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 Vertebrates
Co-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
- Fiona BackhousePostdoctoral Fellow
- Shawn BillermanExtension Associate
- Myrah BridwellManaging Editor
- Bronwyn ButcherLab Manager
- Leonardo CampagnaAssistant Director, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program
- Jonathan ClarkPostdoctoral Fellow
- Victor de BritoCollections Manager
- Casey DillmanCurator of Fishes and Herps
- Mary Margaret FerraroBird Collections Manager
- Natalia GarciaPostdoctoral Associate
- Kathryn GrabensteinPostdoctoral Fellow
- Carl HopkinsProfessor Emeritus of Neurobiology and Behavior
- Sara KaiserResearch Ecologist
- 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
- Jessie WilliamsonPostdoctoral Fellow
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Golden-cheeked Warbler by Bryan Calk/Macaulay Library