Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Research Interests| Orchid ecology, in vitro orchid propagation, mycorrhizal interactions, plant invasion ecology, forest fire ecology, military land management

Academic Credentials| BS Plant Sciences (2014) -- Penn State

Current Projects

• ​Monitoring populations of Small Whorled Pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)
• Genetic identification of orchid mycorrhizal fungi in the North American Orchid Conservation Center's fungi collection
• Japanese Tsunami Mussel Debris
• Mytilicola spp. in the Chesapeake Bay

Publications

McCormick, M.k., H.E.A. Brooks, D.F. Whigham. In press. Microsatellite analysis to estimate realized dispersal distance in Phragmites australis. Biological Invasions. (IF=2.6, citations –).