
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
ACCEPTING NEW MS STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Restoration Ecology, Seed Biology, Plant Community Ecology, Human dimensions of conservation and restoration
rbarak@chicagobotanic.org
ACCEPTING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Community ecology, plant-pollinator interactions, phenology, climate change
pcaradonna@chicagobotanic.org
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FALL 2026
Research: Soil and fungal ecology
l-egerton@northwestern.edu
ACCEPTING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Plant population and conservation genetics
jfant@chicagobotanic.org
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
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FALL 2026
Research: Rare species conservation, invasive biology, reproductive ecology
khavens@chicagobotanic.org
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FALL 2026
Research: Plant evolution and systematics, paleobotany
pherendeen@chicagobotanic.org
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Population & community ecology, climate change, invasive species, and plant-pollinator interactions
ailer@chicagobotanic.org
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FALL 2026
Research: Ecological genetics and restoration, rare plant conservation
akramer@chicagobotanic.org
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Urban ecology, urban forestry, remote sensing, GIS
nlove@chicagobotanic.org
ACCEPTING MASTER'S STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Ecology and conservation of endangered, ecological, culturally, and economically important plant species.
NOT TAKING ON NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2026
Research: Intraspecific variation, plant-pollinator interactions, pollinator behavior, interaction change
gordon.smith@northwestern.edu
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.
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
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