People

The OCELOTS network participants form a diverse community of researchers in tropical biology, educators, and media and software specialists.

D. Balasubramanian

he/him
- Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science and Technology, Arunachal University of Studies, India
durairajbala@gmail.com
Christopher Beck

he/him
- Teaching Professor, Department of Biology, Emory University
Christopher.beck@emory.edu
Jennifer Berglund
- Professional writer/producer, Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
jennifer@ohsisterproductions.com
Dibyendu Biswas

He/His/Him
- Project Fellow
dibyendu.academics@gmail.com
Anne Bower

she/her
- Professor of Biology, Jefferson University
Anne.Bower@jefferson.edu
Michael Britton

He/him
- Teaching Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
michael.britton.1@asu.edu
Raquel Cola

she/her
- Ph.D. student
raquelcola@usp.br
April Cordero

she/her/hers
- Dean of Educational Effectiveness, Point Loma Nazarene University
AprilCordero@pointloma.edu
Darko Cotoras

He/Him
- Assistant professor. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
darkocotoras@gmail.com
Carlos García-Robledo

he/him/sumercé
- Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Connecticut
carlos.garcia-robledo@uconn.edu
Rio Christy Handziko

Name pronounced: Re-o Kristee Han-zee-ko
- Lecturer, Biology Education Department in Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia
handziko@uny.ac.id
Rebecca Hardin
- Associate Professor, Faculty Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
rdhardin@umich.edu
Xavier Haro-Carrión

he/him
- Assistant Professor, Macalester College
xharocar@macalester.edu
Branko Hilje

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- Assistant Professor, Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica
bhilje@gmail.com
Karen Holl

she/her
- Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
kholl@ucsc.edu
Jeffrey Klemens

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- Program Director and Assistant Professor of Biology, Thomas Jefferson University
Jeffrey.Klemens@jefferson.edu
Erin Kuprewicz

she/hers
- Natural History Engagement Specialist & Collections Manager, University of Connecticut
erin.kuprewicz@uconn.edu
Suzanne Macey
- Program Manager and Biodiversity Scientist, American Museum of Natural History
smacey@amnh.org
John MacMullen
- Executive Director, Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub
wjohn@illinois.edu
Surya Maharjan

he/him
- Assistant Professor, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
surya.maharjan@hc.tu.edu.np
Laura May-Collado

she/hers
- Assistant Professor, University of Vermont
lmaycoll@uvm.edu
George Middendorf
- Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, Howard University
- Chair, Board of Directors, Organization for Tropical Studies
gmiddendorf@howard.edu
Arindam Mitra

He/Him
- Professor and Head, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Adamas University
arindam.mitra@adamasuniversity.ac.in
José Montalva

He/Him
- Instructor, East Central University, Ada, OK
jmontalv@ecok.edu
Mike Mooring
- Professor of Biology, Point Loma Nazarene University
mmooring@pointloma.edu
Bismark Ofosu-Bamfo

he/him/his
- Lecturer in Ecology, Department of Biological Science, University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani, Ghana
bismark.ofosu-bamfo@uenr.edu.gh
Rebecca Ostertag

she/her/hers
- Professor, Department of Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
ostertag@hawaii.edu
Michelle Phillips
- Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Department of Math and Natural Science, Hawai'i Community College
mp7@hawaii.edu
Andy Portalatin

he/him/his
- Teaching Assistant Professor, Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez campus
andy.portalatin@upr.edu
Jennifer Powers

she/ella
- Professor, Departments of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior and Plant & Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota
- Editor-in-Chief of Biotropica
powers@umn.edu
Akbar Reza

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- Junior Lecturer at Ecology & Conservation Lab, Faculty of Biology Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
akbar.reza@ugm.ac.id
Elâine Ribeiro

she/ela
- Professor, Department of Biology, Universidade de Pernambuco campus Petrolina, Pernambuco - Brazil
elaine.ribeiro@upe.br
Ann Russell
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Iowa State University
arussell@iastate.edu
Jenny Stynoski
- Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, University of Costa Rica
stynoski@gmail.com
Catherine Torres de Almeida

she/her/hers
- Assistant Professor of Geoprocessing and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of Vale do Ribeira – Campus of Registro/SP - Brazil
catherine.almeida@unesp.br
Ursula Valdez
- Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington-Bothell
uvaldez@uw.edu
Jithin Vijayan

He/Him
- Researcher, Nature Conservation Foundation-India
jithinvjyothis@gmail.com
Edward Waisanen
- Program & Platform Manager - Gala, University of Michigan
waisaed@umich.edu
Charlie Willis

he/his/him
- Teaching Assistant Professor, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota
will1278@umn.edu
Stephanie Yelenik

she/her/hers
- Rangeland Scientist, US Forest Service
stephanie.yelenik@usda.gov