Team Botany at SCSU

We are scientists conducting research, enthusiasts sharing plants in the greenhouse, curators in the SCL herbarium, and science communicators doing outreach when we can.

Angela McDonnell, PhD (she/her)

Assistant Professor, Herbarium & Greenhouse Director

Sam Hennemann

MS student

Population genomics of Parthenium integrifolium

Makayla Michael

Undergraduate student, Plant lover, herbarium assistant

Jamie Smith (he/him/they/them)

Plant enthusiast, greenhouse assistant

AnnElise Swanson

Herbarium assistant, museums enthusiast

Kendall Cross

Herbarium assistant, plant collection, floristics, & carnivorous plants

You?

Excited about plants.

You?

Likes bioinformatics, analyzing data.

Lab Alumni (keep in touch!)

Nataly Minor: greenhouse intern

Caitlin Kertz: greenhouse intern

Katie Lavato: greenhouse intern

Aurora Lundberg: greenhouse graduate assistant