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Director - Austin Mast
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Research: Evolution, systematics, biogeography, biodiversity informatics.
Personal Web Page
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Curator - Christopher Buddenhagen
Graduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
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Research Associates
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Loran Anderson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Research: Taxonomy and anatomy of Asteraceae, especially Chrysothamnus and Haplopappus; the flora of northern Florida.
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Kathy Burks
Botanist, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center, Institute for Science and Public Affairs, Florida State University.
**Kathy Burks died on June 8, 2006 after a brief battle with cancer. She was a tremendous asset to the botanical community and a good friend. She will be missed.**
Research: Invasive plant management; floristics of aquatic, wetland, invasive exotic, and rare plants of Florida and the southeastern US; taxonomy and biogeography of Najadaceae and Haloragaceae.
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Danielle Feller
Research Associate, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.
Research: Conservation of rare plants native to the Florida panhandle; phylogeography.
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Robert Kral
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University.
Research: Flora of Alabama, central Tennessee, and southeastern U.S.; Xyridaceae; Cyperaceae.
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Gil Nelson
Field Botanist, Author, Educator, iDigBio Digitization and Steering Committee
Research: Phytogeography and flora of the Florida panhandle. Conservation and distribution of Florida rare, endangered, and endemic plants. Distribution and impact of non-native, invasive plant species. Bio/botanical relational database management systems.
In November 2011 Nelson joined the Florida State University College of Communication faculty as an Assistant Professor for Research in the Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication. He specializes in biological collections digitization and workflows for iDigBio (Integrated Digitized Biocollections) and serves on the iDigBio Steering Committee as part of the National Science Foundation's National Resource for Advancing the Digitization of Biological Collections.
Personal Web Page
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Deborah Paul
Biologist, Educator. Former Curator of the Herbarium and Database Manager. Currently working as a curator at Morphbank (www.morphbank.net) and as a staff member at iDigBio (www.idigbio.org).
Research: Economic Botany and the flora of northern Florida.
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Akshintala Prasad
Curator of the Herbarium's Micro-algae Collection.
Research: Diatom systematics and freshwater and coastal algal blooms.
Personal Web Page
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Kevin Robertson
Fire Ecology Research Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
Personal Web Page
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John Tobe
Plant Ecologist, Taxonomist, Author and Director of Ecosystem Restoration and Conservation, Ecological Research Consultants, Inc., Tallahassee, FL.
Research: Effective methods for restoring Florida ecosystems, monitoring and evaluation of natural and restored landscapes, creating sustainable cultural practices that maintain biodiversity and ecosystem functions.
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Graduate Researchers - Present
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Curator - Christopher Buddenhagen
Graduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
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Undergraduate Researchers - Present
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Christin Dickerson
Undergraduate Student, Volunteer, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Specimen Mounting and Curation.
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Fuller Kia
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Collaborative Georeferencing.
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Alice Mallory
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Specimen Mounting and Curation.
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Amanda McManaway
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Specimen Mounting and Curation.
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Kristen Papa
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Collaborative Georeferencing.
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Alison Shutterly
Undergraduate Student, Volunteer, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Specimen Mounting and Curation.
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Brent Williams
Undergraduate Student, College of Engineering, Florida State University.
Specimen Mounting and Curation.
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Graduate Researchers - Past
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Sarah Braun
Graduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.
Research: Invasive plant management; Species distribution modeling of invasive plants of Florida; Preservation of natural history collections; Georeferencing primary species occurrence records.
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Jessica Clopton
Graduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Morphbank, Ontologies, Legumes of Florida.
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Ryan Druyor
Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Florida State University
Research: Georeferencing primary species occurrence records from the FLEPPC database
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Tania Kim
Graduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University
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Amanda Kubes
Graduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Effect of climate change on threatened species and their pollinators. As a past MorphBank RA, she focused on designing functionality in the system for biological research collections.
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Ken Moriuchi
Graduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.
Research: Ecology, Life History Evolution & Physiology of a perennial violet; previously a MorphBank RA in the Herbarium.
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Chris Oakley
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Ecological and population genetics of Hypericum cumulicola
Personal Web Page
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Matt Sumner
Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Florida State University
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Sommier Thomas
Graduate Student, Department of Political Science, Florida State University
Research: Georeferencing primary species occurrence records from the FLEPPC database
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Miles Upcavage
Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Florida State University.
Research: Invasive Plants
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Heather Young
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Past - Flora of Florida Temperate Hardwoods, Present - FSU Campus Tree Inventory, over seeing Potentially Poisonous Plants of the United States, Medicinal, Food, Fiber and Dye Plants of the United States, Flora of Florida Dunes, and Citrus of Florida
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Undergraduate Researchers - Past
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Nowrin Alam
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Legumes of Florida.
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Timothy Andrus
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Orchids
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Jessica Biggers
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.
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Shonte Bishop
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
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Kelvinesh Blackshear
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Medicinal Plants
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Jason Bladow
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.
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Alina Bosanac
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Collaborative Georeferencing; Digitization of Biological Research Specimens from the Neotropics.
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Brandi Braschler
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
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Jermaine Bridges
Undergraduate Student, FSU Teach Program, Florida State University.
Digitization of Biological Research Specimens from the Neotropics.
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Natalie Burgess
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
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Alexander Chapman
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Legumes of Florida.
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Kristen Coleman
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Research: Solanaceae of Florida.
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Deanna DeRosia
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Legumes of Florida.
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Gina Dessources
Undergraduate Student, Department of Human Sciences, Florida State University
Research: Potentially Poisonous Plants of the United States
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Dametreous Freelove
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Work Study Student: Curator's Assistant.
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Lindsey Gabner
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Field guide to the diatoms of Florida's Gulf Coast.
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Jose Gil
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Digitization of Biological Research Specimens that are Tracked by FNAI.
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Robert Gundy
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Botanical Illustration, GIS.
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Alexis Hale
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Digitization of Biological Research Specimens from the Neotropics.
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Julia Hartley
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Research: Florida plants used for medicine, food, fiber, and dye.
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Kim Hayes
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Flora of Florida Swamps and Salt Marshes
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Ghita Heidt
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Collaborative Georeferencing and Ethnobotanical Research.
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Brian Hill
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Carex of Florida
Project Affiliation
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Jessica Joyner
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.
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F LaBarbera
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Citrus of Florida
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Keith Lawhon
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Carex of Florida
Project Affiliation
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Aaron Leblanc
Undergraduate Student, FSU Teach Program, Florida State University.
Legumes of Florida.
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Shane Lusk
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Sapotaceae of Florida.
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Andrew Martin
Undergraduate Student, Department of Mathematics, Florida State University.
Botanical Illustration, Herbarium Methods.
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Kendra Martinez
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.
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Krystan McAulay
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
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Melissa Merritt
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Research: Federally listed rare and endangered plants
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Hannah Miller
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Collaborative Georeferencing; Digitization of Biological Research Specimens from the Neotropics.
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Ashley Moser
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
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Alan Moss
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Biogeography
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Lauren Noughton
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Field guide to the diatoms of Florida's Gulf Coast.
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Amanda O'Connell
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
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Shaun O'Leary
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Research: Poisonous plants of Florida.
Project Affiliation
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Brian Poirier
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.
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Gina Rockholt
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Flora of Florida Pine Flatwoods
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Stacey Roper
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Research: Conifers of Florida.
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Carlyn Sainvil
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Medicinal, Food, Fiber and Dye Plants of the United States
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Alkeem Savage
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
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Jared Smith
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Research: Rosaceae of Florida
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Alexis Smith
Undergraduate Student, Volunteer, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Specimen Mounting and Curation.
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Victoria Spence
Undergraduate Student, Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University.
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Bailey Spitzner
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Botanical Illustration, Herbarium Methods.
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Christina Storozuk
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Flora of Florida Dunes
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Brandon Swan
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Medicinal Plants
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Amanda Thompson
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Carex of Florida
Project Affiliation
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Fayth Vanatti
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Research: Flora of Florida High Pine and the genus Oenothera (Onagraceae).
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Megan Wickenden
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Sapotaceae of Florida.
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Bethany Willams
Undergraduate Student, FSU Teach Program, Florida State University.
Digitization of Biological Research Specimens from the Neotropics.
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Herbarium Database Administrators
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Database Administrator - Alexander Stuy
BA Computer Science, Florida State University 1991
MS Computer Science, Florida State University 1993
Research: Genetic Algorithms, Neural Networks
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Herbarium Database Programmers
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Aaron Bugher
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Nodin Weddington
BS Biological Science, Florida State University 2002
Research: Database Graphics Programming
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Herbarium Database Programmers - Past
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Jose Vega
BS Computer Science, Florida State University 2010
Mobile Device Programming
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Karl Weismantel
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