Biodiversity Studies and Higher Education
We explore the origins of biodiversity and how organisms function in nature.
With a focus on basic scientific research, this group explores the origins of biodiversity and how birds and other organisms function in nature. We also serve as the organizational home for the Lab’s many efforts in higher education, including our communities of undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows.
Lawrence’s Warbler by B.N. Singh Fuller Evolutionary BiologyUsing field studies and the powerful tools of molecular biology, we explore the earth’s biodiversity and the processes that have generated it.
Cornell University Museum of VertebratesCo-located with the Cornell Lab, Cornell’s vertebrate research and teaching collections hold more than 1.5 million specimens.
Coal Tit by Abhishek Das / Macaulay Library Birds of the WorldAn online encyclopedia of unprecedented scope that brings together four celebrated works of ornithology along with millions of observations and multimedia from eBird and the Macaulay Library.
Photo courtesy of the Cornell Lab Lab-wide Higher EducationUndergraduate and graduate students represent a great variety of backgrounds and engage with the Lab in many ways. Lab faculty teach dozens of Cornell courses each year.
Postdoc Gemma Clucas with King Penguins on South Georgia Island Rose Postdoctoral ProgramA thriving community of postdoctoral scholars that work on a great range of topics, from behavioral ecology to genomics, computer science to conservation biology.
Barn Owl illustration by Jen Lobo Bartels Science IllustrationProvides experiential training for early-career science artists and graphic designers, and offers courses for undergraduates that link science and art.
Blackburnian Warbler by Guillermo Santos Field Ornithology ProgramThe Field Ornithology Program engages in research on the ecology and conservation of forest bird populations and serves as an experiential training ground for student ornithologists.
Program Staff
Irby LovetteDirector, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program and Director, Center for Biodiversity Studies and Higher Education
Shawn BillermanExtension Associate
Myrah BridwellManaging Editor
Bronwyn ButcherLab Manager
Leonardo CampagnaAssistant Director, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program
Katherine CarbeckPostdoctoral Associate
Jonathan ClarkPostdoctoral Fellow
Victor de BritoCollections Manager
Casey DillmanCurator of Fishes and Herps
Mary Margaret FerraroBird Collections Manager
Kathryn GrabensteinPostdoctoral Fellow
Flor HernándezPostdoctoral Fellow
Carl HopkinsProfessor Emeritus of Neurobiology and Behavior
Laura KammermeierDigital Publications Marketing Manager
Jessica KaneAccounts Manager
Brooke KeeneyManaging Editor
Sarah KhalilPostdoctoral Fellow
Amy McCuneFaculty Curator of Ichthyology
Vanessa PowellAdministrative Assistant
Pam RasmussenSenior Research Associate
María RecuerdaPostdoctoral Fellow
Vanya RohwerCurator of Birds and Mammals
Shailee ShahPostdoctoral Fellow
Nicholas SlyScience Editor
Maria SmithManaging Editor
Brian SullivanDigital Publications Lead
Conor TaffResearch Associate
Maren VitousekAssociate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Jen WalshResearch Associate
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Golden-cheeked Warbler by Bryan Calk/Macaulay Library