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SCBI Staff

Brandie Smith, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
William Pitt, Ph.D., M.S.
Deputy Director, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; Associate Director for Conservation and Science; Acting Deputy Director, Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Center for Conservation & Sustainability

Staff

Francisco Dallmeier, Ph.D.
Center Head, Conservation Biologist
Alfonso Alonso, Ph.D.
Managing Director, International Field Programs
Reynaldo Linares-Palomino, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Peruvian Andes Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring Program
Ximena Velez-Zuazo, Ph.D.
Marine Managing Director
Anna TC Feistner, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Gabon Biodiversity Program
Ana María Sánchez Cuervo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jessica Deichmann, Ph.D.
Conservation Biologist
Tremaine Gregory, Ph.D.
Conservation Biologist
Hadrien Vanthomme, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Conservation Biologist
Center for Species Survival

Staff

Nucharin Songsasen, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Head, Center for Species Survival
Janine Brown, Ph.D.
Research Physiologist/Endocrinology Laboratory Head
Pierre Comizzoli, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Research Biologist
Brian Coyle, Ph.D.
Program Manager
Adrienne E. Crosier, Ph.D.
Cheetah Biologist
Brian Gratwicke, Ph.D.
Conservation Biologist
Mary Hagedorn, Ph.D.
Research Biologist
Pei-Chih Lee, Ph.D.
Research Biologist
Paul Marinari
Senior Curator
Piper Mullins
Program Manager, Pan-Smithsonian Cryo-Initiative
Budhan S. Pukazhenthi, Ph.D.
Research Physiologist (Ungulates)
Tricia Rowlison, Ph.D.
Research Specialist
David E. Wildt, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist Emeritus

Research Associates

Klaus-Peter Koepfli
Conservation Biologist
Morgan Maly, M.S.
Graduate Student Researcher
Morgan Bragg , M.S.
Graduate Student Researcher

Fellows

Olga Amelkina, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jessica Bouwmeester
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jane Braswell
Graduate Student Researcher
Jennifer Nagashima, Ph.D.
Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral Fellow
Rosana Nogueira de Moraes, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Senior Research Fellow
Erika Paulson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Alexandra L. DeCandia, Ph.D., M.A.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Natalia A. Prado, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Center for Conservation Genomics

Staff

Robert C. Fleischer, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist and Center Head
Michael G. Campana, Ph.D.
Computational Genomics Scientist
Jesus E. Maldonado, Ph.D.
Research Geneticist
Nancy Rotzel McInerney
Laboratory Manager
Carly R. Muletz Wolz, Ph.D., M.S.
Robert and Arlene Kogod Secretarial Scholar, Molecular Pathogen Scientist
Paige A. Byerly, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Associates

Jonathan D. Ballou, Ph.D.
Scientist Emeritus
Vanessa Guerra Canedo, M.S.
Graduate Student Researcher
Klaus-Peter Koepfli
Conservation Biologist
Kevin P. Mulder
Visiting Researcher
Katherine Ralls, Ph.D.
Senior Research Zoologist Emerita
Elin Videvall, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Computational Genomics Scientist

Fellows

Morgan Maly, M.S.
Graduate Student Researcher
Madeleine Becker
Graduate Student Researcher
Anat M. Belasen, Ph.D., M.S.
David H. Smith Conservation Research Postdoctoral Fellow
Sally L. Bornbusch, Ph.D.
Smithsonian George E. Burch Postdoctoral Fellow
Morgan Bragg , M.S.
Graduate Student Researcher
Allison Q. Byrne, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Susette Castañeda Rico, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Vinícius Cardoso Cláudio, M.S.
Predoctoral fellow
Alexandra L. DeCandia, Ph.D., M.A.
Postdoctoral Fellow
E. Emperatriz Gamero, M.S.
Smithsonian Fellow and Graduate Student researcher
Melissa Ingala, Ph.D., M.S.
Peter Buck and Global Genome Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow
Randall Jiménez Quirós, Ph.D., M.S.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mia Keady
Graduate Student Researcher
Anna M. Kearns, Ph.D.
SIBG Postdoctoral Fellow
Blake Klocke, Ph.D.
Conservation Biologist, Graduate Student Researcher
Amanda Navine
Graduate Student Researcher
Lillian D. Parker
Predoctoral Fellow
Natalia A. Prado, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Kelly Speer, Ph.D., M.S.
Biodiversity Genomics and George E. Burch Postdoctoral Fellow
Madhvi Venkatraman
Graduate Fellow
Conservation Ecology Center

Staff

Peter Leimgruber, Ph.D.
Center Head, Conservation Biologist
Tom Akre, Ph.D.
Program Scientist, Working Land and Seascapes
Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Ph.D.
Forest Ecologist, Leader of CTFS-ForestGEO Ecosystems & Climate Initiative
Grant M. Connette, Ph.D.
Ecologist
Craig Fergus, M.S.
Spatial Analyst and Lab Manager
Qiongyu Huang, Ph.D., M.S.
Wildlife Biologist
Katie LaJeunesse Connette, M.E.M.
International Program Manager
William J. McShea, Ph.D.
Wildlife Ecologist
Katherine Mertes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Hila Shamon, Ph.D.
Landscape Ecologist
Melissa Songer, Ph.D.
Conservation Ecologist
Jared Stabach, Ph.D.
Ecologist

Research Associates

Justin M. Calabrese, Ph.D.
Quantitative Ecologist
Wolfgang Dittus, Ph.D.
Primatologist
Shifra Goldenberg, Ph.D.
Ecologist
Iara Lacher, Ph.D.
Program Lead, Changing Landscapes Initiative
John McEvoy, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Fellows

Michael Butler Brown, Ph.D.
Conservation Science Fellow
Ramiro Daniel Crego, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Chris H. Fleming, Ph.D.
Smithsonian Fellow
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

Staff

T. Scott Sillett, Ph.D.
Head, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Ruth Bennett, Ph.D.
Research Ecologist
Justine Bowe
Bird Friendly® Coffee Program Manager
Andy J. Boyce, Ph.D.
Conservation Ecologist
Nathan W. Cooper, Ph.D.
Research Ecologist
Mary Deinlein
Bird Conservation/Education Specialist
Brian S. Evans, Ph.D.
Migratory Bird Ecologist
Adelyn Hanchette
Bird Friendly Outreach and Research Intern
Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Ph.D.
Scientist
Allison Huysman
Research Technician
Bob Reitsma
Research Technician
Amy Scarpignato
Bird Conservation Specialist

Research Associates

Emily Cohen, Ph.D.
Research Ecologist
Pete Marra, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist Emeritus
Robert Rice, Ph.D.
Scientist
Brandt Ryder, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Jonathon J. Valente, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Fellows

Evan Buechley, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Nicolas Gatti, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Michael T. Hallworth, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
James Mouton, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Virginia Working Landscapes

Staff

Amy E.M. Johnson, Ph.D.
Program Director, Virginia Working Landscapes
Charlotte Lorick
Outreach and Communications Coordinator
Erin Thady
Survey and Volunteer Coordinator

Fellows

Jordan Coscia
Graduate Fellow, Restoration Ecologist
Bernadette Rigley
Research Fellow
Global Health Program

Staff

Suzan Murray, D.V.M., D.A.C.Z.M.
Program Director
MacDonald Farnham, D.V.M.
Morris Animal Foundation and Dennis and Connie Keller Director of Training, Veterinary Medical Officer
James Hassell, Ph.D., B.V.M
Keller Family Secretarial Scholar
Maureen Wanjiku Kamau, B.V.M
Veterinary Research Fellow in One Health
Dawn Zimmerman, D.V.M., M.S.
Director of Wildlife Health, Veterinary Medical Officer, Global Lead - PREDICT Kenya
Department of Veterinary Medicine

Staff

Kelly Helmick, D.V.M., D.A.C.Z.M.
Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer
Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation

Staff

Joseph Kolowski, Ph.D.
Wildlife Ecologist, Graduate and Professional Training Manager