Dr. Ellen Batchelder

Dr. Ellen Batchelder has a background in research in biology and biochemistry utilizing the nematode model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. While a professor at Unity College in Maine, she developed skills in fungi and nematode identification. She joined Woods End Laboratories (WELs) in 2023 and, soon put her educator skills to work as the Outreach and Education Coordinator for a grant awarded to the Basso group at Michigan State University and WELs titled Soil Carbon IDEA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access in highly diverse cropping systems and people in the Northeast US. In this role, Ellen talks to farmers, soil scientists, NRCS staff, and other organizations in the agricultural arena, and develops training and education materials. Outside of work, she is an active volunteer, sitting on the boards of a local Lake Association and a Land Trust.