Graduate Students

Graduate Students
Previous Graduate Students

Amanda Benoit
PhD student, Kalisz Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Research Assistant, Jan 2019 – May 2019
Curating the macroalgae collection

Julia Butler
Master's student, Budke Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Research Assistant, Jan 2022 – May 2022
Transcribing bryophyte specimens for GLOBAL TCN

Alexandra Faidiga
Master's student, Kalisz Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Research Assistant, Jan 2021 – May 2021
Analyzing plant phenology using specimens

Chelsea Miller
PhD student, Kwit Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Research Assistant, Jan 2018 – May 2018
Curating a historic seed collection

Eric Shershen
PhD student, Budke Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Research Assistant, Jan 2024 – May 2024
Evaluating bryophytes on the TN Rare plant list

Nick Smith
PhD student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Research Assistant, Spring 2023

Leah Valletta
Master's student, Information Sciences / Graduated 2021
Herbarium Intern, Spring 2021

Ian Ware
PhD student, Bailey Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Assistant Research, Jan 2017 – May 2017
Curating a historic seed collection

Harmony Yomai
PhD student, Williams Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Research Assistant, Jan 2020 – May 2020
Label-making protocol development