Background
McDiarmid, Roy Wallace was born on February 18, 1940 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Son of Roy Wallace and Orpha Pearl (Anderson) McDiarmid.
museum curator research zoologist
McDiarmid, Roy Wallace was born on February 18, 1940 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Son of Roy Wallace and Orpha Pearl (Anderson) McDiarmid.
Bachelor of Arts in Zoology, University of Southern California, 1961; Master of Science in Biology, University of Southern California, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 1969.
Instructor collegiate division biology, University of Chicago, 1968-1969; assistant professor department biology, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1969-1974; associate professor, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1975-1979; research zoologist, project leader United States Fish and Wildlife Svc.,, Department Interior, Washington, 1979-1992; curator amphibians and reptiles National Biological Svc.,, Department Interior, Washington, since 1993.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (president 1994), Herpetologists League (president 1980-1981), numerous other organizations.
Married Grace Annemarie Wyngaard, October 1987.