Leadership

Program Director

Dr. Suzanne Kolb has served as Director for Brazilian Ecosystems: The Protection and Management of Biodiversity since 1999. She earned her Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Georgia's Institute of Ecology and her B.S. in Biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She has conducted field research on habitat restoration in Brazil and Costa Rica, which has been funded by the World Wildlife Fund, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Science Foundation. Her work in this area has been cited in graduate level textbooks published by both Cambridge University Press and John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Her research interests include: seed dispersal, patch dynamics, restoration ecology, and ecosystem management. Before coming to Antioch Education Abroad, Dr. Kolb taught ecology and environmental studies for four years as a full-time faculty member at universities in the United States.

The Program Director conducts the orientation session, leads seminars, facilitates discussion, guides independent research projects, and evaluates students' work. She is assisted by a Resident Coordinator in the home country and by a Program Assistant, typically a program alumnus/a. Questions for the Program Director should be directed to AEA@antioch.edu.

Resident Coordinator

Professor Heitor de Andrade Neto of the University of Paraná has been the Resident Coordinator for the program since its inception in 1991. He serves as the program's liasion with faculty at each site, homestay families, and internship supervisors.

Faculty

Program faculty include biologists from three Brazilian universities and The National Institute for Research in the Amazon, as well as directors of conservation organizations and park systems.