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Dr. Emily J. Rollinson

Emily Rollinson
My research interests span the breadth of plant ecology, with a particular focus on community ecology and invasive species. I am interested in questions about the maintenance of species diversity in a community and the mechanisms that influence species co-existence - what determines how many species can share the same space, and whether a newly introduced species can establish there?

Curriculum vitae

Lab members

measuring tape along the bank of a stream
quadrat around plants
oleander aphids on common milkweed fruit
milkweed plants in the greenhouse
Updates coming soon!​

Past lab members

student with clipboard examining plants in greenhouse
plastic cups containing individual plants in greenhouse, full of water for flooding treatment
three students with research poster
student with clipboard examining common milkweed on roadside
student with research poster
monarch caterpillar on common milkweed leaf
many oleander aphids on common milkweed fruit
two students in a wetland examining plants in a quadrat frame
student in the woods examining plants in a quadrat frame
student with a research poster
student surveying Japanese knotweed on riverbank
two students looking at plants
two students in a lab looking at stream macroinvertebrates under a microscope
student with a patch of common milkweed
student standing in a lawn of Persicaria
student looking at plant ID book with a tree labelled with flagging tape
students examining trees near cabins in the woods
student in a forest plot

Graduate Students
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  • Weston Strubert (MS Biology 2020): effects of invasive riparian plants on stream macroinvertebrate communities; development of campus arboretum guide
  • Benjamin Hawes (MS Biology 2021): mark-recapture survey of winter fireflies in Northampton County, PA

Undergraduates

  • Caroline Seseri (BS Environmental Studies): study of long-term changes in phenology in Aster sp. using herbaria and iNaturalist
  • Megan Maloy (BS Environmental Studies): comparison of flood tolerance in multiple species of rye grass (Elymus​)
  • Angela Pappas (BS Environmental Studies): comparison of flood tolerance in multiple species of rye grass (Elymus​)
  • Johanny Przybyla (BS Biology 2022): comparison of flood tolerance in multiple species of rye grass (Elymus)
  • Jessica VanWhy (BS Biology): development of science communication materials for common weedy urban plants
  • Davyd Sharp (BS Environmental Studies 2021): comparison of woody plant community structure across a gradient of human landscape alteration; survey of oleander aphids on common milkweed iNaturalist records
  • Kayleigh Karpowicz (BS Environmental Studies 2022): comparison of woody plant community structure across a gradient of human landscape alteration
  • Brittney O'Connor (BS Environmental Studies & BS Biology 2021): survey of monarch caterpillars and invasive oleander aphids on common milkweed; comparison of woody plant community structure across a gradient of human landscape alteration
  • Chris Haines (BS Biology): survey of plant communities along trails in New Jersey parks
  • Danielle Saar (BS Environmental Studies 2021): systematic review of ecological restoration in metal-contaminated sites
  • Nijmih Siryani (BS Biology 2020): flooding tolerance in multiple species of Persicaria​​
  • George Schubert (BS Environmental Studies 2020): effect of invasive riparian plants on stream macroinvertebrates
  • Sean Gift (BS Environmental Studies 2019): mapping the tree species of Stony Acres and establishing EREN PFPP forest plots
  • Dan Rinkenberg: (BS Environmental Studies 2019): effect of invasive riparian plants on stream macroinvertebrates
  • Cole Davis (BS Environmental Studies 2019): abundance of invasive plants in riparian zones
  • Liz Deecher (BS Environmental Studies 2019): survey of monarch caterpillars and invasive oleander aphids on common milkweed
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