Becky Barak, PhD, Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
ACCEPTING NEW MS STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Restoration Ecology, Seed Biology, Plant Community Ecology, Human dimensions of conservation and restoration
rbarak@chicagobotanic.org
Faculty
Paul CaraDonna, PhD, Associate Professor (Adjunct)
ACCEPTING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Community ecology, plant-pollinator interactions, phenology, climate change
pcaradonna@chicagobotanic.org
Louise Egerton-Warburton, PhD, Professor (Adjunct)
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FALL 2026
Research: Soil and fungal ecology
l-egerton@northwestern.edu
Jeremie Fant, PhD, Professor (Adjunct)
ACCEPTING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Plant population and conservation genetics
jfant@chicagobotanic.org
Alicia Foxx, PhD, Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
ACCEPTING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Population and community ecology, Plant interactions, Restoration practice, Syntheses and meta-analyses, Meta-science and research practices, Inclusive science practices, Microbiome-plant trait relationships
afoxx@chicagobotanic.org
Kayri Havens, PhD, Professor (Adjunct)
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FALL 2026
Research: Rare species conservation, invasive biology, reproductive ecology
khavens@chicagobotanic.org
Patrick Herendeen, PhD, Professor (Adjunct)
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FALL 2026
Research: Plant evolution and systematics, paleobotany
pherendeen@chicagobotanic.org
Amy Iler, PhD, Associate Professor (Adjunct)
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Population & community ecology, climate change, invasive species, and plant-pollinator interactions
ailer@chicagobotanic.org
Andrea Kramer, PhD, Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FALL 2026
Research: Ecological genetics and restoration, rare plant conservation
akramer@chicagobotanic.org
Natalie Love, PhD, Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Urban ecology, urban forestry, remote sensing, GIS
nlove@chicagobotanic.org
Hector Ortiz, PhD, Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
ACCEPTING MASTER'S STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Ecology and conservation of endangered, ecological, culturally, and economically important plant species.
Gordon Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor of Instruction
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Intraspecific variation, plant-pollinator interactions, pollinator behavior, interaction change
gordon.smith@northwestern.edu
Susan R. Strickler, PhD, Associate Professor (Adjunct)
ACCEPTING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: My research investigates genomic aspects of plant evolution and adaptation, leveraging the knowledge of plant biodiversity at population and ecosystem levels.
Stuart Wagenius, PhD, Professor (Adjunct)
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FALL 2026
Research: Population ecology, fire ecology, plant-pollinator interactions, evolution, conservation genetics, prairie conservation, prairie restoration.
s-wagenius@northwestern.edu
Nyree Zerega, PhD, Professor of Instruction, Director of Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
ACCEPTING NEW MS STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Evolution, systematics, biogeography, and reproductive ecology of plants (especially Moraceae); conservation of plant genetic resources (especially underutilized crops and their wild relatives), perennial crops
Phone number: (847) 467-1266
n-zerega@northwestern.edu