I am a research taxonomist specialising in the systematics of spiders of the infraorder Mygalomorphae. I also have research interests in the historical nomenclature of spiders more broadly, and in museum specimen curation, digitisation, preservation and restoration.

Positions presently held:

Voluntary Assistant Curator of Arachnida, Natural History Museum, London

Research Associate, Arachnology Research Association

United Kingdom Coordinator, World Spider Catalog

Trustee and Ordinary Council Member, British Arachnological Society

Please see here for a list of my publications:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Danniella-Sherwood