Michelle Haynes

Plant Community Ecology and Ethnobotany
NSF IGERT Trainee, 2006-2009

Department of Botany
University of Wisconsin, Madison
(608) 265-2191
mahaynes at wisc.edu

Education
Research Interests
Research Experience
Publications

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Education

• Ph.D. Botany, University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) in progress.
• M.A. Intercultural Studies, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (Baguio City, Philippines), in progress.
• Chinese Language Program, Yunnan University (Kunming, China), 2005.
• Stewardship Ecologist Post-Baccalaureate Diploma, Au Sable Institute, (Mancelona, MI) 2004.
• B.S. Biology, Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX) 2004.

Research Interests

Investigate the impacts of management strategies on alpine vegetation and livelihood of villagers in Bai Ma Nature Reserve, Deqin county, NW Yunnan, as part of NSF-IGERT Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in SW China

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Research Experience

Shangri-la Alpine Botanical Garden, Shangri-la, Yunnan, China. 2006.
Herbarium and Field Assistant: Conducted vegetation survey in Yunnan snub-nosed monkey habitat in Bai Ma Nature Reserve, NW Yunnan. Identified plant specimens from NW Yunnan collection expeditions. International Relationship Assistant and Interpreter: Led tours of the gardens for English-speaking visitors and facilitated conversation between the staff and international NGO’s.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, Texas. 2003.
Project Intern: Studied the germination rates of immature seeds of Lupinus texensis (Texas bluebonnet) compared to mature seeds under mentor Mark Simmons. Presented report.

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Publications

Haynes, M.A. & Lee, T.E., Jr. 2004. Artibeus obscurus. Mammalian Species. 752:1-5.

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