Alexa DiNicola

Alexa DiNicola is a Curator III at the Ada Hayden Herbarium, affiliated with the Department of Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology at Iowa State University. Her expertise includes plant systematics, with specialization in the genus Potentilla. She holds a B.Sc. from Ohio State University (2011), an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2022), and is expected to complete her Ph.D. at the same institution in August 2025.

Her research focuses on plant biodiversity, herbarium curation practices, and taxonomic studies. She is actively involved in professional societies such as the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), the Society of Herbarium Curators, and the Botanical Society of America. Her work bridges practical curation with scientific research, emphasizing the preservation and utilization of herbarium specimens for ecological and evolutionary studies.