comprised of prominent academics and professionals in top
university programs and at botanical institutions. BIA mentors
perform the following roles:
 | identify bright, talented, engaging graduate students and | |
| nominate them for grants | ||
| open doors in the world of economic botany and ecology | |
| educate - by lecturing and by proposing colleagues to | |
| speak |
This community provides incalculable support to BIA. In addition
to selecting grantees, these individuals validate BIA's mission &
program, help BIA obtain coverage in important publications like
the Society for Economic Botany Newsletter, and challenge BIA to
ever broaden its horizons.
| Bruce G. Baldwin, Ph.D. Advisor to: Danica Harbaugh’s adviser W.L. Jepson Associate Professor and Curator University of California at Berkley The Baldwin Lab web site William Balée, Ph.D. Advisor to: Darron Collins Professor Tulane University Dept. of Anthropology, Tulane University Michael Balick, Ph.D. Advisor to: Sarah Khan The New York Botanical Garden: Institute of Economic Botany Brad Bennett, Ph.D. Advisor to: Adam Edwards, Christiane Ehringhaus, Bruce Hoffman, Cassandra Quave, Kristine Stewart Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University Thomas J. S. Carlson, M.D., M. S. Advisor to: Vicente Garcia, Danica Harbaugh, Anya Hinkle Associate Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Integrative Biology Curator of Ethnobotany, University and Jepson Herbaria Director, Center for Health, Ecology, Biodiversity & Ethnobiology (HEBE) University of California, Berkeley Walter Carson, Ph.D. Advisor to: Rachel Collins, Stefan Schnitzer Department of Biological Sciences Pittsburgh University Douglas Daly, Ph.D . Advisor to: Nat Bletter, Karen Crawley, Christiane Ehringhaus, Lauren Raz Institute of Systematic Botany, B.A. Krukoff Curator of Amazonian Botany, The New York Botanical Garden W. Hardy Eshbaugh, Ph.D. Advisor to: Mike Gilmore Professor Emeritus Department of Botany Miami University Susan Kalisz, PhD. Advisor to: Christopher Heckel, Tiffany Knight Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Pittsburgh University |
David Lentz, Ph.D. V.P.for Scientific Affairs and Senior Scientist Chicago Botanic Garden Walter Lewis, Ph.D. Advisor to: Dennis Milanowski Professor Washington University Gary Martin, Ph.D. Mentor for BIA trip to Marrakech in 2007 Director of The Global Diversity Foundation lecturer in Anthropology Department, University of Kent at Canterbury, England Will McClatchey, Ph.D. Advisor to: Bruce Hoffman, Arika Virapongse Department of Botany University of Hawaii’ at Manoa Brent D. Mishler, Ph.D. Advisor to: Anya Hinkle, Bianca Knoll Director, University and Jepson Herbarium and Professor, Department of Integrative Biology University of California at Berkeley Cynthia Morton Curator, Carnegie Museum of Natural History: section of Botany Mark J. Plotkin, Ph.D. Mentor & eventual employer for both Darron Collins and Bruce Hoffman Executive Director ACT (Amazon Conservation Team) George E. Schatz, Ph.D. Adviser for Sylvain Razafimandimbison & Armand Randrianasolo Associate Curator Missouri Botanical Garden Richard Stepp Advisor to: Pio Saqui Dept. of Anthropology, University of Florida Stephen J. Tonsor Advisor to: John Paul Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences University of Pittsburgh |
