Institution
Martha Fischer
Curator of Mammals- Ungulates and Elephants, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: Fischer@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: All Horn of Africa wildlife including Grevy's zebra, African elephant, Hirola, Black rhino, Mountain nyala, Giraffe, African wild ass, Speke's gazelle, Ethiopian wolf, and Okapi
Primary geographic interest: Horn of Africa including Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland; DRC (Okapi)
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 Franchetti
Professor of Anthropology, Washington University in Saint Louis
- Email: franchetti@wustl.edu
Primary subject of interest: Anthropology, Archaeology, Asia, Human Ecology, Grassland ecology, Tropical Jungles
Primary geographic interest: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Maldives, Nias (Indonesia)
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 Emeritus of Archaeology, Washington University in Saint Louis
Primary subject of interest: Agriculture, archaeobotany, ethnobotany, and conservation
Primary geographic interest: North America
Roy Gereau
Assistant Curator and Director of Tanzania Botanical Research and Conservation Programme, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Floristics, plant taxonomy, and plant conservation
Primary geographic interest: Tanzania
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
Alan Graham
Curator of Paleobotany & Palynology, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Vegetation history, land bridges, migrations, natural history
Primary geographic interest: New World
Shirley Graham
Curator, Lythraceae and Researcher, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Flowering plant systematics, Lythraceae
Primary geographic interest: Global
Jessica Griffard
Research Specialist, William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden
- Email: jessica.griffard@mobot.org
Primary subject of interest: Ethnobotany, artifacts made from plants, education
Primary geographic interest: Global
Danelle Haake
RiverWatch Director and Stream Ecologist, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
- Email: dhaake@lc.edu
Robbie Hart
Assistant Curator, High Elevation Ethnobotany and GLORIA, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Mountains, ethnobotany, climate change
Primary geographic interest: Himalaya
Julie Hartell-DeNardo
Zoological Manager, Carnivores, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: hartell@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Carnivore conservation, Felidae, Carnidae, Ursidae
Primary geographic interest: Africa (Tanzania, Namibia), South America (Columbia, Ecuador, Peru), Artic Regions (Alaska, Norway)
Elizabeth Haswell
HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar Director of Research, NSF Center for Engineering MechanoBiology / Associate Professor
- Phone: 3149359223
- Email: ehaswell@wustl.edu
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
Erik Herzog
Professor of Biology and Neuroscience
- Email: herzog@biology.wustl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: circadian rhythms
Primary geographic interest: United States
Paul Hime
Instructor in Genetics, Department of Genetics and McDonnell Genome Institute
- Email: paul.hime@wustl.edu
Derek Hoeferlin
Associate Professor, Chair of landscape architecture and urban design programs, Sam Fox School
- Email: hoeferlin@wustl.edu
Sarah Holaday
Director of Animal Care & Conservation, Animal Care
Primary subject of interest: Conservation
Douglas Holland
Library Director, Peter H. Raven Library, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Biodiversity literature
Primary geographic area of interest: United States
Bill Houston
Assistant General Curator, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: Houston@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Restoration of Sahelo-Saharan species
Primary geographic interest: Niger, Chad, Sahara
Feng Sheng Hu, PhD
Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Professor of Biology and of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences, Washington University in Saint Louis
- Email: deanhu@wustl.edu
Lora Iannotti
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Public Health, Brown School
- Email: liannotti@wustl.edu
Primary subject of interest: animal source foods and small livestock and fisheries development; child growth and development, maternal and young child nutrition and nutrient deficiencies (zinc, iron, vitamin A, B12, choline, and fatty acids)
Primary geographic area of interest: Haiti, Ecuador, Kenya
Nathan Jacobs
Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
- Email: jacobsn@wustl.edu
Primary subject of interest: Computer Vision, Remote Sensing
Benjamin C. Jellen
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Saint Louis College of Pharmacy
- Email: ben.jellen@gmail.com
Primary subject of interest: The ecology, physiology, behavior, learning, and conservation of amphibians, reptiles and birds
Primary geographic area of interest: Central and eastern Missouri and central and southern Illinois
Iván Jiménez
Associate Scientist, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Andes, Neotropics
Primary geographic interest: Global
Nisa Karimi
Assistant Scientist, Science and Conservation Division, Africa and Madagascar Program, Missouri Botanical Garden
- Email: nkarimi@mobot.org
Elizabeth (Lisa) Kelley
Executive Director-WildCare, Director-Center for Conservation in Madagascar, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: lkelley@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Coordinating wildlife programs and evaluation, wildlife conservation, anthropology, primatology, lemurs
Primary geographic interest: Madagascar, global
Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg
Member and Robert E. King Distinguished Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Primary subject of interest: Evolution of development, phylogenetics, grass diversity
Primary geographic area of interest: Warm places globally
Tristram R. Kidder
Chair and Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Environmental Studies, Washington University in Saint Louis
Jason Knouft
Professor of Biology, Saint Louis University
Bronwen Konecky
Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in Saint Louis
Primary subject of interest: Tropical cilmate and paleoclimate, climate-ecosystem feedbacks, plant biomarkers
Primary geographic interest: Africa, Asia, South America, tropical Pacific. Currently working in Peruvian Andes, Botswana, Uganda, Indonesia, Galapagos Islands
Corinne Kozlowski
Endocrinologist, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: kozlowski@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Endocrinology, physiology, conservation
Primary geographic interest: Global
Kyra N. Krakos
Associate Professor of Biology and Coordinator of Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship Program, Maryville University; Research Associate, Missouri Botanical Garden
- Email: kkrakos@maryville.edu
Doug Ladd
Director of Conservation, Missouri Chapter of The Nature Conservancy; Senior Lecturer, Sam Fox School, Washington University in Saint Louis
Michael Landis
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
- Email: michael.landis@wustl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Evolution, phylogenetics, biogeography, diversification
Kelly Lane-deGraaf
Assistant Professor, Biological and Behavioral Sciences
- Email: klanedegraaf@fontbonne.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: disease ecology, environmental racism, population genetics
Stephen Leard
Computer Technician, Saint Louis Zoo; Faculty, Saint Louis University
- Email: leard@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Remote sensing, immersive interfaces, ecosystem services, connectivity for biosecurity
Primary geographic interest: Global
Danielle N. Lee
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- Email: danilee@siue.edu
Carolyn Lesorogol
Professor of Social Work in the Brown School of Social Work; Associate Dean for Global Strategy and Programs, Washington University in Saint Louis
Primary subject of interest: Anthropology, pastoralism, land use, livelihoods, conservation
Primary geographic interest: Kenya
Kieran Lindsey
Fellow; Associate Director for Online Programs; Program Director, Online Master of Natural Resources
- Email: kieranlindsey@gmail.com
Primary subject(s) of interest: Urban wildlife, human-wildlife interface
Primary geographic interest: United States
Fangqiong Ling
Assistant Professor of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in Saint Louis
Primary subject of interest: Microbial ecology, community assembly, built environment microbiome
Primary geographic areas of interest: United States, Switzerland, Netherland, China