Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
(WSU faculty member since 2004)
Contact Info
Office: WSU-Puyallup
2606 West Pioneer
Puyallup, WA
Phone: 253.445.4542
FAX: 253.445.4571
lindacs@wsu.edu
Links
Area of Interest
- Urban horticulture – woody landscape plants, restoration horticulture
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Horticulture (minors in Biochemistry & Botany), Oregon State University (OSU)
- M.S., Marine Biology, OSU
- B.S., General Biology, OSU
Teaching Responsibilities
- Guest lectures, WSU and University of Washington
Program Personnel
- Irena Neffeova, MS (2011-2013)
Selected Publications
Chalker-Scott, L. 2012. Protecting water resources: planting and caring for home wetlands. WSU Extension Fact Sheet.
Gillman, J., L. Chalker-Scott, H. Scoggins and B. Cregg. 2011. A successful multi-institutional blog for transferring garden and landscape information to the public. Journal of Extension.
Chalker-Scott, L. 2010. The Informed Gardener Blooms Again. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.
Chalker-Scott, L. 2009. Sustainable Landscapes and Gardens: good science – practical application. GFG Publishing, Yakima, WA.
Chalker-Scott, L. 2008. The Informed Gardener. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.
Chalker-Scott, L. 2007. Impact of mulches on landscape plants and the environment – a review. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 25(4): 239-249.
Chalker-Scott, L. 2002. Do anthocyanins function as osmoregulators in leaf tissues? Advances in Botanical Research 37:103-127.
Reichard, S., L. Chalker-Scott and S. Buchanan. 2001. Interactions among non-native plants and birds, pp. 179-223. In: J. Marzluff, R.A. Bowman, and R. Donnelly (eds.), Avian Ecology and Conservation in an Urbanizing World, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA.
Chalker-Scott, L. 1999. Environmental significance of anthocyanins in plant stress responses. Invited review, Photochemistry and Photobiology 70:1-9.