People
Principal Investigator
Eric H. Roalson
Professor of Biological Sciences
Director, The George E. Hudson Biological Reserve at Smoot Hill
Ph.D., The Claremont Graduate University and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Email: eric_roalson@wsu.edu
Skype: ehroalson
Professor of Biological Sciences
Director, The George E. Hudson Biological Reserve at Smoot Hill
Ph.D., The Claremont Graduate University and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Email: eric_roalson@wsu.edu
Skype: ehroalson
Twitter: @ehroalson
Graduate Students
Wade Roberts
Ph.D. Candidate, MPS
Research Focus: Genetics of floral development in Achimenes (Gesneriaceae)
Ph.D. Candidate, MPS
Research Focus: Genetics of floral development in Achimenes (Gesneriaceae)
M. Lucy Allison
M.S. Candidate, SBS
Research Focus: Cleomaceae seed diversity
M.S. Candidate, SBS
Research Focus: Cleomaceae seed diversity
Kimberly Hansen
Ph.D. Candidate, SBS
Research Focus: Gesneriaceae diversification / Kohleria
Ph.D. Candidate, SBS
Research Focus: Gesneriaceae diversification / Kohleria
Joseph Kleinkopf
M.S. Candidate, SBS
Research Focus: Hawaiian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) diversification
M.S. Candidate, SBS
Research Focus: Hawaiian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) diversification
Luciano Soares Neto
Visiting Ph.D. Candidate, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Research Focus: Diversification and taxonomy of Brazilian Cleomaceae, with an emphasis on Tarenaya
Visiting Ph.D. Candidate, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Research Focus: Diversification and taxonomy of Brazilian Cleomaceae, with an emphasis on Tarenaya
Former Postdoctoral Associates
Pedro Jiménez Mejías
Ph.D., Pablo de Olavide University (Seville)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Smithsonian Institution
Ph.D., Pablo de Olavide University (Seville)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Smithsonian Institution
Former Lab Members
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: Computer Scientist, Microsoft
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2011
Current Position: Computer Scientist, Microsoft
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: Senior Bioinformaticist, DuPont Pioneer, Ames, Iowa
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2007
Current Position: Senior Bioinformaticist, DuPont Pioneer, Ames, Iowa