The Taddeo lab seeks students with an interest in wetland conservation and restoration, landscape ecology, plant diversity monitoring, or spatial and remote sensing analyses. We encourage and enthusiastically welcome applications from Black, Indigenous, and Latinx students, and individuals from groups historically marginalized from academia.

Please get in touch if you are interested in joining the lab so we can chat more about your research interests! To do so, you can use the student questionnaire on the PBC webpage. If you prefer, you can also send me a brief introductory email in which you describe your background, research interests, and what draws you to this program.

Graduate students:

I advise graduate students via the Program in Plant Biology and Conservation (PBC); a joint effort between Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden.

• Students interested in pursuing a PhD can use the following links to get information on the program, application process, and funding.
• Students interested in the Master’s program can consult these links for more information on the requirements, application process, and cost of attendance.

Undergraduate students:

The Chicago Botanic Garden runs a 10-week paid summer internship for undergraduate students. Please check this website to find out how to apply and which projects are available or send me an email at staddeo [at] chicagobotanic.org.

Resources:

• The Graduate School at Northwestern University provides several resources to help students from groups historically marginalized from academia apply to MS and PhD programs. The school also provides an application fee waiver for eligible applicants.

• Científico Latino offers a mentorship initiative to help students from groups historically marginalized apply to graduate programs. Their website also includes several great resources including samples of statement of purpose.