Director
Joseph Novak, Ph.D., is the director of the Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden. Dr. Novak has a doctorate from Cornell University and served on the faculty of Texas A&M University where he created the area of sociohorticulture. Since 2014, he has been an adjunct professor and lecturer in the Biosciences Department at Rice, where he teaches BIOS 204, advises students in special project activities, and is faculty sponsor of the Rice Urban Agriculture club.
Garden Manager
Todd Walker, email: tw72@rice.edu
Garden Assistant
Aurora Kesler
Garden Student Workers
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Suraj Chandramouli |
Shem Brown |
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Omar Siman |
Calla Doh |
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Jessica Mack |
Chris Zheng |
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Abigail Jablon |
Carissa Witt |
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Carmen Lizarraga |
Claire Morton |
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Risha Parmar |
Brianna Schulstad |
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Christian Steele |
Josh Stallings |
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Elena Siemens |
Karis Williams |
Summer Interns 2024
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Faizal Arifurrahman |
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Camila DeAlba |
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Kelsey Webb |