Keri McNew, M.S. 
Project Manager, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
B.S. in Biology, Texas Christian University, 2001
M.S. in Biology, Texas Christian University, 2004
Keri McNew
is the Project Manager of the Andes to Amazon
Biodiversity Program. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Biology from Texas Christian University before joining the AABP team at
BRIT. Her job includes working closely with Renan Velaga (Project Manager in
Peru), John Janovec (Principle Investigator), and other team members of the
AABP, maintaining daily operations of the AABP in Texas and Peru, mapping the
distribution of plant collections from South and Central America, using
Geographical Information System (GIS), botanical research. Before joining the
team at BRIT, she worked in California on
primary succession of a conifer forest in Lassen Volcanic National
Park. She is interested in botanical research and
conservation.
E-mail: kmcnew@brit.org
Phone: 817-332-4441 ex. 213
Recent Presentations
Mathias Tobler, John Janovec, Amanda Neill, Jason Best, Tiana Franklin, Keri McNew, Renan Valega. 2008. Rapid Floras for the 21st Century: Virtually Connecting Specimens, Herbaria, and Botanists for Maximum Datasharing and Synthesis in Record Time. Peruvian Botanical Congress (CONABOT). 18-21 September, 2008. Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru
Mathias Tobler, John Janovec, Amanda Neill, Jason Best, Anton Webber, Sean Murphy, Keri McNew, Tiana Franklin, Renan Valega. 2008. Atrium, el Sistema de Información sobre Biodiversidad, y nuevas aplicaciones para recolectar, integrar, analizar, y publicar datos de Inventarios Cuantativos de Vegetación. Peruvian Botanical Congress (CONABOT). 18-21 September, 2008. Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru
Franklin, T. and K. McNew. Sept 2008. The Andes to
Amazon Biodiversity Program of the Botanical Research Institute of
Texas: Integrating Science, Education, and Technology for Conservation
in the Andes-Amazon Region of Peru. Tarrant County Garden Club, Fort
Worth, Texas.
Franklin, T. and K. McNew. 2008. The Botanical
Research Institute of Texas: Programs, Research Activities, and
Community Services. Human Resources Department of Texas Christian
University, Fort Worth, Texas.
Franklin, T. and
K. McNew. 2008. Protecting
Plants: Dung in the Jungle. Expanding Your Horizons Conference, Texas
Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Texas.
Franklin, T.
and
K. McNew. 2008. The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program of the
Botanical Research Institute of Texas: Integrating Science, Education,
and Technology for Conservation in the Andes-Amazon Region of Peru.
TCU Women Alumni Group, Fort Worth, Texas.
Franklin, T.
and
K. McNew. 2008. The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program of the
Botanical Research Institute of Texas: Integrating Science, Education,
and Technology for Conservation in the Andes-Amazon Region of Peru.
Sylvania Garden Club, Fort Worth, Texas.
McNew, K. 2008. The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas: Integrating Science, Education, and Technology for Conservation in
the Andes-Amazon Region of Peru. Taxonomy Class at TCU, Fort Worth, Texas.
McNew, K. 2007. The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas: Integrating Science, Education, and Technology for Conservation in
the Andes-Amazon Region of Peru. Environmental Club at TCU, Fort Worth, Texas.
Franklin, T.
and
K. McNew. 2007. The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program.
Distance learning program for a 3rd grade class in Canada. BRIT, Fort
Worth, Texas
Franklin, T. and
K. McNew. 2007. The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program of the Botanical
Research Institute of Texas: Integrating Science, Education, and
Technology for Conservation in the Andes-Amazon Region of Peru.
Colleyville Garden Club. Colleyville, Texas.
McNew, K. 2007. The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program. Texas Middle School teachers. BRIT, Fort Worth, Texas.
McNew, K and L. Stumpke. 2007 Navigation in the Nature Center: An Introduction to GIS/GPS. Fort Worth Nature Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Franklin, T. and
K. McNew. 2007. Exploring the Deepest Amazon, the Peruvian Andes, and the Jungles of Cyberspace. Wildlife Society at Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas.
Franklin, T. and
K. McNew. 2007. The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas: Integrating Science, Education, and Technology for Conservation in the Andes-Amazon Region of Peru. Daughters of the American Revolution. Fort Worth, Texas.
Franklin, T. and
K. McNew. 2007. The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas: Integrating Science, Education, and Technology for Conservation in the Andes-Amazon Region of Peru. Garden Club of Fort Worth, Texas.