
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.
Read her complete biography and see her picture here.
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.
To contact the Program Director or to receive further information about this program, you may email aea@antioch.edu or call 800-874-7986.
Resident Coordinator
Professor Heitor de Andrade Neto of the University of Paraná has been the Resident Coordinator for the program since its inception in 1989. 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.