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Dr. Lauren Sullivan
Plant Code Name: The Scarlet (and Mustard) Pimpernel Favorite Seed: Tradescantia ohioensis (Ohio Spiderwort) Research Interests: Plant movement ecology, restoration ecology, quantitative anything, invasion.
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Lab Manager
Larissa Kahan
Plant Code Name: Squirreltail
Favorite Seed: Daucus pusillus (Small wild carrot)
Research Interests: Community ecology, restoration ecology, the importance of root system diversity in grassland and soil health, as well as developing new research interests with the Sullivan lab!
Contact: kahanlar@msu.edu
Plant Code Name: Squirreltail
Favorite Seed: Daucus pusillus (Small wild carrot)
Research Interests: Community ecology, restoration ecology, the importance of root system diversity in grassland and soil health, as well as developing new research interests with the Sullivan lab!
Contact: kahanlar@msu.edu
Postdocs
Alejandra Martínez Blancas (CV)
Plant Code Name: Pincushion cactus
Favorite Seed: Tripogandra purpurascens
Research Interests: Diversity maintenance, species interactions, grassland conservation.
Contact: mart2964@msu.edu
Plant Code Name: Pincushion cactus
Favorite Seed: Tripogandra purpurascens
Research Interests: Diversity maintenance, species interactions, grassland conservation.
Contact: mart2964@msu.edu
Laís Petri (CV, website)
Plant Code Name: May-apple
Favorite Seed: Paepalanthus chiquitensis (sempre-viva)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, invasion ecology, restoration ecology, Bayesian statistics.
Contact: petrila1@msu.edu
Plant Code Name: May-apple
Favorite Seed: Paepalanthus chiquitensis (sempre-viva)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, invasion ecology, restoration ecology, Bayesian statistics.
Contact: petrila1@msu.edu
Ashish Nerlekar (CV, website)
Plant Code Name: dwarf Jatropha
Favorite Seed: Chrysopogon fulvus (sempre-viva)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, ecology, conservation, restoration of tropical grasslands and savannas.
Contact: nerleka1@msu.edu
Plant Code Name: dwarf Jatropha
Favorite Seed: Chrysopogon fulvus (sempre-viva)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, ecology, conservation, restoration of tropical grasslands and savannas.
Contact: nerleka1@msu.edu
Graduate Students
Ethan Rose
Plant Code Name: Prairie Rose
Favorite Seed: Pulsatilla nuttalliana (prairie pasqueflower)
Research Interests: Restoration ecology, community ecology, biodiversity maintenance, grassland conservation.
Contact: rosetha@msu.edu
Plant Code Name: Prairie Rose
Favorite Seed: Pulsatilla nuttalliana (prairie pasqueflower)
Research Interests: Restoration ecology, community ecology, biodiversity maintenance, grassland conservation.
Contact: rosetha@msu.edu
Kate Wynne (CV)
Plant Code Name: Prairie dropseed
Favorite Seed: Sphenopholis obtusata (Prairie wedge grass)
Research Interests: Ecological processes related to plant recruitment, community assembly of tallgrass prairie plant communities.
Contact: wynnekat@msu.edu
Plant Code Name: Prairie dropseed
Favorite Seed: Sphenopholis obtusata (Prairie wedge grass)
Research Interests: Ecological processes related to plant recruitment, community assembly of tallgrass prairie plant communities.
Contact: wynnekat@msu.edu
Marissa Zaricor (CV)
Plant Code Name: Sensitive briar
Favorite Seed: Bouteloua gracilis (Blue grama grass)
Research Interests: Plant ecology, physiology, restoration ecology, grasslands, disturbance (fire and grazing), drought, stable isotopes and long-term ecological research.
Contact: zaricorm@msu.edu
Plant Code Name: Sensitive briar
Favorite Seed: Bouteloua gracilis (Blue grama grass)
Research Interests: Plant ecology, physiology, restoration ecology, grasslands, disturbance (fire and grazing), drought, stable isotopes and long-term ecological research.
Contact: zaricorm@msu.edu
UnderGraduate Students
Lab Friends
Dr. Gaurav Kandlikar - PFF Postdoctoral Fellow
Plant Code Name: Quaking aspen
Favorite Seed: Mango propagules
Research Interests: Community ecology and species coexistence, plant-microbe interactions, tropical forests, how students learn math and ecology.
Plant Code Name: Quaking aspen
Favorite Seed: Mango propagules
Research Interests: Community ecology and species coexistence, plant-microbe interactions, tropical forests, how students learn math and ecology.
Josh Klostermann - former PhD student
Plant Code Name: Tick Trefoil
Favorite Seed: Dalea purpurea (purple prairie clover)
Research Interests: pollination ecology, insect behavior, bison wallows, habitat heterogeneity
Plant Code Name: Tick Trefoil
Favorite Seed: Dalea purpurea (purple prairie clover)
Research Interests: pollination ecology, insect behavior, bison wallows, habitat heterogeneity
Shawn Thomas
Plant Code Name: Sillyberry (Grubbiaceae)
Favorite Seed: coffee beans
Research Interests: plant evolution, polyploidy, abiotic stress, comparative genomics, phylogenetics
Plant Code Name: Sillyberry (Grubbiaceae)
Favorite Seed: coffee beans
Research Interests: plant evolution, polyploidy, abiotic stress, comparative genomics, phylogenetics
Lab Alum
All of our awesome undergrads
Ellie Lopez
Plant Code Name: Canada Wild Rye (ELYCAN) Favorite Seed: Elymus canadensis Where is she now? PA school. 
Meredith Medley
Plant Code Name: Sassafras Favorite Seed: Campis radicans (Trumpet Creeper) Where is she now? Mizzou studen. 
Dani Gafford
Plant Code Name: Curly Kale Favorite Seed: Erodium cicutarium Where is she now? Mizzou student working in Plant Sciences. |
Blake Schreck
Plant Code Name: Hidden Dropseed Favorite Seed: Chenopodium album (White Goosefoot) Where is he now? Dental school. 
Brandy Williams
Plant Code Name: Blackeyed Susan Favorite Seed: Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) Where is she now? Grad school for Animal Behavior at UNL. 
Erica Eyerly
Plant Code Name: Fuzzy-wuzzy Sedge Favorite Seed: Coreopsis lanceolata Where is she now? Working in the Halsey lab. |
Our more permanent research folks
Carrie Stephen
Plant Code Name: Prairie Carrieopsis
Favorite Seed: Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats grama)
Where is she now? Carrie is now a Natural Resource Ecologist with the Missouri DNR!
Plant Code Name: Prairie Carrieopsis
Favorite Seed: Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats grama)
Where is she now? Carrie is now a Natural Resource Ecologist with the Missouri DNR!
Maya Parker-Smith
Plant Code Name: Juncus in the truncus
Favorite Seed: Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove beardtounge)
Where is she now? Maya is a data analyst with Sara Supp at Dennison University!
Plant Code Name: Juncus in the truncus
Favorite Seed: Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove beardtounge)
Where is she now? Maya is a data analyst with Sara Supp at Dennison University!
Sheila Vazquez-Morales
Plant Code Name: Tamarindus
Favorite Seed: Melivoccus bijugatus (Spanish Lime)
Where is she now? Organizing and conducting awesome science in the King Lab!
Plant Code Name: Tamarindus
Favorite Seed: Melivoccus bijugatus (Spanish Lime)
Where is she now? Organizing and conducting awesome science in the King Lab!