Thomas Smith
Founding Director, Center for Tropical Research, Co-Executive Director, Congo Basin Institute
Distinguished Professor, Center for Tropical Research and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyCenter for Tropical Research
Leadership
Senior Staff
Virginia Zaunbrecher
Associate Director
Center for Tropical Research
Kevin Njabo
Africa Director and Assistant Adjunct Professor
Center for Tropical Research
Kristen Ruegg
Assistant Professor; Assistant Adjunct Professor
Biology, Colorado State University; UCLA IoES
Jordan Karubian
Associate Researcher and Latin America Director
Center for Tropical Research
Trevon Fuller
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Ryan Harrigan
Assistant Adjunct Professor, IoES; Assistant Researcher
Center for Tropical ResearchStaff
Jasmine Rajbhandary
Collections Manager
Center for Tropical Research
Cristian Gruppi
Postdoctoral Scholar/Lab Manager
Center for Tropical Research
Patrice Tonnis
Administrator
Center for Tropical ResearchSteering Committee
Thomas Gillespie
Professor
Department of Geography
Hilary Godwin
Professor
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Peter Narins
Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Integrative Biology & Physiology
Allen Roberts
Professor
World Arts and Cultures, International Institute