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James Mickley
james.mickley [at] oregonstate.edu
Office: 541-737-5297
Cordley Hall
2701 SW Campus Way
Herbarium
Our priceless and irreplaceable collection of plants, fungi, lichens, and algae provides data to allow us to see where species were historically, how that has changed, and how species have evolved. Join us, and contribute to our knowledge of the plants around you.
Together with OregonFlora, we are working on making the data and images of all 550,000 specimens in our collection available to the public, and building tools to allow people to explore the plants across Oregon.
Teaching & Mentoring
I am especially interested in building student appreciation for plants and in involving students in botanical research and our herbarium collection. I place a premium on effective, influential, and high quality mentoring to all who are interested in contributing, including those from underrepresented backgrounds. It is important to me that my mentees receive lasting benefits from our relationship.
My mentoring strengths lie in skills training, promoting student ideas, and building confidence. I strive to facilitate inspiration, confidence, pride, and understanding of the lessons of occasional failure. I prefer to work as a group, and to prioritize listening to everyone’s ideas so that all members feel their intellectual contribution is valued.