Current Students 2012
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Rani Asmarayani |
Indonesia. Ph.D. (USML) P. Stevens. Undecided. |
Steve Callen |
Ph.D. (SLU). Advisor: Miller. Kudzu. |
Genevieve Croft |
Ph.D. (WashU). Advisor: Raven/Schaal. Byrsonima (Malphighiaceae). |
Jennifer Gruhn |
Ph.D. (WashU). Advisor: Schaal. Conifers and climate change. |
Robbie Hart |
Ph.D. (UMSL). Advisor: Salick/P. Stevens. Rhododendron (Ericaceae) in Yunnan. |
Claudia Henriquez |
Ph.D. (WashU). Advisor: Croat/Schaal. Anthurium (Araceae). |
Laura Klein |
Ph.D. (SLU) Advisor: Miller. Grapes. |
Shih-Hui Liu |
Taiwan. Ph.D. (SLU). Advisors: Barber/Hoch. Ludwigia (Onagraceae). |
Isabel Loza |
Bolivia. M.S. (UMSL). Advisor: Jorgensen. Vegetation mapping. |
Chrissy McAllister |
Ph.D. (SLU). Advisor: Miller. Andropogon (Poaceae). |
Oyomoare Osazuwa-Peters |
Nigeria. Ph.D. (UMSL). Advisor: Stevens/Zanne. Wood anatomy. |
Heritiana Ranarivelo |
Madagascar. PhD (UMSL) Advisor: Stevens. Undecided. |
Jordan Teisher |
Ph.D. (WU). Advisor: Advisors: Schaal/Kellogg. Poaceae subfamilies. |
Elvis Valderrama |
Peru. M.S. (UMSL). Advisor: Zanne. Lowland forest trees of Peru. |
Kate Waselkov |
Ph.D. (WU). Advisor: Olsen/Schaal. Amaranthus domestication. |
Justin Zweck
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Ph.D. (SLU) Advisor: Bernhardt. Pollination in Asclepias (Apocynaceae).
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Recent Graduates 2008-2012
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Ph.D.
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Paulo Camara |
Completed his Ph.D. on the moss genus Taxithelium and returned to the University of Brasilia, Brazil. |
Monica Carlsen |
Monica finished her PhD on Anthurium (Araceae) and has been teaching at UM-St. Louis. |
Mauricio Diazgranados |
Studied the Andean Espelletiinae (Asteraceae) for his Ph.D. at Saint Louis University and is now working at the Smithsonian Institution. |
Sara Fuentes |
Completed her Ph.D. at UM-St. Louis on the Physarieae (Cruciferae) and is currently working at the Missouri Botanical Garden Press. |
Amanual Ghebretinsae |
Studied the genus Cuphea (Lythraceae) for his Ph.D. at Saint Louis University and he now works at Monsanto in St. Louis. |
Cynthia Hong-Wa |
Completed her PhD on Noronhia (Oleaceae) and currently works on Plants of Madagascar for the Missouri Botanical Garden. |
David Kenfack |
Worked on the genus Carapa (Meiaceae) for his Ph.D. at UM-St. Louis and and now works at the Smithsonian Institution. |
Kyra Krakos |
Studied pollination in Onagraceae for her Ph.D. at Washington University and is now an Assistant Professor at Maryville University. |
Nichole Miller |
Niki studied pollination in prairies and glades for her Ph.D. at Washington University and is currently a postdoc at the University of Missouri. |
Brad Oberle |
Completed his Ph.D. on Dodecatheon (Primulaceae) at Washington University and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. |
Rosa Ortiz |
Completed her PhD on the Menispermaceae at UM-St. Louis and continues to work at the Missouri Botanical Garden. |
Taina M. Price |
Studied Phemeranthus (Montiaceae) for here Ph.D. at Washington University and is currently living in Utah. |
Patrick Sweeney |
Completed his Ph.D. at UM-St Louis on the genus Garcinia (Clusiaceae) and is now in charge of the herbarium at Yale University. |
Guoqin Yu |
Completed her Ph.D. on evolution of rice (Oryza, Poaceae) at Washington University and is now at the University of Maryland. |
Felipe Zapata
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Completed his Ph.D. on Escalloniaceae at UM-St. Louis and took a postdoctoral research position at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Masters
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Tatiana Boza |
Completed her M.S. thesis on Passiflora at UM-St. Louis and has returned to Cuzco, Peru. |
Nuala Caomhanach |
Received an M.S. in Biology from UM-St. Louis and she is currently writing her thesis on botanical history of St. Louis for an M.S. in History. |
Saul Hoyos |
Saul completed his M.S. thesis on anatomy of the Violaceae and returned to Colombia. |
Juan Carlos Penagos |
Completed his M.S. on leaf epidermal characters of the Lauraceae and is now working on a Ph.D. at Ohio State University. |
Pamela Puppo |
Finished her M.S. thesis at UM-St. Louis on the genus Calceolaria in Peru and is currently working on a Ph.D. in Portugal. |
Carolina Romero |
Completed her M.S. studies at Saint Louis University and is currently working at the Missouri Botanical Garden. |
Vania Torrez |
After completing her M.S. at UM-St. Louis on GIS of Bolivian plants, she is now doing doctoral work in Holland. |
Dilys Vela |
Completed her M.S. thesis at UM-St. Louis on Calophyllum (Callophyllaceae) and is working at UM-St. Louis. |