People

Instructors and assistants have changed each time the course has run. So far, instructors have come from the list of contributors above.

  • Marty Downs
  • Nick Lyon
  • Greg Maurer
  • Eric Sokol
  • Laura Dee

ESA 2026 meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.

  • Marty Downs
  • Jalene Lamontagne
  • Nick Lyon
  • Greg Maurer
  • Eric Sokol

ESA 2025 meeting in Baltimore, MD.

  • Angel Chen
  • Marty Downs
  • Stevan Earl
  • Nick Lyon
  • Greg Maurer
  • Eric Sokol

ESA 2024 meeting in Long Beach, CA.

Contributors

We have a long list of synthesis scientists actively involved in the course working group who are contributing expertise and instructional content. Names and web profiles are listed below in alphabetical order by last name.

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  • Kathryn Barry – Utrecht University |
  • Joanna Carey – Babson College |
  • Angel Chen (she/her) – LTER Network Office |
  • Laura Dee – University of Colorado Boulder |
  • Marty Downs – LTER Network Office |
  • Stevan Earl – Arizona State University |
  • Sarah Elmendorf – | University of Colorado Boulder
  • Carrie Kappel (she/her) –
    • Developed much of the inclusive facilitation material originally from LTER’s SSECR course
  • Li Kui (she/her) –
  • Jalene LaMontagne – University of Missouri-St. Louis / Missouri Botanical Garden |
  • Nick J Lyon (they/them) – LTER Network Office |
  • Gregory Maurer (he/him) – New Mexico State University |
  • Colin Smith (he/him) – Environmental Data Initiative |
  • Eric Sokol (he/him) – NEON |
  • Alexandra (Sasha) Wright – California State University, Los Angeles

Other Contributors

In addition to those above, several people contributed to early iterations on the concept and content of the course.

  • Forest Isbell
  • Kim Komatsu