Contact Info

Christopher R. Hardy, Ph.D.
Curator of the Herbarium &
Professor
Department of Biology
Millersville University
288 Roddy Hall
50 E. Frederick St.
Millersville, PA 17551, USA
Phone: (717) 871-2312
Fax: (717) 872-3905
christopher.hardy[at]millersville.edu

Curatorial Assistants

Alexandria Chism
James C. Parks Herbarium
Millersville University
Interests: Sustainable agriculture, Horticulture, Education.

Chloe Ramey
James C. Parks Herbarium
Millersville University
Interests: Plant Systematics.

News & Events

Apr: Dr. Hardy and students Zach Oliveira and Alex Chism lead a Human Resources tree tour for faculty and staff of Millersville University. The tour was organized by Julie Lombardi and the Employee Wellness Committee. April 17.

Apr: Aiden Stanley, postdoctoral researcher at Rutgers, visited the herbarium on April 9 to study the toxic chemistry of our clover (Trifolium) specimens.

Mar: Dr. Hardy's forensic casework was featured in the San Juan Daily Star on March 25.

Mar: Dr. Hardy's forensic casework was featured in the New York Times Science section on March 17.

Feb: Micaiah Weaver (MU '26) and Ernesto Palmese (MU '27) received BSI grants to support their DNA barcoding and forensic and ethnobotanical research in the Herbarium.

Aug: Ernesto Palmese (MU Molec. Bio '27) is the 2025-26 recipient of the Alex Henderson Scholarship and will be conducting research in the herbarium on the molecular systematics and ethnobotany of taro.

....more from archive

Parksia articles

Moyer SL, CR Hardy. 2016. Botany of the Luceille Hagarman Reading Sculpture Garden. Parksia 5: 1-10.

....more from archive

Scholarships

Scholarships and other financial opportunities for students can be found here.

Herbarium Associates

What is a Herbarium Associate?

John R. Ambler, PhD
Botanist
James C. Parks Herbarium
Millersville University
Interests: PA Floristics, Plant ecology, Invasive species management.

Nazli W. Hardy, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Millersville University
Interests: Biodiversity informatics; Network security; Internet education.

Scott L. Martin^MU'91, PWS (Professional Wetland Scientist)
Senior Scientist
ARM Group LLC
Interests: Wetland delineation; Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species Surveys; Biological Treasure Hunter

Howard J. Miller, Jr.
Viticulturist
James C. Parks Herbarium
Millersville University
Interests: Grape systematics; Viticultural science.

John R. Wallace, PhD
Professor of Biology
Millersville University
Interests: forensic use of algae in PMSI estimation; aquatic ecology; evolution.

Past Herbarium Associates

Patrick J. Cooney, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Physics
Millersville University
Interests: Photography.

Jorge Mena-Alí , Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Franklin & Marshall College
Interests: Ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions; Portulacaceae.

Zel Stoltzfus
Artist, Scientific Illustrator
http://zellustration.squarespace.com/
Interests: Scientific illustration.