Annie Schiffer
Lab Manager – University of Washington
aschif@uw.edu
Education
B.S. in Biology
B.S. in Environmental Sciences
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Honors Advisor: Assistant Prof. Berry Brosi
Research Interests
I am interested in the shifts in plant community composition and fitness as a result of climate change. Warming temperatures are causing earlier snowmelt and lower snowpack, which consequently cues plant species to bloom earlier. These early-blooming species may become pollen limited due to the phenological mismatch between flowering time and pollinator emergence. My honors thesis focused on connecting relative flowering time to plant reproductive success in three subalpine plants in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. My other research interests include pollination networks, plant population dynamics, and natural history in general.
Work and Volunteering
Brosi Lab, Atlanta, GA (Jan. 2019- July 2020)
Undergraduate researcher
Quave Research Group, Atlanta, GA (Aug. 2017- Jan. 2019)
Phytochemistry lab and microbiology lab volunteer
Emory Herbarium, Atlanta, GA (Sept. 2017- Nov. 2017)
Volunteer curatorial assistant
Potomac Overlook Nature Preserve, Arlington, VA (Jun. 2017- Aug. 2017)
Assistant naturalist and nature camp counselor
Awards
Emory University Lester Grant – 2019
Emory University Research Programs Grant – 2019
Teaching Experience
Field Botany – ENVS 341 – Emory University
2020, Teaching Assistant