Taylor Michael


Profile picture of KU EEB graduate student, Taylor Michael, holding a frog
  • Master's student

Contact Info

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Biography

Mentor: Lena Hileman

Research Interest: Evolutionary genetics of flowering plants

Hometown: McCune, Kansas

Education

B.S., Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas

Selected Presentations

Michael, T., Kurt Neubig, Richard Abbott, James Beck. Are there cryptic species in North American Seneca snakeroot, Polygala senega? Consortium for Plant Invasion Genomics 2022 Conference, Layfette, Louisiana, August 2022. Poster presentation.

Michael, T., Headings, L., Rega-Brodsky, C., George, A. Geographic variation complicates identifications of chorus frogs near range boundaries. 15th Annual Kansas Natural Resource Conference, Manhattan, Kansas, February 2022. Poster presentation.

Awards & Honors

Michael, Taylor L. Academic Excellence in Field Biology. Pittsburg State University - 05/2023

Michael, Taylor L. Young Botanist Award, Certificate of Special Achievement. The Botanical Society of America – 04/2023

Michael, Taylor L. Howard K. Gloyd-Edward H. Taylor Scholarship. $300. Kansas Herpetological Society – 11/22

Michael, Taylor L. First Place Undergraduate Science Oral Presentation. Pittsburg State University – 4/22