DAVID A. BAUM
Department of Botany Tel: (608)265-5385
University of Wisconsin Fax: (608)262-7509
430 Lincoln Drive Email: dbaum@wisc.edu
Madison, WI 53706 Website: www.botany.wisc.edu/baum
EDUCATION
1982-1985 St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford, B.A. (Hons.), Botany.
1986-1991 Washington University in St. Louis, Ph.D. in Evolutionary and Population Biology
EMPLOYMENT
1991-1993 Postdoctoral research fellow (K. Sytsma), Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison
1993-1994 Postdoctoral research trainee (A. Bleecker), Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison
1994-1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
1998-2001 Associate Professor, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University (offered full professorship and tenure, May 2000)
2001-2004 Associate Professor, Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
2002-present Research Associate, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
2004-present Professor, Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Plant evolution and systematics. The molecular basis of morphological evolution. Pollination biology and floral evolution. Phylogenetic theory. Phylogeny of Malvales.
AWARDS
1999-2004 National Science Foundation, Career Award.
1996-1999 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Young Investigator Award in Molecular Evolution
2006 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2007-2008 John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
2008 Christiansen Visiting Fellowship, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford
ACTIVE GRANTS
National Science Foundation, Systematic Biology Program (DEB-0416096). Phylogeny of Malvatheca (Malvaceae) and the pace and place of its evolution. $300,000. 9/1/04-8/30/07. PI.
National Science Foundation, Developmental Mechanisms Program (IOB-0641428). The genetic basis of the evolution of rosette flowering in Leavenworthia. $375,000. 7/1/07-6/30/10. PI
National Institutes of Health, Improving Bayesian Phylogeny (R01: GM068950-01). $1,449,570. 6/1/03-5/31/07. co-PI (PI=Bret Larget).
National Science Foundation, REU program (DBI-0552806). Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program for Undergraduates. $440,321. 05/01/06 - 04/30/11. co-PI (PI=Janet Branchaw)
National Science Foundation, Systematic Biology program (DEB-0608428). Dissertation Research: Systematics and Biogeography of the Pedilanthus clade (Euphorbia-Euphorbiaceae). $12,000. 7/1/06-6/30/08. PI (co-PI=Ival· Cacho).
National Science Foundation, Systematic Biology program (DEB-0608444). Dissertation Research: Systematics and evolution of the Malagasy endemic genus Megistostegium (Malvaceae). $11,998. 7/1/06-6/30/08. PI (co-PI=Margaret Koopman).
National Science Foundation, Planetary Biotic Inventory Program. Systematics and Evolution of Euphorbia. $152,199. 9/1/06-8/30/09. Subcontract PI (overall PI: Paul Berry, University of Michigan).
PUBLICATIONS (excluding published abstracts)
Bosch. J. A., Heo, K., Sliwinski, M. K., and Baum, D. A. Submitted. LEAFY expression and the developmental basis of rosette flowering in Brassicaceae. American Journal of Botany.
Baum, D. A. and Offner, S. Accepted pending revision. Phylogenies and tree thinking. American Biology Teacher.
Koopman, M. M. and Baum, D. A. Accepted pending revision. Phylogeny and biogeography of Hibisceae (Malvaceae) on Madagascar. Systematic Botany.
Sliwinski, M. K., Bosch, J. A., Yoon, H.-S., von Balthazar, M. and Baum, D. A. 2007. The role of two LEAFY paralogs from Idahoa scapigera (Brassicaceae) in the evolution of a derived plant architecture. The Plant Journal 51:211-219.
Davis, C.C., Latvis, M., Nickrent, D. L., Wurdack, K. J., and Baum, D. A. 2007. Floral Gigantism in Rafflesiaceae. Science 315: 1812.
Baum, D. A. 2007. Concordance trees, concordance factors, and the exploration of reticulate genealogy. Taxon 56: 417-426.
AnÈ, C., Larget, B., Baum, D. A., Smith, S. D., & Rokas, A. 2007. Bayesian estimation of concordance among gene trees. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24: 412-426
Sliwinski, M. K., White, M.A., Maizel, A., Weigel, D., and Baum, D. A. 2006. Evolutionary divergence of LFY function in the mustards Arabidopsis thaliana and Leavenworthia crassa. Plant Molecular Biology 62: 279-289.
DeWitt Smith, S. and Baum, D. A. 2006. Phylogenetics of the florally-diverse Andean clade Iochrominae (Solanaceae). American Journal of Botany 93: 1140-1153.
von Balthazar, M. Schˆnenberger, J. Alverson, W. S., Janka, H. Bayer, C., and Baum, D. A. 2006. Structure and evolution of the androecium in the Malvatheca clade (Malvaceae s.l.) and implications for Malvaceae and Malvales. Plant Systematics and Evolution 260:171-197.
Baum, D. A. and Hileman, L.C. 2006. A genetic model for the origin of flowers. Chap. 1 in “Flowering and its manipulation” (C. Ainsworth, ed.), Blackwell Publishing, Sheffield, UK.
Baum, D. A., DeWitt Smith, S., and Donovan, S. S. 2005. The tree thinking challenge. Science, 310: 979-980 (Perspectives).
Baum, D. A., Yoon, H. S., and Oldham, R. L. 2005. Molecular evolution of the transcription factor LEAFY in Brassicaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 37:1-14.
Howarth, D. G. and Baum, D. A. 2005. Genealogical evidence of homoploid hybrid speciation in an adaptive radiation of Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) in the Hawaiian islands. Evolution, 59: 948-961.
Di Stilio, V., Kramer, E., and Baum, D. A. 2005. Floral MADS box genes and homeotic gender dimorphism in Thalictrum dioicum (Ranunculaceae), a new model for the study of dioecy. The Plant Journal 41:755-766.
Smith, J. F., S. B. Draper, Hileman, L. C. and Baum, D. A. 2004. A phylogenetic analysis within tribes Gloxinieae and Gesnerieae (Gesnerioideae: Gesneriaceae). Systematic Botany 29: 947–958.
Baum, D. A., DeWitt Smith, S., Yen, A., Alverson, W. S., Nyffeler, R., Whitlock, B. A. and Oldham, R. L. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of Malvatheca (Bombacoideae and Malvoideae; Malvaceae s.l.) as inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA sequences and their bearing on the mallow radiation. American Journal of Botany 91: 1862-1870
von Balthazar, M., W. S. Alverson, J. Schˆnenberger, and Baum, D. A. 2004. Comparative floral development and androecium structure in Malvoideae (Malvaceae s.l.). International Journal of Plant Science. 165: 445-473.
Yoon, H. S. and Baum, D. A. 2004. A transgenic test of parallelism in plant morphological evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. 101:6524-6529.
Conti, E., Rutschmann, F., Eriksson, T., Sytsma, K. J., Baum, D. A. 2004. Calibration of molecular clocks and the biogeographic history of Crypteroniaceae: a reply to Moyle. Evolution 58: 1874-1876.
Oyama, R. K. and Baum, D. A. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of North American Antirrhinum (Veronicaceae). American Journal of Botany 91: 918-925.
Cavender-Bares, J., Ackerly, D.D. Baum, D. A., and F.A. Bazzaz. 2004. Phylogenetic overdispersion in Floridian oak communities. American Naturalist 163: 823-843.
Smith, J. F., Hileman. L. C., Powell, M. P. and Baum, D. A. 2004. Evolution of GCYC, a Gesneriaceae homolog of CYCLOIDEA, within Gesnerioideae (Gesneriaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31: 765-779.
Levin,. R. A., W. L. Wagner, P. C. Hoch., W. J. Hahn, A. Rodriquez, Baum, D. A., L. Katinas, E. A. Zimmer, and K. J. Sytsma. 2004. Paraphyly in Tribe Onagreae: Insights into phylogenetic relationships of Onagraceae based on nuclear and chloroplast sequence data. Systematic Botany 29: 147-164.
Baum, D. A. 2004. The Species Problem: Biological Species, Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Biology, by David N Stamos (book review). Quarterly Review of Biology. 79: 64-65.
Baum, D. A. and C. D. Day. 2004. Cryptic bracts revealed: Cryptic bracts exposed: Insights into the regulation of leaf expansion. Developmental Cell 6: 318-319.
Howarth, D. G, Gustafsson, M. H. G., Baum, D. A., and Motley T. J. 2003. Phylogenetics of the genus Scaevola (Goodeniaceae): Implications for dispersal patterns across the Pacific Basin and colonization of the Hawaiian Islands. American Journal of Botany 90: 915-923.
Hileman, L. C., E. M. Kramer, and D. A. Baum. 2003. Differential regulation of symmetry genes and the evolution of floral morphologies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100:12814-12819
Hileman, L. C. and Baum, D. A.. 2003.
Baum, D. A. 2003. Bombacaceae, Adansonia, Baobab, Bozy,Fony, Renala, Ringy, Za. Pages 339-342. In The Natural History of Madagascar (S. M. Goodman and J. P. Benstead, eds.), Chicago University Press, Chicago, IL
Conti, E., T. Eriksson, J. Schonenberger, K. J. Sytsma, Baum, D. A. 2002. Early Tertiary out-of-India dispersal of Crypteroniaceae: Evidence from phylogeny and molecular dating. Evolution 56:1931-1942.
Baum, D. A.. 2002. Identifying the genetic causes of phenotypic evolution: A review of experimental strategies. 493-507 In Q. C. B. Cronk, R. M. Bateman, and J. Hawkins, (eds.) Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution, Taylor and Francis, London.
Baum, D. A. and M. J. Donoghue. 2002. Transference of Function, heterotopy, and the evolution of plant development. Pages 52-69 In Q. C. B. Cronk, R. M. Bateman, and J. A. Hawkins, (eds.) Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution, Taylor and Francis, London.
Baum, D. A., J. Doebley, V. F. Irish, E. M. Kramer. 2002. Missing links: The genetic architecture of the flower and floral diversification: Response. Trends in Plant Science 7:31-34.
Howarth, D. G. and Baum, D. A. 2002. Phylogenetic utility of a nuclear intron from Nitrate Reductase for the study of closely related plant species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 23:525-528.
Nyffeler, R. and D. A. Baum. 2001. Systematics and character evolution in Durio s. lat. (/Malvaceae/Helicteroideae/Durioneae or Bombacaceae - Durioneae). Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 3:165-178.
Baum, D. A. and M. J. Donoghue. 2001. A likelihood framework for the study of adaptation. Pages 24-44 In: S. Orzack and E. Sober (eds.), Adaptationism and Optimality, Cambridge University Press, New York.
Whitlock, B. A., C. Bayer, and D. A. Baum. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships and floral evolution of the Byttnerioideae ("Sterculiaceae" or Malvaceae s.l.) based on sequences of the chloroplast gene ndhF. Systematic Botany 23: 420-437.
Nyffeler, R. and D. A. Baum. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships of the durians (Bombacaceae-Durioneae or /Malvaceae/Helicteroideae/Durioneae) based on chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 224: (1-2) 55-82 2000
Shu, G. G., W. Amaral, L. C. Hileman, and D. A. Baum. 2000. LEAFY and the evolution of rosette flowering in violet cress (Jonopsidium acaule, Brassicaceae). American Journal of Botany 87(5):634-641.
Alverson, W. S., R. Nyffeler, B. Whitlock, C. Bayer, and D. A. Baum. 1999. Phylogenetic analysis of the core Malvales based on sequences of ndhF. American Journal of Botany 86:1474-1486.
Shu, G. G. D. A. Baum, and L. J. Mets. 1999. Detection of Gene Expression Patterns in Various Plant Tissues Using Non-Radioactive mRNA in situ Hybridization. WWW Journal of Biology 4: 4-7 (http://epress.com/w3jbio/vol4/shu/index.html)
Baum, D. A. and B. A. Whitlock. 1999. Genetic control of petal evolution. Current Biology 9:R525-R527.
Oginuma, K., W. S. Alverson,. and D. A. Baum. 1999. A cytological study of three genera of neotropical Bombacaceae. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 50:173-178.
Whitlock, B. A. and D. A. Baum. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships of Theobroma and Herrania (Sterculiaceae) based on sequences of the nuclear gene Vicilin. Systematic Botany 24:128-138
Baum, D. A., W. S. Alverson, and R. Nyffeler. 1998. A durian by any other name: Taxonomy and nomenclature of the core Malvales. Harvard Papers in Botany 3:313-330.
Baum, D. A. 1998. Individuality and the existence of species through time. Systematic Biology 47:641-653.
Donoghue, M. J., R. H. Ree, and D. A. Baum. 1998. Phylogeny and the evolution of flower symmetry in the Asteridae. Trends in Plants Science 3:311-317.
Baum, D. A., R. Small, and J. F. Wendel. 1998. Biogeography and floral evolution of Baobabs (Adansonia, Bombacaceae) as inferred from multiple data sets. Systematic Biology 47:181-207
Baum, D. A. 1998. The evolution of plant development. Current Opinions in Plant Biology 1:79-86.
Alverson, W. S., Karol, K. G., D. A. Baum, M. W. Chase, S. M. Swensen, R. McCourt, K. J. Sytsma. 1998. Circumscription of the Malvales and relationships to other Rosidae: Evidence from rbcL sequence data. American Journal of Botany 85:876-887.
Sytsma, K. J., and D. A. Baum. 1996. Molecular phylogenies and the diversification of angiosperms. Pp. 314-386, D. W. Taylor and L. J. Hickey (eds.), Flowering plant origin, evolution, and phylogeny, Chapman and Hall, New York.
Baum, D. A. 1996. The ecology and conservation of the baobabs of Madagascar. Primate Report 46: 311-328.
Baum, D. A. 1995. A systematic revision of Adansonia (Bombacaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 82:440-470.
Baum, D. A. 1995. The comparative pollination and floral biology of Baobabs (Adansonia--Bombacaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 82:322-348.
Baum, D. A. and M. J. Donoghue. 1995. Choosing between alternative phylogenetic species concepts. Systematic Botany 20:560-573.
Baum, D. A. and K. L. Shaw. 1995. Genealogical perspectives on the species problem. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 53:289-303.
Baum, D. A. 1994. rbcL and seed-plant phylogeny. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 9:39-41.
Baum, D. A., K. Sytsma and P. Hoch. 1994. A molecular phylogenetic analysis of Epilobium based on sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Systematic Botany 19:363-388.
Baum, D. A. and K. Oginuma. 1994. A revision of chromosome numbers in Bombacaceae with new counts for Adansonia. Taxon 43:11-20.
Baum, D. A. 1992. Phylogenetic species concepts. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 7:1-2.
Baum, D. A. and A. Larson. 1991. Adaptation reviewed: A phylogenetic methodology for studying character macroevolution. Systematic Zoology 40:1-18.
INVITED SYMPOSIUM TALKS
2006. Nomenclatural implications of treating species as ranked clades. International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature, New Haven, CT.
2005. The genetic basis of inflorescence evolution in Brassicaceae. American Genetics Association, Madison, WI.
2005. The importance and challenge of teaching tree-thinking. Evolution 2005, Fairbanks, AK.
2004. The genetic basis of inflorescence evolution in Brassicaceae. FASEB Summer Research Conferences: Mechanisms of Plant Development. 2004, Saxton’s River, VT.
2003. LEAFY and the parallel evolution of inflorescence architecture in Brassicaceae. Mechanisms of Inflorescence Development, Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
2002. A genetic model for the evolution of the flower. Flowers: Diversity, Development, Evolution. Zurich.
1999. Floral evolution among close relatives of Arabidopsis and Antirrhinum. International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, Missouri
1998. The genetic complexity of morphological characters: implications for systematics and studies of adaptation. Evolution conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1998. Understanding the origins of floral diversity: pollination, phylogeny and flower development. Keynote address at the XII Congresso da Sociedade Bot‚nica de S„o Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil.
1993. Choosing among alternative phylogenetic species concepts. Annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Ames, Iowa.
1992. Exclusivity, coalescence and genealogical species. 5th International Symposium of the International Organization of Plant Biosystematists. St. Louis, Missouri.
COLLOQUIA IN LAST FIVE YEARS
University of Washington, Seattle, Melinda Denton Lecturer, May 2007
University of Georgia, Winter Evolution Symposium, Mar. 2007
University of Lausanne, May 2006
University of Zurich, May 2006
Department of Botany, University of Toronto, April 2006
Integrative Biology Seminar and Plant Systematics Seminar, University of Texas, Sept. 2005.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, July 2004.
EvoDevo Seminar Series, Duke University, Mar. 2004
Department of Biology, Indiana University, Feb. 2004
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Sep. 2003
Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, May 2003.
Department of Plant Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, May 2003
Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, April, 2003
Department of Biology, Marquette University, Feb. 2003
Department of Botany, University of Madagascar, Jan. 2003
Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Sept. 2002
Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Mar. 2002
Carnegie Institution, Stanford University, Feb. 2002
REVIEWS/EDITORIAL SERVICE
Co-Editor, The Plant Cell, 2006-
Associate Editor, International Journal of Plant Sciences, 2003-
Editorial board, Organisms, Diversity and Evolution, 2000-
Editorial board, Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 1999-
Associate Editor, Systematic Biology, 1995-2000
Associate Editor, Evolution, 2000-2003
Content consultant, "Essential Science for Teachers – Life Science" television series for the Annenberg/CPB Channel
Ad hoc journal/grant proposal reviewer for: American Naturalist, American Journal of Botany, Australian Journal of Botany, BioScience, Botanical Studies, Columbia University Press, Developmental Genetics, Evolution, Evolution and Development, International Journal of Plant Science, Genetics, Journal of Tropical Forestry Science, Journal of Zoology, Marsden Fund (New Zealand), National Science Foundation (ADVANCE fellows program, Biotic Surveys and Inventories, International Programs, Systematic Biology, Population Biology, Developmental Mechanisms), Molecular Biology and Evolution, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, National Research Fund (South Africa), Nature Reviews Genetics, Planta, Plant Journal, Plant Cell, Plant Physiology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Science, Smithsonian Institution Press, Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Studies Program, Systematic Biology, Systematic Botany, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Trends in Plant Science, UK Basic and Biomedical Science Research Council, US Department of Agriculture.
Promotion/tenure reviews: Barnard College, Brigham Young University, Harvard University, University of Maryland, Washington State University, Yale University, University of South Dakota, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, University of Texas, Austin, Rutgers University.
Grant panelist: NSF ADVANCE fellows program (2001); NSF Plant Developmental Mechanisms (2005)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SERVICE
Department of Botany
Botany Faculty Search Committee (chair) (2004-2005); TA Evaluation and Awards Committee (2003-2005, chair 2004-2005); Colloquium Committee (chair; 2001-); Capital Equipment Committee (2001-); Plant Structure Search Committee (2002-2003); Bret Larget Mentoring Committee (2002-2005); Chris Day Mentoring Committee (2004-); Marisa Otegui Mentoring Committee (chair, 2005-). Cecile AnÈ Advisory Committee (2004-); Budget Subcommittee (2003-2005); Curriculum Committee (2003-2006); TA Training Committee (chair, 2004-); Space Committee (chair, 2005-); Herbarium Director Search Committee (2006-2007); Eve Emshwiller Mentoring Committee (2006-); Graduate Program Review Committee (chair, 2006-)
Academic Staff Supervisor: Michael Clayton
Bret Peyseur Mentoring Committee, Genetics, (2005-)
Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program Working Group (Chair, 2002-2005)
Faculty Senator (2002-2005), Alternate (2005-2007)
Natural Sciences II (Organismal/Evolution/Ecology) subcommittee, University Book Store Academic Excellence Award Selection Committee (2003)
Chair, Natural Sciences II (Organismal/Evolution/Ecology) subcommittee, University Book Store Academic Excellence Award Selection Committee (2004)
Chair, University Book Store Academic Excellence Award Selection Committee (2005)
Review board: University of Wisconsin Press, Yearbook of Science and Technology in Society (2003-)
Chair, Evolution Coordinating Committee (2005-)
College of Letters and Sciences: Molecular Biology Major External Review Committee (2004)
Institute for Cross-College Biology Education Transitional Advisory Committee (2004-2005)
Genetics Training Program: Admissions Committee (2004); Curriculum Committee (2005-)
Graduate School, Biological Sciences Fellowship committee (2005-2008)
Biological Sciences Strategic Planning Committee (2005-2008; Chair, 2006-2007)
Introductory Biology (151/152) Executive Committee (2006-)
Middle School Natural Sciences Education Committee (2006-)
Undergraduate Advisor: Botany (2 advisee) and Biology (10 advisees)
OTHER SERVICE
Symposia organized:
Species in Phylogenetic Nomenclature. International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature. New Haven CT, June 2006 (with Benoit Dayrat).
Evidence for Evolution: Updating Darwin’s Case. UW-Madison Darwin Day Outreach Symposium. Madison, WI, Feb. 11, 2006. (with Dana Geary and others).
Teaching phylogeny at the introductory and precollege levels. Evolution 2005, Fairbanks, AK, 2005. (with S, Donovan)
Developmental regulators and the evolution of plant morphology, Evolution 2004, Fort Collins, CO, 2004. (with C. Richards and P. Reeves)
The genetics of flower evolution, International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, Missouri, 1999. (with P. Cubas)
Outreach workshops:
Diversity of Life/Cellular Structure and Function. Science Master’s Institute, Madison Metropolitan School District & the University of Wisconsin. Four day course for middle school teachers. July 2007.
Evolution and tree thinking. Three-day workshop for South African High School Teachers, July 2005.
Molecular Systematics. One week workshop offered at the University of Madagascar, Antananarivo, Jan. 2005.
The tree of life: Using phylogenies in the biology classroom. Wisconsin Teacher Enhancement Program, University of Wisconsin. July 2004.
The tree of life: Using phylogenies in the high school biology classroom (Genetics 677). Wisconsin Teacher Enhancement Program, University of Wisconsin. June 2003.
Phylogeny and Bioinformatics. One-day module in the Arabidopsis molecular biology course. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. July 2003.
The tree of life: Using phylogenies in the high school biology classroom (5 days full-time). A course for teachers. Center for Innovation in Urban Education, Northeastern University. July 2000.
Systematics theory module (Organization for Tropical Studies, Tropical Plant Systematics course, Costa Rica). August 2000.
The tree of life: Using phylogenies in the high school biology classroom (5 days full-time). A course for teachers (for professional development points or graduate credit). Center for Innovation in Urban Education, Northeastern University. July 1999.
How to build a phylogenetic tree. Mini-course (2 days full-time), University of Sao Paulo, ESALQ campus, Piracicaba, Brazil. November 1998.
Systematics theory module (Organization for Tropical Studies, Tropical Plant Systematics course, Costa Rica). August 1998.
Systematics theory module (Organization for Tropical Studies, Tropical Plant Systematics course, Costa Rica). August 1996.
Recent outreach/education talks
Evidence for Evolution. Enhanced Podcast: http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/examples/
Evidence for Evolution. First Unitarian Society Doubters. May 8, 2006.
A Scientific Metaphysic. Knapp-Kohler seminar, Knapp House, University of Wisconsin, April 16, 2005.
Overview of the Evidence for Evolution. UW-Madison Darwin Day 2006. Feb. 11, 2006.
Material Development to Address Student Misconceptions: Phylogenetic Trees. Presentation to Instructional Materials Brownbag, Nov. 30, 2004.
Advancing the Scholarship of Teaching in the Biological Sciences (UW-System Biology Faculty/Staff Conference), Oct. 2004. Participant.
Radio shows
Air America Radio, Lee Wilcox Show, May 5, 2006 (30 minute discussion of evolution)
Wisconsin Public Radio, University of the Air. Jan. 29, 2006. (60 minute discussion of evidence for evolution) (http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/uoa/uoa060129.rm)
Wisconsin Student Radio (WSUM), Mad Science, Aug 18, 2006 (45 min discussion)
Service to scholarly societies:
Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee - Comparative Genomics and Natural Variation Subcommittee (2006-2007).
ASN/SSB/SSE Joint Committee on Creationism (2005-)
Society of Systematic Biology, Nominating Committee (2004-2005)
Society of Systematic Biology, Council member (2001-2003)
Society of Systematic Biology, Graduate Research Awards Committee (2000)
Botanical Society of America, ad hoc committee on endowment (1999-2000)
TEACHING (in last five years)
Phylogenetic Analysis of Molecular Data (Bot 563). Spring 2007 (100%)
General Botany (Bot 130). Spring 2007 (50%)
Plant Systematics & Evolution Seminar (Bot 940). “Polyploidy.” Spring 2007 (33%)
Introductory Biology (Bot/Zoo 151). Fall 2006 (Section chair and 33%)
Plant Systematics & Evolution Seminar (Bot 940). “Plant Domestication.” Fall 2006 (33%)
Effective Teaching of Evolutionary Biology (Bot 575). Summer 2006 (50%)
Developing Instructional Materials for Teaching Evolution (Bot 575). Spring 2006 (50%)
Plant Systematics & Evolution Seminar (Bot 940). “Evidence for Evolution.” Spring 2006 (33%)
General Botany (Bot 130). Fall 2005 (50%)
Plant Systematics & Evolution Seminar (Bot 940). “Frontiers in Plant Phylogeny.” Fall 2005 (33%)
Phylogenetic Analysis of Molecular Data (Bot 563). Spring 2005 (100%)
Plant Systematics & Evolution Seminar (Bot 940). “Phylogenetic Nomenclature.” Spring 2005 (33%)
Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics (Biocore 301) Fall 2004 (Phylogeny module – 2 lectures)
Introductory Biology (Bot/Zoo 151). Fall 2004 (ca. 25%)
General Botany (Bot 130). Fall 2004 (50%)
The tree of life: Using phylogenies in the biology classroom (Genetics 677). Wisconsin Teacher Enhancement Program, University of Wisconsin. Summer 2004. (100%)
Plant Taxonomy Seminar (Bot 940). “Phylogeography” Spring 2004.(50%)
General Botany (Bot 130). Spring 2004. (50%)
General Botany (Bot 130). Fall 2003. (50%)
Plant Taxonomy Seminar (Bot 940). “Plant Breeding Systems” Fall 2003. (33%)
Plant Taxonomy Seminar (Bot 940). Spring 2002 (33%)
General Botany (Bot 130). Fall 2002. (50%)
Plant Breeding/Plant Genetics Student Seminar (Hort 957) Fall 2002. (50%)
Plant Taxonomy Seminar (Bot 940). “Genetic basis of plant diversity” Fall 2002. (33%)
Phylogenetic Analysis of Molecular Data (Bot 563). Spring 2001. (100%)
Plant Taxonomy Seminar (Bot 940). Spring 2001. (33%).
General Botany (Bot 130). Fall 2001. (50%)
ADVISING/MENTORING
Harvard University
Visiting Professors: Kristina Jones (1997-2000); Claire Williams (1998); James Smith (2000).
Post-doctoral (current position): Elena Conti (1995-1996; Professor, Institut f¸r Systematische Botanik, Z¸rich), William Alverson (1995-1997; Adjunct curator, Field Museum of Natural History), Guoping Shu (1996-1998; Dupont Corporation, Johnson IA), Reto Nyffeler (1997-2000; Curator of Phanerogams, Institut f¸r Systematische Botanik, Z¸rich), Ho-Sung Yoon (1999-2001; Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea), Alan Yen (1999-2001; Intellectual Property, University of Washington, Seattle), Veronica Di Stilio (1999-2001; Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle).
Doctoral students advised (graduation date; current position): Weber Amaral (1998; CEO, Brazilian Center for Biofuels and Assistant Professor at ESALQ/USP), Barbara Whitlock (2000; Assistant Professor, Miami University), Kobinah Abdul-Salim (2002; Assistant Professor, Ohio State University), Richard Ree (2001; Assistant Curator, Field Museum of Natural History), Ryan Oyama (2002: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Munich), Lena Hileman (2002: Assistant Professor, University of Kansas), Dianella Howarth (2002; Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University), Charles Davis (2002; Assistant Professor, Harvard University).
University of Wisconsin
Visiting Professors: Kweon Heo (2006).
Post-doctoral (dates; current position): Ho-Sung Yoon (2001-2002; Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea), Maria von Balthazar (2002-2003; Postdoctoral fellow, Stockholm), Mathieu Perret (2003; Curator, Univ. of GenËve Herbarium). Marek Sliwinski (2003-2006; Postdoctoral associate, Univ. of Wisconsin).
Doctoral students advised: Stacey Smith (2001-2006 Botany; Postdoctoral fellow Duke Univ.); Margaret Koopman (2003- Botany); Ivalu Cacho (2003- Botany); Raul Correa (2004- Genetics); Stephanie MacFarlane (2005- Botany); Talline Martins (2005- Genetics).
Other current doctoral committees: Benjamin Adamczyk (Botany); Philip Gonsiska (Botany); Terra Theim (Botany); Rachel Schmidt (Botany); Laura Vaughn (Genetics);
Former doctoral committees: Kirsten Bomblies (Genetics – graduated 2004); Samuel Donovan (Curriculum and Instruction – graduated 2005); Jocelyn Hall (Botany – graduated 2003); Andrew Hipp (Botany – graduated 2004); Eunsoo Kim (Botany – graduated 2006); Ruiyan Luo (Statistics – graduate 2007); John Pritchard (Plant Breeding/ Plant Genetics – graduated 2004); Ricarda Riina-Olivares (Botany – graduated 2006); Benjamin Van Ee (Botany – graduated 2006); Jay Walker (Botany – graduated 2006); Qiong Zhao (Genetics – graduated 2006).
Visiting graduate students: Mariano Avino (2005); Jipei Yue (2006).
Master’s degree advisor: Rebecca Oldham (2003-2006 Botany)
Masters committees: Mathew Nelsen (Botany 2005); Gemma May (Zoology 2004).
Undergraduate research assistants/independent study: Karen Walsh (2001-2004; Awarded Hilldale Fellowship and Sophomore Summer Apprenticeship; PeaceCorp). Rachel Warrich (2002). Tara Mehta (2002-2004; Undergraduate Research Scholars Program). Steven Hall (2002-2004; Awarded Sophomore Summer Apprenticeship and George Enfield Frazer, Jr. Scholarship; Graduate student, UW-Madison). Nicole Van Abel (2004-; Awarded Sophomore Summer Apprenticeship and Honors Senior Thesis Grant); Justin Bosch (2004-2006; Awarded Hilldale Fellowship); Adam Clements (2004-2005; Undergraduate Research Scholars Program); Mai Xiong (2004-2005; Undergraduate Research Scholars Program). Christopher Lizon (2005); Vanessa Kolberg (2005-2006); Steven Blinka (2006-); Kevin Miller (2006-); David Silverman (2007-).