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Destiny Brokaw

@djbkw.bsky.social

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PhD Candidate at WSU in Eric Roalson’s lab studying the diversification of Hawaiian Cyrtandra.

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Very much so!! So thankful to have had the experience and help my department! 🫶🏻

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

All of this was done while also juggling major health issues over my sweet Winston, but so thankful he remained by my side through it all!

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

5. Successfully advocating for OneDrive storage options for grad students university wide 6. Creating various events to engage community Time to pass the reigns and finish my dissertation! 👩‍💻

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

1. Becoming a interior designer and putting together a lounge for SBS grad students 2. Putting together several outreach events for children in our community 3. Putting together a food pantry for SBS grad students 4. Planning our Research Symposium and Recruitment events

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This past year I had the honor of serving as President of our Biology Graduate Student Association and Senator for the School of Biological Sciences. So much has come out of these roles but here are some of my favorites (see thread):

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

1. Creating a lounge for SBS grad students 2. Developing several outreach events for children in our community 3. Putting together a food pantry for SBS grad students 4. Advocating for positive changes and many events to engage community Time to pass the reins and finish my dissertation! 👩‍💻

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Aerial view of the #botany2026 venue 🔎

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Beyond grateful to have been selected for the Exceptional Research Award and the Exceptional Teaching Award by faculty in my department here at WSU. 🍃🥹

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Had so much fun teaching middle schoolers about botany. They were enamored by how long specimens can last! I was very impressed with their insights on the importance of systematics. Also, not often that you get asked for your signature 😂🥹

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Destiny Brokaw @djbkw.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Finally joined Bluesky, so to kick things off I will share my most recent publication on the resurrection of Cyrtandra kipahuluensis! Such a fun find and story to tell 🌱 phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/1554...

phytokeys.pensoft.net

Resurrection of Cyrtandra kipahuluensis (Gesneriaceae)

Recent fieldwork has revealed multiple populations in several localities that correspond morphologically to the type of Cyrtandra kipahuluensis H. St. John, collected by C.N. Forbes in 1919. Since the...

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