Alan Griffith

Dr. Alan Griffith is Professor of Biology at the University of Mary Washington. He holds a Ph.D. in plant biology from the University of Maryland and conducts research on plant diversity documentation using GIS technologies, with particular expertise in wetland ecology and rare plant conservation.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Plant Biology, University of Maryland (2002)
• M.S. in Resource Economics, Penn State University (1991)
• B.S. in Biology and Environmental Resources Management, Penn State University (1981)

Research Focus: Documents campus plant diversity and develops GIS tools for local partners, with past work on Aeschynomene virginica (sensitive-joint vetch) in mid-Atlantic tidal wetlands.