Jenica Allen is a senior research fellow at UMass, Amherst. She studies the intersection of invasion ecology and data science in order to inform proactive invasive plant management.

Audrey Barker-Plotkin studies the effects of invasive forest insects on forest ecosystems as part of the Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Site and the Spatial Ecology Lab.

Evelyn Beaury is a postdoc at Princeton University. She studies the ecological impacts of global change, including the spread of invasive species.

Sarah Bois is the Director of Research and Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation. She works to restore and maintain native habitats in light of climate change. Sarah serves as the co-Chair for the Nantucket Invasive Plant Species Committee as well as Nantucket’s Coastal Resiliency Advisory Committee.

Bethany Bradley is a professor at UMass, Amherst and an expert in plant invasion ecology and biogeography. Her research uses spatial analysis and ‘big data’ to understand risk from invasive species, including their interactions with climate change.

Matt Brincka is an Invasive Species Biologist with New York State Parks and Historic Sites. He believes collaboration and strong partnerships are the foundation for developing feasible solutions to our most critical invasive species and climate change needs.

Carrie Brown-Lima is the research administrator for the USGS’ Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center. She is an expert in invasive species research and management and in building collaborations to address conservation challenges. 

Dan Buonaiuto is a postdoc at UMass. He is interested in how global change affects plant communities. His current research focuses on understanding how invader abundance influences patterns of biodiversity across multiple spatio-temporal scales.

Eva Colberg is a postdoc at Cornell where she is working with natural resource practitioners to develop climate-smart guidelines for invasive species management. 

Brian Colleran has worked on invasive flora problems across the United States, most recently in the wetlands and shorelines of New England, where he focuses his energies on invasive plant control through his company Ecological Land Management, LLC. He works with knotweed more than he would like to admit.

Annette Evans is an assistant professor at the University of St. Joseph. She is interested the eco-evolutionary cascades caused by the introduction or removal of invasive species from native communities.

Matt Fertakos is a PhD student at UMass. He studies invasive plants and biogeography, with a focus on how climate change will affect plant distributions.

Jeffrey Flory is an Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist for the Minnesota DNR.  He is interested in developing more proactive introduction prevention efforts and expanding outreach about invasive species to school kids and the general public.

Dilara Isik is a CAST fellow and an undergrad at Vanderbilt University. She studies computer science and is currently working on impact management of invasive plants in the Northeast region using data analysis.

Will Kazmier works on communication and outreach for NE CASC and is interested in exploring how the concept of coproduction can be applied to science communication. 

Deah Lieurance is an Assistant Professor of Invasive Species Biology and Management at Penn State University where she works on invasive species prevention and risk assessment, chemical ecology of invasive plants, plant herbivore interactions, and the effects of climate change on invasive shrubs. She has a French bulldog named Vileaux and is obsessed with women’s soccer.

Julie Lockwood is a Professor of Ecology at Rutgers University and the Interim Director of the Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute. Her research currently centers on aquatic and forest animal invasions, the use of environmental DNA for management, and the nexus between biodiversity, climate change, and renewable energy.  

Caroline Marschner is an Extension Associate in the School of Integrated Plant Science at Cornell. She is the outreach coordinator for the NYS Hemlock Initiative, and works with agricultural weeds and climate change with the Weed Ecology and Management Lab.

Laura Meyerson is a Professor of Habit Restoration Ecology at the University of Rhode Island and Editor-in-Chief of Biological Invasions. 

Toni Lyn Morelli is an expert in translational ecology. Her research uses lab, field, and modeling techniques to facilitate natural resource management and conservation in the face of climate change.

Thomas Nuhfer is a PhD student at UMass. He studies plant biogeography and is currently working on risk assessment of range shifting native plants. 

Gabriela Nunez-Mir is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research leverages the increasing availability of macroscale environmental data to investigate the dynamics of biological invasions and other subjects of conservation concern.

Will Pfadenhauer is a PhD student at UMass. He is currently studying biogeographic traits of plants with the goal of improving predictions of future invasions.

Emily Posteraro is a Program Development Coordinator at the Invasive Species Centre (ISC). Based in Ontario, she works to prevent the spread of spotted lanternfly and coordinates efforts to address the cumulative impacts of invasive species and climate change.

Aly Putnam is a PhD student at UMass. Her research focuses on interactions between non-native marine species and climate change.

Renee Ramos is a Masters student at the University of Illinois Chicago studying the relationships between invasive plants, root traits, soil properties, and microbes

Nicole Read is a Virtual Student Federal Services (VSFS) intern working across the various RISCC regions. She is an undergraduate student at Duke University studying biology and environmental science.

Julie Richburg is an ecologist with The Trustees, the oldest regional land trust in MA. She works on restoration of native habitats including invasive plant control and improving resiliency to climate change. She is a member of MIPAG and co-founder of the Westfield River Watershed Invasive Species Partnership.

Sarah Romy is a PhD student at the University of Illinois Chicago. She studies biological invasions from a macroscale perspective

Kabeera Singh is a graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst. His work focuses on creating AI tools to help people set up native plant gardens.

Shikha Singh is an invasive species Biologist at the Jackson Lenawee Washtenaw Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (JLW CISMA) in Michigan. In addition to monitoring and management, she leads training workshops and performs outreach.

Amanda Suzzi is a postdoctoral research fellow at Penn State. Her research focuses on geospatial analyses of interactions between species and the environment.