Our research is focused on the myriad relationships between nature, culture and community.
Ongoing Research Projects
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NC Ethnobotany Project & Ethnobotanical Monographs
Historical research on the useful plants of North Carolina, made available in online ethnobotanical monographs.
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NC Native American Ethnobotany Project
Research on the plant knowledge of the Coharie, Waccamaw Siouan, and Haliwa-Saponi Tribes here in North Carolina.
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Belize Ethnobotany and Ethnoecology Research
Research on medicinal and other useful plants, as well as the applications of traditional ecological knowledge in Belize.