Problem Plants of Ohio

Megan E. Griffiths is an adjunct professor in the department of Biological Science at Kent State University. Over the past two decades, Dr. Griffiths has studied plant-plant interactions with particular focus on understanding the mechanisms by which disturbance and competition impact plant communities.

Melissa A. Davis is a botany instructor and the horticulture facilities director at Kent State University Herrick Conservatory and collections manager of the Tom S. and Miwako K. Cooperrider Kent State University Herbarium.

David Ward is the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology at Kent State University. His research interests lie in the field of the ecology of plant species redistributions, including the study of both invasive and encroaching plant species.