Becky Barak
PhD, Assistant Professor (adjunct)
Research: NOT TAKING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2023. Restoration Ecology, Seed Biology, Plant Community Ecology, Human dimensions of conservation and restoration
rbarak@chicagobotanic.org
Faculty
Paul CaraDonna
PhD, Associate Professor of Instruction
Research: Community ecology, plant-pollinator interactions, phenology, climate change
pcaradonna@chicagobotanic.org
Louise Egerton-Warburton
PhD, Professor (adjunct)
Research: Soil and fungal ecology
lwarburton@chicagobotanic.org
Jeremie Fant
PhD, Professor (adjunct)
Research: Plant population and conservation genetics
jfant@chicagobotanic.org
Alicia Foxx
PhD, Assistant Professor (adjunct)
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)
Research: NOT TAKING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2023. Rare species conservation, invasive biology, reproductive ecology
khavens@chicagobotanic.org
Patrick Herendeen
PhD, Professor (adjunct)
Research: Plant evolution and systematics, paleobotany
pherendeen@chicagobotanic.org
Amy Iler
PhD, Assistant Professor (adjunct)
Research: Population & community ecology, climate change, invasive species, and plant-pollinator interactions
ailer@chicagobotanic.org
Andrea Kramer
PhD, Assistant Professor (adjunct)
Research: NOT TAKING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2023. Ecological genetics and restoration, rare plant conservation
akramer@chicagobotanic.org
Gregory Mueller
PhD, Professor (adjunct)
Research: NOT TAKING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2023. Systematics, diversity, biogeography, ecology, and population biology of mushrooms and other macrofungi, conservation of fungi, mycorrhizas
gmueller@chicagobotanic.org
Emma Oschrin
PhD, Assistant Professor (adjunct)
Research: NOT TAKING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2023. Plant community ecology, plant phenology, invasion ecology, conservation biology
eoschrin@chicagobotanic.org
Sophie Taddeo
PhD, Assistant Professor (adjunct)
Research: wetland restoration & conservation, remote sensing, landscape ecology, invasive species
staddeo@chicagobotanic.org
Stuart Wagenius
PhD, Professor (adjunct)
Research: Population ecology, fire ecology, plant-pollinator interactions, evolution, conservation genetics, prairie conservation, prairie restoration.
swagenius@chicagobotanic.org
Nyree Zerega
Professor of Instruction, Director of Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
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