Full-Time Staff
Auriel M.V. Fournier – Director, Forbes Biological Station – auriel@illinois.edu
Josh M. Osborn – Facilities Manager/Wetland Bird Ecologist – osbornjm@illinois.edu
Andrew D. Gilbert – Waterfowl Ecologist – agilb849@illinois.edu
Therin M. Bradshaw – Wetland Bird Ecologist – therinmb@illinois.edu
Elizabeth A. Beilke – Applied Ecologist – ebeilke@illinois.edu
Abigail G. Blake-Bradshaw – Applied Ecologist – agblake@illinois.edu
Mindy E. Lowers – Office Administrator – mlowers@illinois.edu
Stephen P. Havera – Waterfowl Ecologist, Emeritus – shavera@illinois.edu
Aaron P. Yetter – Waterfowl Ecologist, Emeritus – ayetter@illinois.edu
Graduate Students
Lauren Monopoli – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D. Candidate
Scott Herman – Northern Illinois University, Ph.D. Student
Anne Puchalsky – University of Arkansas, M.S. Student
Interested in grad school or being a technician at Forbes?
We advertise all our technician positions on the Texas A&M Job Board.
Graduate student positions will also be advertised on the Texas A&M Job Board. Auriel is not currently taking on new graduate students given funding uncertainty, at this time she doesn’t expect to bring on any students until at least Fall 2027, though it may be longer.