Science and Research Staff

James R. Ault, Ph.D.
Director of Ornamental Plant Research
(847) 835-8244
Louise Egerton-Warburton, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist, Soil and Microbial Ecology
(847) 835-6915
Jeremie Fant, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist
Molecular Ecology Lab Manager
(847) 835-6959
Rachel Goad
Manager, Plants of Concern
(847) 835-6927
Kayri Havens, Ph.D.
Medard and Elizabeth Welch Director, Plant Science and Conservation
(847) 835-8378
Richard G. Hawke
Plant Evaluation Manager
(847) 835-8251
Patrick S. Herendeen, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Division of Plant Science and Conservation
Director of Academic Partnerships
Senior Scientist
(847) 835-6956
Tania Jogesh
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(847) 835-8397
Matthew Johnson, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(847) 835-6986
Robert J. Kirschner
Director of Restoration Ecology
(847) 835-6837
Andrea T. Kramer, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist, Ecological Genetics
(847) 835-6971
Daniel Larkin, Ph.D.
Associate Conservation Scientist, Community Ecology
David Byron Smith Family Curator of Native Habitats
(847) 835-6931
Susanne Masi
Manager of Regional Floristics
(847) 835-8269
Gregory M. Mueller, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist and Negaunee Foundation Vice President of Science
(847) 835-8226
Joan O'Shaughnessy
Ecologist, River and Prairie
(847) 835-8312
Rick Overson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(847) 835-8397
Krissa Skogen, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist
Manager, Conservation and Land Management Internship Program
(847) 835-6919
David Sollenberger
Ecologist
(847) 835-6957
James F. Steffen
Ecologist
(847) 835-8266
Shannon Still, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(847) 835-6312
Pati Vitt, Ph.D.
Susan and Roger Stone Curator, Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank
Conservation Scientist
(847) 835-8268
Stuart Wagenius, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist
(847) 835-6978
Norman Wickett, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist, Genomics and Bioinformatics
(847) 835-8280
Evelyn Webb Williams
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(847) 242-6443
Andrew Wilson, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Conservation Scientist
(847) 835-8354
Emily Yates, M.S., GISP
Seed Bank Coordinator, Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank
Manager, Conservation GIS Lab
(847) 835-6861
Nyree Zerega, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Director, Nancy Poole Rich Herbarium
Senior Lecturer, Program in Biological Sciences, Northwestern University
(847) 835-6916