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POSITIONS
EDUCATION
RECENT FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AWARDS, AND HONORS
POSITIONS
 | Assistant professor of evolutionary ecology. Odum School of Ecology, | |
| University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA, 2008-. | ||
| Adjunct assistant professor. Dept. of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, | |
| Athens, Georgia, USA, 2009-. | ||
| Post-doctoral research associate. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, | |
| Virginia, USA, 2007-2008. | ||
| Visiting scientist. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, | |
| Japan, 2006-2007. | ||
| NSF-JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Post-doctoral fellow. | |
| Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, 2004- 2006. |
EDUCATION
| Ph.D. Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 2004 | |
| M.S. Range Management, University of California, Berkeley, 2000 | |
| B.A. Environmental Studies/Biology, Northeastern Illinois University, 1998 |
RECENT FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AWARDS, AND HONORS
| UGA OVPR Internal Research (SEED) Grant. 2009. | |
| NSF-JSPS Post-doctoral Fellowship. 2004 | |
| Sigma Xi National Research Society, Full membership. 2003 | |
| American Orchid Society Conservation Research Fellowship. 2001 | |
| Genetics NIH Training Grant, University of California, Berkeley. 2001 | |
| Budweiser Conservation Scholarship. 2001 | |
| United States Forest Service Research Contract. 2000 | |
| Grant-In-Aid, Sigma Xi, Berkeley Chapter. 2000 | |
| ESPM Departmental Research Grant, University of California, Berkeley. 1999 | |
| Regents' Fellowship, University of California. 1998 | |
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am an evolutionary ecologist focused on the evolution of life histories and
biological interactions in plants. Broad research themes involve the evolution of
specificity and specialization, the adaptive significance of dormancy, and the
evolutionary dynamics of symbiosis. Other research themes that I tackle include
the conservation of rare plants, population forecasting, and the estimation of
demographic parameters in organisms with complex life histories.
I am an evolutionary ecologist focused on the evolution of life histories and
biological interactions in plants. Broad research themes involve the evolution of
specificity and specialization, the adaptive significance of dormancy, and the
evolutionary dynamics of symbiosis. Other research themes that I tackle include
the conservation of rare plants, population forecasting, and the estimation of
demographic parameters in organisms with complex life histories.