Field Naturalist Faculty and Students

Our tight-knit cohorts of six students per year learn as much from each other as from their mentors, our core faculty and numerous affiliated instructors. Many alumni return to share their expertise with the next generation, either as instructors or guest lecturers, or for a casual brown-bag lunch.

Core Faculty

Walter Poleman

Director, Field Naturalist Program • Senior Lecturer

Sonia DeYoung

Assistant Director, Field Naturalist Program • Exhibits & Outreach Coordinator, Natural History Collections

Cathy Paris

Botany Instructor, Field Naturalist Program • Senior Lecturer Emerita

Alicia Daniel

Practicum Instructor, Field Naturalist Program • Director, Vermont Master Naturalist

Joshua Brown

Senior Writer for Science & Environment + Photographer • Writing Instructor, Field Naturalist Graduate Program

Affiliated Faculty & Guest Instructors

David S. Barrington

Professor Emeritus

Brian Beckage

Professor of Plant Biology • Professor of Computer Science

Jessica Cole

Professional Advisor

Grace Glynn

Vermont State Botanist

Vic Izzo

Head of Undergraduate Education, Institute for Agroecology • Co-Director, UVM Environmental Studies Program

Stephen R. Keller

Associate Professor of Plant Biology

Sophie Mazowita

Consulting Wildlife Ecologist

Jason Mazurowski

Wildlands Ecologist, Northeast Wilderness Trust

Jane Molofsky

Professor of Plant Biology

Morgan Southgate

Postdoctoral Researcher, Appalachian Mountain Club

Bob Zaino

Vermont State Natural Community Ecologist