The Tucson Bee Collaborative was started by Wendy Moore of the University of Arizona, Kim Franklin of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and Jennifer Katcher of Pima Community College. It’s grown into a diverse assemblage of interested parties. Most are associated with one of more of the three institutions, but we also have connections to the US Geological Survey, other schools in the region, plus colleges and universities elsewhere in North America. Plus, some interested communities members not affiliated with any institution. Here is the current team.
The Original Queen Bees
Wendy Moore, Professor and Insect Collection Curator University of Arizona (UA)Kim Franklin, Conservation Scientist, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM)Jenifer Katcher, Biology Instructor, Pima Community College (PCC)
Staff
Gene Hall
UA Insect Collection Manager
CALES Insect Diagnostics
Raine Ikagawa
UA Grad Student, Moore Lab
UA CURE development
Charles Bradley
UA Grad Student, Moore Lab
Near-peer mentor, bee researcher
Carlos Martinez
UA Graduate, Image Tech Moore Lab
Oona Husok
UA Graduate
Moore Lab, UAIC Research Technician
Tanner Bland
UA Graduate, Moore Lab Coordinator
ASDM TBC Program Coordinator
Brieonne Schramek
UA Undergrad, Moore Lab
TBC Community Outreach
Calli Ferguson
UA Undergrad, Medicine
UAIC Research Assistant - VIP
Caedmon Burgtorf
UA Undergraduate, Architecture
UAIC Research Assistant - VIP
Lou Bellinghausen
UA Undergraduate, Natural Resources
UAIC Research Assistant
Antonia Pilar Reyes Alarcón
UA Undergraduate - MCB Genetics and Human Emphasis
UAIC Research Assistant - VIP
Maddie Moore
UA Graduate, Ecology
UAIC Research Assistant
Isabella Hurst
UA Undergraduate, Ecology
UAIC Research Assistant - VIP
Jessica Dietrich
Instructor, Flowing Wells HS
high school CURE development
Research and Education Collaborators (Symbionts)
Bob Minckley
Professor, University of Rochester
Collector and Expert, Solitary Bees
Kathryn Thomas
Research Ecologist, USGS SW Bio Sci Car
USGS SBSC-BANWR Bee Survey
Kathryn Busby
Wildlife Biologist, USGS SW Bio Sci Car
USGS SBSC-BANWR Bee Survey
Buzz Hoffman
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee collector, preparator, identifier
Judie Bronstein
Professor, University of Arizona
Bee-Plant Interactions
Laurence Packer
Professor, York University Toronto Canada
Solitary Bee Expertise
Cheryl Blake
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee collector, preparator
Rae Seplak
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee label maker, preparator
Pam Rossetter
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee collector, preparator
Stephen Buchmann
Adjust Professor, University of Arizona
Pollination Ecologist
Glenn Seplak (one of his photos...)
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee collector, photographer
Amy Dunbar-Willis
CU Grad Student, Corwin Lab
Discipline Based Education Research
Lisa Corwin
Assistant Prof., University of Colorado (CU)
Discipline Based Education Research
Participating Artists (even more symbionts…)
Bruce Taubert
Wildlife Photographer
Works with Arizona Highways
Joan Fox
Wildlife Photographer
Bee Still Archival Cards and Prints
Heather Green
Associate Prof., ASU School of Art
Pinpoints of Perception
Priscilla Baldwin
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute
Treasured Legacies
Emily Watkins de Jong
Bio Science Aid, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
