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Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow (current)

In the lab of Dr. Amy Dunham

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Rice University, Houston, TX

 

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (2013-2014)

In the lab of Dr. Gaku Kudo

Graduate School of Earth and Environmental Studies

Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

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Graduate Research Assistant (2009-2012)

Aspen Decline Project
USFS, Northern MN and Roosevelt National Forest CO

 

Field Assistant (2010)

Differential leaf morphology in Ocetea tenera
Monteverde, Costa Rica

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Field Assistant (2006)

Sea turtle rescue
Buena Vista Initiatives, Samara, Costa Rica

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Field Assistant (2004)

Desert Experimental Range, Utah

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Field Technician (2002-2007)

Hybrid seed corn
Pride Seeds, Chatham ON

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​Workshops and Selected Presentations

2014   On Models and Methods Pertaining to Reproduction in Plants

          BSA Conference

          Boise, ID

          Symposium Organizer

 

2014   Life after Arabidopsis thaliana: Using Non-model Organisms to Understand Species Interactions

          BSA Conference

          Boise, ID

          Syposium Co-organizer

 

2012   Ecological Interactions Affecting the Evolution of Plant Mating Systems: Current Research and Future Directions.

          BSA Conference

          Columbus, OH

          Symposium Co-organizer

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2011   Incest, Specialization and the Environment:  A New Model for the Evolution of Dioecy.
          BSA (Botanical Society of America) Conference

          St. Louis, MO            
          Presentation

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2010  Gender and Young Sex Chromosomes                   

         NESCent Catalysis Workshop 

         Duke University, Durham, NC             

         Workshop

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2010  Sex Ratios in Plants: Theory and Trends                

         XXI ICSPR (International Congress of Sexual Plant Reproduction) Conference

         Bristol, UK                                                

         Presentation

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Teaching/Assistantsips

Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2013, JSPS

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Laboratory Instructor, Biometry, WSU

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Laboratory Instructor, Introduction to Biology, WSU

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Recipient of Departmental and Summer Research Grants, 2011, WSU

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Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, 2011, WSU Graduate School

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Rumble Award (Research Fellowship), 2008, WSU Graduate School

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