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Chelsea D. Specht (PROF)
Barbara McClintock Professor of Plant Biology

Agriculture + Life Sciences / School of Integrative Plant Science
/ Plant Biology Section

Graduate Field(s): Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Other Cornell Affiliations: L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Biodiversity Initiative at Cornell University (BioICU)

Other Academic, Research, or Institute Appointments: Adjuct Professor University of California Berkeley, Adjunct Research Associate UC Botanical Garden, Adjunct Curator University and Jepson Herbaria

Research Interests: Biodiversity, Citizen Science, Conservation Genetics, Ecosystem Protection And Revitalization, Environment, Inequity And Social Justice, Invasive Species, One Health, Plant Evolution And Diversification, Sustainable Agriculture And Food Systems, Systematic Biology, Wildlife Conservation