Jenn Weber 
Assistant Professor
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Co-founder: DiversifySTEM
Associate Editor: International Journal of Plant Sciences

I have a deep affection for nature.  I love to be outside - to flip over rocks for salamanders, go camping in new places, and hike to great vistas. It gives me great joy to experience wild places, whether alone, with family & friends, or students.  Aside from nature, I also love traveling to new places (near or far), walking through art galleries, and trying new cuisines. Some of my favorite times are spent sharing coffee or beer and good conversation. Much of my time is spent chasing around the youngest member of the lab, who happens to be an expert at dissecting flowers and chasing squirrels.

To learn more about my research, please visit Research. CV

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Graduate students

Taylor Simmonds, MNS student
I have helped on projects with a variety of species, some of my favorites include spotted salamanders, alligator snapping turtle, arctic wood frogs, siren, bladderwort, and Triodanis. I hope to keep adding more species to this list!
Morgan Tackett, MNS student
Morgan is from Troy Missouri. She graduated from SEMO with a degree in microbiology, cell and molecular biology and biotechnology in 2019. Hobbies include traveling, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family. One day she hopes to be a genetics professor. ​
Colette Berg, MNS (2018, SEMO)
Colette is a PhD student in the Fishman Lab at the U of Montana. Colette did her undergraduate degree at Fordham U. After that she worked at the NYBG William & Lynda Steele Herbarium. Originally she hails from The Mitten. Colette enjoys the great outdoors, traveling, and art.
  • ​Berg C, J Brown, J Weber. Advanced flowering time revealed in 153y of data across the contiguous US. In review.
  • ​​Weber J, L Vary, C Berg*, B Ansaldi, et al. 2016. Am Biol Teach 78(2): 149-154
Beth Ansaldi, PhD (2016, Fordham U)
​Dr. Ansaldi is a Project Analyst at Emergent Solutions.
  • Ansaldi B, J Weber, C Goodwillie, S Franks. 2019. Low levels of inbreeding depression and enhanced fitness in cleistogamous progeny in the annual plant Triodanis perfoliata. Botany: doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2019-0022.
  • ​Ansaldi B, S Franks, J Weber. 2018. The influence of environmental factors on breeding system allocation at large spatial scales. AoB Plants 10(6): ply069.
  • Ansaldi B, J Weber, S Franks. 2018. The role of phenotypic plasticity and pollination environment in the cleistogamous mixed-mating breeding system of Triodanis perfoliata. Plant Biology 20(6):  1068–1074.
  • ​Weber J, L Vary, C Berg*, B Ansaldi, et al. 2016. Am Biol Teach 78(2): 149-154.​

Undergraduate Researchers

2019

Hayden Gray**, Julian Johnson***, Tom Manes, Oliva Lopez***, Morgan Tacket (MNS student), Amara Covington**, Deepa Thapa***, Shaina Duncan, Aline Takanashi**

Not pictured: Emily LaCroix*, Cody Bohnert**
Student projects: *climate-induced shifts in flowering time, **population ecology of a hybrid zone, ***molecular phylogeny of Triodanis

2018

Left-most photo: Mannette Morehouse*,Cody Bohnert**,  Cole Bearden***, Colette Berg (MNS student), Brittany Hadj Romdhane***, Jenn Weber (PI), Lexie Stacey*, Naomi Burr*, Jason Vernon***, Julian Johnson***. Right-most photo: Baylee McLaughlin (honorary lab member) 
Student projects: *climate-induced shifts in flowering time, **population ecology of a hybrid zone, ***molecular phylogeny of Triodanis

2017

From the left-most photo: Mannette Morehouse*, Jason Vernon***, Cole Bearden***, Cody Bohnert**, Colette Berg (MNS student), Erin Cordell*, Lexie Stacey*
Student projects: *climate-induced shifts in flowering time, **population ecology of a hybrid zone, ***molecular phylogeny of Triodanis