Sheena Parsons


Sheena Parsons
  • Station Manager, KU Field Station
she/her

Contact Info

350 Wild Horse Road
Lawrence

Biography

Sheena previously worked at Konza Prairie Biological Station near Manhattan, and she has taken part in prescribed prairie burning since 2006. She holds a Wildland Firefighter (Type II) certification. She is the contact for KU Field Station research use, including use of the greenhouse and the experimental pond facility, and she is the Field Station's prescribed fire planner and manager

Education

B.S. in Entomology, Texas A&M University, 2006
M.S. in Biology, Kansas State University, 2011

Research

Research interests:

  • Insect ecology and physiology
  • Population and community ecology
  • Species diversity