Welcome to the Wetlands and Biology Education Research Group website!

Our research interests include

• various topics in wetland science including wetland plants, aquatic invasives, floating treatment wetlands, 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 email your cover letter and resume to Dr. Kissoon-Charles.

Students will work on their own projects and engage in science communication.

Meet our current and former students!

Lab news!

April 2026: 

• Alex Geeslin and Teressa Kruit won second prize for their poster presentation in the Ecology, Conservation and Wildlife category of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences undergraduate research symposium.

• Ophelia received an outstanding oral presentation award at the Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum sponsored by the Graduate College.

• Ben Cooper and Sarah Guymon received research scholarships from Webster Groves Nature Study Society for their research involving Azolla caroliniana!

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 2023: Current graduate student, Daphne Miles received a grant from the Missouri Native Plant Society! See the CNAS news story here.

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