Meet The Team
Bob Fischer
Bob Fischer is the director of the Arthropoda Foundation and a professor at Texas State University. He co-authored Insect Livestock: Horizons of Animal Welfare with Meghan Barrett (Indiana University Indianapolis).
Director
Benjamin Ransom
Benjamin Ransom holds a PhD from the University of Chicago, where he studied skepticism and early modern thought and later worked for the Office of the Provost. He now provides operations support to the Arthropoda Foundation and other animal welfare research organizations.
COO
Program OfficerCian Greene
Cian Greene holds a PhD from the University of the West of Scotland, where his work examined the effects of stress on haemolymph biomarkers in the Pacific whiteleg shrimp. He is responsible for Arthropoda’s decapod portfolio.
Program OfficerArturo Hernandez-Colina
Arturo Hernandez-Colina has a PhD in One Health from the University of Liverpool and research experience in disease vector ecology, genetics and control. He is responsible for Arthropoda’s insect portfolio.