As manager of the INBT’s Master’s Co-Op Program, Avery Barth is eager to help the program grow by increasing student enrollment and boosting corporate engagement, while continuing to develop the program so students and participants get the most out of their experience at INBT. Her background in museum collection management at the Smithsonian included organizing collections of archaeological materials and frozen animal tissue. Barth joined the INBT in February 2025 and has a bachelor’s degree in Biopsychology from Tufts University and a master’s in Museum Studies from the George Washington University.