In 2019, Cornell Botanic Gardens initiated a Faculty Fellows program. The following Cornell University faculty members, whose research and teaching support biocultural diversity and conservation, will be working closely with the botanic gardens over the coming year.
We invite you to learn more about our Faculty Fellows by clicking their name which will lead you to their professional page.
- Gerald TorresLaw; indigenous and Native American law
- Karim-Aly KassamNatural Resources; biocultural diversity, indigenous issues in Native American and Central Asian communities
- Maria Cristina GarciaHistory; climate refugees, migration
- David WeinsteinNatural Resources; climate change and plant phenology
- Laura Schaeffer BrownEnglish; human and non-human nature in literature
- Courtney Ann RobyClassics; ancient Greek and Roman pharmacies, medicinal plants
- Valerie AymerLandscape Architecture; people and place
- Gregory PageArt; art in nature, nature as art
- Don RakowHorticulture; public garden management; Nature Rx@Cornell and nationwide Campus Nature Rx Network