Welcome to the Wetlands and Biology Education Research Group website!

Our research interests include

• various topics in wetland science including wetland plants, aquatic invasives, biogeochemistry, restoration, phytoremediation, rhizosphere ecology, and environmental pollutants (e.g. metals, nanoparticles, pesticides, nitrogen, and phosphorus).

• topics in biology education research - including teaching and learning quantitative biology and learning behaviors in online environments. 

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!

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.

January 10, 2021: Listen to Dr. Kissoon-Charles talk about aquatic plants on episode 299 of the podcast, In Defense of Plants.