Elizabeth A. Bergey
Heritage Zoologist
Associate Professor

Liz Bergey is charged with tracking rare Oklahoma invertebrates. Current projects include describing the state distribution of crayfishes and documenting the faunas of springs and caves. She is also developing a biology outreach program for undergraduates to interact with elementary students.

 lbergey@ou.edu

Ian Butler supervises information request responses and provides system administration support for the Biotics server.

ian_b [at] ou [dot] edu

Amy K. Buthod
Botanical Specialist

Amy Buthod conducts floristic surveys throughout the state and works with rare plants for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Section 6. She also manages the collections of the Robert Bebb Herbarium.

amybuthod@ou.edu

Priscilla Crawford
Conservation Specialist

Priscilla Crawford coordinates the Oklahoma Natural Areas Registry. She encourages landowners to conserve Oklahoma's biological diversity by becoming members of a voluntary land preservation association. She also manages the Oklahoma Vascular Plants Database.

prill@ou.edu

Todd Fagin
Post Doctoral Research Associate

Todd Fagin manages the ONHI's species/ecosystems occurrence database (Biotics), handles information requests, and provides general GIS support for the ONHI and OBS.

tfagin@ou.edu

As plant ecologist for ONHI, Bruce Hoagland works to identify and catalog the vegetation cover types in Oklahoma. He has also worked extensively on floristic inventories throughout the state.

bhoagland@ou.edu

Jeff Kelly conducts surveys and inventories of vertebrates of Oklahoma, collects records of occurrence for species tracked by the ONHI, and uses these data to evaluate conservation potential of sites in Oklahoma.

jkelly@ou.edu

Trina provides assistance to Heritage Biologists in all aspects of their work.

tsteil@ou.edu