People

Lead Scientists

• Brandon Bestelmeyer

  Research Leader
• Joel Brown

  Rangeland Scientist, USDA Climate Hub
• Dawn Browning

  Research Ecologist
• Brandon Edwards

  Research Scientist
• Emile Elias

  Climate Hub Director/Research Hydrologist
• Rick Estell

  Research Animal Scientist
• Niall Hanan

  Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences-NMSU, LTER PI
• Jeff Herrick

  Research Soil Scientist
• Sarah McCord

  Research Ecologist
• Shawn Salley

  Soil Scientist, USDA NRCS
• Sheri Spiegal

  Research Rangeland Management Specialist
• Nick Webb

  Research Physical Scientist

Postdocs

• Jose Castaño-Sánchez

  Postdoctoral Agricultural Scientist
• Sander Denham

  Postdoctoral Ecologist
• Saroj Dhital

  Postdoctoral Physical Scientist
• Megan Donovan

  Postdoctoral Social Scientist
• Georgia R. Harrison

  Postdoctoral Ecologist
• Jennifer Holguin

  Postdoctoral Ecologist
• Luci Lu

  Postdoctoral Social Scientist
• Pedro Martinez

  Postdoctoral Soil Scientist
• Brandon McNellis

  Postdoctoral Ecologist
• Emily Myers

  Postdoctoral Ecologist
• Kristina Young

  Postdoctoral Ecologist
• Pei Zhang

  Postdoctoral Physical Scientist

Technical and Administrative Staff

• Jackelyn Alessi

  Communications Coordinator
• John Anderson

  Site Manager, LTER
• Angus Skye Aney

  Biologist / Climate Hub Coordinator
• Ruben Baca

  GIS Analyst/Drone Pilot
• Kristopher Bonefont

  Computational Biologist
• Laura Burkett

  Ecologist
• Reanna Burnett

  Program Analyst
• Seth Burruss

  Program Specialist Sr
• Herman Campos

  Program Specialist Sr, LTER
• Max Contreras

  Program Specialist
• Brad Cooper

  Research Assistant
• Gregory Cooper

  Range Technician
• Ericha Courtright

  Program Specialist
• Nicole Daniels

  Program Support Assistant
• Bryce DeMers

  Research Assistant
• Helena Deswood

  Biological Science Technician
• Rob Dunlap

  Range Technician
• Andrea Ernst

  Program Specialist Sr
• Katherine Fernald

  Research Assistant
• Christopher Fraser

  Computational Biologist
• Charlene Gamboa

  Administrative Officer
• Seth Hall

  Program Specialist Sr, LTER
• Alexandra Heller

  Biological Science Technician
• Darren James

  Statistician
• Elizabeth Knoll

  Financial Technician
• Lauren Kramer

  Biological Science Technician
• Justin Lambert

  Range Technician
• Samantha Lish

  Program Manager
• Lara Macon

  Range Technician
• Ana Mata

  Office Automation Assistant
• Greg Maurer

  Data Scientist, LTER
• Connie Maxwell

  Program Specialist
• Savannah Meadors

  Data Analyst
• Glynis Miranda

  Administrative Support Assistant
• Conrad Nelson

  Biological Science Technician
• Julia Olivarez

  Biological Science Technician
• John Ragosta

  Data Manager
• Joe Ramirez

  Mechanic
• Geovany Ramirez-Garcia

  Research Scientist, LTER
• Ken Ramsey

  Information Technology Specialist
• Paige Ramsey

  Program Specialist
• Scott Schrader

  Physical Scientist
• Ruth Sedillo

  Biological Science Lab Technician
• Amy Slaughter

  Agricultural Science Research Technician
• Nelson Stauffer

  Computational Biologist
• Caiti Steele

  Remote Sensing Specialist/SW Climate Hub Deputy Director
• Curtis Talbot

  Rangeland Management Specialist, USDA-NRCS
• David Thatcher

  Station Superintendent
• Ronald Treminio

  Data Analyst
• Shelly Valdovinos

  LTER Field Technician
• Justin Van Zee

  Soil Scientist
• Brandi Wheeler

  Data Analyst
• Jeb Williamson

  Computational Biologist

Students

• Molly Reichenborn

  Graduate Student

Recent Postdocs and Students

• Erica Christensen

  Biologist, US Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO
• Matthew McIntosh

  Research Animal Scientist, USDA-ARS, Burlington, VT

Emeritus

• Dean Anderson

  Research Animal Scientist
• JoAnn Fernandez

  Administrative Officer
• Alfredo Gonzalez

  Animal Scientist
• Kris Havstad

  Range Scientist
• Valerie LaPlante

  IT Specialist
• Debra Peters

  Ecologist
• Albert Rango

  Research Hydrologist