Title: Museum Curator

Contact information:

University of Minnesota Herbarium
J.F. Bell Museum of Natural History
1445 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul MN 55449
Phone: 612-625-0215
Fax: same
Email: chole001@umn.edu

Description:
Manage overall operations of the Museum’s Herbarium (including supervising volunteers) and especially curating the plant and lichen collections. Additionally work with the Museum’s outreach team connecting with school teachers, resource managers, and other university researchers.

Academic background:

Ph.D. (botany) and M.S. (forest ecology), Univ. of Idaho

Research interests:

I am interested in the species delimitations, distribution, and nomenclature of Sisyrinchium, primarily the North American section and also work with local agencies documenting the introduction and distribution of new weedy species in Minnesota.

I currently am the state reviewer for the Flora of North America, a member of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections and the American Association of Museums, and am a contract botanist for the U.S. Forest Service (regional office) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (wetlands unit).

Affiliation:

J.F. Bell Museum of Natural History, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources.