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, Genomics
bambrose@nybg.orgGinger Apolo
Curatorial Assistant, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
gapolo@nybg.orgKathleen Armstrong, Ph.D.
Assistant Curator, Institute of Systematic Botany
karmstrong@nybg.orgMichael Balick, Ph.D.
Vice President for Botanical Research, Senior Philecology Curator of Economic Botany, and Director of the Institute of Economic Botany
mbalick@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.orgLeeann Dabydeen
Laboratory Manager, Cullman Program for Molecular Systematics
ldabydeen@nybg.orgLeo-Paul Dagallier, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Systematic Botany
ldagallier@nybg.orgDouglas Daly, Ph.D.
B. A. Krukoff Curator of Amazonian Botany and Director, Institute of Systematic Botany
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.orgAdelin Figueroa
Steno/Secretary Associate II
afigueroa@nybg.orgElizabeth Gjieli
Geographical Information Manager, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
egjieli@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, Institute of Economic Botany
amcalvay@nybg.orgLeanna McMillin
Herbarium Digital Asset Manager, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
lmcmillin@nybg.orgFabian Michelangeli, Ph.D.
Curator, Institute of Systematic Botany
fabian@nybg.orgRobert Naczi, Ph.D.
Arthur J. Cronquist Curator of North American Botany, Institute of Systematic Botany
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, Institute of Economic BotanyHannah Ratcliff
Laboratory Technician, Genomics Program
hratcliff@nybg.orgEdgardo Rivera
Senior Curatorial Assistant, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
erivera@nybg.orgLucy Royte
Research Assistant, Urban Conservation
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, Genomics
tsmalls@nybg.orgNicole Tarnowsky
Assistant Director, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
ntarnowsky@nybg.orgBenjamin Torke, Ph.D.
Associate Curator, Institute of Systematic Botany, Editor-in-Chief, Brittonia
btorke@nybg.orgVeliza Vasquez
Administrative Assistant, Institute of Economic Botany
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
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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.orgAleca Borsuk
Yale University
aleca.borsuk@yale.eduArun Dayanandan
Yale University
arun.dayanandan@yale.eduManuel Flores
Yale University
manuel.flores@yale.eduStephen Gottschalk
Fordham University
sgottschalk@nybg.orgSergio Guzman
City University of New York
sguzman@nybg.orgJeremy Howland
City University of New York
jhowland@nybg.orgToni Johnson
City University of New York
tleejonson11@gmail.comKathryn Mercier
City University of New York
kmercier@gradcenter.cuny.eduLydia Paradiso
City University of New York
lparadiso@nybg.orgNatalia Quinteros
City University of New York
natalia.l.quinteros.c@gmail.comAmani Rodriguez
Columbia University (Master’s program)
amanilrz@gmail.comKaram Sheban
Yale University
karam.sheban@yale.eduVeronica Sondervan
New York University
vms351@nyu.eduElissa Sorojsrisom
Columbia University
ess2239@columbia.eduAkshay Surendra
Yale University
akshay.surendra@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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Leslie Coleman
Library Assistant – Plant Information
lcoleman@nybg.orgSamantha D’Acunto
Reference Librarian
sdacunto@nybg.orgRhonda Evans
Director, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
revans@nybg.orgAnita Finkle-Guerrero
Plant Information Specialist
afinkle@nybg.orgEmma Hodgson
Library Associate
ehodgson@nybg.orgOlga Marder
Conservation Librarian/Conservator
omarder@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.orgZachary Rosalinsky
Special Collections Catalog Librarian
zrosalinsky@nybg.orgStephen Sinon
William B. O’Connor Curator of Special Collections, Research and Archives
ssinon@nybg.orgLisa Studier
Catalog Librarian
lstudier@nybg.orgElizabeth White
Conservation Technician
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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