Title
Adjunct Faculty / Associate Graduate FacultyOffice Building
Edgar S. McFadden Biostress LabOffice
139CMailing Address
McFadden Biostress Laboratory 139CNatural Resource Management-Box 2140B
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Biography
If you would like my CV or more information, please feel free to contact me at my sdstate email address noted above. Thank you!Education
Ph.D., Biology. 2013. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.B.S., Anthropology-Zoology. 2005. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Academic Interests
BotanyEvolutionary Biology
Molecular Systematics
Phylogenetics
Academic Responsibilities
Director of the Taylor HerbariumCourses:
Grasses and Grasslike Plants (BOT 405-505)
Range Plant Identification (RANG 210)
Plant Systematics (BOT 301)
Professional Memberships
American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT)Botanical Society of America (BSA)
Society of Herbarium Curators (SHC)
Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB)
Work Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher. University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences. 2014-2017.Lecturer. University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences. 2016.
Laboratory Manager. Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. 2005-2007.
Area(s) of Research
I build phylogenies (hypotheses about evolutionary history) using molecular data to understand patterns of plant biodiversity at multiple scales-- from deep divergences in the flowering plant tree of life, to recent speciation and hybridization events. Much of my work has been focused within the Orobanchaceae, the largest clade of parasitic angiosperms.I am also interested in plant community assembly, floristics, and managing natural history collections.
Department(s)
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Department of Natural Resource Management
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Herbarium