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.