Faculty and Staff

Curator
Dr. Eric J. Tepe
Email: tepeej@ucmail.uc.edu

Collections Manager and Project Administrator
Olivia Leek
Email: leekoa@ucmail.uc.edu
Current Graduate Students

Jacob Bryant, Graduate Student
Jacob is working on a taxonomic revision of the Solanum appendiculatum species complex. He is also an avid collector of plants and fungi.
Current Undergraduate Students
Katie Daniel, Student Worker
Katie is majoring in Biology. She has discovered a new appreciation for plants and their physiology during her time here. Katie is working on our backlog of bryophytes. Katie also expertly helps on repairing and remounting our vascular plant collection!

Michael Grandi, Undergraduate Researcher
Michael is a third year Biology major. He is working on repairing and digitizing Samoan specimens collected by Curtis G. Lloyd and handles specimens written in Italian or French. Michael has an appreciation for tropical plants!

Madison Winter, Student Worker
Madison is a senior majoring in Biology. She is a plant enthusiast and collector, with a strong passion for conservation in plants and animals. Her favorite genus of plants is Philodendron. Madison works on and leads the GLOBAL Bryophyte and Lichen TCN imaging and transcribing specimens.
Volunteers
If you are a member of the public looking to volunteer, please contact us!
Alumni
Kyelle Corcoran, Student Worker
Natalie Detwiler, Student Worker
Grace Edmonston, Volunteer
Brian Fetsko, Student Worker
Amy Harmon, Collections Manager
Mairead Kennedy, Student Worker
Jacob Kreshavitz, Public Outreach Coordinator
Nathan Pack, Student Worker