Education
Ph.D. 1990, Claremont Graduate School
Research
My research focuses on the application of molecular tools to basic questions of plant phylogeny (evolutionary relationships), biogeography, and genetic diversity. Major topics of current investigation include 1) phylogenetic studies in Pinus and the Pinaceae; 2) phylogenetic studies in Astragalus, Lathyrus and Trifolium (Fabaceae); 3) phylogenetic analysis of breeding system evolution in Thalictrum (Ranunculaceae); and 4) genetic diversity studies in the Oregon flora.
