Alice Stanford Ph.D

Main Research and Teaching Interests

genetics; conservation; ecology; plant biology; rare and endangered plants; population genetics

Expertise

I have served as a mentor to over 32 research students at UVI since 2000. My students have gone on to present their work at national conferences, and to enter graduate and medical school. The majority of my former students are pursuing careers in the sciences. I have been researching the population genetics of rare Virgin Islands plants since 2000. Current research projects include population genetic structure of Virgin Islands’ endemic plants, such as Erythrina eggersii (cock’s spur), mangrove trees such as Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove), and local bat species such as Molossus molossus (velvety free-tailed bat). I have served for several years as Chair of the Biological Sciences at UVI. I have been serving as RISE Coordinator on St. Thomas for the past three years.

Office Hours

Mondays: 11 am to 12 pm
Tuesdays: 10 am to 12 pm
Wednesdays: 9 am to 10 am and 3 pm to 4 pm
Thursdays: 2 pm to 3 pm
Fridays: 11 am to 12 pm 

Biography

Dr. Stanford has been researching the population genetics of rare Virgin Islands plants since 2000. Current research projects include population genetic structure of the white mangrove, Laguncularia racemosa and clonal genetics of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea. She is currently serving as the program director for UVI’s NIH-funded U-RISE biomedical research training grant. This grant provides financial support for undergraduate students interested in pursuing biomedical research careers. Dr. Stanford has mentored numerous UVI students in research.

Advisor

Biology
Marine Biology