Position:
Assistant Professor of Biology

Educational Background:
Ph.D. (Botany: Systematics, Anatomy, Ecology, Physiology) The George Washington University, 1988

Classes Taught:
General Botany, Vascular Plant Diversity, Poisonous and Medicinal Plants, Economic Botany, Plant Morphology

Research Interests:
Ph.D., 1988; The George Washington University. Environmental studies, phytoremediation, systematics of Heuchera and examination of flavonoid patterns as possible species delineators and indicators of hybridity in sympatric populations of Heuchera sp.

Email: barbara.shipes@hamptonu.edu