BSFS is
affiliated with

TEMS

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  Webmaster:
Celeste Prussia
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Dr. Janice Greene, Ph.D.

BSFS Director

Professor of Biology, Missouri State Biology

Phone:  417-836-5306

E-mail: JaniceGreene'at'missouristate.edu

Celeste Prussia, M.S.
BSFS Manager & Research Specialist II
Phone:417-836-6867
E-mail: CelestePrussia'at'missouristate.edu

In May 2003, Celeste Prussia became the BSFS Manager.  Celeste came to us from the Missouri Botanical Garden where she was Director of the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center.  She has extensive background in administering and conducting environmental educational programs.   Celeste has been a great addition with many, many ideas and skills from developing new programs to finding new contacts to fixing generators, buildings, and boats. 

Beth Davis Bowles, Ph.D.

Research Specialist

Phone:    417-836-3731

E-mail:   BethBowles'at'MissouriState.edu

Beth joined BSFS in July 2006 to develop long-term monitoring programs, conduct research, and assist with other field station activities.  She recently completed her Ph.D. in plant science at the University of Texas at Austin and her area of research is ecology of algae.  Prior to her doctoral work, Beth worked for Texas Watch, the state’s volunteer water quality monitoring program, and conducted an ecological study on the Jollyville Plateau salamander for the City of Austin. 

Erica Cox
Project WET Coordinator
Phone:417-836-4337
E-mail: EricaCox'at'missouristate.edu

Erica is the newest member of the BSFS team and joined us in July 2008 to take the reins of the Project WET facilitator network.  Her esponsibilities include serving as a state coordinator for Project WET (Water Education for Teachers), an international environmental education program focused on water; and developing and implementing an education program and outreach services for the City of Springfield and Greene County.  Erica has a fun and genteel disposition and plays nice with everyone.  She was a classroom teacher and is now working with classroom teachers to help them incorporate environmental education across the curriculum.  Way to go, Erica!

Dr. John Havel
Director 1999-2002
Phone:417-836-5308
E-mail: JohnHavel'at'missouristate.edu

Dr. Havel was the first director of BSFS. Besides building a strong research program at the station, he oversaw the development of many scientific databases and informational websites, and made the Field Station prominent in regional water-quality issues.

Tina Tamme Hopper

Missouri State Laboratory Supervisor

Phone: 417-836-5304

E-mail: tinahopper'at'missouristate.edu

Tina Tamme is the most recent past manager of the BSFS.  As a graduate student, she conducted pond zooplankton surveys of the 11 ponds of the field station.  She also utilized the large, limited access area at the field station to conduct field experiments in plastic play pools. 

Mike Dickerson, M.S.
Manager 1999-2002
Phone: 417-581-4059
E-mail: biolife'at'hotmail.com

Mike Dickerson was the first manager of BSFS. He developed the BSFS website and the scientific databases.  Mike left BSFS to become full-time faculty at Southwest Baptist University.

Kristen Pattinson, M.S.
Research Specialist 2001-2002
Research Assistant 1999-2001

Kristen is the field station's local plankton guru!  She has played a major role in an effort toward the long term environmental monitoring project of Bull Shoals Lake.  She has also been part of the macroinvertebrate inventories of Lake Taneycomo.  Last year, she started working on monitoring the water quality of Table Rock Lake.  Kristen is also a 4th degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and runs her own school in Republic.  

Jennifer Moody-Weis
Research Assistant 1999-2000

Jennifer Moody-Weis helped collect and catalog the first plant specimens obtained specifically for the Field Station. Jennifer left to become a Ph.D. candidate at KU.

Shanda King helped collect and catalog the first plant specimens obtained specifically for the Field Station. Shanda left to work for the National Park Service.

Brian Frederick developed the geographic information system (GIS) for BSFS. Brian used a geographic positioning unit to map out many of the physical features and roads at the Drury-Mincy Conservation Area.

Lyn Kelsay
Research Assistant 1999-2001

Lyn took care of the maintenance of the Field Station, including repairs and improvements to the Drury house and the boats.

Jen Zacher publicized the Field Station by writing many news releases (which may be read in the Media Archives section) and creating the BSFS press kit.

Kyle Barrett
Research Assistant 2001-2002

Kyle was instrumental in building the weather station. He developed protocols for downloading and analyzing the weather data and also created the first BSFS Weather Report.

Caleb Hickman and Matt Stone
Research Assistant 2002

Caleb and Matt were a productive crew that worked hard to establish outdoor educational facilities at the field station during the summer of 2002.  Educational features include a demonstration pond, a native vegetation plot, and an interpretive walk.  Their hard work enabled teacher workshops to be held that summer as well as in the early fall.  Matt Stone is pictured here.