occupation article_title name nationality
scientist and museum curator erica mcalister
 erica mcalister british
erica mcalister

erica mcalister is a british scientist and museum curator .
she is an expert in insects and is curator of diptera , in the department of entomology , at the natural history museum in london .
she was educated at the university of manchester and at the university of surrey , roehampton -lrb- now the university of roehampton -rrb- where she completed a doctorate called `` invertebrate colonisation and succession on a grazing marsh , the wetland centre , london '' .
she has appeared on various bbc radio 4 programmes including the natural history programme `` the living world '' , `` who 's the pest ? ''
and the comedy show `` the museum of curiosity '' where her contributions have been notable both for her enthusiasm for her subject and for her sense of humour .
