Below you can find information about U-FERN’s project staff, steering committee, and advisors. Click each profile picture to learn more about them.
| Dr. Kari O’Connell
STEM Research Center at Oregon State University
| Principal Investigator |
| Dr. Alan Berkowitz
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
| Co-Principal Investigator |
| Dr. Gillian Bowser
Colorado State University
| Co-Principal Investigator |
| Dr. Janet Branchaw
University of Wisconsin
| Co-Principal Investigator |
| Kelly Hoke
STEM Research Center at Oregon State University
| Project Coordinator |
| Dr. Martin Storksdieck
STEM Research Center at Oregon State University
| Advisor |
| Dr. Cathlyn Stylinski
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences
| Advisor |
| Dr. Julie Risien
STEM Research Center at Oregon State University
| Steering Committee |
| Dr. Paulinus Chigbu
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
| Steering Committee |
| Dr. Mike DeLuca
Office of Research at Rutgers University
| Steering Committee |
| Stacy McNulty
Adirondack Ecological Center
| Steering Committee |
| Dr. Alison Jolley (AJ) University of Waikato | Steering Committee |
| Dr. Emily Geraghty Ward
University of Colorado Boulder | Steering Committee |
Past Leaders
| Dr. Jan Hodder Oregon Institute of Marine Biology |
| Dr. Ian Billick Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory |