Michael Dawson
Conservation Education Liaison, Education Department, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: dawson@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Urban Amphibian Conservation, Anuran Conservation, Bioacoustics
Primary geographic interest: United States, Missouri – Saint Louis
LEC Seed Grant Projects
Sharon Deem
Director, Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine
- Email: deem@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: One health, conservation medicine
Primary geographic interest: Global with current emphasis areas in Africa, South America, and North America
LEC Seed Grant Projects
- Ecological Niche Modeling to Examine the Interactions Between Climate-related Environmental Change, Food Security, Landscape Diversity and an Emerging Infectious Disease
- Expanding the Toolset for Chelonian Conservation: Understanding the Diversity, Distribution and Dynamics of Box Turtle Microbiomes
- Quantifying Effects of Parasites on Ecosystem Nutrient Cycling
- Reducing Human-Wildlife Conflict in East Africa Using Participatory Action Research
- Using iDNA to Increase the Protected Status of the Djeke Triangle and Enhance Disease Surveillance in the Congo Basin
Anthony Dell
Research Scientist, National Great Rivers; Affiliated Faculty, Biology, Saint Louis University; Visiting Scholar, Biology, WashU
- Email: tonyidell@gmail.com
Primary subject of interest: Community ecology, temperature, metabolic scaling, behavior
Primary geographic range of interest: Global, with current work in Saint Louis, Nebraska, Tahiti, Iceland, and Australia
LEC Seed Grant Projects
Karen DeMatteo
Research Affiliate, WildCare Institute at the Saint Louis Zoo / Academic Advisor, Biology Department, WashU / Conservation Detection Dog Handler/Trainer, A K9 Nose Knows
- Email: KarenDeMatteo@outlook.com
Primary subject(s) of interest: Ecology, conservation, and management of predator-prey species using noninvasive techniques
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Nebraska, and San Francisco), South America (Argentina), & Asia (Bhutan)
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Shrubland, Grassland, Agricultural land, Urban areas, Monocultural plantations & fragmented ecosystems
Michael Diamond
The Herbert S. Gasser Professor Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology, WashU School of Medicine
- Email: diamond@wusm.wustl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Virus-host interactions; Mosquito-transmitted arboviruses
Primary geographic area of interest: USA
Aimee Dunlap
Associate Professor, Biology Department, University of Missouri-Saint Louis
- Email: aimee.dunlap@umsl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Evolution of cognition, behavioral ecology, experimental evolution, mechanisms of decision making, and foraging in bumblebees
Ashley Edes
Animal Welfare Scientist, Department of Reproductive and Behavioral Sciences, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: aedes@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Animal welfare, primatology, stress, behavior, endocrinology
Christine Edwards
Stephen and Camilla Brauer Conservation Geneticist, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden
- Email: Christine.Edwards@mobot.org
Primary subject of interest: Conservation genetics, molecular systematics, phylogeography, DNA metabarcoding, quantitative genetics, understanding response of plants to environmental stress (focusing mainly on plants of conservation concern)
Primary geographic interest: Americas and islands of the western Indian Ocean (Madagascar and the Mascarenes)
LEC Seed Grant Projects
- Biodiversity of Freshwater Mussels of the Upper Sangamon River (Illinois): Community Science in Action
- Integrating Stable Isotopes and DNA Metabarcoding of Cave Guano to Develop a Unique Paleoenvironmental Archive for the Humid Tropics
- The Search for Critically Endangered Possibly Extinct Ecuadorean Frogs using eDNA
Justin Elden
Curator of Herpetology & Aquatics, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: elden@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Herpetology, Cave Biology
Primary geographic interest: Via the Saint Louis Zoo(Missouri, Armenia, Ecuador) and externally (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Puerto Rico)
Kate Farley
Assistant Scientist, William L. Brown Center
- Email: kfarley@mobot.org
Primary subject(s) of interest: Ethnobotany, traditional ecological knowledge, community-based conservation, North American biodiversity, invasive species
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (Appalachia, the Ozarks)
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Agricultural land
David Fike
Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science, WashU
Primary subject of interest: Biogeochemical cycling in modern/ancient marine sediments and soils
Primary geographic interest: Global–currently: Australia, Canada, France, French Guiana, Estonia, Lithuania, Italy, New Zealand, Namibia, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Sweden, US
Martha Fischer
General Curator and Director of WildCare Institute Center for Conservation in the Horn of Africa, Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park
- Email: Fischer@stlzoo.org
Primary subject(s) of interest: All Horn if Africa wildlife including Grevy’s zebra, hirola, black rhino, mountain nyala, giraffe, African wild ass, and Ethiopian wolf; southeast Asian wildlife, such as banteng; local Missouri wildlife and urban biodiversity
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Horn of Africa, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Savanna, Grassland, Deserts, Urban areas
LEC Seed Grant Projects
Marc Fourrier
The Jane Goodall Institute, Great Ape Conservation Director
- Email: mfourrier@janegoodall.org
Primary subject of interest: Conservation biology, Tropical forest ecology, Seed dispersal ecology, Great ape conservation
Primary geographic interest: Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Republic of Congo, Liberia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea
Kasey Fowler-Finn
Assistant Professor of Biology, Saint Louis University
Primary subject of interest: Animal communication, insects, and arachnids
Primary geographic area of interest: Saint Louis, Eastern North America
Michael Frachetti
Professor of Archaeology, WashU
- Email: frachetti@wustl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Anthropology, Archaeology, Asia, Human Ecology, Grassland ecology, Tropical jungles
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Asia-Pacific (Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal)
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Grassland, Deserts, Urban areas, Mountains
Ashley D. Franklin
Program Analyst, AZA Reproductive Management Center, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: franklin@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Reproductive biology and management, genetics, endocrinology, applied statistics, mammals (particularly felids and canids)
Primary geographic interest: Global; wild and captive populations
Gayle Fritz
Professor Emerita of Archaeology, WashU
- Email: gjfritz@wustl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Agriculture, plant domestication, archaeobotany, ethnobotany, and conservation
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Mexico, United States (Mississippi River valley, St Louis Metro area, SE and Southwest US)
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Grassland, Freshwater, Deserts, Agricultural land, Urban areas
Roy Gereau
Assistant Curator and Tanzania Program Director, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject(s) of interest: Floristics, plant taxonomy, and plant conservation
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Tanzania
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Urban areas
Theresa Gildner
Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology, WashU
- Email: gildner@wustl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Human biology, parasitology, host-pathogen coevolution, immune function
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Ecuador, United States
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Agricultural land, Urban areas, Rainforest
Ashley Glenn
Research Specialist, William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Ethnobotany, food anthropology, refugee and immigrant cuisine
Primary geographic interest: Bosnia, United States
Shirley Graham
Curator, Lythraceae, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Flowering plant systematics, Lythraceae
Primary geographic interest: Global
Jessica Griffard
Early Childhood and Elementary Instructor at Missouri Botanical Garden
- Email: jgriffard@mobot.org
Primary geographic area(s) of interest:: Ethnobotany, artifacts made from plants, education
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global
Danelle Haake
RiverWatch Director and Stream Ecologist, National Great Rivers
- Email: dhaake@lc.edu
Primary subject of interest: Anthropogenic impacts on aquatic invertebrates, including pollution (eg, road salt, nutrients) and land use; citizen science; restoration ecology; ecological epidemiology
Primary geographic interest: United States
LEC Seed Grant Projects
Robbie Hart
Director, William L. Brown Center and Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum and William L. Brown Curator of Economic Botany, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Mountains, ethnobotany, climate change
Primary geographic interest: Himalaya
Julie Hartell-DeNardo
Kevin Beckmann Curator of Carnivores and WildCare Center for Polar Bear Conservation Director, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: hartell@stlzoo.org
Primary subject(s) of interest: Carnivore conservation, Carnidae, Felidae, Ursidae, Canidea, Pinnipedia
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Africa (Namibia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Kenya), Alaska
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Marine, Agricultural land
Heidi Hellmuth
Curator of Primates
- Email: hellmuth@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Primate conservation, animal welfare, animal behavior and behavior management (enrichment and training)
Primary geographic area of interest: I am the program coordinator for our partnerships with HUTAN in Malaysian Borneo and with the Goualougo Triangle Ape Project in Republic of Congo
LEC Seed Grant Projects
Keith Hengen
Assistant Professor of Biology, WashU
- Email: khengen@wustl.edu
Primary subject of interest: Neuroscience
Primary geographic interest: United States
Erik Herzog
Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences, WashU
- Email: herzog@biology.wustl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Circadian rhythms, light pollution, preterm birth, brain cancer
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Deserts, Urban areas
Paul Hime
Instructor in Genetics, Department of Genetics and McDonnell Genome Institute, WashU School of Medicine
- Email: paul.hime@wustl.edu
Primary subject of interest: Genomics, Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, Phylogenetics
Primary geographic interest: Global
Peter Hoch
Curator Emeritus, Research, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Plant evolution, impacts of human-influenced environmental changes
Primary geographic area of interest: United States