In Defense of Plants Podcast Creators & Guests

Matt is the host of the In Defense of Plants podcast. He's also working on a PhD in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois, studying how herbaceous communities are structured in the southern Appalachian Mountains, and how these extremely diverse communities may respond to accelerated climate change, with the aim of improving plant conservation efforts.

Emily Graslie is an American science communicator and YouTube educator. She started volunteering at the Philip L.

Justine is Associate Professor at the University of Alberta in Canada. As an ecologist she studies the mycorrhizal ecology of forests. She is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Ecology and is President of the International Mycorrhiza Society.