Research
Biodiversity, Systematics
My research combines lab, field, & herbarium work to embrace the discipline of plant systematics in the broadest sense. My students and I are interested especially in questions regarding the evolution, classification, naming, and conservation of plant diversity, especially within Orchidaceae and other monocot families. My research is strongly grounded in phylogeny reconstruction (from both morphological and molecular data), but also incorporates tools from other disciplines including mycology, plant anatomy, and ecology. I serve as Director of the Wisconsin State Herbarium and typically teach General Botany and Plant Morphology.
Education
PhD, Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1996
BS, Biology, Rhodes College, 1989