Anna A. Sher is a full professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Denver. Receiving her Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico, she pursued post doctoral work as a Fulbright fellow in Israel to investigate plant interactions at Ben Gurion University’s Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, and she also studied the biology and control of an invasive grass at the University of California, Davis. She has also taught ecology at Earlham College where she regularly led the Kenya Study Abroad Program. Dr. Sher is an international expert in the ecology and management of invasive Tamarix trees; her research includes not only restoration ecology and invasive species biology, but also insect biocontrol, ethnobotany, climate change, and rare species conservation. Since arriving in Denver in 2003, Dr. Sher has also served as Director of Research and Conservation at Denver Botanic Gardens, and as a visiting lecturer at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. She is co-author of the textbook series Ecology Concepts and Applications (Molles and Sher 2018). Dr. Sher loves to teach students, whether it be through lecturing, collaborative research, mentoring, or writing.