We are a collaborative network that is passionate about native bee diversity and are comprised of professors, graduate students, professional entomologists, collections curators, conservation professionals, and federal and state wildlife biologists from across Texas and the surrounding region.
Shalene Jha, Professor University of Texas at Austin – RCN Lead PI – website
- Foci: Conservation Biology, Landscape Genetics, Agroecology, Plant-Animal Interactions
Megan O’Connell, Pollinator Specialist and RCN Coordinator – website
- Foci: Collaborative Conservation, Environmental Communication, Community Engagement
Hannah Gray, State Invertebrate Biologist Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
- Foci: Plant-Insect Interactions, Agroecology, Conservation Biology
Elinor Lichtenberg, Assistant Professor University of North Texas – website
- Foci: Biodiversity, Plant-Pollinator Interactions, Bee Behavior
Shelby Kilpatrick, Graduate Researcher Texas A&M University – website
- Foci: Bee Taxonomy, Biodiversity Checklists, Entomology Education
Gabriella Pardee, Research Director St. Ed’s Wild Basin Creative Research Center – website
- Foci: Bee Conservation, Plant-Pollinator Interactions, Foraging Behavior, Pollination