, Calum Devaney, Eli Greenbaum.
• The Itombwe Plateau: Continental Africa's Most Important Area for Herpetological Conservation (2024), Volume Pittsburgh, PA, Calum Devaney, Chifundera Kusamba, Angelica Casas, Eli Greenbaum.
• The Itombwe Plateau: Continental Africa's Most Important Area for Herpetological Conservation (2024), Volume Ann Arbor, MI, Calum Devaney, Chifundera Kusamba, Angelica Casas, Eli Greenbaum.
• DNA barcoding of unidentified specimens of the Itombwe Plateau, Democratic Republic of Congo (2024), Volume El Paso, TX, Angelica Casas, Calum Devaney, Eli Greenbaum.
• Herpetofauna biodiversity over 26 years in Kibale National Park (2023), Volume Kigali, Rwanda, Dominic Troiani, Eli Greenbaum, M Wasserman, P Beck.

• Expanding Access and Storage for the Borderland Biological Collections at the University of Texas at El Paso (08/01/2022 - 07/31/2025) NSF
• Specimen-based education for remote learning at the University of Texas at El Paso (09/01/2021 - 04/30/2023) INSTITUTE OF MUSEUMS & LIBRARY SERVICES (FED)
• Digitizing trans-border collections from a small herbarium at the University of Texas at El Paso (09/01/2020 - 08/31/2022) INST FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
• UTEP PERSIST: UTEP Program to Educate and Retain Students In STEM Tracks (01/01/2014 - 12/31/2021) HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INST
• Natural History Collection Stewardship for the 21st Century at the University of Texas at El Paso (12/01/2015 - 06/30/2020) INST FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES