The team is growing!
Zoie Diana, Ph.D.
Incoming Assistant Professor, Environmental Science beginning July 1st, 2026
Dr. Zoie Diana (pronouns: she/her) is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist and Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow in the Rochman Lab in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. She is an incoming Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science at Barnard College of Columbia University. Zoie co-founded the Duke University Plastic Pollution Working Group and the Paint Microplastics Network. Zoie previously earned her Ph.D. at Duke University in Dr. Dan Rittschof’s lab in the Marine Science and Conservation Division and Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program. She has also served as a plastic waste consultant for the World Bank in South Asia and the Latin America and the Caribbean regions.
Click here to download my CV (last updated January 27, 2026).
This could be you!
Undergraduate Researcher
Are you a Barnard or Columbia undergraduate student in search of:
Senior thesis
Independent research for credit
Paid research
Volunteer research
Summer Research Institute experience
Reach out to Zoie to discuss opportunities available in the lab.
This could be you!
Postdoctoral Fellow
I am happy to host postdoctoral scholars who are applying for external fellowships, such as the:
You can learn about the benefits of a postdoc at Barnard here. I do not have my own funding to support postdoctoral fellows at the moment, but please check back for future updates or reach out to if you want to brainstorm.