Herbarium Collections Assistant - Field Botanist

M.S. in  Environmental Science, Texas Christian University, 2011
B.S. in  Biology, Texas A&M University, 2009 

Rebecca joined the BRIT staff as an intern in May of 2009 following graduation from Texas A&M University. As an intern, she digitized specimens from Gillespie and Wise counties. In October of 2009, she joined the BRIT staff as a Herbarium Assistant working part time. The digitization of the Texas flora project is her main responsibility. Her duties include, supervising digitizing interns, prepping specimens for digitization, herbarium curation, and quality control. 

Rebecca completed her M.S. in 2011 with a research concentration in botany. Her thesis, entitled The Vascular Flora of the North Central Texas Walnut Formation, concentrated on the unique floristic associations on the Walnut Clay geological formation in North Central Texas and how they are determined by hydrological, pedological, and geological factors. 

In 2012, Rebecca became a part-time Field Botanist in addition to her herbarium work. Her research concentrations include vegetation classification, the effects of landform and geology on plant communities, urban ecology, conservation and restoration biology, prairie and wetland ecology, and the use of biomimicry in sustainable landscape design.  

Phone: 817.332.4441, ext. 247
Fax: 817.332.4112
E-mail: rswadek@brit.org