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Jane Mt Pleasant

Associate Professor

Primary Research Areas

  • american indian studies
  • biodiversity
  • education
  • horticultural sciences
  • intellectual property
  • sustainable agriculture
  • teacher education
  • water resource management

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

My agronomic research has focused on understanding the characteristics and management options for growing open-pollinated corn, particularly traditional Iroquois varieties. More recently, using my agronomic expertise, I have been exploring Iroquois agriculture from a multi-disciplinary perspective that includes history, archeology, paleobotany, and cultural/social anthropology in order to provide a critically needed bridge between scholars in the humanities and social sciences who work in Iroquois Studies.,My agronomic research has focused on understanding the characteristics and management options for growing open-pollinated corn, particularly traditional Iroquois varieties. More recently, using my agronomic expertise, I have been exploring Iroquois agriculture from a multi-disciplinary perspective that includes history, archeology, paleobotany, and cultural/social anthropology in order to provide a critically needed bridge between scholars in the humanities and social sciences who work in Iroquois Studies.

Educational Background

  • B.S., Cornell University, 1980
  • M.S., Cornell University, 1982
  • Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1987