Our Experts
Lincoln Park Zoo’s staff are leaders in local and global wildlife conservation, community engagement, and animal care and welfare systems that benefit zoo animals and wild ecosystems. Use the tool below to learn more about our team or find a collaborator for your project.
Our Experts
Kristine Schad Eebes, M.S.
Director, AZA Population Management Center
Lara Foley, M.S.
Research Coordinator, Tanzania Conservation Research Program
Lisa Faust, Ph.D.
Vice President, Conservation and Science
Lisa Hyatt, M.N.M.
Director, Community Engagement
Liza Watson Lehrer, M.S.
Assistant Director, Urban Wildlife Institute
Lydia Hopper, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes
Maria Jazmin Rios
Adjunct Scientist, Urban Wildlife Institute
Mary Beth Manjerovic, Ph.D.
Adjunct Scientist, Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology; Urban Wildlife Institute
Mason Fidino, Ph.D.
Quantitative Ecologist, Urban Wildlife Institute
Matt Mulligan, M.S.
Adjunct, Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology; Urban Wildlife Institute
Maureen Leahy
Vice President, Animal Care and Horticulture
Maureen Murray, Ph.D.
Wildlife Disease Ecologist, Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology; Urban Wildlife Institute
Megan R. Ross, Ph.D.
Zoo Director, Lincoln Park Zoo
Michelle L. Rafacz, Ph.D.
Adjunct Scientist, Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology
Mike Murray, M.N.M.
Curator of Mammals
Paul Senner, M.S.
Associate Population Biologist, AZA Population Management Center
Rachel Bladow, M.S.
Associate Population Biologist, AZA Population Management Center
Rachel Santymire, Ph.D.
Director, Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology
Raven Spencer, M.P.S.
Research Coordinator, Alexander Center for Applied Population Biology
S. Sunny Nelson, M.A.
Hope B. McCormick Curator of Birds
Sarah Huskisson, M.S.
Research Assistant, Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes