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Becky Barak

Becky Barak

PhD, Assistant Professor (adjunct)

Research: NOT TAKING NEW PhD STUDENTS FOR FALL 2024. Restoration Ecology, Seed Biology, Plant Community Ecology, Human dimensions of conservation and restoration
rbarak@chicagobotanic.org

Alicia Foxx

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

Amy Iler

Amy Iler

PhD, Associate Professor (adjunct)

Research: NOT TAKING NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FALL 2024. Population & community ecology, climate change, invasive species, and plant-pollinator interactions
ailer@chicagobotanic.org

Hector Ortiz

Hector Ortiz

PhD, Assistant Professor (adjunct)

Research: Ecology and conservation of endangered, ecological, culturally, and economically important plant species.

Susan R. Strickler

Susan R. Strickler

PhD, Associate Professor (Adjunct)

Research: My research investigates genomic aspects of plant evolution and adaptation, leveraging the knowledge of plant biodiversity at population and ecosystem levels.

Stuart Wagenius

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

Nyree Zerega

Professor of Instruction, Director of Program in Plant Biology and Conservation

Research: NOT TAKING NEW PhD STUDENTS FOR FALL 2024. 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