Amy Chang

Ethnobotanical writing intern at EOL.

About me

I am currently in my last year of undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University and will be graduating in May 2013 with a B.A. in History, and Interdisciplinary Studies in Ecology & Past Environments, as well as with a M.A. in History. I am interested in museum and archive work, writing, conservation, and publishing.

Information I have added to EOL taxon pages

Collections I have created and annotated:
Plants of Economic Importance
Native American Medicinal Plants
Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants
Traditional Medicinal Plants of India Ethnobotany Fact of the Week: Oil derived from cashew nut shells can be used to treat tooth abscesses because it's lethal many Gram-positive bacteria.

My info

Full name
Amy Chang
Username
I am
an enthusiast, a student
Curator level
Assistant Curator

Activity

12 taxa curated
17 images set as exemplar
0 articles selected for Overview
0 preferred classifications selected

51 common names added
2 common names removed
3 common names curated

11 taxa commented
14 comments submitted
51 articles added

Curator qualifications

Credentials
EOL Ethnobotany Intern--Summer 2012
Curation scope
Plants of ethnobotanical and economic significance; particularly those with medical uses.