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 |
