Current Lab Members




​Tanisha M. Williams, Ph.D. [Principal Investigator]
Assistant Professor in Plant Biology
UGA Herbarium Director



​Beth Joslin
M.S. Student
Conservation Genomics, Threatened Species



​Leniha LaGarde
Ph.D. Student
Phytochemicals, Microbiomes, Medicinal Species



Monstera Brown
Ph.D. Student
Phylogenetics, Herbaria
Website: https://monsterabrown.carrd.co/#


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Ryan Long
Ph.D. Student
Transcriptomics, Herbaria



Faith Huang
Undergraduate Student
​Medicinal Species, Phenology, Herbaria

Past UGA Students

Riley Forrestall
​Undergraduate Researcher 2023-24
Ethnobotany along the Georgia Coast
Gabrielle *Gabby* Lawson
​Undergraduate REU 2024
Crop Wild Relatives 
Amaya Bradford
​Undergraduate REU 2024
Crop Wild Relatives ​

Previously Mentored Students

  • Isaac K. Buabeng, M.S. Bucknell 2022-2024
  • Andy Dorsel, B.S. Bucknell 2022-2024
  • Kaylan Reddy, Ph.D. Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
  • Maddie Wickers, B.S. Bucknell 2019-2023
  • Anais Barnes, B.S. Bucknell 2019-2022
  • Dia Zizis, B.S. Bucknell 2019-2021 (Honor's Thesis Student)
  • Claire Marino, B.S. Bucknell 2019-2021 (Honor's Thesis Student)
  • Jonathan Hayes, B.S. Bucknell 2019-2020 (Honor's Thesis Student)
  • Jeff Heim, B.S. Bucknell 2019-2021
  • Ariel Antoine, B.S. Bucknell 2019-2020

Lab Pets





​Monte and Carlo
  • Best pets ever!
  • Lab support systems
  • Operational managers
  • Plant enthusiasts!!!
  • ​#BayesCats