Research and Conservation Staff Directory
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Gloria Coruzzi, Ph.D.
New York UniversitySir Peter Crane, Ph.D.
President, Oak Spring Garden FoundationRafaela Campostrini Forzza, Ph.D.
Rio de Janeiro Botanical GardenSir Ghillian T. Prance, Ph.D.
Royal Botanic Gardens, KewQuentin D. Wheeler, Ph.D.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse -
Brian Boom, Ph.D.
bboom@nybg.orgBill Buck, Ph.D.
bbuck@nybg.orgSusan Fraser
Director Emerita, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
sfraser@nybg.orgRoy Halling, Ph.D.
rhalling@nybg.orgAndrew Henderson, Ph.D.
ahenderson@nybg.orgNoel Holmgren, Ph.D.
nholmgren@nybg.orgPatricia Holmgren, Ph.D.
pholmgren@nybg.orgJacqueline Kallunki, Ph.D.
jkallunki@nybg.orgJames Luteyn, Ph.D.
John Mickel, Ph.D.
jmickel@nybg.orgRobbin Moran, Ph.D.
rmoran@nybg.orgMichael Nee, Ph.D.
Christine Padoch, Ph.D.
cpadoch@nybg.orgCharles Peters, Ph.D.
cpeters@nybg.orgDennis Stevenson, Ph.D.
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Barbara Ambrose, Ph.D.
Director of Laboratory Research; Associate Curator, Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research
bambrose@nybg.orgGinger Apolo
Curatorial Assistant, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
gapolo@nybg.orgKathleen Armstrong, Ph.D.
Assistant Curator, Center for Biodiversity and Evolution
karmstrong@nybg.orgMichael Balick, Ph.D.
Vice President for Botanical Research, Senior Philecology Curator of Economic Botany, and Director of the Center for Plants, People and Culture
mbalick@nybg.orgEvelyn Beaury
Assistant Curator
ebeaury@nybg.orgAna Maria Bedoya
Assistant Curator
abedoya@nybg.orgLaura Briscoe
Assistant Director of the Herbarium for the Cryptogamic Herbarium, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
lbriscoe@nybg.orgKelcie Brown
Curatorial Assistant, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
kbrown@nybg.orgSophia Bulzoni
Curatorial Assistant
sbulzoni@nybg.orgLeeann Dabydeen
Laboratory Manager, Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research
ldabydeen@nybg.orgDouglas Daly, Ph.D.
B. A. Krukoff Curator of Amazonian Botany and Director, Center for Biodiversity and Evolution
ddaly@nybg.orgVictoria Davis
Lab Technician, Cullman Program for Molecular Systematics
vdavis@nybg.orgMauricio Diazgranados, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer and Dean, International Plant Science Center
mdiazgranados@nybg.orgAnnie Fu
GIS Developer and Systems Administrator
afu@nybg.orgElizabeth Gjieli
Geographical Information Manager, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
egjieli@nybg.orgJianJun Jin
Assistant Curator
jjin@nybg.orgKenneth Karol, Ph.D.
Associate Curator, Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Program for Molecular Systematics Studies
kkarol@nybg.orgLawrence Kelly, Ph.D.
Vice President for Science Administration; Director, Graduate Studies; Editor-in-Chief, Flora Neotropica Monographs
lkelly@nybg.orgLucja Klebieko
Shipping Supervisor, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
lklebieko@nybg.orgLisa Lall
Secretary, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
llall@nybg.orgDamon Little, Ph.D.
Associate Curator of Bioinformatics, Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Program for Molecular Systematics
dlittle@nybg.orgClaire Lyman
Administrative Manager
clyman@nybg.orgTallia Maglione
Herbarium Aide, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
tmaglione@nybg.orgAlex McAlvay, Ph.D.
Assistant Curator, Center for Plants, People, and Culture
amcalvay@nybg.orgLeanna McMillin
Herbarium Digital Asset Manager, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
lmcmillin@nybg.orgFabian Michelangeli, Ph.D.
Curator, Center for Biodiversity and Evolution
fabian@nybg.orgJesse Moy
Computer Visualization Artist & Web Designer
jmoy@nybg.orgRobert Naczi, Ph.D.
Arthur J. Cronquist Curator of North American Botany, Center for Biodiversity and Evolution
rnaczi@nybg.orgBrad Oberle, Ph.D.
Associate Curator
boberle@nybg.orgMatthew Pace, Ph.D.
Assistant Curator, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
mpace@nybg.orgGregory Plunkett, Ph.D.
Director and Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Curator of Molecular Systematics Studies
gplunkett@nybg.orgJoel Ramirez
Web Developer for Biodiversity Information Management, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
jramirez@nybg.orgWilson Ramos
Herbarium Shipping Clerk, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
wramos@nybg.orgStephanie Ramos-Bierge, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Plants, People, and CultureHannah Ratcliff
Laboratory Technician, Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research
hratcliff@nybg.orgEdgardo Rivera
Senior Curatorial Assistant, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
erivera@nybg.orgLucy Royte
Research Assistant, Center for Conservation and Restoration Ecology
lroyte@nybg.orgEric Sanderson, Ph.D.
Vice President for Urban Conservation Strategy
esanderson@nybg.orgEmily Sessa, Ph.D.
Patricia K. Holmgren Director, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
esessa@nybg.orgTynisha Smalls
Laboratory Manager, Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research
tsmalls@nybg.orgNicole Tarnowsky
Assistant Director, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
ntarnowsky@nybg.orgBenjamin Torke, Ph.D.
Associate Curator, Center for Biodiversity and Evolution, Editor-in-Chief, Brittonia
btorke@nybg.orgVeliza Vasquez
Administrative Assistant, Center for Plants, People and Culture
vvasquez@nybg.orgKenneth Walker
Project Manager, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
krwalker@nybg.orgHan Wang
Lead Digitizer, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
hwang@nybg.orgKimberly Watson
Assistant Director of the Herbarium for Botanical Information Management, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
kwatson@nybg.orgAmy Weiss
Collections Manager, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
aweiss@nybg.orgAsh Welch
Herbarium Aide
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Juan Angulo
City University of New York
jangulo@nybg.orgLauren Audi
New York University
la2376@nyu.eduFabio Andres Avila
City University of New York
favila@nybg.orgLaura Boggess
City University of New York
lboggess@nybg.orgArun Dayanandan
Yale University
arun.dayanandan@yale.eduManuel Flores
Yale University
manuel.flores@yale.eduJeremy Howland
City University of New York
jhowland@nybg.orgToni Johnson
City University of New York
tleejohnson11@gmail.comKathryn Mercier
City University of New York
kmercier@gradcenter.cuny.eduJohn Mwihaki
City University of New York
jmwihaki@nybg.orgLydia Paradiso
City University of New York
lparadiso@nybg.orgAmani Rodriguez
Columbia University (Master’s program)
amanilrz@gmail.comKate Samra
City University of New York
ksamra@nybg.orgAmaya Sathurusinghe
Yale University
amaya.sathurusinghe@yale.eduKaram Sheban
Yale University
karam.sheban@yale.eduVeronica Sondervan
New York University
vms351@nyu.eduElissa Sorojsrisom
Columbia University
ess2239@columbia.eduLuke Sparreo
City University of New York
lsparreo@nybg.orgAkshay Surendra
Yale University
akshay.surendra@yale.eduStanley Tan
Yale University
stanley.tan@yale.eduAlma Trujillo
Yale University
alma.trujillo@yale.eduElla Vardeman
City University of New York
evardeman@gradcenter.cuny.eduSimon Verlynde
City University of New York
sverlynde@nybg.orgDavid Woodbury
Yale University
david.woodbury@yale.eduMarco Zanghi
Columbia University
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Ashley Aberg
Reference Archivist
aaberg@nybg.orgLeslie Coleman
Library Assistant – Plant Information
lcoleman@nybg.orgSamantha D’Acunto
Reference Librarian
sdacunto@nybg.orgRhonda Evans
Director, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
revans@nybg.orgAdelin Figueroa
Steno/Secretary Associate II
afigueroa@nybg.orgAnita Finkle-Guerrero
Plant Information Specialist
afinkle@nybg.orgNicole Font
Reference Archivist
nfont@nybg.orgEmma Hodgson
Library Associate
ehodgson@nybg.orgAlthea Meer
Systems Librarian
ameer@nybg.orgLucas Mertehikian
Director of the Humanities Institute
lmertehikian@nybg.orgKelsey Miller
Conservator
kmiller@nybg.orgRose Octelene
Resource Sharing Librarian
rocetelene@nybg.orgKristine Paulus
Collection Development Librarian
kpaulus@nybg.orgKatharine Pigliacelli
Shelby White and Leon Levy Processing Archivist
kpigliacelli@nybg.orgZachary Rosalinsky
Special Collections Catalog Librarian
zrosalinsky@nybg.orgSamrah Shoaib
Program Manager for Humanities Institute
sshoaib@nybg.orgStephen Sinon
William B. O’Connor Curator of Special Collections, Research and Archives
ssinon@nybg.orgLisa Studier
Catalog Librarian
lstudier@nybg.orgElizabeth White
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Bobbi Angell
Botanical Illustration
bangell@nybg.orgRobert Bye, Ph.D.
Ethnobotany
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
bye.robert@gmail.comRicardo Callejas, Ph.D.
Systematics of Piperaceae, Flora of Colombia
Universidad de Antioquia
callejas542004@yahoo.comPaul Cox, Ph.D.
Ethnobotany
Institute of Ethnomedicine, Jackson Hole WY
paul_cox@comcast.netWade Davis, Ph.D.
Ethnobotany
National Geographic Society
daviswade@aol.comLinda Einbond, Ph.D.
Pharmacology and phytochemsitry
lseinbond@gmail.comPaul Fine, Ph.D.
Burseraceae
University of California, Berkeley
paulfine@berkeley.eduDavid K. Harrison, Ph.D.
Linguistics and anthropology
Vin University, Vietnam
David.h@vinuni.edu.vnFlor Henderson, Ph.D.
Food and nutrition
Hostos Community College
flor.henderson1@gmail.comEdward Kennelly, Ph.D.
Phytochemistry
Lehman College
edward.kennelly@lehman.cuny.eduPaulo Labiak, Ph.D.
Fern systematics
Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil
plabiak@ufpr.brFiona Yu Yin Law, Ph.D.
Remote Sensing, Artificial Intelligence
fiona.law@mail.mcgill.caWayne Law, Ph.D.
Ethnobotany
Lynn University, Florida
wlaw@nybg.orgLucia Lohman, Ph.D.
Bignoniaceae
Universidade de São Paulo
llohmann@usp.brDavid Lorence, Ph.D.
Pacific Island Floristics
National Tropical Botanical Garden
lorence@ntbg.orgMaria Cristina Martinez-Habibe, Ph.D.
Burseraceae, Flora of Colombia
Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
crishabibe@gmail.comJohn D. Mitchell
Angiosperm systematicsAntoine Nicolas, Ph.D.
Angiosperm systematics
Manhattan College
anicolas01@manhattan.eduPaola Pedraza, Ph.D.
Ericaceae
ppedraza@nybg.orgLauren Raz, Ph.D.
Dioscoreaceae, Flora of Colombia
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Colombia
lraz.icn@gmail.comMichael Tessler, Ph.D.
Phylogenomics
St. Francis College
mtessler@sfc.eduThet Yu Nwe
Myanmar Pteridophytes
thetyunwe.74@gmail.comIna Vandebroek, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow
The University of the West Indies
ina.vandebroek2@gmail.comEleanor Wurtzel, Ph.D.
Plant molecular biology
Lehman College
ELEANORE.WURTZEL@lehman.cuny.eduThomas Zanoni, Ph.D.
Cupressaceae, Flora of the Caribbean
New York Botanical Garden