BotanyElizabeth Green
2021 The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
Social Network Analysis of Hemp Farming Communities in Appalachia.
Green uses field observation, experiments, and mathematical modeling to test ecological and ethnoecological hypotheses in agricultural settings. Her research focuses on gaining a mechanistic understanding of how local ecological knowledge-sharing within social networks of farmers can help to optimize secondary metabolite concentrations in hemp. Growing hemp in the Appalachian region of the United States has only recently been legalized, with farmers consequently acting largely as their own research advocates. Green’s research will serve to facilitate more equitable farmer access to advanced management support, working to better farmer success.
The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
To protect, preserve, and expand knowledge about the medicinal use of plants, thus preventing the disappearance of plants with therapeutic potential. Providing this research opportunity for botanists can, in turn, assist medical science to develop therapies that improve the quality of life of patients and develop life-saving medicines.
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