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 and BIOS 207, 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
AJ Morris, email: aa553@rice.edu
Garden Student Workers
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Elana Alvarado |
Germany Herrera |
Malachy Pearlman |
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Kathryn Barry |
Lily Hestjean |
Emma Sjodin |
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Jessica Mack |
Anish Jonnalagadda |
Serenity Stepanik |
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Abigail Jablon |
Jewel Moore-Young |
Norah Cichowski |
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Carmen Lizarraga |
Claire Morton |
Eva Barnhardt |
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Jonah Blunt |
Sophia Murphy |
Lillian Levi |
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Sadhana Chari |
Kamden O' Connor |
Sophia Cheng |
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Jordi De Jong |
Karis Williams |
Princess Barge |
Summer Interns 2026
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TBD |
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TBD |
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TBD |