Joel Olfelt
College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Professor
Office:
BBH 358A
Phone:
(773) 442-5718
Email:
j-olfelt@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
Please email j-olfelt@neiu.edu to arrange to meet or speak with Dr. Olfelt.
CV:
Olfelt, J_CV.pdf
Country:
United States
Changing Natural Environment (BIO 104)
General Biology II (BIO 202)
Plant Anatomy And Morphology (BIO 330)
Plant Physiology (BIO 331)
Biology Senior Seminar (BIO 390)
Biological Literature (BIO 405)
Research Interests
Botany
Education
Ph.D., University of Minnesota (Plant Biological Sciences)
B.A., North Park University (Chemistry major, minors in Biology and German)
Selected Publications
Geddes, P., L. Murphy, Y. Astudillo-Scalia, D. Blasini, S. Nugent, M. Jazmín Ríos, A. Schirmer, and J. Olfelt. 2021. Microsatellite Markers Reveal Unprecedented High Frequencies of Hybridization among Typha Species in the Midwestern US. Wetlands, 41: 24.
Simeon, T., P. Vargas, J. Olfelt, D. Rutschman, and M. Sztainberg. 2017. The student center for science engagement (SCSE): an urban Hispanic serving institution model of achievement for STEM undergraduate recruitment and retention. The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching, 1: 569-575.
Olfelt, J., and W. A. Freyman. 2014. Relationships of North American members of Rhodiola (Crassulaceae). Botany, 92(12): 901-910.
Olfelt, J., D. P. Olfelt, and J. L. Ison. 2009. Revegetation of a Trampled Cliff-Edge Using Three-Toothed Cinquefoil and Poverty Grass: A Case Study at Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota. Ecological Restoration, 27(2): 200-209.
Morrow, P. A., and J. Olfelt. 2003. Phoenix clones: recovery after long-term defoliation-induced dormancy. Ecology Letters, 6(2): 119-125.