Saint Louis Zoo

Kathleen Apakupakul
Research Assistant, Institute for Conservation Medicine, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: apakupakul@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Conservation medicine, one health
Primary geographic interest: Global

Cheryl Asa
Affiliate Scientist, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: asa@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Reproductive and behavioral sciences
Primary geographic area of interest: Latin America; continuing work in Mexico

Eli Baskir
Behavior Research Associate, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: baskir@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Animal behavior
Primary geographic interest: Global

Karen Bauman
Laboratory Manager, Research Department, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: kbauman@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: All species, especially canids and ungulates; reproduction, wildlife technologies
Primary geographic interest: Ex situ, North America, global

Steve Bircher
Curator of Mammals/Carnivores, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: Bircher@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Carnivore conservation (cheetah, lion, African painted dogs)
Primary geographic interest: Africa

Emily Bowling
Conservation Educator, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: bowling@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Palm oil sustainability, public education
Primary geographic interest: Tropical rainforests, local conservation

Louise Bradshaw
Director of Education, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: Bradshaw@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Climate change education, enhancing biodiversity, community-based conservation engagement, nature-based education
Primary geographic interest: Saint Louis region

Michael Dawson
Conservation Education Liaison, Education Department, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: dawson@stlzoo.org

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

Karen DeMatteo
Lecturer of Environmental Studies, Washington University in Saint Louis; Researcher, Saint Louis Zoo
Primary subject of interest: Ecology, conservation, and management of predator-prey species using noninvasive techniques
Primary geographic interest: Global (special interest in tropics and temperate)

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

Justin Elden
Curator/Herpetology & Aquatics
- 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)

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)

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

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)

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

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

Lisa Kelley
Executive Director, Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute
- Email: lkelley@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Coordinating wildlife programs and evaluation, wildlife conservation, anthropology, primatology, lemurs
Primary geographic interest: Madagascar, global

Corinne Kozlowski
Endocrinologist, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: kozlowski@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Endocrinology, physiology, conservation
Primary geographic interest: Global

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

Michael Macek
Chief Operating Officer, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: Macek@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Community engagement, conservation education
Primary geographic interest: Global

Cristina Macklem
Ron Goellner Center for Hellbender Conservation Hellbender Fellow, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: cmacklem@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Herpetology; Hellbenders; Human-wildlife interactions; Conservation biology; Biodiversity
Primary geographic interest: United States

Monica McDonald
Program Coordinator, AZA Reproductive Management Center, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: mmcdonald@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Behavior, genetics, primatology, reproductive management
Primary geographic interest: Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia

Jeffrey Meshach
Deputy Director at World Bird Sanctuary, Valley Park, Missouri
Affiliated Institution(s): Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis University
Primary subject of interest: Birds, especially birds of prey
Primary geographic interest: United States

Eric Miller
Director Emeritus, Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute
- Email: REMiller@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: General conservation
Primary geographic interest: Betampona Natural Reserve, Madagascar

Jo-Elle Mogerman
Director-North Campus
- Email: jmogerman@stlzoo.org
Primary subject(s) of interest: human and nature intersection

Jamie Palmer
Technician, Institute for Conservation Medicine, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: jpalmer@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Conservation medicine
Primary geographic interest: Global

Patty Parker
E. Desmond Lee Professor of Biology, University of Missouri- Saint Louis; Researcher, Saint Louis Zoo
Primary subject of interest: Population genetics, disease, birds
Primary geographic interest: Galapagos Islands

David Powell
Director of Research, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: dpowell@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Animal behavior, animal welfare, human behavior/ethics, reproductive biology
Primary geographic interest: Global

Fidisoa Rasambainarivo
Wildlife Veterinarian, Saint Louis Zoo; Doctoral student at University of Missouri- Saint Louis
Primary subject of interest: Conservation medicine, emergence and transmission of diseases at the human-domestic animal and wildlife interface; Carnivore conservation (Felidae, Canidae, Ursidae)
Primary geographic interest: Madagascar (conservation medicine), Tanzania, Namibia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Alaska, Norway (carnivore conservation)

Odean Serrano
Founder, Countering Wildlife Trafficking Institute
- Email: odean@cwtinstitute.org
Primary subject(s) of interest: Wildlife Conservation, Geospatial Analytics, Anti-Poaching, Countering Wildlife Trafficking
Primary geographic interest: Central African Republic, Madagascar, United States, *Mali, Burkina Faso (*Support research remotely from US)

Edward Spevak
Curator of Invertebrates for Pollinators, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: spevak@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Pollinators, native bee conservation, Native American reservations
Primary geographic interest: Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana

Anne Tieber
Curator of Birds, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: Tieber@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: All birds, especially Humboldt penguins
Primary geographic interest: Pacific Islands/Saipan, Global

Mark Wanner
Zoological Manager of Herps and Aquatics, Saint Louis Zoo
- Email: Wanner@stlzoo.org
Primary subject of interest: Ecuadorian amphibians, Western Asian reptiles and amphibians
Primary geographic interest: Ecuador, Armenia, Georgia, Iran