- Royce Fellowship
Keren
Alfred
Award Year
2017
Plants We Love: Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Botanical Illustration in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains
Faculty Sponsor: Timothy Whitfeld
The Blue and John Crow Mountain Range in eastern Jamaica is a site of natural and cultural significance. Using a select group of endemic plants, Keren will examine their ethnobotanical significance by combining local and scientific knowledge and producing a set of botanical illustrations. Through this project, she hopes to increase awareness of and interest in the Blue Mountains.