Staff

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Nicholas Boston

Educational Program Administrator

Hiring/Payroll (Unclassified & Special Payroll), course scheduling, departmental finances, Foundation, & visa processing

nicholas.boston@uconn.edu

Dana Drake

Research Associate I

Lab manager, Mark Urban Lab; study ecological mechanisms that shape natural communities; vernal pool ecosystems; amphibians

dana.drake@uconn.edu

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Cole Geissler

Horticulturist

Native orchid conservation, tropical collections management, and tissue culture techniques

cole.geissler@uconn.edu

Harrison Goodale

Graduate Program Coordinator

Graduate admissions, graduate payroll, department outreach and communication, and event coordination

harrison.goodale@uconn.edu

Freddy Guilao

Financial Assistant 1

Payroll (Undergrad) travel/reimbursement, purchase orders/requisitions (HuskyBuy)

frederick.guilao@uconn.edu

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Teisha King

RaMP Program Coordinator

teisha.king@uconn.edu

Erin Kuprewicz

Vertebrate Collections Manager

erin.kuprewicz@uconn.edu

Katrina Menard

Invertebrate Collections Manager

Systematic Entomology; Heteroptera.

katrina.menard@uconn.edu

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Meghan Moriarty

Plant Growth Facilities Manager

meghan.moriarty@uconn.edu

Matt Opel

Research Laboratory Aide

matthew.opel@uconn.edu

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Rachel Prunier

Director of Teaching and Learning in the Life & Physical Sciences / Lecturer

Evolutionary ecology and population genomics of plants. Evolution of diversity in hyper diverse regions.

rachel.prunier@uconn.edu

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Sarah Taylor

Herbarium Collections Manager

New England floristics; conservation of historic botanical collections

sarah.taylor@uconn.edu

Vincent Vacco

Research Assistant 1