Student Independent Research

2024/2025 

Will Weber, “Floristic Inventory and Ecological Assessment of Tamarack Nature Preserve in Marion County, Indiana”(Independent research; Summer 2024-Spring 2025; Mentor: Marcia Moore and Hilary Madinger)  

Karoline Anthony, “Indiana tree distribution affected by climate change curriculum development” (Independent research; Fall 2024; Mentor: Hilary Madinger and Marcia Moore)  

Karoline Anthony,Curriculum for observing evolution in herbarium samples” (Independent research; Spring 2025; Mentor: Hilary Madinger and Marcia Moore)  

Natalie Zagorski, “Assessing the germination conditions of yellow-flowered teasel” (Independent research; Spring 2025; Mentor: Hilary Madinger and Marcia Moore)  

Maggie Turner, “Documenting the decline of yellow-flowered teasel after herbicide application” (Independent research; Spring 2025; Mentor: Hilary Madinger)  

2023/2024 

Natalie Zagorski, “Identifying the special extent of teasel species distributions with herbarium and campus specimens” (Independent research; Spring 2024; Mentor: Hilary Madinger and Marcia Moore)  

Elizabeth Bocksenbaum, “Following the path of noted ecologist Alton A. Lindsey – documenting herbarium specimens from around the world” (Independent research; Spring 2024; Mentor: Marcia Moore)  

Preet Soos, “Exploring the Richness of Rubus: A Literature Review” (Independent research; Spring 2024; Mentor: Marcia Moore and Hilary Madinger)