WetLands and Biology Education Research (WeBER)
Welcome to the Wetlands and Biology Education Research Group website!
Our research interests include
various topics in wetland science including wetland plants, biogeochemistry, restoration, phytoremediation, rhizosphere ecology, and environmental pollutants (e.g. metals, nanoparticles, pesticides).
topics in biology education research - including teaching and learning quantitative biology and learning behaviors in online environments.Â
Currently recruiting both undergraduate and graduate students to work on various projects. If you share similar interests or would just like some research experience in this area, please contact Dr. Kissoon-Charles via email.
Students will work on their own projects and engage in science communication.
Meet our current and former students!
Contact Information
La Toya Kissoon-Charles, PhD
lkissoon(at)MissouriState.edu
Department of Biology, Missouri State University
Office: King Street Annex 312
Lab: King Street Annex 302
Lab news
May 2024: Undergraduate student Anna Faust and graduate students, Daphne Miles and Ophelia Pettington received research scholarships from Webster Groves Nature Study Society. See the CNAS news story here.
March 7, 2023: Current graduate student, Daphne Miles received a grant from the Missouri Native Plant Society! See the CNAS news story here.
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