Wayne Law

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Previous employer

New York Botanical Garden, where he studied Ethnobotany, the cultural use of plants, conservation, and ecological impacts of changing human activities on the environment in Micronesia.

Education/Academic qualification

Botany, B.S., University of California, Riverside

Evolution, Ecology, and Population Biology, Ph.D., Washington University

Research Interests

Ethnobotany
Ecology and Conservation
Ecology and Environment

Disciplines

Botany
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Natural Resources and Conservation
Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 15 Life on Land

10 Article
4 Poster
3 Lynn University Digital Press Publication
2 Conference article
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Dialogues of Scientific Inquiry Level 100 (DSL 100)
Law, W., Watson, A. & Smith, J., 2025, 4th ed. Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press. (Lynn University Digital Press - The Dialogues)
Research output: Book/Report › Lynn University Digital Press Publication

99 Downloads (Pure)
Science and Society (DSL 200)
Cunningham Abbott, A., Doctor, E. L., Law, W., Lecher, A. L., Rowland, K. D., Smith, J., Watson, A. A., Wright, M. & Clark, J. A., 2025, 3rd ed. Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press. (Lynn University Digital Press - The Dialogues)
Research output: Book/Report › Lynn University Digital Press Publication

6 Downloads (Pure)
Wings of Change: Modeling Natural Selection through Paper Airplane Experiments
Law, W., Oct 17 2025.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Enhancing Plant Growth in Adverse Environmental Conditions
Gihozo, K. & Law, W., Apr 19 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Open Access
File

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Rapidly Evaluating Species at Risk Using Endemic Plants of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
Law, W., Chellew, M., Wood, K. R., Lorence, D. H., Cianchini, C. & Sanney, J., Sep 24 2024, In: Diversity. 16, 10, p. 1-17 17 p., 593.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File

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Effects of Natural Area Site Characteristics on Resident Gopher Tortoise Populations
Lagor, T., Lecher, A. L. & Law, W., Nov 4 2023.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Open Access
File

16 Downloads (Pure)
Solving Plant Survival Challenges: A Study on Enhancing Plant Growth During Tough Conditions
Gihozo, K. & Law, W., Nov 4 2023.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Open Access
File

18 Downloads (Pure)
Wildlife Conservation
Law, W., 2023, Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press. (Lynn University Digital Press Books)
Research output: Book/Report › Lynn University Digital Press Publication
Child Poverty in America: Vulnerable Ones Left Behind
Khan, A., Cadet, M. & Law, W. (Faculty Advisor), Apr 18 2022.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Oral Presentation

Open Access
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Obama’s Leadership in Addressing Climate Change
Law, W., Lecher, A. L., Smith, J. & Watson, A., Feb 1 2021, Leadership and Legacy: The Presidency of Barack Obama. Albany, NY: State University of New York (SUNY) Press, p. 267-288 22 p. (SUNY Series on the Presidency: Contemporary Issues).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Integrating Scientific Inquiry and Project Based Learning Across a University Core Curriculum
Lecher, A. L., Korte, C. S., Law, W. & Rowland, K., Oct 23 2020.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference session
Identifying Phytochemicals from Biomedical Literature Utilizing Semantic Knowledge Sources
Sarkar, I. N., Law, W. & Balick, M. J., Aug 21 2019, In: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 264, p. 278-282 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File

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Harnessing Biomedical Natural Language Processing Tools to Identify Medicinal Plant Knowledge from Historical Texts
Sharma, V., Law, W., Balick, M. J. & Sarkar, I. N., 2017, In: AMIA Annual Symposium proceedings. 2017, p. 1537-1546 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Harnessing Biomedical Natural Language Processing Tools to Identify Medicinal Plant Knowledge from Historical Texts
Sharma, V., Law, W., Balick, M. J. & Sarkar, I. N., Nov 7 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Traditional Preparations of Kava (Piper methysticum) Inhibit the Growth of Human Colon Cancer Cells in Vitro
Einbond, L. S., Negrin, A., Kulakowski, D. M., Wu, H. A., Antonetti, V., Jalees, F., Law, W., Roller, M., Redenti, S., Kennelly, E. J. & Balick, M. J., Jan 15 2017, In: Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology. 24, p. 1-13 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Conservation Assessment of Lecythidaceae from Eastern Brazil
Smith, N. P., Mori, S. A., Law, W. & Ribeiro, M., Mar 16 2016, In: Kew Bulletin. 71, 1, 19 p., 14.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Identifying Plant-Human Disease Associations in Biomedical Literature: A Case Study
Sharma, V., Law, W., Balick, M. J. & Sarkar, I. N., Jul 19 2016, In: AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science Proceedings. p. 84-93 10 p., 27595045.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Open Access
Mapping the Biosphere: Exploring Species to Understand the Origin, Organization and Sustainability of Biodiversity
Wheeler, Q. D., Knapp, S., Stevenson, D. W., Stevenson, J., Blum, S. D., Boom, B. M., Borisy, G. G., Buizer, J. L., De Carvalho, M. R., Cibrian, A., Donoghue, M. J., Doyle, V., Gerson, E. M., Graham, C. H., Graves, P., Graves, S. J., Guralnick, R. P., Hamilton, A. L., Hanken, J. & Law, W. & 19 others, Lipscomb, D. L., Lovejoy, T. E., Miller, H., Miller, J. S., Naeem, S., Novacek, M. J., Page, L. M., Platnick, N. I., Porter-Morgan, H., Raven, P. H., Solis, M. A., Valdecasas, A. G., Van Der Leeuw, S., Vasco, A., Vermeulen, N., Vogel, J., Walls, R. L., Wilson, E. O. & Woolley, J. B., 2012, In: Systematics and Biodiversity. 10, 1, p. 1-20 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Medicinal Plant Knowledge Among Lay People in Five Eastern Tibet Villages
Byg, A., Salick, J. & Law, W., Apr 2010, In: Human Ecology. 38, 2, p. 177-191 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Effects of Pollen Limitation on Population Dynamics of Snow Lotus (Saussurea medusa and S. laniceps, Asteraceae): Threatened Tibetan Medicinal Plants of the Eastern Himalayas
Law, W., Salick, J. & Knight, T. M., 2010, In: Plant Ecology. 210, 2, p. 343-357 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparing Conservation Priorities for Useful Plants Among Botanists and Tibetan Doctors
Law, W. & Salick, J., Jun 2007, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 16, 6, p. 1747-1759 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparing Conservation Priorities for Useful Plants Among Botanists and Tibetan Doctors
Law, W. & Salick, J., Jul 9 2006, Plant Conservation and Biodiversity. Hawksworth, D. L. & Bull, A. T. (eds.). Springer International Publishing, p. 173-185 13 p. (Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation; vol. 6).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Tibetan Medicine Plurality
Salick, J., Byg, A., Amend, A., Gunn, B., Law, W. & Schmidt, H., Sep 2006, In: Economic Botany. 60, 3, p. 227-253 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Human-induced Dwarfing of Himalayan snow lotus, Saussurea laniceps (Asteraceae)
Law, W. & Salick, J., Jul 19 2005, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 102, 29, p. 10218-10220 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Faculty Writing Fellow, Lynn University, 2022-2023
Khan-Jordan, C. (Recipient), Kiser, B. E. (Recipient) & Law, W. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Lynn University Awards › Faculty Writing Fellow

Professor Wayne Law influences our natural world in the classroom and beyond
Law, W.
4/1/25 → 4/4/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Lynn University Researcher Discusses Research in Biology (Rapidly Evaluating Species at Risk Using Endemic Plants of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia)
Law, W.
10/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
The scientific spark
Lecher, A. L., Korte, C. S., Law, W. & Doctor, E. L.
10/27/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research

Rapidly Evaluating Endemic Plants of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
Law, W. (PI)
8/1/22 → 7/31/23
Project: Research project

Wayne Law, Ph.D.

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Education/Academic qualification

Research Interests

Disciplines

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Dialogues of Scientific Inquiry Level 100 (DSL 100)

Science and Society (DSL 200)

Wings of Change: Modeling Natural Selection through Paper Airplane Experiments

Enhancing Plant Growth in Adverse Environmental Conditions

Rapidly Evaluating Species at Risk Using Endemic Plants of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia

Effects of Natural Area Site Characteristics on Resident Gopher Tortoise Populations

Solving Plant Survival Challenges: A Study on Enhancing Plant Growth During Tough Conditions

Wildlife Conservation

Child Poverty in America: Vulnerable Ones Left Behind

Obama’s Leadership in Addressing Climate Change

Integrating Scientific Inquiry and Project Based Learning Across a University Core Curriculum

Identifying Phytochemicals from Biomedical Literature Utilizing Semantic Knowledge Sources

Harnessing Biomedical Natural Language Processing Tools to Identify Medicinal Plant Knowledge from Historical Texts

Harnessing Biomedical Natural Language Processing Tools to Identify Medicinal Plant Knowledge from Historical Texts

Traditional Preparations of Kava (Piper methysticum) Inhibit the Growth of Human Colon Cancer Cells in Vitro

Conservation Assessment of Lecythidaceae from Eastern Brazil

Identifying Plant-Human Disease Associations in Biomedical Literature: A Case Study

Mapping the Biosphere: Exploring Species to Understand the Origin, Organization and Sustainability of Biodiversity

Medicinal Plant Knowledge Among Lay People in Five Eastern Tibet Villages

The Effects of Pollen Limitation on Population Dynamics of Snow Lotus (Saussurea medusa and S. laniceps, Asteraceae): Threatened Tibetan Medicinal Plants of the Eastern Himalayas

Comparing Conservation Priorities for Useful Plants Among Botanists and Tibetan Doctors

Comparing Conservation Priorities for Useful Plants Among Botanists and Tibetan Doctors

Tibetan Medicine Plurality

Human-induced Dwarfing of Himalayan snow lotus, Saussurea laniceps (Asteraceae)

Faculty Writing Fellow, Lynn University, 2022-2023

Professor Wayne Law influences our natural world in the classroom and beyond

Lynn University Researcher Discusses Research in Biology (Rapidly Evaluating Species at Risk Using Endemic Plants of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia)

The scientific spark

Rapidly Evaluating Endemic Plants of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia

Wayne Law, Ph.D.

Personal profile

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