Principal Investigator
Eric H. Roalson
Professor of Biological Sciences
Director, Marion Ownbey Herbarium (WS)
Interim Director, Charles Conner Museum
Ph.D., The Claremont Graduate University and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (now California Botanic Garden)
Email: [email protected]
Social media: @ehroalson
Professor of Biological Sciences
Director, Marion Ownbey Herbarium (WS)
Interim Director, Charles Conner Museum
Ph.D., The Claremont Graduate University and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (now California Botanic Garden)
Email: [email protected]
Social media: @ehroalson
Graduate Students
Theresa Saunders
Ph.D. Candidate, SBS
Research Focus: I am interested in phylogenetics, population genetics, hybridization, and plant evolution. Currently, I am studying the diversification of the plant family Cleomaceae.
Ph.D. Candidate, SBS
Research Focus: I am interested in phylogenetics, population genetics, hybridization, and plant evolution. Currently, I am studying the diversification of the plant family Cleomaceae.
Henry Landis, M.A.
Ph.D. Candidate, SBS (Co-advised with Dr. Jeremiah Busch)
Research Focus: I am broadly interested in the intersection of broad-scale phylogenetic diversification and population-level genetic structure. I have previously worked on modeling hybridization patterns n in Quercus and on methods for time calibration of large phylogenetic trees.
Ph.D. Candidate, SBS (Co-advised with Dr. Jeremiah Busch)
Research Focus: I am broadly interested in the intersection of broad-scale phylogenetic diversification and population-level genetic structure. I have previously worked on modeling hybridization patterns n in Quercus and on methods for time calibration of large phylogenetic trees.
Destiny Brokaw, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate, SBS
Research Interest: Diversification in Hawaiian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae).
Ph.D. Candidate, SBS
Research Interest: Diversification in Hawaiian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae).
Aiko Yamada
M.S. student, SBS
Research Interests: Bryophytes, Florisitics.
M.S. student, SBS
Research Interests: Bryophytes, Florisitics.
Undergraduate Researchers
TBD
Former Lab Members
Dr. Pedro Jiménez Mejías (postdoctoral researcher from 2013-2016)
Ph.D., Pablo de Olavide University (Seville)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology (Botany), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
Ph.D., Pablo de Olavide University (Seville)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology (Botany), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
Alex Wright
M.S., Washington State University, 2022
Research Focus: Berberis/Mahonia (Berberidaceae) in North America
M.S., Washington State University, 2022
Research Focus: Berberis/Mahonia (Berberidaceae) in North America
Josh Brindley
Ph.D. Washington State University, 2021
Research Focus: Phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and morphological studies of diversification in Eucnide (Loasaceae).
Ph.D. Washington State University, 2021
Research Focus: Phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and morphological studies of diversification in Eucnide (Loasaceae).
Austin Ross
M.S. (non-thesis), Washington State University, 2022
M.S. (non-thesis), Washington State University, 2022
Emma McGinty
M.S., Washington State University, 2021
Current Position: Technical Assistant 1, Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, Washington State University
M.S., Washington State University, 2021
Current Position: Technical Assistant 1, Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, Washington State University
Lucy Allison
M.S., Washington State University, 2018
Current Position: Noxious Weed Coordinator, Coos Watershed Association
M.S., Washington State University, 2018
Current Position: Noxious Weed Coordinator, Coos Watershed Association
Joseph Kleinkopf
M.S., Washington State University, 2018
Current Position: Ph.D. student, The University of New Mexico
M.S., Washington State University, 2018
Current Position: Ph.D. student, The University of New Mexico
Wade Roberts
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2018
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, The University of Arkansas
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2018
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, The University of Arkansas
James P. Riser II
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2015
Current Position: Palouse Prairie Botanist, Palouse Conservation District, Pullman, Washington
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2015
Current Position: Palouse Prairie Botanist, Palouse Conservation District, Pullman, Washington
Tatton Hymas
M.S. (non-thesis), Washington State University, 2015
Current Position: Seed Orchard Supervisor, Weyerhaeuser Co., Rochester, Washington
M.S. (non-thesis), Washington State University, 2015
Current Position: Seed Orchard Supervisor, Weyerhaeuser Co., Rochester, Washington
Josh Rosnow
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2014
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2014
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
John W. Bills
M.S., Washington State University, 2014
Current Position: Master’s student, Business Analytics & Statistics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S., Washington State University, 2014
Current Position: Master’s student, Business Analytics & Statistics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Cody Hinchliff
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2011
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2011
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
John R. Clark
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2008
Current Position: Director, Center for Plant Conservation, St. Louis, Missouri
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2008
Current Position: Director, Center for Plant Conservation, St. Louis, Missouri
Matthew King
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2007
Current Position: Bioinformaticist, DuPont Pioneer, Ames, Iowa
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2007
Current Position: Bioinformaticist, DuPont Pioneer, Ames, Iowa