Jennifer Bousselot
Urban Horticulture and Green Roof Culture
Assistant Professor, Adviser for Online Students
970-491-7019
jennifer.bousselot@colostate.edu
Research Interests:
Jen teaches online courses in Horticultural Science, Native Plants in the Landscape, Horticulture Production and Management, Urban Horticulture and Green Roof Culture. Her research interest are primarily in the area of green roofs, especially plant species, substrates, interactions with pollinators and moisture deficit conditions. Jen also does research on native plants for use in the green industry and local foods.
Courses I Teach:
HORT 454 Hort Crop Production
HORT 511 Urban Horticulture
HORT 515 Green Roof Culture
Recent Publications
-Carter, J.L., Carter, M.A., Stevens, D. and Bousselot, J.M. 2018. Common Southwestern Native Plants. 3rd edition. Colorado Native Plant Society.
-Bousselot, J.M., Slabe, T., Klett, J.E., and Koski, R.D. 2017. Photovoltaic array influences the growth of green roof plants. Journal of Living Architecture: 4(3): 9-18.
-Bousselot, J.M., Muenchrath, D., Knapp, A.D. and Reeder, J.D., 2017. Emergence and Seedling Characteristics of Maize Native to the Southwestern US. American Journal of Plant Sciences: 8(06).
-Schneider, A., Fusco, M., and Bousselot, J.M. 2014. Observations on the survival of 112 plant taxa on a green roof in a semi-arid climate. Journal of Living Architecture: 1(5).